Marvel’s Iron Man VR is coming to PlayStation VR in 2019. The trailer for Iron Man VR mostly consists of a combat sequence that takes place in midair. With the help of his digital assistant, FRIDAY, he leaps from the crippled vessel, dons the Iron Man suit, and goes into action. Players can clearly be seen using their hands to attack enemies with the Iron Man suit’s iconic hand blasters. Update: This article has been updated with additional details on Marvel’s Iron Man VR from the official Marve

Sony held a State of Play livestream news event today, and for the debut presentation, the gaming company unveiled a slew of virtual reality games coming to PlayStation VR. One of the spookier options, Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted, is slated to release April 2019 for PlayStation VR, as well as Oculus, Steam, and HTC Vive. In this version of the game, you’ll try to fend of haunted animatronics and scenarios from the original games — as well as new situations exclusive to the virtual re

Mortal Kombat veterans Jackson “Jax” Briggs, Kung Lao, and Liu Kang are coming to Mortal Kombat 11, according to a new story trailer for NetherRealm Studios’ fighting game. That video, fittingly set to Ice Cube’s “Check Yo Self” (with a little bit of Vince Staples’ “Blue Suede”), shows younger versions of Jax, Kung Lao, and Liu Kang squaring off against future versions of themselves. Kung Lao and Liu Kang show off some variations on old fatalities. And NetherRealm looks like it’s having a hell o

No Man’s Sky launched as a first-person game back in 2016, and this summer, players will be able to enter its cosmic expanse themselves: Support for virtual reality headsets on both PlayStation 4 and Windows PC is coming to the game, developer Hello Games announced Monday. The virtual reality support on PlayStation VR and SteamVR will be part of the free Beyond update for No Man’s Sky, which developer Hello Games announced earlier this month. VR support is one of three major features in Hello Ga

The Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival kicked off Friday night in Japan with a keynote address from game producer and director Naoki Yoshida. Dancer confirmed as a new DPS jobDancer, the highly anticipated new job, is a ranged DPS, similar to Bard. Hrothgar will be the second new playable race, locking Viera to female characters onlyAt the Paris Fan Festival, Viera were revealed, though the trailers only showed female characters. Instead of introducing male Viera, which are a rare and ostracized spec

The next Persona game is called Persona 5: The Royal. But beyond that, the new animated teaser for the successor to Persona 5 doesn’t offer much detail. Atlus released the first teaser for Persona 5: The Royal after it aired an animation special based on Persona 5, named Stars and Ours. The 45-second commercial for Persona 5: The Royal shows a new character standing in the rain at Shibuya Crossing, being asked what she thinks of the Phantom Thieves. Atlus will hold a two-day concert event in Tok

Destiny 2’s monthly Crucible event, Iron Banner, is getting a few new items this season. Bungie announced in its weekly blog post on Thursday that Iron Banner will return March 26, and detailed the new changes. For five Iron Banner tokens, players can buy something called the Iron Burden. Iron Banner is currently the only multiplayer mode that takes gear into account for the entire activity. Players who use the Iron Burden will have to work harder and play smarter to get kills.

Fan favorite Noob Saibot has been revealed for Mortal Kombat 11. This week it also announced that the game’s closed beta will begin next week, on March 27. Noob Saibot, named after series creators Ed Boon and John Tobias, originally appeared as a hidden character in Mortal Kombat 2. The Mortal Kombat 11 closed beta will be available for those who have pre-ordered the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Mortal Kombat 11 launches on April 23 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Windows PC, and Xbox One.

The actor, who played the evil warlock in the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie adaptation, will lend his voice and likeness to the character for Mortal Kombat 11. Shang Tsung will be Mortal Kombat 11’s first character to appear as downloadable content for the fighting game. He’ll also be your host and guide to The Krypt, Mortal Kombat 11’s campaign-style mode that will offer challenges and unlockable items. Boon and NetherRealm colleagues also confirmed the return of Noob Saibot, the dark ninja who made

Google Stadia — if it works as advertised — is nothing less than a sweeping away of the status quo, an end to console boxes and the technological generations that have shaped the last 40 years. What is Google Stadia? Developers and publishing partnersJade Raymond, formerly of Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, announced that she’s heading up Stadia Games and Entertainment, a first-party publishing and development unit. Google AssistantWith the press of a button on the Stadia controller, I can tell Goo

