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What Made the Xbox 360 an Amazing Console?

What Made the Xbox 360 an Amazing Console?

The Xbox 360 remains one of Microsoft's biggest achievements in the industry to date- but what exactly made it so good?

Sony Cannot Afford To Keep Burning Bridges With Smaller Developers

Sony Cannot Afford To Keep Burning Bridges With Smaller Developers

Being hostile to indie developers will only make their games not come to PlayStation in the future.

CD Projekt RED is Aiming Too Low with Cyberpunk 2077’s “Satisfactory” Performance

CD Projekt RED is Aiming Too Low with Cyberpunk 2077’s “Satisfactory” Performance

CDPR claims to be satisfied with Cyberpunk 2077's current state, but it's hard not to look at the game as a case of fallen standards.

Microsoft is Making all the Right Moves with Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft is Making all the Right Moves with Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft are absolutely killing it with their subscription service, and they deserve a ton of praise for how they're continuing to expand it.

Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Deserves Your Attention

Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Deserves Your Attention

It might not look very good (to say the least), but the upcoming Final Fantasy action RPG spinoff is shaping up to be a solid game.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X vs Switch: Which Console Has The Best Lineup Of Exclusives for the Remainder of 2021?

PS5 vs Xbox Series X vs Switch: Which Console Has The Best Lineup Of Exclusives for the Remainder of 2021?

Regardless of what platform you prefer, there are loads of great exclusives coming later this year.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl’s E3 2021 Showing Made an Exciting Promise

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl’s E3 2021 Showing Made an Exciting Promise

GSC Game World's upcoming open world shooter was arguably one of the best-looking games across all of E3 2021.

What Have We Learned About The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 from its E3 Teaser?

What Have We Learned About The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 from its E3 Teaser?

Nintendo recently showed off a brief but packed trailer for the Breath of the Wild sequel- but what exactly does that trailer tell us about the game?

What Does the Starfield Teaser Tell us About the Game?

What Does the Starfield Teaser Tell us About the Game?

We recently got to see an in-engine trailer of Bethesda's Starfield, but what does that brief teaser actually tell us about the game?

Should We be Concerned That Halo Infinite Still Doesn’t Have a Release Date?

Should We be Concerned That Halo Infinite Still Doesn’t Have a Release Date?

Following Halo Infinite's E3 2021 showing, we still don't have a specific launch date for the game- is that cause for concern?

So Who “Won” E3 2021?

So Who “Won” E3 2021?

Now that E3 2021 is officially done and dusted, let's take a look back at some of its most prominent players, and how each of them fared with their showings.

What Went Wrong with the PlayStation Phone?

What Went Wrong with the PlayStation Phone?

Sony's failed venture into mobile gaming is now barely even a faded memory- what the hell happened to the PlayStation Phone?

Battlefield 2042’s Biggest Problem is its Price, Not its Lack of a Campaign

Battlefield 2042’s Biggest Problem is its Price, Not its Lack of a Campaign

Not only is Battlefield 2042 wasting the potential of its setting by dropping the single player component, it's also exacerbating the issues with its price.

Would There be a Point to a New Metal Gear Solid Game Without Hideo Kojima?

Would There be a Point to a New Metal Gear Solid Game Without Hideo Kojima?

Is there a point to continuing the series without input from the man who created it?

Half-Life is a Cosmic Horror Classic – Here’s Why

Half-Life is a Cosmic Horror Classic – Here’s Why

From untold horrors lurking in the cosmos to an utter sense of insignificance in the greater scheme, Valve's shooter franchise nails these aspects flawlessly.

There Is Nothing Wrong With Sony’s Cross-Gen Approach – But Hopefully People Stop Buying New Consoles On Promises Now

There Is Nothing Wrong With Sony’s Cross-Gen Approach – But Hopefully People Stop Buying New Consoles On Promises Now

The issue isn't cross-gen games, the issue is Sony's shady marketing, and customers' inability to be even a little patient.

Intel Labs’ Image Enhancement Tech Could Have a Massive Impact on Video Game Graphics

Intel Labs’ Image Enhancement Tech Could Have a Massive Impact on Video Game Graphics

Even with diminishing returns in play, it's hard not to be excited about the potential of this technology.

What Went Wrong With Fight Night?

What Went Wrong With Fight Night?

Once one of EA's more successful franchises, now dead in the water- what the hell happened to Fight Night?

Overwatch 2 – Why You Shouldn’t be Worried About 5v5

Overwatch 2 – Why You Shouldn’t be Worried About 5v5

The acclaimed hero shooter is making a huge change in the sequel. Will it really spell disaster or blaze a new path forward for the series?

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is an Underrated Masterpiece

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is an Underrated Masterpiece

Vanillaware's adventure/strategy title flew somewhat under the radar last year. Here's what makes it such a compelling title and one of the best video game stories yet.