The Science of Just Dance
Posted on February 14, 2023
| 9 minutes
| 1901 words
| Patria Henriques
Page 1 of 3 Next page Every Sunday, we pull something out of the Eurogamer archive that you may not have read at the time or may have forgotten about. Today's piece was published a couple of months prior to the release of Just Dance 2, on 6th August 2010, as Ubisoft's unlikely Wii title from the previous Christmas continued to rock the game sales charts, and offers an insight into how the French publisher reached such giddy heights.
[Read More]Titanfall 2 review | Eurogamer.net
Posted on February 14, 2023
| 7 minutes
| 1393 words
| Arica Deslauriers
In a banner year for first-person shooters, Respawn delivers what might well be the best. Respawn is still a relatively new studio, but its legacy can be found in the modern first person shooter in all its forms - from Medal of Honor to Modern Warfare and then, finally, to Titanfall. There's a through line there that's clear to see when you embark on Titanfall 2's brief but sumptuous campaign.
[Read More]Untitled Goose Game beaten in under four minutes by speedrunner
Posted on February 14, 2023
| 2 minutes
| 316 words
| Mittie Cheatwood
Untitled Goose Game isn't a particularly long game - a normal playthrough should take around three hours to complete - but a speedrunner has managed to cut that down to just over three minutes.
French speedrunner Seijouf is currently the reigning champion at being the fastest horrible goose by blasting through the game in just three minutes and 46 seconds.
In Seijouf's Any% run, he uses his un-goosely powers to glitch his way through gates and fences; utilising stealth, speed and exploits to complete the objectives he needs to, rather than pissing off too many residents of the village.
[Read More]A brief history of cyberpunk games
Posted on February 13, 2023
| 10 minutes
| 2078 words
| Mittie Cheatwood
The long-awaited release of Cyberpunk 2077 brings to an end years of feverish anticipation for those who have been itching to roam the streets of Night City, but it's only the latest example of gaming's fixation with the trappings of the cyberpunk genre.
It's perhaps inevitable that gaming and cyberpunk are so closely entwined, given that both were birthed in the technological boom of the 1950s and gained mainstream pop culture presence around the same time in the late 70s and early 80s.
[Read More]Control Jukebox location and rewards: Where to find the Jukebox, Jukebox Tokens, Put a Record On and Expeditions explained
Posted on February 13, 2023
| 5 minutes
| 983 words
| Mittie Cheatwood
The Jukebox is one of the most important Altered Items in Control as it sends you to The Formation, which is where you complete Expeditions. First, however, you need to know where to find both the Jukebox itself and Jukebox Tokens. These, thankfully, are easily done by completing the side mission, Put a Record On. If you'd like to learn more about Control, then visit our Control walkthrough. We also have detailed walkthroughs on both The Foundation DLC and AWE DLC.
[Read More]Ex-BioWare designer draws map to Mass Effect 3 Mars rover Easter egg
Posted on February 13, 2023
| 3 minutes
| 433 words
| Trudie Dory
Mass Effect 3 contains a hidden Mars rover Easter egg - and now, 10 years later, there's an "official" map showing how to activate it for yourself. Writing on the Mass Effect reddit, former BioWare designer Richard Boisvert explained the Easter egg was his creation, and there was a specific path players had to follow in order to see it properly. "As far as I know no one ever stumbled upon it,"
[Read More]Forza Horizon 5 Apex, Wilds or Baja choice: Which Horizon Adventure Chapter should you play first?
Posted on February 13, 2023
| 3 minutes
| 528 words
| Arica Deslauriers
Choosing between Apex, Wilds or Baja is one of the first choices you make in Forza Horizon 5.
As part of the story, when you earn enough Accolades, you choose which Horizon Adventure Chapter to play next.
The first is between a set of three areas, each with their own locations and race types which will then unlock across the map.
The good news is, whichever you choose, the others will be waiting for you whenever you collect enough Accolades - so it's a case of which sounds most interesting up front.
[Read More]Happy Go Luckey: Meet the 20-year-old creator of Oculus Rift
Posted on February 13, 2023
| 14 minutes
| 2790 words
| Trudie Dory
"I'm a self-taught engineer, a hacker, a maker, an electronics enthusiast. I'm from Long Beach, California. I like making things. My dad was a car salesman, my mum was a stay-at-home mum. I was home-schooled for a long time. I started taking community college courses when I was 14 or 15. In 2010 I started going to [California State University] and I was a journalism major.
"I'm a pretty regular Joe.
[Read More]Minecraft now has an Angry Birds expansion
Posted on February 13, 2023
| 2 minutes
| 259 words
| Fernande Dalal
Remember Angry Birds? Everyone's favourite mobile time-waster from 10 years ago is back today as a new expansion in Minecraft. This paid-for add-on lets you fling birds at pigs, as is tradition, now in blocky 3D. There's a story mode, which plays like a classic Minecraft map, or a full-on version of the classic Angry Birds gameplay, converted into Minecraft. The expansion is the work of Oreville Studios, a developer dedicated to building content on the Minecraft Marketplace platform, and looks.
[Read More]Monster Hunter Rise Wirebug controls, skills, recovery and how to wiredash explained
Posted on February 13, 2023
| 7 minutes
| 1352 words
| Fernande Dalal
The addition of Wirebugs are a real game changer in Monster Hunter Rise.
These special insects produce a special kind of silk thread that's basically thick and durable enough to use as a grapple.
When you fire a wirebug, you essentially take the silk it leaves behind to fling yourself in its direction.
You can basically use them to traverse environments much faster and reach new heights like never before, while they also expand your options in aerial combat that was previously limited to either jumping off a higher platform or a couple weapon types.
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