About Robert Endyo
DLC and the Death of Expansions
September 18, 2019 | Robert EndyoI was recently asked “What is your favorite DLC?” and I immediately jumped back to some of my favorite expansions like Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Half-Life: Opposing Force, and Homeworld: Cataclysm. I then noticed many other people were referencing … Read More
Can Homeworld 3 Succeed in Reviving the Franchise?
September 16, 2019 | Robert EndyoWith the recent announcement of Homeworld 3, we’re seeing the ultimate culmination of an effort to revive a franchise. Game franchises usually don’t last forever. Some rarely make it into “trilogy” territory. Others disappear after a single game. However, … Read More
How Many Gaming Subscriptions Will You Have?
September 11, 2019 | Robert EndyoSubscription services for games are becoming immensely popular. While services like Gamefly have been around for quite a while, the growth of digital-only services has been a more recent endeavor – and one that has caught on across multiple game … Read More
Are we in a Space Sim Renaissance?
September 9, 2019 | Robert EndyoIt may be because of the popularity of Elite: Dangerous and Star Citizen starting 2012 and their ever-growing high profile status going forward, but the trend of taking players into space has certainly caught on. Recently, I played Rebel … Read More
Homeworld 3 Announced… with Crowdfunding?
August 30, 2019 | Robert EndyoToday, the announcement of Homeworld 3 rocked longtime fans of the series. It has been nearly 16 years since the last proper release in the Homeworld franchise. While Deserts of Kharak certainly fit the narrative and was good, it … Read More
How Long Do Games Have to Be?
August 9, 2019 | Robert EndyoThroughout my life, my expectations for game length has inverted. When I was a kid, if I completed a game in a matter of hours and had no reason to ever play it again, that was a disaster. I didn’t get … Read More
Bring Back the Real-time Strategy Epic
August 6, 2019 | Robert Endyo
The real-time strategy genre was once a cornerstone of the PC gaming world. As the age of 3D acceleration dawned, their popularity started to waver. However, in this period, developers started expanding on the relatively lean story elements that these … Read More
Game Difficulty Doesn’t Matter Anymore
July 31, 2019 | Robert EndyoGame difficulty has been a hot topic on both ends of the spectrum recently. On one side, the popularity of the “Soulslike” genre has caused an outcry for an “easy mode” that would make these sorts of games more accessible. … Read More
Where Have All The Stealth Games Gone?
July 26, 2019 | Robert EndyoThe game genre of “stealth” has been limited in recent years. Popular franchises like Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, Thief, Deus Ex, and Sly Cooper have been laid to rest or dormant for a while now. Nearly the entire future … Read More
Star Citizen Alpha 3.6 is Live
July 23, 2019 | Robert EndyoAnother yearly quarter has come and gone and that means it’s time for another Star Citizen patch release. While this patch may not be as flashy as 3.5 with its introduction of the massive city-planet ArcCorp, it does deliver … Read More