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Steam Can Now Help You Decide What To Play
February 13, 2020 | Robert EndyoToday Steam announced the “Play Next” experiment that uses an algorithm to help you decide what games you should play. This process uses similar technology to the Interactive Recommender Valve released some time ago. While I’ve … 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
Was the PS4 the Undisputed Console War Winner?
January 8, 2020 | Matthew ByrdDespite the assurances of fanboys everywhere, there is rarely a “winner” of the console wars. Usually, we determine the winner by overall sales (at least if you’re trying to use a somewhat neutral metric), but even that system has … Read More
The 10 Best Co-Op Games of 2019
January 3, 2020 | Matthew ByrdLooking for a game to play with others that doesn’t force you to compete with your friends? You’re looking for one of the best co-op games of 2019.
It’s been a great year for co-op titles, which is somewhat … Read More
10 Most Underrated Games of 2019
December 30, 2019 | Matthew ByrdConsidering that 2019 wasn’t exactly the most bountiful year in video game history, you’d think that every great game that came out would attract the appropriate level of attention. Yet again, though, we’re left with a series of titles … Read More