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Phillips Hue Lights to Work with Xbox One?

Phillips Hue, the app-enabled color changing line of lightbulbs and similar products, may be working with Microsoft on compatibility with the Xbox One. A lot of gamers, particularly on the PC, like to have some lights set up to make their gaming…

Deck of Ashes Demo Preview

Watching an Early Access game grow into full release is a very interesting endeavor for me. I’ve seen games like Dead Cells and Slay the Spire begin with rough mechanics and unbalanced gameplay, only to come out the other side with a…

WoW’s War Mode: The Good, the Bad, and the Annoying

If you consider yourself a veteran World of Warcraft player, you’ll almost certainly remember that with the launch of the current expansion, Battle for Azeroth, realms on which world player-versus-player combat was always enabled were removed and replaced with a new system…

Kingdom Hearts III (PS4) Review

It’s been fourteen years since we saw the last mainline entry in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, and in that span of time we’ve seen six spinoffs and four collections, all just getting fans more and more excited for the inevitable third and final…

Four New Olympic Games From Sega

Almost twelve whole years ago, came the release of the first Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games. (Oh God, we are all getting old and video games remind us of how short of a time we all have left.) Friday, it…

Gearbox Reveals Borderlands 3 with New Trailer

It has been almost 5 years since Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel released back in 2014. Since then, we’ve seen re-releases of the main games, as well as rumors and hints about a sequel, but things were largely kept under wraps. As of yesterday,…

Sushi Time! (Switch) Review

A common misconception is that gamers fall into 2 categories: Casual Gamers and Hardcore Gamers. The truth is that many Hardcore Gamers play casual games as well. I mean, sometimes you just want mindless fun or less complicated mechanics. Sushi Time! from…

Today in Gaming History – Guitar Hero: Metallica

On March 29th, 2009, the world’s largest metal band became playable characters in their own Guitar Hero game. Metallica had long been spreading their brand and music into more commercial settings, but an entire Guitar Hero game at the height of the game’s popularity was…

Nintendo to Sell a Cardboard Box?

Can you sell cardboard to a human? Nintendo can. In all seriousness, Nintendo is doing something right with the Labo. The Labo is one way that Nintendo is making sure the Switch is more than just a thing under the TV that…

Electronic Arts Layoffs Indicate Internal Restructuring

2019 seems to be the year of corporate instability in the gaming industry. Hot on the heels of Activision’s mass layoff of 800 people back in February, Electronic Arts seems to be making staff cuts as well. Hope may not be lost…