Welcome back to Wednesday, gamers, it's time for more gaming news! How about those Game Awards last week, huh? The results went about the way I expected, with Baldur's Gate 3 crashing the gates and sweeping the honors. But then again, it was very well deserved. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth taking "Most Anticipated" from Hades II, however, was one I didn't see coming. Any surprises on your end, or did your favorite title get slighted in favor of something else? Let us know at games@WIRED.com. Let's start this week's newsletter with a little recap of something you've probably seen already: Megan Farokhmanesh's coverage of the new, and first, trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI. Aside from taking us back to Vice City, one of my favorites, the trailer may not tell us much about the game itself, but it does say a lot about what we can expect, and I'm intrigued. GTA's never really been my thing, but there's no denying it's a massive franchise, and Rockstar has its hands full bringing the next iteration to life. Last week was also WIRED's 30th anniversary event, held in San Fransicso, called LiveWIRED! I was there in person to moderate the gaming panel at the event, featuring guests John Hanke, CEO of Niantic (the creator of Pokémon Go, Monster Hunter Now, and Ingress); Rachel Kowert, research director of TakeThis; and Jade Raymond, president and founder of Haven Studios. Together we had a chance to talk about building better communities around gaming, not just for the people who play games, but for the people who make them and work on them as well. Also last week saw the launch of the Sony Access Controller, and WIRED contributor Chris Reardon got to go hands-on with it early for his review. He gives it an impressive 8/10 and the coveted WIRED Recommends award. It's a little pricey, and it may not have all the customization options we would love to see on it, but it's a very important step forward and definitely has the power to cash the accessibility check it's writing to gamers looking for an adaptive option. Speaking of the Access Controller, Geoffrey Bunting has a follow-on piece about the importance of making accessible gaming gear more affordable for everyone. After all, the Access Controller is about $90, and to really unlock its true potential, you might need two of them. That's neat that you can connect them together so easily, but it also doubles the cost, which is a bit of a bummer. And that's the case with a lot of accessible options, unfortunately. We need a better approach. Next up, our Gear Team (and specifically, WIRED contributor Bryan Nystedt) has a review of the Analogue Duo, which he gives a 6/10. The combination TurboGrafx 16 and PC Engine retro console is an impressive piece of tech, but without support for save states and no included controllers, it's a little tough to recommend at its $250 price point. But it does play those old titles well; if you miss those old games, it's worth a look. Finally, Reece Rogers was watching the Game Awards too, and one announcement caught his eye: the trailer for Den of Wolves, a sci-fi heist title coming from the folks behind Payday, which sounds pretty interesting to me. The game is set in a highly corrupt city in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and it's giving me Blink vibes, if anyone remembers that way-too-fun shooter about the effects of climate change. That'll do it for us this week, but there's always more to check out over at WIRED Games. We'll see you back here next week! |
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