STACK #129 Jul 2016

GAMES

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for the ensuing multiplayer game. We were reminded of the chess match in Star Wars: A New Hope , and although, as widely reported, the field of view is limited, the mesmerising HoloLens offers an entirely different experience to Sony’s Project Morpheus. The future is here, and we’re ready to embrace it. Our Halo 5 12 v 12 match was called Warzone. Different objectives throughout the allocated game time enabled players to rack up points and upgrade weaponry – these objectives can range from capturing the opposition's position, to fighting and defeating AI enemies. Happy to report we won the match; Halo 5 looks and plays incredibly well, and there will certainly be plenty of Xbox Ones under the Christmas tree this year.

The games industry needed an E3 like this

one, bristling with quality games that were, for the most part, playable, and pushing tech like VR to within reach of the gaming public. The show convinced those who believed that console gaming is dead to

reconsider. The challenge now is to maintain that momentum, but for the next two years at least, there's a lot to be positive about.

Star Wars: Battlefront

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