No more predictions. No more conjecture. This is the VR verdict. games™ tests all the latest virtual reality tech and gives its definitive ‘eyes-on’ report. Is VR really the future of gaming, does the tech really work and what’s it like to play? We answer these questions and more this issue. We also speak to one of the UK’s top VR studios to give you the expert insight into what each of the competing headsets has to offer and what you can expect from each of its games.
The VR Verdict
Definitive Hands-On Report – Why it works and why you’ll want it
Saving Elder Scrolls Online
Bethesda’s plan to give the MMO a second lease of life on consoles
eSports Are Changing Game Design
We hear from developers to find out how pro gaming is influencing their design choices
The New Republic Of Lionhead
How the studio has moved on from Molyneux and has embraced a risky new venture
What’s So Bad About Violence?
We speak to the people behind Hatred, Postal, Hotline Miami and more to tackle the question of violence
– Also inside –
The Retro guide to The Avengers
Who’s Going To Win E3?
Game changers: The Sims
Behind the scenes of Interstate ’76
10 Years Of Psychonauts – in conversation with Tim Schafer
Previews: Just Cause 3, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, Crowfall, Armikrog, Nosgoth, Unreal Tournament, Superhot, Lego Jurassic World, The Last Night, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles
Reviews: Battlefield: Hardline, Bloodborne, Ori And The Blind Forest, Sid Meier’s Starships, Mario Party 10, Pillars Of Eternity, Kirby And The Rainbow Paintbrush, Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round, Axiom Verge, Bladestorm: Nightmare, Zombie Army Trilogy, LA Cops, Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries, Shelter 2, Toukiden: Kiwami, Dreamfall Chapters: Book 2, Life Is Strange: Episode 2
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