Sony, Xbox, and the Activision Showdown: Intentions Laid Bare
Life is starting to imitate art as the high stakes battle between Microsoft and Sony for control of Activision Blizzard is playing out like a video game boss fight with […]
Xbox Game Pass: Cannibalization or Investment?
Microsoft’s blockbuster acquisition efforts for Activision Blizzard have generated many interesting conversations about the future of video games, with industry experts and gamers alike pondering the ideas and impacts of […]
The Return of GoldenEye: The Game, But Not the Experience
There are iconic games that define their generation, and then there is GoldenEye… arguably one of the greatest games to come out of the Nintendo 64 era. And after all […]
Getting Ugly? Xbox, Sony, Call of Duty, and the Challenging Truth About “Blessing Our Enemies”
Well… that didn’t take long. Microsoft’s massive acquisition of Activision Blizzard was not expected to endear them to Sony, but since the relationship between the two companies has typically demonstrated […]
When Halo Gives us Lemons: The Cancelling of Couch Co-op and Dealing With Disappointment
No, no, no, no, no… of all the gaming news I didn’t want, this ranks at the top of the list. After promising on MULTIPLE occasions that split-screen co-op would […]
Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 2022: An Uncompromising Starfield (Part 3: Pergamos/Rev. 2)
Both Microsoft and Bethesda had a lot riding on their showcase this summer… between Microsoft’s spending frenzy to acquire some of the hottest developers on the planet (such as Bethesda) […]
When Xbox Met Samsung: A Future Without Consoles? (Part 2: Ephesus/Rev. 2)
For everyone who was wondering what a future looks like in which console gaming exists WITHOUT the actual console, the future is NOW. The first steps into this brave new […]
The Master Chief Collection is STILL Getting Updates?!!: Choosing What We “Download” (James 4)
Many developers “say” they are going to continue to support their game after launch, but what they really mean is they will provide a couple of bug patches and throw […]
Xbox and the Activision Acquisition: Commitment Confirmed (Part 1)
Love them or hate them, Xbox has done the unthinkable this week by making one of the largest acquisition decisions in entertainment history… Microsoft is purchasing Activision Blizzard, a group […]
The Halo Series X We DIDN’T Get: Dealing With Disappointment (Numbers 11)
So… that did NOT go well. We had TWO chances to preorder the special edition Halo Infinite Xbox Series X console, and we got SOOOO very close. We were online […]
Finding God in Video Games 