Three Lessons The Nintendo Switch Has Taught to the World

A recent report revealed that the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console fo August – in the United States – and has been the best-selling console for four of the last six months.

Even though the Switch’s “new kid … Read More

Can Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds Save the Xbox?

Whenever you refer to the Xbox One as a failure, it’s important to put that statement into context.

No, the Xbox One’s reported 26 million units sold doesn’t make it a failure. It doesn’t make it the top selling … Read More

Will The Nintendo Switch Be The Hottest Holiday Console?

2017 has been a great year for video games.

In fact,  some are already making the argument that this is the best year for video game releases in the last 10 years or so. Between PC hits like Player … Read More

Why Won’t Sony Support Console Cross-Play?

Cross-play, as it relates to gaming, is an abbreviation for cross platform play. Simply put, it means that if you own one console (say a Sony PlayStation 4) you have the ability to play games online with or against … Read More

Is Xbox One X The Least Desirable Console Ever?

The Xbox One X is seemingly destined to fail, and Microsoft will have no one to blame but themselves when that happens.

Across the internet, gamers are gawking at Microsoft’s recent Gamescom 2017 presentation and trying to figure out what … Read More

Does Console Gaming Have a Frame Rate Problem?

More powerful gaming consoles have historically been a good thing. That might seem like an incredibly obvious statement, but it’s worth pointing out that many of most revolutionary games of all-time earned that status because they were released on … Read More

Will Next Gen Consoles Cross the $499 Mark?

It’s hard not to look at the Xbox One X and feel a little bit of sticker shock. Yes, Microsoft told us that the console will be a premium product for a premium price, but they also waited until … Read More

Is the Xbox One X a Next-Gen Console in Disguise?

When Microsoft released a hype video for something called Project Scorpio during E3 2016, they triggered the kind of discussion that such mysterious announcements at such major events are meant to trigger.

Nobody knew exactly what Project Scorpio was, … Read More

Project Scorpio Should Have Been the Next Xbox

In just a couple of months at E3 2017, Microsoft is going to formally reveal their upgraded take on the Xbox One that has thus far been referred to as Project Scorpio. Even though Microsoft has yet to officially unveil … Read More

Did Microsoft Invest in the Wrong Exclusives?

Let’s get one thing out of the way right now. Microsoft is not in financial trouble. Microsoft is very richer. They are richer than you, richer than me, and richer than several fine countries in the world. It’s hard … Read More

Game Pass is the Best Reason to Own an Xbox

When it comes to technological advances, being first doesn’t always mean that much. Look at the Oculus Rift. That device’s Kickstarter campaign basically reinvigorated the entire idea of virtual reality gaming and created a template for how the concept … Read More

Microsoft Can’t Save Xbox by Themselves

Recently, an Xbox fan took to Twitter to ask Head of Xbox Phil Spencer whether or not Microsoft is going to make any good exclusives for Xbox One. Spencer’s response to the question was professional and encouraging.

“I feel very … Read More

It’s Time To Abandon Video Game Discs

It’s hard to believe that the year 2017 is almost upon us. It’s even harder to believe that we are almost in the year 2017, and the video game industry is still dependent upon physical discs.

As the film, … Read More

“Free” is the Future of Video Game Marketing

Earlier this year, Cacpom shocked the world by releasing a releasing a free demo of Resident Evil 7.

That sounds like an odd statement, doesn’t it? After all, video game demos have been a part of the industry for … Read More

Xbox One’s Best Year Wasn’t Good Enough

There has never been a better time to own an Xbox One.

Between the launch of the Xbox One S (the best piece of gaming hardware released this year), an E3 presentation that finally found a nice balance between … Read More

Sony Shows That They’re Still All About The Games

In years gone by, Sony’s annual PlayStation Experience event was little more than a way for the studio to celebrate everything PlayStation with the console’s biggest fans. This year, the event was a declaration of war.

Perhaps someone at … Read More

2016 In Gaming: It Was A Bad Year For…

With the good comes the bad. It may have been a great year to be a gamer, but these were things that threatened to bring 2016 down.

It was a bad year for…

No Man’s Sky

It feels … Read More

Why One of The Year’s Best Games Isn’t Selling

Titanfall 2 isn’t just a great game; it’s a modern video game miracle.

Modest sales aside, the original Titanfall was a disappointment. The game that was supposed to be Xbox One’s killer app ended up serving as a decent shooter … Read More

Microsoft Has No Choice But To Bring VR To Xbox

About a year ago, video game manufacturers had the luxury of asking themselves whether they believed in virtual reality or not. If they did, it was a good time to start making plans for a future that included VR. … Read More

Even Doubters Must Respect The Xbox’s Recent Success

Recently, Microsoft announced that the Xbox One was the best-selling console for September in both the U.S. and UK markets. This marks the third month in a role the Xbox One has been the top seller in the U.S.

… Read More