Is this Niantic’s next game?

First came Ingress. Then came Pokemon GO, and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Then came… Catan? It’s starting to look like the next property to get Niantic’s “real world game” treatment…

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Valve will unveil its ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ VR game on Thursday

A purportedly leaked Game Awards interview transcript indicated that Alyx would be VR-only and focus on immersion, with the possibility of seeing the player's "whole body" and the tension of fumbling with reloads as you face off against headcrab zombies. If accurate (this is still far from certain), the title would be ready to play…

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Sony’s baffling wearable speaker heads to the US for $300

At least the Immersive Wearable Speaker comes with a charging stand, so it can look pretty when it's not in use.The speaker sounds fine for music, TV and movies, but for the price it left me wanting. FKA twig's "Fallen Alien" enveloped me with its luscious soundscape, but the haptic vibration couldn't make up for…

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Google Stadia hands-on: Shockingly playable

The other night, my partner was playing Overwatch on our PS4, so I picked up my phone and jumped into a public event in Destiny 2. I've loaded up Mortal Kombat 11 and Gylt in seconds on my laptop, and I've played Just Dance 2020 on a Chromecast Ultra. Stadia makes all of this possible…

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