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E3 2016: Skylanders Imaginators First Impressions

E3 2016: Skylanders Imaginators First Impressions

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During E3 2016, Activision offered PopGeeks an early, behind-closed-doors demo preview for the next installment of the hit toys-to-life video game franchise, Skylanders Imaginators. Activision definitely earned some brownie points with fans with the announcement of the return of the beloved classic Sony PlayStation star, Crash Bandicoot, will return in this game as one of the new Sensei class character. Plus, Imaginators has some other new features that will be of interest to longtime fans of the franchise. One of the most exciting aspects for Imaginators is that for the first time in the franchise’s history, Skylanders has a Create Your Own Skylander feature. The developers for the hands-off preview showcased this feature first hand. The Create a Skylander mechanic actually has quite a bit of depth. There’s quite a few combinations players will be able to play with in terms of Skylander power sets, abilities, catchphrases and even voice effects. So the players will be able to customize a catchphrase based on some stock terms. But in addition, the

E3 2016: 5 Most Promising Indie Games

E3 2016: 5 Most Promising Indie Games

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While many players and media outlets look toward the bigger developers during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), sometimes it’s the indie developers who create some of the most interesting games on show throughout E3. Because of that, many indie games tend to get somewhat overlooked throughout the annual fair. But not here at Pop Geeks! Below, we present you with the five most interesting and promising indie games to come out of E3 2016; although, this is just a small sample of the amazing games to come out of the expo. Be sure to check out other games in our E3 2016 coverage. 5: We Happy Few We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial. Set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England, you’ll have to blend in with its other inhabitants, who have their own set of not-so-normal rules. Currently announced for Xbox One, Windows, Mac and Linux, We Happy Few will be

E3 2016: Project Scorpio Is 4K-Capable Xbox One

E3 2016: Project Scorpio Is 4K-Capable Xbox One

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The much-discussed upgraded version of the Xbox One, known as Project Scorpio, has been confirmed by Microsoft during their E3 media briefing earlier today. Phil Spencer spoke about the new model at the end of the conference, explaining that he believes it will be the most powerful console ever built when it launches in fall 2017. The power upgrade that Project Scorpio is getting has been primarily put in place to support 4K gaming and virtual reality technology. It also means that games will be able to run at 60 frames per second without having to sacrifice resolution, largely thanks to the six teraflops of processing power that the new console will come with. “The important thing for Scorpio is that it’s a dramatic step up for us in terms of hardware capability,” he said during the briefing. “Because as we saw 4K gaming and really high-end VR taking off in the PC space, we wanted to be able to bring that to the console. Project Scorpio is actually an

Halo Wars 2 Coming February, Open Beta Available Now

Halo Wars 2 Coming February, Open Beta Available Now

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The sequel to fan-favorite RTS Halo Wars is set to launch February 21, 2017, according to 343 Industries. As well as supporting cross-play through the new Play Anywhere program, the game will also come in two separate versions – a Standard and Deluxe Edition. It will also offer a Season Pass for additional downloadable content. A surprise announcement that came during briefing revealed that there is an open beta launching for the title. It will start today and run through to June 20 on the Xbox One. Halo Wars 2 is a joint effort between 343 Industries and Creative Assembly, a British studio that was formed in 1987 and is famous for creating the Total War series of games including the recently released Total War: Warhammer. They have taken on the franchise from the Ensemble Studios who were responsible for the initial title in the series that were disbanded in 2009 by Microsoft.

E3 2016: Xbox One S Details And Price Announced

E3 2016: Xbox One S Details And Price Announced

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The rumored Xbox One S console has been officially unveiled by Microsoft during their E3 media briefing. The white console, which was leaked yesterday when images first emerged on the internet, is 40% smaller than the current version of the console and will available from August. There are a number of different versions of the console, however only one will be in stores this August. This $399 2TB edition will launch in limited numbers this summer. Two other versions of the console will follow – a $299 500GB edition and a $349 1TB version. Microsoft hasn’t revealed exactly when these will release but has said it shouldn’t be too long after the initial launch. The Verge were given an exclusive look at the Xbox One S and created the below video, showing off its various new features.   As well as being significantly smaller the current model, the Xbox One S features a brand new controller that has a textured grip and streamlined design that connects using Bluetooth so that

E3 2016: Three New Star Wars Games Coming

E3 2016: Three New Star Wars Games Coming

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During the EA Press Conference at E3, Electronic Arts showed off a montage of footage about the Star Wars lineup of titles they have. Both the ones already released like Battlefront, Galaxy of Heroes, and The Old Republic, as well as teases as for what’s coming. For the latter, that means the true confirmation of Battlefront 2 made by Motive in conjunction with DICE. The game will release in 2017. Also though, there will be a “story-driven” Star Wars game made by Amy Hennig, and will focus on both an original story, and new characters. Finally, there is a third-person game coming from Respawn, the team behind Titanfall, and as the video showed, it likely will involve intense gameplay and lightsaber duels. You can check out the full breakdown via the video below:

YouTube to Present Full Coverage of E3 2016 Expo

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If you won’t be able to make it to E3 2016 this year, luckily there will be able to see videos of all the major events on YouTube this year. YouTube Gaming will have a full programming line-up for this year’s expo. So to anyone who can’t make it to E3, all the major events will be streamed through YouTube gaming. The YouTube Gaming E3 hub will have all the live streams and on-demand videos from the event in one place. Viewers will be able to browse videos and streams, chat live with other gamers and also vote for their favorites trailers in the Trailer Battle. The main channel for the event will be at https://gaming.youtube.com/e3. This will feature all of the conference videos for the event in one place, including the pre-expo events. The coverage videos for YouTube gaming start on Sunday, June 12 with the press briefings from Electronic Arts and Bethesda. YouTube Gaming is also planning post-event coverage with the staff of Roster Teeth, who will also be streaming