There has been a small but sometimes loud vocal group that’s often called out for the end of exclusivity of games on consoles. They’re not always agreeing on exactly this should mean, as many say only third party exclusives should be scrapped while others wish to see an end to all exclusives regardless...
If you grew up in the United Kingdom during the 1980s and first of the 90s, you’ll know the name Ocean Software. They were one of the biggest developers and publishers in Europe and they churned out a shit tonne of games for pretty much any system that was ever available. Originally founded as a ....
Embracer Group has hit troubling times. They are one of the largest third party publishers in the gaming industry, yet you may not know it. That’s because unlike EA or Ubisoft for example, Embracer Group don’t publish games under their own. Embracer Group are more like Take-Two Interactive whom own Rock...
Both the Commodore 64 (C64) and the Commodore Amiga have a huge soft spot in the hearts of many retro gamers here in Europe where micro computers was the main form of gaming in the 1980s as opposed to Japan and North America where it was mainly Atari and Nintendo consoles. However, in 1994 due ...
Xbox head Phil Spencer during the FTC investigation into Microsoft purchasing Activision Blizzard has stated that he expects the next generation of consoles to come in 2028. That’s a pretty scary thought to think that Microsoft and I assume Sony already have dates in mind for when to get the successor h...
The Nintendo Switch is obviously not very powerful compared to any other console on the market. In fact, there’s better and more powerful handhelds on the market though these are designed around PC gaming on the go, whereas the Switch is a console through and through. With each year passing the hardware...
E3 is no more. Although the ESA claims that there’s no final decisions about whether or not they are to hold E3 next year, when the LA City Tourism Board of Commissioners come out and say that both 2024 and 2025 have been cancelled, that seems to suggest that yes, E3 is no more. Perhaps ...
Update: Oh My!… What the hell was that trailer/gameplay video Nintendo uploaded earlier this week? It’s just embarrassing! No wonder Nintendo felt the need to shadow drop the initial announcement. It’s just bad. So bad, they didn’t even do a second trailer for the Direct. Original: So that was really ra...
This is my third attempt at writing my thoughts on the Direct that took place yesterday. At first I was just going to give my thoughts on the most interesting of games that were announced, and I’ll still do that to a degree. But when you look at the run up to this Direct and ...
There once was a time when every publisher and console maker wanted their own mascot. Nintendo’s Mario exploded with popularity after the launch of Super Mario Bros, not that it wasn’t popular before. Seeing the huge sales in both software and hardware thanks to this game, and with Sega having their own...
