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Elite Dangerous: Understanding Scale & Awe

Space is vast and as far as we know, it is infinite. We’re still finding the far reaches of space filled with planets, stars, and whatever Pluto is this week. We just don’t know how far the infinite blackness of space will…

Will Consumers Buy $70 Games or Wait for Sales?

It’s impossible to talk about a large, diverse collection of people as one collective. That said, I’m going to address a concern that will eventually impact most of the gaming community. It appears that gamers are staring $70 in the eyes as…

Is Brewster Coming to New Horizons in 2021?

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons world is busy this time of year with several holidays. We just finished up Halloween and we’re looking ahead to Present Day. Plus, mushrooms and acorns are keeping players busy as they try to acquire all the seasonal…

Demon’s Souls’ Help Videos Are Not a Substitute for Accessibility

Okay, folks, I’m going to confess something here. As a journalist bringing gaming news and entertainment to you lovely readers, I sometimes poke around to other outlets to see what other professionals are writing about. I particularly do this when it comes…

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Multiplayer First Impressions

Unequivocally one of the most popular gaming franchises of all time, it seems like Call of Duty is always ahead of the FPS curve. Landing millions of loyal annual buyers and a consistent player base in the millions, it’s maintained relevance for over…

Best Spin-Off Nintendo Titles

There’s a new Legend of Zelda game coming out shortly, but it’s not what you might think. Instead of Breath of the Wild 2, Nintendo surprised everyone with Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Instead of the normal dungeon-crawling, cucco kicking adventures we know, this game…

W Series To Join F1 As Support Race Series

Believe it or not, but behind all the articles on F1 2020, tracking my telemetry, and general motorsport I’ve been exposed to, I’m not that excited by it. I still think F1 can be like watching someone repeatedly throwing a brick at a brick…

Not Every Game Needs A Do-Over

It’s launch week for a new generation of consoles, as we see the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 hit store shelves. Alternately, we’re also seeing them fly off of shelves, in most places. My coworker Keiran remarked not to worry about…

Low Stock Makes Series X/S Launch Feel Lackluster

It’s hard to talk about a console launch when you don’t have one yet. Still, that’s where many fans and some critics find themselves. Yesterday was the first day Xbox Series X/S consoles hit shelves but they really didn’t. With many stores…

Watch Dogs: Legion – Risky Ambition

Video games are boring and safe. There is no risk in another highly anticipated war shooter, depressing hell full of sad people, another obliquely named “action-adventure,” and the same old open world. Yell about one JRPG until it is remastered, I’ll show you…