I’ve found it easy over the years to rag on Nintendo for the stunning lack of quality of its online services. Nintendo just struggles when it comes to internet functionality, and they’re certainly still lagging behind their competitors even now. Still though, they’ve made progress, and that should be noted too. I don’t know if…
Author: Hatm0nster
Starfield’s Pre-Load Date Has Emerged
No need for any preamble with this one, I think. Starfield will be ready for pre-load on August 9th. …It’s not out until September 6, but at least you can (almost) have it a month in advance. I…honestly don’t really understand this one. Why exactly would you want an unplayable game sitting on your hard…
Demon’s Tilt: Finally a Proper Pinball Simulator
Okay, so I’m actually really late to the party on this one. Demon’s Tilt came out all the way back in 2018, and I only just recently found out about it. I’m a little disappointed that it took this long for it to get on my radar, but hey that just means I get to…
PS Users Finally Get a Witcher 3 Demo…If They Have PS Plus Premium
This one is pretty self-explanatory, I think. As part of the latest round of additions to Sony’s Playstation Plus Premium online service, user can now play a demo of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition. Some are complaining about this, and I can understand the sentiment, but personally I’m just confused as to…
When Top-Tier Rewards Don’t Feel Top-Tier
As my gaming time has naturally reduced over the years, I’ve found myself having to be a bit more careful about how I bother going for the penultimate rewards for sidequests and such. This is purely anecdotal, but it still seems to me that it’s often not worth it to go for the best weapon,…
Ubisoft Gives Players Another Reason to Hate Its Online ‘Service’
Apparently, Ubisoft account owners have started getting ominous emails stating that they need to, in effect, sign in or else. When questioned about these messages, Ubisoft revealed the users who don’t sign in regularly can actually risk losing their Ubisoft account and all their games with it. Yikes.
Indie is the Future for Older Gamers
This past weekend, I had the chance to attend BitSummit 2023. It’s an event sort of similar to Independent Games Festival, but smaller in scale. It’s all about the indies here, and seeing all the creativity on display was really a sight to behold. Seriously, I saw so many cool ideas this weekend, lots of…
Xbox, PlayStation Sign a Call of Duty Deal
It looks like the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft will indeed be happening at some point. The deal took a major step forward this week thanks to a new deal between PlayStation and Xbox regarding Call of Duty. The long and short of it is this: Call of Duty will (for at least a while)…
Final Fantasy XVI is Kind of Incredible!
Though I’ve played a handful of Final Fantasy games over the years, I’m not sure that I can call myself a Final Fantasy fan per se. Fans, I feel, are more dedicated and more passionate in their feelings regarding their favorite series, I think. Still, perhaps I can at least call myself an “enjoyer” of…
PUBG is Getting New Arcade Mode, Compares It to CS:GO
As those who’ve been in the gaming scene for a while know, before Fortnite launched the battle royale craze that once threatened to consume the entire FPS genre, there was PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). There was also DayZ: King of the Kill before that, but it was PUBG that primed the addicting format for Fortnite’s mainstream…
VIRTUAL BASTION 