Gaming has been around a long time, as have many of us who enjoy games as a proper hobby. We’ve a great many changes and shifts in the gaming market over our many years, but one of the most significant is one that has been nearly all-encompassing yet hasn’t delivered on the industry’s most important…
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Halo: Campaign Evolved Won’t Have Online PvP
A lot of info about Halo: Campaign Evolved over the past few days, Proper gameplay was shown, comparison videos have been made, and it’s coming to PlayStation (how crazy is that?)! But, there will apparently be one big negative: no online competitive multiplayer.
Spooktober 2025: The Alters and Deadline Dread
Released earlier this year, The Alters is an intriguing game. Part exploration/discovery, part survival, part base-builder, it puts players in the shoes of a “lone wanderer” of a different sort. Admittedly, it pushes the boundaries of Spooktober, as it’s not particular scary. Or…is it? Being stranded alone on an alien world could be considered quite…
Xbox Hardware Mostly Unavailable in Europe
In a past news post, I speculated that Microsoft secretly wants out of the console business and is purposely driving customers away from Xbox in order to make the move less messy. It’s only my pet theory, but I think it’d go a long way towards explaning the baffling string of decisions made regarding the…
Xbox Game Pass Discount Scrapped on All Games and DLC Purchases
With every move it makes this year, my suspicion that Microsoft is looking to scrap the Xbox label grows stronger. Seriously, tell me how any of these decisions make the brand more attractive to potential customers. First and foremost, no good first-party games despite buying up half the AAA industry. Second, the price hikes on…
Costco Removes Xbox Products After Latest Price Increase
“Unprecedented” is a really good word to describe the current console generation. While there have certainly been many great games released since the debut of PS5 and Xbox Series consoles, they haven’t made the same kind of difference that past hardware has, which many have found disappointing to say the least. Even more so the…
Between the Soulful and the Soulless Lies South of Midnight
Upon starting South of Midnight, players are met with some cautionary words. First is that this might not be the game for you if you have a strong fear of spiders. It’s a fair warning, as both literal and figurative spiders, and the things that spiders do best, are strewn throughout the game. The second…
HCS To Retire Halo Infinite This Year
Halo Studios has announced that Halo Infinite will be retired from the HCS esports circuit after the championship this year. It also seems that there will be no HCS in 2026 in order to make presparations for the next Halo title. This was inevitable, perhaps, but it’s still surprising to see the game being brought…
Arkane Studios Founder Slams GamePass After Microsoft’s Massive Cuts
One of my takes that’s absolutely aged like milk over the past couple of years was that GamePass was a good thing. More and more often I keep coming back to that position and wondering why I ever held it. Not only has it been doing to gaming what Netflix and the like have done…
Lost Odyssey, It’s Not You, It’s Me
Technically speaking, there’s very little wrong with Lost Odyssey. While it has some negative aspects of a nearly twenty-year-old RPG, it’s a solid experience that’s extremely well-executed. The story is great, the soundtrack is amazing, the characters are convincing, and the game’s turn-based combat is sound. So why in the name of all that is…
VIRTUAL BASTION 