Episode 429: Colored Controllers

June 29, 2016| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:20 pm

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We’re still running the contest for the E3 loot, which includes a T-shirt, a Loot Crate, some Civilization 6 swag and a Kobe Bryant gold coin with a DLC code on it.

The podcast also follows up on some of the hardware that was seen at E3, including PDP controllers and the HTC Vive VR headset. Then there’s Brexit…

The news also includes:

TIGA calls for government to reassure UK games industry
Mario Maker fans have built a better community website than Nintendo
Nintendo’s upcoming NX console may use cartridges instead of discs
Gears of War 4 on Xbox One will push performance using DirectX 12, PC to have 4K and unlocked FPS

Just let us know what excited you at E3 2016 to win the loot swag.

0 thoughts on “Episode 429: Colored Controllers”

Donovan says:

July 1, 2016 at 12:17 am

Diablo 3 lost my interest when the auction house was removed…
The Critic was a good show!

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