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Samuel Rivera

An avid video game player and book reader, Samuel has been playing video games for the last 31 years. He has played nearly every PS1 JRPG known to man, and loves Ocarina of Time more than any other game.
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Phil Spencer: Not Interested in Outselling Sony (Or Nintendo)

Posted on August 17, 2020January 9, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

It seems like there are Phil Spencer news every other day of the week, and that’s because there are Phil Spencer news every other day of the week. With Sony and Nintendo execs being pretty hermetic about their upcoming projects and plans, the gaming industry has to thank the outspoken Phil Spencer for keeping us…

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Phil Spencer: Nintendo Has The Strongest First Party Pedigree

Posted on August 14, 2020January 10, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

  Xbox Head Honcho, Phil Spencer, had some incredibly positive things to say about Nintendo’s first party games, and how well the Japanese giant has handled its gaming platforms during a Twitch Animal Crossing themed talk show. “The pure thing about what Nintendo does, is they think about games, and they think about their hardware…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Thousand Arms

Posted on August 13, 2020November 10, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The Golden Era of Japanese Role-Playing Games during the original PlayStation days produced many a great RPG on a consistent basis. It seemed then, that every month a new JRPG AAA title would arrive at store shelves for players to buy and immerse themselves for dozens of hours. During this period, in between the Final…

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Xbox Series X to Launch in November but Halo Infinite Delayed Until 2021

Posted on August 12, 2020February 10, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

We are not surprised. Frankly, we at the Never-Ending Realm were as disappointed as every Halo fan across the world with 343’s July 23rd Halo Infinite’s reveal. Halo Infinite’s postponement does not affect Microsoft’s Xbox Series X’s Launch date, as the company announced yesterday a November launch for its Next-Gen console. The postponement might be…

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US Video Game Sales Set a Second Quarter Record Due to COVID-19

Posted on August 11, 2020January 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The Quarter between April, and June saw a 30% jump in revenue over the previous year with sales revenue numbers reaching the $11.6 billion mark according to the NPD. The numbers showcase a staggering high number of sales as a direct result of the Pandemic, and the social distancing measures taken by the government to…

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Xbox Series S Confirmed Through a Series X Controller Packaging

Posted on August 10, 2020January 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The Verge.com has confirmed a report of a twitter user buying a Next Gen Xbox Controller, the packaging of said controller had a list of compatible devices listed on the back of the box. The list includes “Xbox Series X/S” as one of the compatible devices. This confirms the existence of the long rumored budget…

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A Plague Tale: Innocence (PS4/Xbox One) Review

Posted on August 10, 2020April 28, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

It is not often that I am generally pleased by a game that I hadn’t read much about, and therefore had low expectations for, before I finally played it. That’s the case with A Plague Tale: Innocence, Asobo Studio’s 3rd person action adventure game available on Windows PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. While Asobo…

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Microsoft Ends War With Sony (and Nintendo) Fires Shots at Apple Instead

Posted on August 7, 2020January 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

    Over the last few months, it has become clear that Microsoft is seeking to branch out into general Video Game Streaming services. Its xCloud Platform is scheduled for a September 15th release on all Google/Android run devices. Their war with Sony and Nintendo is for all intents and purposes over (at least for…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: The Granstream Saga

Posted on August 6, 2020January 5, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

  1998’s The Granstream Saga, is not a remarkable game, it was (even 1998) a deeply flawed action RPG, that featured many good (if not great) ideas that were not executed properly. Shade (the developers) left us instead, with what in my opinion is one of the most glaring examples of wasted potential in an…

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Microsoft and Samsung’s Partnership: The Future is Now

Posted on August 5, 2020January 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

  There is a reason that Microsoft does not seem at all too concerned with the likely prospect of losing the console war to Sony (and Nintendo), yet again with the Xbox Series X. If their latest showcase was any indication, the company is more concerned about keeping, and growing its number of GamePass subscriptions,…

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