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Destiny 2, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Defining the Fun in Grinding

Destiny 2, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Defining the Fun in Grinding

What constitutes a "fun" grind? What makes for a "dull" grind? Is grinding even all that bad?

Rumored PSN Username Changes Could Be Yet Another Example of Sony Fixing Mistakes Ahead of PS5

Rumored PSN Username Changes Could Be Yet Another Example of Sony Fixing Mistakes Ahead of PS5

Sony is, yet again, reportedlty taking care of the problem to clear the deck ahead of the inevitable PS5 launch.

Open World Busywork: Why All The Checklists?

Open World Busywork: Why All The Checklists?

With open world games getting bigger and prettier, what contributes to "true" freedom in their gameplay?

Sony’s Quick Redressal of the Cross Platform Play Problem Demonstrates Why It Is The Market Leader

Sony’s Quick Redressal of the Cross Platform Play Problem Demonstrates Why It Is The Market Leader

Sony has the agility and foresight of a true market leader.

EA Should Learn From Sony’s Excellent Development of New Single Player IP

EA Should Learn From Sony’s Excellent Development of New Single Player IP

EA can learn a thing or two from the console market leader.

Sony, Nintendo, Classic Consoles are Fine—But What About Backwards Compatibility?

Sony, Nintendo, Classic Consoles are Fine—But What About Backwards Compatibility?

Nintendo and Sony are chasing the “Classic” consoles money, but ignoring a far more important issue on hand.

Spider-Man Has One of the Best Video Game Villains We’ve Seen In Years

Spider-Man Has One of the Best Video Game Villains We’ve Seen In Years

The big bad in Spidey steals the show.

Dead Cells – The Vibrancy of Killing

Dead Cells – The Vibrancy of Killing

Killing stuff in Dead Cells but what keeps us coming back to continue our murderous sprees?

Will Spider-Man Be The Highest Selling PlayStation Exclusive of All Time?

Will Spider-Man Be The Highest Selling PlayStation Exclusive of All Time?

Can Marvel’s Spider-Man conquer the PlayStation throne?

Wordless Games – Communicating Gameplay Without Words

Wordless Games – Communicating Gameplay Without Words

How do some games relay so much information without needing words?

Could Sony Be Saving Cross-Console Play For Damage Control Situations For PS5?

Could Sony Be Saving Cross-Console Play For Damage Control Situations For PS5?

Sony's current policy on crossplay is dumb but it kind of makes sense in the long run.

Xbox All Access Could Give Xbox Scarlett A Major Advantage Next Generation

Xbox All Access Could Give Xbox Scarlett A Major Advantage Next Generation

Xbox All Access may be a clever, long term play by Microsoft.

Octopath Traveler and Nintendo Switch’s Triumph in July’s NPD Is A Reminder to the Game Industry

Octopath Traveler and Nintendo Switch’s Triumph in July’s NPD Is A Reminder to the Game Industry

The success of Octopath is another reminder that quality single player games will sell well.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition – 5 Reasons to Revisit

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition – 5 Reasons to Revisit

Whether you played it briefly or finished Honor Mode, there's plenty of reasons to come back to Larian's RPG hit.

Who Has The Upper Hand This Holiday: PS4, Xbox One, or Switch?

Who Has The Upper Hand This Holiday: PS4, Xbox One, or Switch?

The three consoles get ready to do battle this Holiday season, but which one will come out on top?

Can Naughty Dog Top God of War With The Last of Us Part 2?

Can Naughty Dog Top God of War With The Last of Us Part 2?

The bar has been raised by Santa Monica's latest game for everyone else- including Naughty Dog.

The “One Year Later” Genre – Examining Games That Improved Later

The “One Year Later” Genre – Examining Games That Improved Later

Some games ship relatively underbaked but their true potential tends to shine much later.

Sony, What Happened To Resistance?

Sony, What Happened To Resistance?

After an amazing trilogy, where is the next big game in the Resistance franchise?

Fallout 76 and What Makes A “Real” Fallout Game

Fallout 76 and What Makes A “Real” Fallout Game

Does a huge open world with scripted characters and scenarios make a true Fallout game? Or is it something else entirely?

God of War Is The Latest Example of Sony’s Increasingly Nintendo Style First Party Game Strategy

God of War Is The Latest Example of Sony’s Increasingly Nintendo Style First Party Game Strategy

The power of a compelling first party lineup.