If ever there was a story of a proper turnaround from joke to industry benchmark, that’s a tale which belongs solely to Microsoft and its Xbox division. Launching in 2014 to a chorus of meh, the Xbox One is now an entirely different ecosystem of games and services compared to the Xbone that Don Mattrick unveiled five years ago (Remember …
This generation won’t be as fondly remembered by Microsoft, as Sony and Nintendo left the brand in the dust thanks to their own arsenal of high quality games that resulted in some of the finest system-sellers around. Microsoft is ending its generation with more stable footing, and if the future is any indication, it’s going to be establishing its own rhythm and flow as it releases more original games in the future.
It’s the calm before the storm. A strange lull in activity, that kicks off just before Microsoft and Sony take to the stage to announce that something new is on the way. While the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are far from dead (BRING OUT YER DEAD), their days are most definitely numbered. The time for a new console generation …
While it does take time to make a game, the Xbox One and its protein bar guzzling young brother the Xbox One X need games which draw players into that brand. That’s a statement that Xboss Phil Spencer agrees with. "We need to grow, and I look forward to doing that," Spencer said to Bloomberg recently.
If you're a fan of Platinum Games, epic combat, dragons and pretty visuals, do I have a game to tell you about - Scalebound.
Sony has shut down yet another first-party studio, closing the doors at DriveClub developer Evolution Studios
Sony had its fair share of exclusives this year, which were a mixed bag of decent and lacklustre. It was a skint year for great PlayStation exclusives, something that Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia Michael Ephraim felt would be rectified in 2016.
Microsoft wants to focus more on a stable library of first-party games and less on third-party exclusivity deals. Because that's cheaper than dealing with pissed off Tomb Raider fans. Probably.
Humans want connection and the internet is so far the best connection machine. A …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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