Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 coming to the Nintendo Switch

Seamus Bellamy 10:08 am Tue Dec 11, 2018

I've always had a soft spot for Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. They were met with middling enthusiasm from critics, but they served up a whole lot of what I wanted: the ability to build my own team of Marvel heroes to open cans of whoop ass on the forces of evil. Long before Diablo 3, the Ultimate Alliance games allowed me to scratch my "quest for gear" itch, without having to log on to World of Warcraft and deal with other people. Providing me with juuuust the right combination of mindless button mashing, light tactics and story to keep me coming back, they used to be among my favorite games to turn to when I needed to switch my brain off for an hour or two.

Soon, there'll be a new addition to the franchise for me to play.

From The Verge:
Nintendo has announced Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order exclusively for the Switch. The game was announced through a trailer shown off at The Game Awards, which are currently in progress; it'll be out in 2019. Team Ninja, the studio behind Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, and Nioh, is on board as developer, marking its first Nintendo collaboration since Metroid: Other M.

I'm curious about how it'll work for the Switch. The PSP version of the first installment in the series was playable, but often felt cramped on the portable console's tiny display. I guess I'll have the opportunity to find out in 2019.

Hackers looking to sell stolen source code of disappointing game 'Cyberpunk 2077'

Even Keanu Reeves couldn't save this piece of junk game. Since before its launch, Cyberpunk 2077 has been nothing but a mess. Unready for release, full of bugs, and considered to just be Grand Theft Auto reskinned as 'cyberpunk' — this game has been a total disappointment. Yesterday, CD Projekt Red, the developer announced that… READ THE REST
Rocket League introduces a Ford F-150

Rocket League, a fun game of soccer with automobiles, has introduced America's favorite truck: the Ford F-150. The F-150 has been atop the best selling truck list for over 40 years. I am not sure Ford needed this product placement, but I am sure the truck will get a lot of play. Rocket League is… READ THE REST
Vilmonic, a beautiful artificial life simulator

(This is an item from my newsletter, The Magnet. It's only $30 a year. Subscribe here! — Mark) Vilmonic is an artificial life simulator and genetics and evolution sandbox game. Released in 2019, it's the creation of Mark Stramaglia, who single-handedly wrote the code, designed the graphics, composed the music, and continues to maintain all aspects of… READ THE REST
The Wicked Ball keeps your cat happy and engaged even when you aren't around

Everybody loves dogs. But even the most dedicated doggy mom and pop will tell you that it really doesn't take much to keep the average pooch thoroughly entertained. Just give 'em a ball to chase or a patch of yard to run in and a dog will generally find enough to keep themselves occupied for… READ THE REST
These seven webcams are all available at extra-low Presidents' Day sale prices

While we can't seem to agree on much as a nation these days, there's one thing that the past year has helped us all come to terms with — laptop cameras are not very good. From low resolutions to gauzy filters to some less-than-perfect light adjustment levels, the cams built right into our devices don't… READ THE REST
Save over 25% on the world's smallest active noise cancelling earbuds in honor of President's Day

Headphone people generally fall into two camps. There are the dedicated audiophile types who have no problem rocking full over-ear cups to help drink in every morsel of the sound. Then…there's the rest of us. For us, we want great sound too. We just don't want to feel like we're wearing a 5-pound helmet over… READ THE REST