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The Ehs and Ohs from the Xbox Games Showcase 2023

Another week, another showcase! This time round it was Microsoft showing off all its upcoming Xbox goodies. This included a 45-minute dive into Starfield, which was a thing in and of itself. This game remains one of my most-anticipated, and that hasn’t changed. (My birthday is right around the time it releases, so happy birthday…

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Xbox Isn’t Planning a Mid-Gen Console Upgrade. Good.

As part of the deluge of announcements to come out of Summer Games Fest, Microsoft announced that it currently has not plans for a mid-generation console. That’s really all there is to it, and, frankly, I’m glad. I really didn’t like that we had mid-gen consoles in the first place.

Revisiting Neverwinter

In the latter half of 2018, I became obsessed with the MMO Neverwinter. Actually, it may be more accurate to say that I became obsessed with its characters, classes, and leveling; because once I max-leveled a character in each of its available classes, my general interest fizzled. Oh, I tried my hand at a few…

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A Pirate’s Life for Me?

TL;DR Eh, probably not. But it was somewhat fun while it lasted! When my household first dipped into Game Pass, Sea of Thieves almost immediately went on the “play later” list, along with several other multiplayer offerings. Like so many other live service games, this one came with its own story of redemption. After a…

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Fable III Co-Op: Better Late Than Never?

With a some extra time on our hands over the recent holiday weekend, my household dug a little further into some multiplayer options through Game Pass. We steered clear of MMOs and looked for local multiplayer and co-op options. In doing so, a huge surprise rose to the top: Fable III. “Wait, WHAT?” was my…

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Halo Inifinite Technically Already Has Splitscreen Co-op…For Now

Recently, 343i announced that they are cancelling the long-awaited splitscreen co-op mode, despite initial promises and fan disappointment. However, it is technically in the game right now, and accessible thanks to a certain glitch. Will it be available for much longer, probably not considering that the developer doesn’t want it in the game, so check…

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Lasting Impressions from a Big Week for Games

June 6th to the 14th was a big week for games. In lieu of E3, fans of video games received a plethora of different gaming panels, events, and reveals via various streams, from the familiar Summer Game Fest event hosted by the familiar Geoff Keighley, to the wild and crazy antics of Devolver Digital, to…

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