Up this week: Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4, 2017) – who is Aloy and why are her lands overrun by machines? We find out in our playthrough of this popular action-adventure game. Child of Light (Switch, 2018) – travel with us to a land called Lemuria where we must help a young girl named Aurora restore…
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R.I.P. Xbox 360; Goodbye Old Friend
It is not lost on me that just a couple weeks ago I was all like Pish posh! What am I to the future of gaming? Now, as I stare at my permanently dead Xbox 360, I can’t help but wonder if the future isn’t taunting me in some manner. Truth be told, I knew…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #165
Up this week: Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4, 2017) – who is Aloy and why are her lands overrun by machines? We find out in our playthrough of this popular action-adventure game. [NEW!] Child of Light (Switch, 2018) – travel with us to a land called Lemuria where we must help a young girl named Aurora…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #164
Up this week: Child of Light (Switch, 2018) – travel with us to a land called Lemuria where we must help a young girl named Aurora restore its light and defeat the Queen of Night. [NEW!] Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (SNES, 1997) – follow along on another of Kirby’s adventures, in which our adorable pink…
Fallout 76 and ESO: A Novice’s Views – One Year Later
Last year, I dove head first and rather blindly into two massive MMOs worlds – the well-established environs of The Elder Scrolls Online and the newly irradiated landscapes of Fallout 76. After lightly sinking my teeth into both, I offered up some takes comparing these titles, and I came to the somewhat obvious conclusion that…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #163
Up this week: Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (SNES, 1997) – follow along on another of Kirby’s adventures, in which our adorable pink alien must yet again save his fellow Dream-Landers from Dark Matter! Fe (Switch, 2018) – journey with us through this beautiful, meditative adventure game where secrets abound and songs serve as communication. Not…
Impressions from the Xbox Games Showcase
After the strange debacle that was, generally, the pre-release of the Xbox One, what with Microsoft’s odd focus on it being your one-stop-shop for “entertainment” over just games (Watch TV! Interact with sports! Skype with your friends! Share videos on YouTube! Oh, and use it to play games, too. /sadtrombone), it comes as no shock…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #162
Up this week: Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (SNES, 1997) – follow along on another of Kirby’s adventures, in which our adorable pink alien must yet again save his fellow Dream-Landers from Dark Matter! Fe (Switch, 2018) – journey with us through this beautiful, meditative adventure game where secrets abound and songs serve as communication. Not…
I Am the Future of Gaming?
I couldn’t help but chuckle a little bit after reading Phil Spencer’s recent and well-meaning Xbox Wire post, “You Are the Future of Gaming.” Microsoft wants to the Xbox Series X to do well, obviously, and Mr. Spencer is an awesome salesman. The post thoughtfully enforces Xbox’s current mantra of inclusion and access — how…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #161
Up this week: Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (SNES, 1997) – follow along on another of Kirby’s adventures, in which this adorable part-alien and part-vacuum cleaner must yet again save his fellow Dream-Landers from Dark Matter! Fe (Switch, 2018) – journey with us through this beautiful, meditative adventure game where secrets abound and songs serve as…
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