During yesterday’s unveiling of the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch, awesomely-named developers Super Evil Megacorp took to the stage to show off the iPhone 6’s impressive graphical capabilities through a demo of their forthcoming iOS game Vainglory.
Despite the presence of “scarf guy” (one of the demoing developers wearing an infinite scarf that’s already become an Internet meme), Super Evil Megacorp was able to claw back viewer attention for their “unapologetically core MOBA” (that’s multiplayer online battle arena to the noobs out there) developed by veterans from the likes of Blizzard and Riot.
And no wonder: the game looks fantastic, built on Super Evil’s E.V.I.L engine, and boasting full Metal support from day one. The game’s rolling out globally from next month, but for now excited gamers can check out the trailer after the jump:
I’ll hopefully be interviewing the developers very soon to find out more details of the game and its development process, but this trailer certainly makes a compelling case for the fact the Metal could help make the iPhone 6 the best gaming smartphone ever.
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
One response to “Vainglory trailer justifies demo time during yesterday’s iPhone 6 event”
Has anybody notice that the guy in the scarf wasnt really playing the game. The live footage on their website for the game is the same video they showed at the apple event. Look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRDIV_hgZq4