Tag: Virtual Bastion

Scariest Environment: The Great, Wide Open

You know the feeling. That feeling of entering a big, open space after traversing an obstacle-filled landscape and knowing that a battle against a formidable foe is about to take place. Yeah, that feeling. I can think of no greater moment of dread than that one, especially the first time you encounter such in any…

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Virtuix Omni One Opens Pre-Orders, Starting Price is $2,600

For those unfamiliar with Virtuix, it’s a company that primarily sells gaming accessories, with its main product being an omni-directional treadmill fittingly called the “Omni.” Until now, the Omni has really only been available for gaming locations like Dave and Busters, but it’s looking like the company hopes to change that soon.

Scariest Environments: The Wrong and The Abandoned

One of the best (and worst) aspects of horror is that pretty much nowhere is safe. Given the right circumstances, just about any space can be transformed from warm and comfortable to absolutely terrifying. Some places are just inherently scary though, and for me almost nothing tops abandoned places. There’s just something so wrong about…

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Scariest enemy: The bigger they are, the faster I run!

When I look back at my past in gaming, I don’t know if I can pinpoint the origin of this particular fear. My first encounter with a thresher maw in Mass Effect comes readily to mind. If there was anything before that, it might have been one of many of the massive demons in Doom…

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It Seems Walmart Might Stop Selling Physical Xbox Games

Now that Best Buy has announced plans to stop carrying physical video media, it’s looking like other major retailers are seeing the move as a green light to begin phasing out physical stock as well. While not yet confirmed or acknowledged by Walmart, there’s a claim circling now that the big box giant is now…

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Spooktober: No! Not the Bugs! NOT THE BUGS!

I like to think of myself as somewhat sophisticated when it comes to the kinds of horror games I like. I’ll go on and on about the likes of Signalis or Soma and how they can chill us to the bone by confronting us with the nightmarish possibilities of existence. I’ll dive into stuff like…

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