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Darkside Detective Added to Prime Gaming

The very least I can say about this week’s edition of Prime Gaming round ups, it will be short. I do enjoy doing the articles for the start of the month, but sometimes that start can be a Thursday, and it screws up our schedule…

WoW: Shadowlands Has Been Delayed

Folks, I’m going to be brutally honest with you right out of the gate. It’s going to be unusually difficult for me to remain as objective and impartial as I can be in the wake of this announcement. Even so, I shall…

Cyberpunk 2077 Management Reneges on Crunch Promises

CD Projekt Red and the forthcoming Cyberpunk 2077 is making headlines and garnering traction among gaming journalists and pundits again, and not in a good way. The short version is pithily summarised in a Tweet from Jason Schreier, gaming reporter for Bloomberg:…

Pikuniku Free On Epic Games Store

This Monday I didn’t do news, was I ill? Monday, Zoë wrote about The Sims 4 finally get something that should have been in the game from the get-go. Tuesday, I spoke about Yakuza (7): Like A Dragon getting an earlier release since the…

Insomniac Angers Fans with Spider-Man Remastered Changes

In a bewildering move, Insomniac Games has revealed a new Peter Parker model for the upcoming remastered version of Marvel’s Spider Man for the Playstation 5 launch. The original portrayal from John Bubniak has switched to Ben Jordan, as Insomniac’s Community Director James…

Apple & Epic Request Bench Trial Rather Than Jury

I’ve not kept it secret: I’m not impartial on the Epic Games Vs. Apple Inc. case that arose in mid-August. Both of them can, as I often use as a turn of phrase, get right in the bin. Yes, I still do the weekly free…

EA Play Coming to Xbox Game Pass

We knew that EA Play was coming for Xbox Game Pass this year. Many assumed it would be later this year. As it turns out, that’s still true for PC gamers. Console gamers, however, will get their hands on the large library…

Prime Gaming Loot – October 2020

Sometimes I have a glimmer of hope that Prime Gaming will trot out something worthwhile, then I get a glimpse of what is to come for the next month. Hope is sometimes not advised. That is why no one had hope for WWE…

Yakuza: Like A Dragon Releasing Early; Next Year For PS5

Over the last 5-6 years, the Yakuza series has become a standout franchise with spin-offs, sequels, prequels, and remasters all throughout this past generation of gaming. I have no secret of my love for my loveable hero with a brick for a face, his adopted daughter, and…

The Sims 4 Getting 100+ New Skin Tones in December 2020

On September 23rd, The Sims 4 team came forward with an announcement pertaining to the next steps of their previous commitment to improving skin tones and hairstyles for Black sims in-game. This commitment came in the wake of years of critiques and…