Ahead of a report this morning by the Wall Street Journal, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer took to the Xbox News Wire to make the announcement official. Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzard.
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When a game is referred to as being “sticky” it is a term used to describe how engaged the player is. Do you keep coming back to that game? Does it stick with you? In 2013, when I played Guacamelee! from DrinkBox studios, I saw something there but the game just did not stick with me. After an...
One piece of consistent feedback that the social media Xbox fanbase has made incredibly clear is that they want more Japanese-developed titles. While the original Xbox and the Xbox 360 had a wide variety of Japanese games, these games started to dwindle during the Xbox One era. Now as the Xbox...
Monster Hunter Stories 2 is a spin-off turn-based RPG set in the famous action-based series, Monster Hunter. While it is aimed at a very young demographic, with a very predictable story. It doesn't falter where it counts. That being the gameplay, and all of its little subsystems that lie...
The first season of Halo Infinite officially kicked off when the multiplayer launched early back in November of last year. While the first season is set to last all the way until May, which is incredibly long by most multiplayer game standards. There is still plenty of reasons for fans to log in...
God of War when it was released in 2018 was an absolute juggernaut on the PlayStation 4. Currently having sold over 20 million copies on PlayStation 4 alone. Many analysts were interested in how the title would perform on PC given its age, and the franchise had never been released outside of the...
As fans of the highly regarded would know by now, Final Fantasy 14 has been delisted due to server congestion. Leaving people who would love to jump in and see what the latest expansion Endwalker is all about, without an option. But before the end of the month, this is all about to change.
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Developers IO Interactive recently revealed all of the great things coming to the hit stealth series. Hitman 3 Year 2 appears to be filled to the brim with many improvements for fans to look forward to. Below are the announcements made during the stream that is coming on the 20th. Read more
On Tuesday the 11th, Valve dropped the 1.21.5 Beta release of SteamVR. Nothing warms our hearts more than some detailed patch notes. With that, we notice the latest SteamVR update improves functionality with Oculus headsets.
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The past two years have been incredibly difficult for developers and publishers in the video game industry. In dealing with a variety of challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many games have shifted and been delayed. The simple fact of the matter is the game development cycle took a major...