Battle Passes – Buy or Pass?
The use of battle passes in gaming is a relatively modern practice. The first well-known use of such a practice was with Dota 2’s Compendium in 2013 for The International. This…
Are the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X Controllers “Boring?”
With the reveal of the PlayStation 5 DualSense and the previous reveal of the Xbox Series X controller, two major pieces of the next-gen puzzle have found their place in…
What Makes Doom Eternal So Great?
Four years ago, Doom had nothing to lose and everything to gain. The perception of the series after Doom 3’s mediocre release and the franchise’s subsequent hiatus left few people…
Doom Eternal’s Battlemode is Actually Great
Recently you may have read that Doom Eternal deserves a better multiplayer mode. The argument made is that classic deathmatch is a staple of the first-person shooter genre and one…
What Makes Outer Wilds Great – and Why I Gave Up On It
There are plenty of 2019 “Game of the Year” lists out there that contain Outer Wilds. It was even nominated for the GDC Game of the Year. Mobius Digital’s unique…
Raid Shadow Legends Twitter Account Claims They Do Not Sponsor Anyone *Updated*
**Update** Now the repeated claim is being walked back as a "confusing and one sided reply." Apparently the very clear statement of "we do not sponsor" wasn't the message they…
Blizzard Teases Us With a Disappointing Diablo 4 Diorama Trailer
https://youtu.be/ttVSp712Ed0 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…
Five Classic Games That Need to Come Back
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…
How to Make Anthem Better
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…
Can Valve’s First “3” Be Portal 3?
Nearly nine years ago we were once against tossed into the broken down laboratories of Aperture Science with Portal 2. The game followed up a franchise introduction that practically created the bar for…
Doom Eternal Is More Than It Seems
I’ve pored over quite a bit of Doom Eternal content lately in anticipation of the upcoming release and a lot is going on. Following up on one of the most…
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Playing a Game vs. Watching a Playthrough
I recently saw a poll on twitter asking the question “Can you be a fan of a game if you’ve only watched a playthrough of it?” The results were a…