https://www.scmp.com/rss/328156/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com This article originally appeared on ABACUS If you’ve been waiting for a flashy, sci-fi battle royale mobile game that isn’t PUBG Mobile or Fortnite, NetEase has you covered. The Beijing-based company’s new game Cyber Hunter looks like Mass Effect, features a protagonist who resembles Alita: Battle Angel, and is equipped with guns from Halo. As wannabe Alita, you collect these Tesseract-looking blue cubes, which you can use to activate high-tech gadgets like a shield or a healing biotic field. I... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029268/cyber-hunter-has-all-battle-royale-essentials-no-genuine-creativity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029268/cyber-hunter-has-all-battle-royale-essentials-no-genuine-creativity?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:38:28 +0000 If you’ve been waiting for a flashy, sci-fi battle royale mobile game that isn’t PUBG Mobile or Fortnite, NetEase has you covered. The Beijing-based company’s new game Cyber Hunter looks like Mass Effect, features a protagonist who resembles Alita: Battle Angel, and is equipped with guns from Halo. As wannabe Alita, you collect these Tesseract-looking blue cubes, which you can use to activate high-tech gadgets like a shield or a healing biotic field. I allude to all these things because Cyber... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/cyber-hunter-has-all-battle-royale-essentials-no-genuine-creativity/article/3005234?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/cyber-hunter-has-all-battle-royale-essentials-no-genuine-creativity/article/3005234?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:38:28 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS We’ve been playing around with Apple’s biggest ever iPhone, the XS Max, as we prepare to review it. And by playing, well, I meant that literally: We played lots of games on it. One thing that immediately struck me about the XS Max is how comfortable it is when playing games where you need to hold the phone horizontally. I kinda hate games which try to replicate console-style controls on a touchscreen, including most battle royale games on smartphones... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3028895/iphone-xs-max-better-gaming?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3028895/iphone-xs-max-better-gaming?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Oct 2018 10:15:45 +0000 We’ve been playing around with Apple’s biggest ever iPhone, the XS Max, as we prepare to review it. And by playing, well, I meant that literally: We played lots of games on it. One thing that immediately struck me about the XS Max is how comfortable it is when playing games where you need to hold the phone horizontally. I kinda hate games which try to replicate console-style controls on a touchscreen, including most battle royale games on smartphones like PUBG Mobile.   In particular, I struggle... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/iphone-xs-max-better-gaming/article/2168601?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/iphone-xs-max-better-gaming/article/2168601?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Oct 2018 10:15:45 +0000