The latest round of Fortnite challenges is here, and that means there’s another loading screen to decipher. This time around, the loading screen gives us a glimpse of the Banana King. In the background of screen, you can see this week’s banner just under one of the torches that sit on the side of the mountain. Just like all of Fortnite’s weekly loading screen secrets, the banner won’t be available until you’ve completed all of this week’s challenges. If you haven’t finished the challenges yet, h

Firestorm, Battlefield 5’s battle royale mode, launches March 25, and Electronic Arts delivered a gameplay trailer on Thursday to show players what they can expect. If you’ve been hankering for EA DICE’s take on the most popular shooter sub-type today, Firestorm looks like it will fix your little red wagon. Or, rather, your little red tractor. Yep, that’s a vintage tractor, towing some vintage firepower, helping players make their great escape from the encroaching ring-sting. Firestorm launches

The highly anticipated port of Final Fantasy 7 is finally making its way to the Nintendo eShop this week, after last year’s Nintendo Direct announcement that several games in Square Enix’s RPG series would arrive to the Switch (though Final Fantasy 8 was snubbed yet again.) Final Fantasy 7 will be available to download on March 26. Unravel 2, the adorable sequel to 2016’s Unravel, is coming to Switch on Friday, March 20. The sequel to 2017’s reboot of the Blaster Master franchise appears to pick

The 21st annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards were held Wednesday night at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Top honors went to Lucas Pope, who received the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for his work on Return of the Obra Dinn. Obra Dinn is a supernatural murder mystery set on board a 19th-century merchant ship. Obra Dinn also took home the award for Best Narrative at the Game Developers Choice Awards, also held Wednesday in San Francisco. The awards presentation, which was

The Red Lantern was one of the most promising games to be revealed in Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct. Both games, Rostal explained, force players to make tough choices that ultimately create a unique story. In The Red Lantern, the player will set out on the Iditarod again and again, most often failing. Rostal spoke about the intimacy of the adventure, particularly on Nintendo Switch. The Red Lantern is scheduled for release on Nintendo Switch later this year.

Stranger Things 3: The Game will launch alongside season 3’s Netflix premiere on July 4. The player navigates familiar Stranger Things environments, like moody woods and sterile laboratories, solving environmental puzzles and fighting baddies. This may sound sacrilegious to folks who dedicate their full attention to every TV show and film, but for those of us that sometimes enjoy doubling up our entertainment, Stranger Things 3 and Stranger Things 3: The Game could make for a delightful pairing.

Polygon’s pick for best 4K TV under $1000 went down to $829.99 last month but the March Madness sale beats that price by $10. Best PC deal: Alienware AuroraThere are a bunch of good deals on PC hardware at Dell’s Semi-Annual Sale, but the highlight is the doorbuster deal on an Alienware Aurora PC. Best video game deal: Assassin’s Creed OdysseyAs the sequel to a prequel, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey works extremely well by building on established lore and refining gameplay mechanics, while delivering

Nintendo streamed a new Nindies Showcase, a livestream to highlight new indie games coming to the Switch, to coincide with the annual Game Developers Conference on Wednesday, March 20. Today’s stream revealed new information on Nintendo Switch games from independent developers. You can watch the livestream archive of the spring 2019 Nindies Showcase via YouTube in the video above. In total, Nintendo revealed 18 indie games coming to the console later this year. Here’s a roundup of the biggest ne

Eve Online, the famously complex spacefaring MMO, is buckling under the weight of its own set-piece battles. Step one comes in the form of an ambitious tech demo featuring a massive 10,000-player deathmatch. Pétursson says that part of the problem is the fact that the infrastructure behind Eve is now roughly 20 years old. “This test is exactly in reaction to that battle,” Pétursson said, “because a 6,000-person, all-out fleet fight is pushing the limits of what can be done. Using assets from Eve

Respawn Entertainment introduced a new character named Octane to Apex Legends this week, and sharp-eyed fans noticed that the inspiration for the character’s backstory came from the Titanfall 2 speedrunning community. You can watch the video below to see just how precise their movements needed to be in order to get their time that low. Respawn Entertainment was impressed as well, as that video seemingly inspired Octane’s backstory. Respawn actually linked to my gauntlet run in their ‘Meet Octane