It's been somewhat of a quiet week as a lot of developers have been saving their announcements for E3. Nonetheless though, there has been a fair amount of gaming news this week, particularly in the form of leaks of announcements that have been saved for E3 this year. Here are some things you might have... Continue Reading →
Weekly Rewind: 4/28 – 5/4/19
With E3 being almost a month away, more news is being kept quiet in an effort to be revealed on the gaming industy's biggest event of the year. Thankfully though, we got a good bit of news this week. Let's dive in. Sea of Thieves Anniversary Update was released On Tuesday, the highly anticipated Anniversary... Continue Reading →
Microsoft’s xCloud hits a significant milestone
Microsoft's digital game streaming service hit a big milestone today as Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, announced that the service has finished the "takehome release" phase. Essentially, developers are now allowed to test the service out in their actual homes as opposed to in a controlled lab environment. https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1123381636370845696?s=19 With the announcement of this major... Continue Reading →
Weekly Rewind: 4/14 – 4/20/19
This has been a fairly eventful week in the gaming industry as Xbox held their Inside Xbox episode on Tuesday and on the same day, Sony revealed the specs for their next console. While those were some of the bigger headlines in the news, here are some of the other headlines you might have missed... Continue Reading →
Weekly Rewind: 3/31 – 4/6/19
It's been another slow week in the gaming industry, but that doesn't mean it's come without any news. Here's some of the news you might have missed this week. Xbox rumored to revealing new subscription called Game Pass Ultimate We start with some of the most recent news of this week as yesterday notable Microsoft... Continue Reading →
First impressions of The Elder Scrolls: Blades
After being delayed from last fall and not much news about it until last week, The Elder Scrolls: Blades has finally made its way into early access. A couple day ago, I was given the chance to go hands-on with the game to see how it felt and played. Below are some of my impressions... Continue Reading →
Weekly Rewind: 3/24 – 3/30/19
Time has flown by as we're nearly a quarter of the way through 2019 already! There hasn't been a lot of buzz in the gaming industry this week so it's definitely possible you might of missed some of the news floating around this week. Here's your Weekly Rewind, so let's jump in! https://youtu.be/JwAQeqtl6PQ Borderlands 3... Continue Reading →
ID@Xbox Game Pass impressions
Microsoft unveiled their new showcase series ID@Xbox Game Pass today. The showcase is heavily inspired by the Nintendo Direct streams that showcase independent game titles, nicknamed the "Nindies." Similar to the "Nindies," ID@Xbox Game Pass looks to showcase upcoming independent games that are coming to Xbox Game Pass on the same day they launch. The... Continue Reading →
State of Play Reactions March 25.
Sony: Can I Copy your homework? Nintendo: Yeah sure but make sure it doesn't look too similar. Sony has finally entered the "Direct" method of giving news. Providing a small showcase of games coming mostly this year to the system. And the overall product was, a bit rushed? Coming in at about 20 minutes long... Continue Reading →
Red Dead Redemption II is underrated
Back in October of last year, Red Dead Redemption II was released to great critical acclaim, making it tied with Grand Theft Auto V as the highest rated game of this generation on Metacritic (both at a 97). While some may view this review score as a bit overrated, I'm here to tell you why... Continue Reading →