The Xbox Series generation of consoles are no strangers to themed consoles. Both the Series X and S have had special edition consoles come out for various contests or for retail (like the Halo Infinite Series X).
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Xbox has been experimenting over the years with showcases for future games. One of the most successful experiments was the Developer Direct, but another was the Partner Showcase. Similar to a Nintendo Direct Mini or Partner Direct, it focused on third-party games coming to the platform.
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SEGA's prolific fighter, Virtua Fighter, has had quite the sabbatical. Well, it's been 17 years since the last mainline entry in the celebrated 3D fighter series graced consoles in Virtua Fighter 5. Yes, that version has seen a slew of remixes and re-releases, but now there seems to be something...
We are back at it with a new month, which means another update. The team behind Penny Blood has consistently provided updates regarding the game and its development. So for March, my birthday month, we have the usual Project Diary, some information on Penny Blood Hellbound, and a word from...
Last year, in a surprise reveal at the Xbox Games Showcase, Atlus revealed an upcoming new IP to the world. That being Metaphor ReFantazio, a stylish yet gritty new RPG from the team that created Persona. It was unveiled alongside the remake of Persona 3 Reload. As well as Persona 5...
In a sea of layoffs across the entire industry, a surprising development has happened. Former Activision/Blizzard studio Toys for Bob, is going independent. This follows major layoffs within Microsoft's gaming division, with the developer heavily down-sizing in the process.
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I had only started to enjoy the JRPGs that Atlus makes fairly recently. It started when I played Soul Hackers 2 in 2022 before playing Persona 5 Royal. I never actually knew how far down the rabbit hole went for the variety of their games. Especially when I took a chance on Persona 3...
At the start of this year, Digital Extremes started a new weekly show called "Devshorts". This new weekly show is aimed at keeping the Warframe and Soulframe communities up to date with what they are working on. This new show premiers every tuesday, hosted by CEO Steve Sinclair and Creative...
Sonic in the 3D space has been on quite the adventure over the past few decades. From going on grand adventures, discovering what it means to be a hero and even embracing the darkness within themselves; the early 3D titles experimented, to say the least.
The overall problem for 3D Sonic,...
Back at the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) last year, we went hands-on with Dragon’s Dogma 2 on the PS5. You can read our full impression from the preview in Tokyo here. Since then, there has been some frames-per-second drama regarding how the game runs on consoles and PC. Ignoring all previews from...