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Microsoft Wants Xbox Everywhere Possible

A recent email from a Halo fan proves the point that Microsoft knows what it’s doing. Despite a severe lack of excellent IPs this console cycle, Xbox has continued to drive innovation by pushing the envelope in two major ways. The first is…

Splatoon 2 Gets Demo and Discount

Splatoon 2 has been out for a while now, but who says you can’t still build the player base? Nintendo certainly doesn’t. Splatoon 2 will be free to try through an online demo running from 3/19 at 7:00 am PT to 3/25 at…

3 Ways to Improve in Smash Ultimate

For the longest time, I played Super Smash Bros. incredibly casually. I still don’t make it out to tournaments, mostly to avoid being embarrassed by the truly talented, but I have enjoyed taking it a bit more serious. When Super Smash Bros. Ultimate released, I…

The Division 2 is Here to Save Us All

Dynamic resolutions, an exciting world, and all the comfort of a political wasteland turned war zone; We need The Division 2 now more than ever. I will be fully transparent: My hope for The Division 2 is all based on footage, gameplay previews, and…

James Gunn Back to Direct Guardians 3

After being fired for some problematic tweets that resurfaced, James Gunn has been given the reigns once again for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Right-wing conservative accounts, including Fox News and other GOP-friendly news outlets, were quick to put the…

New Pokémon Starter Getting a Funko Figure

Pikachu was released by Funko in a regular 4″ and 6″ mega pop, followed by Bulbasaur in 4″. Now, another original starter joins the growing list of Pokémon figures. In its listing for the new figure, Funko announced that while its tail…

How Nintendo Flubbed Its Mar10 Day Sales

Every year on March 10th, Nintendo creatively plays with the date to rework the day into Mar10 Day. This year, the company promised sales on 5 of its biggest Mario titles on Switch. That went very wrong quickly. Super Mario Party, Super…

Is the Traditional E3 Conference Dead?

E3 used to be the hottest week in gaming and in a lot of ways, it still is. The problem is that more and more developers are opting out of conference presentations. EA announced recently that they’d stop giving traditional conference presentations,…

Hollow Knight Collector’s Edition is Live

Hollow Knight, a beloved Metroidvania title has opened preorders for a Collector’s Edition, and it’s loaded. Hollow Knight is now available in a physical edition for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation® 4, and PC as a DRM-free disc with a Steam key, including a…

Following Anthem Flop – What do Gamers Want?

As Anthem has proven to be yet another slow debut for a AAA game, I’m left wondering what it will take for a game of this magnitude to actually do well. These are my takeaways of what gamers want from a bigtime…