We weren’t big fans of the single-player Archangel experience when it released last year. While not terrible, it just didn’t do enough to stand out as a must-have VR mech game due to its uninspired story, on-rails movement system, and lackluster set piece gameplay moments. Skydance Interactive listened to the feedback though and are now updating […]
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BattleTech is a more tactical, punishing view of mech battling
Enlarge / The mechs crumple, explode, list, and flare with a surprising amount of detail. (credit: Harebrained Schemes) BattleTech is out to get me. The turn-based tactics game from Harebrained Schemes—the studio that cut its teeth on resurrecting “Nineties Cool” franchises with Shadowrun Returns—has now revived the world of MechWarrior in absolutely savage fashion. The […]
Pizza Delivery Meets Mech Action In Quirky Arcade Brawler Pizza Titan Ultra
From the creators of acrobatic narwhal combat simulator Starwhal comes Pizza Titan Ultra, another combination of quirky premise, arcade-y gameplay, and colorful graphics. In this futuristic action game, you run a mobile pizzeria planted within the chest of towering mech, in a tongue-in-check pop culture-inspired adventure. Time is money (and customer satisfaction) as you stomp, […]
Theme Park Bits: ‘Jurassic Park’ Night at Universal, Working Mech Coming to Pandora: The World of ‘Avatar’
In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Stranger Things fans, now’s the time to mobilize to bring David Harbour to Halloween Horror Nights. The 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park has inspired a special two-night event at Universal Orlando. Dinosaurs evolved from birds so that gives Donald Duck license to invade Dinoland USA. Street entertainment at Pandora […]
Armed To The Gears Combines Tower Defense Strategy With Mech Action
From Brigador to Tesla vs Lovecraft, rumbling through levels within the heavy armor of a mech never ceases to be satisfying. Maybe it’s the sense of weight, or the sheer amount of firepower your mech can carry, or in the case of Armed To The Gears, it’s how you compliment your mech’s attack options with […]
Frankfurt winners and walking mech suits| Autoblog Podcast #525
Related: We obsessively covered the Frankfurt Motor Show — here’s our complete coverage This week, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Associate Editor Reese Counts. They discuss the new reveals and our list of winners from the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Other news includes the 1969 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona that recently sold at auction, […]
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner – Mars brings VR mech fighting to PC
Giant fighting robots typically aren’t spry in fiction or in real life (I’ve seen documentaries about Area 51 on the History Channel), but only the fastest mech suits are welcome in Konami’s latest PC port. Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner – Mars is an updated version of the 2003 PlayStation 3 classic, and […]
Titanfall 2 is getting a new mech and new maps before the end of June
One of the best games of last year is going to have a busy April and June. Publisher Electronic Arts and developer Respawn are planning to roll out new maps and a new mech for Titanfall 2 before the end of June. The studio is also promising a number of updates and tweaks to the game […]