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Pick a Lane? Mate, Sony Can’t Even Find the Car Park
Whatever you say about the last few months, I think we can all come to the same conclusion about the gaming industry: we’re living in insane times right now. Yes, Sony has taken a lot of heat for its approach to physical media. However, we have to cut the bull…
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ScreenTime Plus: Announcement
When I set out to create ScreenTime Plus, I did so with one intention: something curated, account-free, and privacy-minded by design which also gives fans a voice. I believe what’s been built has now established exactly that. Writing sits at the very core of my creative work — but I’m…
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Don’t Step On That Rake: Microsoft Already Has the Ammo to Kill Day-One Game Pass
Xbox, you don’t want to step on that rake. Strong rumours are circling that day-one Game Pass games could be a thing of the past from next year. In my opinion, when you look at what Xbox has done with cloud streaming and how they’ve restricted it, there is a…
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Does Sony Have the Stomach to Do Right By Its Own IP?
Hearing the news about Killzone is a step in the right direction for Sony. Say what you want about their actions of late — they do have the IP to really keep fans tied to their platform if they are willing to utilise it. It certainly looks like they are,…
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Physint Say It Ain’t So: Kojima’s ‘PS6 Title’ Is Now an Xbox Game
The first PS6 title that was announced with Kojima is now being published on Xbox. If there was ever going to be a time where PlayStation was going to have to decide to pull the plug due to the increased expense of the Physint project, that call was going to…
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The Zelda graphics we all dreamed of
Are you awake Link? In the days before the original Nintendo Switch launch. There were concepts about how the next Zelda could look in terms of graphics and art style. Having watched Zelda’s 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct yesterday. I had to smile at what I was witnessing. Because we’re very…
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Why I am excited for 1666 Amsterdam
Ever since Assassin’s Creed debuted in the gaming industry. I have been hooked on this franchise and the concept that Patrice Désilets created. I have followed his work in the gaming industry for a long time. When I saw what he had coming in terms of a new vision for…
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Could Nintendo steal the spotlight?
It’s September which basically means that a Nintendo Direct is going to take place and a sleeping giant could finally be awakened. We are now at year’s end. We spoke in a previous article at the beginning of the year about how Nintendo will up the ante in terms of…
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PlayStation backtracking isn’t enough
It’s been a productive time in the gaming industry as of late. I think it’s clear, XBOX are now ramping up their ambitions in the console hardware space going into the next generation with Project Helix. After Sony’s attitude towards physical media. They can smell blood. Of course, XBOX has…
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A more balanced future for XBOX
I talked recently about XBOX needing to find the ‘right balance’ for them as a platform a few articles ago. I think with the initiative that they announced today with disc to digital, they’re certainly stepping in the right direction. And that’s a direction where fans are heard even if…
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‘No Law’ is a Cyberpunk game to watch
For anyone who was a Cyberpunk fan. And for anyone who even has an interest in ‘The Ascent’ which was published by Krafton. No Law is a game set again in a Cyberpunk world where you are free to practically do what you want. The game is going to be…