Well,here we are at the end of the year with one last bit of industry news. It’s kind of a shame to be ending things with a negative story, but that’s just how these things go I suppose. The story: Activision’s latest bundle for CoD: Black Ops 6 is causing more than a few players…
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Listmas 2024: Favorite Games for the Christmas Season
Well, Christmas has come and gone again, and all that’s left is to enjoy the last little bit of quiet before the new year arrives. Between the parties, gatherings and get-togethers, what games do you like to play as you sit back and enjoy the quiet moments here at the end of the year? Do…
Now SEGA is Considering Launching a Gaming Subscription Service
Now that publishers and storefronts are being forced to admit that we’re not really buy- ing our games anymore, it seems that they’re becoming more willing to go even further into the world of subscriptions and streaming. Xbox has already been doing it for years, and now it seems SEGA wants to get in on…
Listmas 2024: Look Who’s Come for Christmas Dinner!
While games are good primarily due to good gameplay, good characters are a large part of what makes a game fun and memorable. Getting to know them is often as interesting as the overarching story itself, and I dare say many of us have thought about who we’d like to hang out with IRL were…
Future Press Announces Massive Metaphor Re:Fantazio Guide
As most JRPG fans are sure to know by now, Atlus has once again managed to knock it oout of the park with its new IP: Metaphor Re: Fantazio. Sure, it might be Persona or Shin Megami Tensei by yet another name, but hey, it works. The thing is, though, the game is absolutely massive,…
Listmas 2024 – Villain Teams That Just Work
Good friendships and camaraderie among good-aligned characters are pretty common in gaming. Developers tend to want us to like our virtual friends, so they tend to make them as likable and interesting as possible. And, it works. We’ve already gone through several lists of great protagonist characters these past couple of weeks. Villains, however, are…
Croc Remaster Gets Delayed to 2025
Game delays are extremely common these days, to the point where we practically expect to hear at least one delay announced for any given project. It’s always kind of disappointing to hear, but better to have come out later and finished than for it to arrive earlier as an unfinished mess, right? Still, it’s a…
Listmas 2024 – Friendship Goals in Games
For us players, having fun and interesting characters to pal around with is something that can easily enhance any game. However, it’s just as fun to watch best friends do their thing completely independent of us too. There’s just something about knowing that our virtual companions have lives of their own too, you know? So,…
Xbox ‘Avowed’ Announcement Sparks New Physical Media Debate
Recently, Microsoft announced several editions for Avowed, the newest game being made by Obsidian. While they all had goodies that people are sure to like, none actually included the game on an actual disc, and that’s got fans of physical media upset. Truly, it looks like Microsoft has given up on physical media altogether, and…
Listmas 2024: Gaming’s Best Buddies
At last the Christmas season has come again, and so has Listmas, one of our longest- running traditions here at Virtual Bastion! As Cary explained earlier this week, this year we’re looking at the best gifts in gaming: all the friends, allies and companions we’ve gotten to journey with over the years. As fun as…
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