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The Walking Dead FPS delayed says Overkill

Studio Overkill announced in the summer of 2014 that it had begun work on a co-op FPS, “with elements of action, role-playing, survival horror, and stealth,” based on The Walking Dead. (The comic, that is, not the TV series.) It was originally slated to come out sometime this year, but Overkill parent Starbreeze Studios now says that it won’t be out until the second half of 2017.

 

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The phone: Unbeatable center of everything

It’s all about the smartphone. Serious gamers hate this argument. “Shut up — mobile games suck.” I understand this. Some mobile games are annoying. The touchscreen controls still aren’t as responsive as good old hard buttons and gamepads. But mobile is the king.

Phones are the new computers. Phones do everything. Phones get larger, better, more versatile.With every passing year, I take fewer devices in my bag. All I usually need is an extra battery pack…for my phone.

And they also can be popped into VR headsets, doubling as the “screen” and the processor. TheSamsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard , two of the coolest pieces of portable tech I’ve tried in years, are powered by phones. Sure, they’re not as powerful as bigger VR platforms like Oculus Riftand HTC Vive , but they allow a lighter, wireless freedom you can’t get with those PC-tethered devices. Virtual reality is a big, oncoming wave of potential, and phones are its mobile engine.

Where do Sony and Nintendo’s video-game handhelds factor into this? They don’t.

TORMENT:TIDES OF NUMENERA

After the Torment: Tides of Numenera beta was delayed past the end of last year, a forum post by inXile has finally fixed a date: January 21. Most of us will have to wait till January 26 when it appears on Early Access, however—the first wave of keys will only be going out to Kickstarter backers who pledged $75-plus. If that’s you, all the necessary instructions will be emailed along with the code. Continue reading TORMENT:TIDES OF NUMENERA