About Matthew Byrd
E3 2019: Five Announcements Sony Must Make
March 27, 2019 | Matthew ByrdWith E3 coming up, it’s time to start looking at what some of the biggest companies in the world will announce. While not every major console company will be present at E3 2019, you can certainly expect all of … Read More
E3 2019: Five Announcements That Microsoft Must Make
March 27, 2019 | Matthew ByrdWith E3 coming up, it’s time to start looking at what some of the biggest companies in the world will announce. While not every major console company will be present at E3 2019, you can certainly expect all of … Read More
E3 2019: Five Announcements Nintendo Must Make
March 27, 2019 | Matthew ByrdWith E3 coming up, it’s time to start looking at what some of the biggest companies in the world will announce. While not every major console company will be present at E3 2019, you can certainly expect all of … Read More
Can Google Stadia and Cloud Services Save Single Player Games?
March 26, 2019 | Matthew ByrdPeople are scared of cloud-based game services, and we honestly understand why.
Cloud-based technology is burdened by issues. There’s the issue of whether or not you have access to an internet connection that’s fast enough to use it in the … Read More
PlayStation Now: Does it Need to Change to Survive?
March 25, 2019 | Matthew ByrdIn 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
PlayStation 5 Must be More Than “Just a Console”
March 25, 2019 | Matthew ByrdIt wasn’t that long ago (certainly at the beginning of 2019) that I would have told you the PlayStation 5 is the next-gen console I’m looking forward to most.
My reasons for giving that answer at that time were … Read More
Google Stadia: Why It’s Too Good to be True
March 20, 2019 | Matthew ByrdGoogle’s Stadia streaming service is too good to be true. The idea of almost instantly being able to access the best of modern triple-A titles wherever you are and play them on what is essentially a high-end gaming PC … Read More
Anthem and Fallout 76: Which Game Has the Better Future?
March 2, 2019 | Matthew ByrdOn the surface, Anthem and Fallout 76 don’t have a lot in common. One is a high octane action game that heavily emphasizes loot elements, and the other is a slightly more methodical survival title that’s more about exploration.
Nintendo: Are Their Modern Games Too Easy?
February 28, 2019 | Matthew Byrd | One CommentHave you played the new Yoshi’s Crafted World Switch demo? It’s a wonderful little game highlighted by colorful visuals and some genuinely inventive level design. Granted, the demo doesn’t reveal much, but it reveals quite a bit of promise.
The only problem … Read More
Why Fortnite Will Become the New Minecraft
February 27, 2019 | Matthew ByrdWhen Apex Legends was released and quickly acquired a massive userbase, some fans and industry figures wondered if this was the end of Fortnite‘s dominance. It certainly looked that way. Top Fortnite streamers were jumping ship, Fortnite‘s revenue was … Read More