About Matthew Byrd
Matthew Byrd
Matthew Byrd covers the gaming industry including indies, consoles, PCs, iOS and Android apps, as well as topics related to entertainment and technology.
Will Greed Kill Cloud Gaming Before it Has a Chance?
February 22, 2020 | Matthew ByrdSome interesting things happened in the world of cloud gaming over the last couple of weeks which you may not have noticed but need to know about.
The first was the official release of Nvidia’s GeForce NOW streaming service. … Read More
Can the PS5 Survive a $500 Price Tag?
February 21, 2020 | Matthew ByrdReports indicate that Sony is struggling to finalize the PS5’s price. The data is unconfirmed at this time, but it sounds like the current costs of manufacturing a PS5 is about $450 a unit. The problem is that Sony … Read More
Can Dreams Ever Be as Successful as Minecraft?
February 16, 2020 | Matthew ByrdIt’s sometimes annoying to start every conversation about Dreams with an explanation about what Dreams is. Then again, Dreams is so ambitious and unique that you really have to make sure that everyone is on the same page whenever … Read More
Can E3 Live On as a Video Game Fan Convention?
February 13, 2020 | Matthew ByrdThis week made it clearer than it ever has been before that E3 is not (and maybe never will be again) the event that it once was.
This week, video game presenter and personality Geoff Keighley announced that he … Read More
Can Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Save EA?
January 31, 2020 | Matthew ByrdIt’s not an exaggeration to say that EA has been a controversial gaming company for most of the last 20 years.
The early 2000s saw EA transform into a publisher that increasingly relied on the popularity of a few … Read More
Should Nintendo Make a Pokemon MMO?
January 29, 2020 | Matthew ByrdIf you haven’t been paying attention to the Steam sales charts, you may not have noticed that a game called Temtem is quickly becoming one of 2020’s runaway hits.
What is Temtem? Well, there’s a lot of things you … Read More
Why The Order: 1886 Deserves a Sequel
January 27, 2020 | Matthew ByrdThere are many who feel that sequels are a blight on the entertainment industry. For every Terminator 2 and Godfather 2, you have a seemingly endless supply of uninspired follow-ups that just look to cash-in on the original installment’s … Read More
Why PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X Will Depend on Single-Player Games
January 24, 2020 | Matthew ByrdI’ve always supported single-player games, but there was a point in my life when I would actively root against multiplayer titles. There was really no good reason why, but in my mind, at that time, I saw multiplayer games … Read More
Why Did Call of Duty Dominate Video Game Sales This Decade?
January 17, 2020 | Matthew ByrdFigures compiled by the NDP Group have seemingly revealed the top-selling video games of the decade. In many ways, the list (which accounts for revenue as well as total sales) is not that surprising. Grand Theft Auto 5 and … Read More
Why Xbox Killing Console Exclusives Is a Good Thing
January 13, 2020 | Matthew ByrdHead of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty caused quite a stir recently when he revealed that the Xbox Series X will not feature any Microsoft exclusives for years to come.
What does that mean? Well, it means that for … Read More
News
Blizzard Teases Us With a Disappointing Diablo 4 Diorama Trailer
February 27, 2020 | Robert Endyo
Diablo 4 may be on some unknown horizon, but Blizzard wants to make sure you’re aware that it’s still out there. They have released (via IGN) an official trailer teaser featuring “Cannibals” with the caption “Check out the … Read More
Will Greed Kill Cloud Gaming Before it Has a Chance?
February 22, 2020 | Matthew Byrd
Some interesting things happened in the world of cloud gaming over the last couple of weeks which you may not have noticed but need to know about.
The first was the official release of Nvidia’s GeForce NOW streaming service. … Read More
Can the PS5 Survive a $500 Price Tag?
February 21, 2020 | Matthew Byrd
Reports indicate that Sony is struggling to finalize the PS5’s price. The data is unconfirmed at this time, but it sounds like the current costs of manufacturing a PS5 is about $450 a unit. The problem is that Sony … Read More
Articles
Seven, Cattails, Warbanners & More Indie Game Releases
February 27, 2020 | Frank StrevaPictured above: Cobalt WASD
I’m back with another batch of recent indie and AA releases that may have … Read More
Five Classic Games That Need to Come Back
February 22, 2020 | Robert Endyo
We all know not every game franchise can live on perpetually. Some deservedly fade away while others end abruptly because of poor sales, developers shutting down, and a host of other reasons. Sometimes games don’t even manage to reach a … Read More
Can the PS5 Survive a $500 Price Tag?
February 21, 2020 | Matthew Byrd Reports indicate that Sony is struggling to finalize the PS5’s price. The data is unconfirmed at this time, but it sounds like the current costs of manufacturing a PS5 is about $450 a unit. The problem is that Sony … Read More
Reviews
Rage 2’s use of Open-World design does not work
June 4, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Recently, I finished Rage 2. I set out in the game with the hope that it would deliver something reminiscent of the magnificence of Doom while drawing some of the enjoyable open-world aspects of an Avalanche developed game. I … Read More
PlayStation Now: Does it Need to Change to Survive?
March 25, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
In many ways, PlayStation Now is shaping up to be Sony’s biggest missed opportunity of the PS4 era.
PlayStation Now sounded like a pretty exciting service when it was first revealed in 2014. At the very least, it offered … Read More
Crackdown 3 or Anthem: Which is More Disappointing?
February 21, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
February 2019 was supposed to be one of the biggest months for games in recent memory. Headlined by titles like Metro Exodus, Crackdown 3, and Anthem, many gamers were left wondering just how they were going to play all … Read More
Opinion
Blizzard Teases Us With a Disappointing Diablo 4 Diorama Trailer
February 27, 2020 | Robert Endyo
Diablo 4 may be on some unknown horizon, but Blizzard wants to make sure you’re aware that it’s still out there. They have released (via IGN) an official trailer teaser featuring “Cannibals” with the caption “Check out the … Read More
Five Classic Games That Need to Come Back
February 22, 2020 | Robert Endyo We all know not every game franchise can live on perpetually. Some deservedly fade away while others end abruptly because of poor sales, developers shutting down, and a host of other reasons. Sometimes games don’t even manage to reach a … Read More
How to Make Anthem Better
February 12, 2020 | Robert Endyo
A couple of days ago, Bioware announced that they would now be working on a “longer-term redesign” of Anthem over the coming months. It’s no mystery that Anthem had a rough start and was often touted as one of the … Read More