Virtual reality has been one of the stars of the week thanks to Meta, which last Thursday presented the Meta Quest 3 viewer that will be available in autumn for 569.99 euros. About the device we know that it will be 40% thinner than Quest 2, which it will also surpass in solution and double in graphic performance. For its part, Meta Quest 2 drops in price and will soon increase its performance with a software update. Meta also starred in a showcase during which he showed off various VR games, including The 7th Guest VR, Bulletstorm VR, Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice, and Asgard’s Wrath 2.
In games we have welcomed titles like System Shock remake, We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie remaster, Company of Heroes 3: Console Edition and Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection. In addition, we have a release date for Six Days in Fallujah (June 22 in early access), Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (July 26 for PC), Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons (July 27), WrestleQuest ( August 8) and Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Turbocharged (October 19). The Witcher 3 went on sale eight years ago and this week it has reached 50 million units shipped.
Meta Quest 3 aside, tech news has come out of Computex 2023, where ROG has revealed an ultra-wide 49-inch QD-OLED monitor, Asus has unveiled the world’s fastest RTX 4090, and Corsair has shown off iCUE Link. a system to unite all the cooling elements (air and liquid) with a single cable. On the other hand, hundreds of Gigabyte motherboards have been found to hide a vulnerable backdoor in their firmware. And two scene news: Dolphin disappears from Steam and Yuzu comes to Android.
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Steam removes the Dolphin emulator after a notice from Nintendo, which claims to protect developers’ creativity. Yuzu, the Nintendo Switch emulator, is now available on Google Play.
MicrosoftSouth Korea also approves Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard.Amnesia: The Bunker, Dordogne, Farworld Pioneers and more head to Game Pass.Adios and The Vale: Shadow of the Crown are June’s Games with Gold.The Redfall’s development suffered from unclear direction and understaffing.
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Cross-platformNetEase opens a new studio led by Dragon Quest producer Ryutaro Ichimura.The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt exceeds 50 million copies sold.WrestleQuest, a fantasy wrestling RPG, will be available on August 8.The Strategy Game Company of Heroes 3 is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series.Devolver Digital will hold an event to showcase its games on June 8.Puzzle Quest 3 is coming to PlayStation and Xbox.Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons will be available on July 27.Announced Classified : France ’44, a turn-based strategy game set in World War II. Milestone announces the sequel to Hot Wheels Unleashed, which will be released on October 19. The director of Cyberpunk 2077 opens a new studio alongside old developers CD Projekt Red. Escape Academy will receive Escape From the Past content on June 19. Bobby Kotick reveals that Activision Blizzard wanted to buy Time Warner. Front Mission 1st: Remake will be available June 30 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC.Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection now available for Nintendo Switch and PC.We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie comes remastered to PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC.Antonio Lobato and Pedro de la Rosa will be the commentators for F1 2023.Alan Wake 2 details the role of Saga Anderson, the co-star and second playable character.
Technology/InternetDisney premieres Secret Invasion, The Idol comes to HBO and Apple TV adds The Crowded Room.ROG unveils an ultra-wide 49-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor.Corsair shows off iCUE Link, a system to unite all cooling elements (air and liquid) with a single cable. Asus unveils a GeForce RTX 4070 without a power cable, directly to the board, and the world’s fastest RTX 4090. New trailer and details of the interactive series Silent Hill: Ascension. Hundreds of motherboard models Gigabyte bases hide a vulnerable backdoor in their firmware. Announced the Meta Quest 3 viewer, which will be available this fall from 569.99 euros. Meta Quest 2 drops in price and improves its performance.
