Blog entry by Adele Sadlier
BEST VR/AR GAME Rez Infinite (Monstars / Enhance Games) Superhot VR (SUPERHOT Team) Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives (Owlchemy Labs) Pok é mon Go (Niantic) Fantastic Contraption (Radial Games / Northway Games) Honorable Mentions: Thumper (Drool), Superhypercube (Kokoromi / Polytron Corporation), Batman Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment), Space Pirate Trainer (I-Illusions), The Lab (Va
If you're wondering what games were eligible to be nominated, the pool includes "any video game which was released, and made publicly available to consumers, during the year 2016, irrespective of platform or delivery medium, is eligible for nomination. Upgrades, expansions and mission packs are not eligible." All professional developers who are part of the International Choice Awards Network were eligible to provide nominati
Each of the characters in Overwatch have instantly recognizable voices, and Tracer is no exception. English actress Cara Theobold was hired to give Tracer her signature peppy tones and, judging from the character's popularity, she did a fantastic job. When the voice cast list was released, fans scrambled to find the actors' previous work, and it turns out that Cara's first acting job was a recurring role as a kitchen maid in the hugely popular British period drama series, Downton Abb
BEST VISUAL ART Firewatch (Campo Santo / Panic) The Last Guardian (JAPAN Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment) Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Inside (Playdead) Honorable Mentions: The Witness (Thekla), Battlefield 1 (EA DICE / Electronic Arts), Abzu (Giant Squid Studios), Thumper (Drool), DOOM (id Software / Bethesda Softwo
Hattori Hanzō was the son of a minor samurai, who earned a fierce reputation in battle. He rose in rank and led hundreds of soldiers into battle. Hanzō was responsible for saving the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who would go on to become the Shogun of Japan. Ieyasu is considered to be one of the major historical figures who managed to unite Japan's separate warring states into a single country. Hanzō worked closely with Ieyasu and had a huge part in helping to establish his administrat
INNOVATION AWARD The Witness (Thekla) Inside (Playdead) No Man’s Sky (Hello Games) Firewatch (Campo Santo / Panic) Pokemon Go (Niantic) Honorable Mentions: That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games), The Last Guardian (JAPAN Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment), SUPERHOT (SUPERHOT Team), Thumper (Drool), Quadrilateral Cowboy (Blendo Ga
Some players will get tired of constantly shooting at the environment, but Splatoon offers enough versatility to keep most players interested. The ability to shoot paint and then swim through that paint is smooth and extremely satisfying. With several classes and online modes available, players have many optional playstyles to choose from and compete agai
BEST NARRATIVE The Last Guardian (JAPAN Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Oxenfree (Night School Studio) Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Inside (Playdead) Firewatch (Campo Santo / Panic) Honorable Mentions: That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games), Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks), The Witcher 3: Blood & Wine _ (CD Projekt RED / CD Projekt), _Kentucky Route Zero - Act IV (Cardboard Computer), Mafia III (Hangar 13 / 2K Ga
In "Dragons", Hanzo's powers and limitations were changed. He only carried a few arrows into battle with him, which became an issue when he ran out during his fight with Genji. This meant that he was forced to run around collecting his used arrows. The way Hanzo used his arrows was also different, as he was shown to be able to change their flight path after they left the bow. This cannot be done in Overwatch and it is weird that they would misrepresent how he actually plays in the g
Overwatch is a game that doesn't require you to know any of its backstory in order to enjoy it. A lot of players see Overwatch as nothing more than a game about teams of superheroes with unique powers/fighting styles who like to fight each other. Blizzard has created a story for Overwatch , yet they decided to mainly put it into sources that exist outside of the game, such as in animated features and com
So I'm going to show my colors here. I am PC MR for sure. That's where I got my start in gaming. There is no way in the world I would the PC version of the game ship if it was poor. It plays amazingly, I love it. When we do our play test I do play with a controller, but I get owned so bad. But it's so satisfying trying to play PC for our play test and come out with a two to three KD and I'm like 'there bches. Don't give me any more sht. I'm okay!' Cause I'm not a console Fps Game Guide guy I just can't move my thumbs and fingers and hands the other people can. I'm amazed that people can do it, but you get me on a mouse and keyboard I'm going to wreck some sht up. So yeah it's really good. It's great. The frame rate is fantastic. Now I also have a killer rig, so I'm not playing on the lowest common denominator for sure, but I am really enjoying it. So for someone who comes from that background I think that anyone who plays this on PC is going to be really happy.