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Author: 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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Spencer: Xbox Series X Will Feature “The Most diverse Collection of 1st-Party Games That We’ve Ever Had”

Posted on July 21, 2020January 9, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

  We are only two days away from July 23rd, the date will mark an in important moment for Microsoft and its Xbox brand moving forwards, as it is the date when the first party lineup for its Xbox Series X will be revealed in full force. Microsoft’s policies for the new launch have been…

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Half Year Video Game Sales Reach A 10-Year High Milestone

Posted on July 20, 2020January 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

  As it has been  the trend since the global pandemic hit, more people are staying indoors, and more people are buying videogame software and hardware, driving video game sales revenues to $6.6 billion. The number is the highest sum of revenue that has been achieved since 2010. All three major Console Hardware companies have…

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The Xbox One X Has Been Discontinued:  Four Reasons For Why it Happened

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

Microsoft’s most powerful console is being put to rest before even reaching its third-year birthday. In a stunning move, Microsoft announced that it will not be manufacturing any more Xbox One X consoles, and that the Xbox One line will live on through the considerably less powerful Xbox One S. The News were stunning, as…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Alundra, More Than Just a Zelda Clone

Posted on July 16, 2020October 6, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Go ahead, enter a gaming forum, and search for an action RPG discussion. The Legend of Zelda Series will usually feature a prominent role coupled with more modern titles such as Dark Souls and The Witcher 3. One game, that few, if any, mention is 1997’s PlayStation’s Alundra. Alundra is a wonderfully crafted 2-D Action…

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Xbox Velocity Architecture: The Answer to Sony’s Faster SSD

Posted on July 15, 2020January 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

  This week, Microsoft unveiled in a blog post, its solution to the question of whether or not the PS5’s faster solid-state drive (SSD) would be that much faster than Microsoft’s own slower drive when it comes to streaming game assets, and other features while in gameplay. A hardware accelerated decompression solution will bring the…

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The Last of Us: Part II’s Actors, and Staff Receive Death Threats *Spoilers*

Posted on July 14, 2020January 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

As the fastest selling PS4 Exclusive, The Last of Us: Part II has encountered well deserved commercial success. As with most things that gain incredible prominence and acclaim, the game also has gained its share of detractors, and ‘haters’ across social media. In a strange case of nerdish outrage (or maybe not so strange), the…

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Phil Spencer: Next Gen Exclusives Are “Completely Counter to What Gaming is About”

Posted on July 13, 2020February 18, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The lack of ‘exclusive’ titles has haunted the Xbox brand for the past decade, and Microsoft, under the charismatic Phil Spencer, has made moves to secure studios over past the few years in order to change that fact. But perception is a very hard thing to change, especially when we are just a few months…

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Sony and Epic Partner Up After the Former Invests $250 Million In Fortnite’s Creator

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

It had been an interesting development when a few months ago Epic decided to unveil their Unreal Engine 5 running on PlayStation 5 hardware. The Xbox Series X is a more powerful machine, and Epic’s Tech did not necessarily have to be showcased on a home console, as the Engine will also run on PC…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Grandia II

Posted on July 9, 2020January 5, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Game Arts Grandia II was released on December 2000 as a Dreamcast title. The game was the awaited sequel of 1997 (1999 on PS1) Sega Saturn’s Grandia, as such it was one of the most anticipated Dreamcast titles for RPG fans. The game offered a clear upgrade in graphics over its predecessor, and featured fully…

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Amazon’s Crucible Fails As Google’s Stadia Struggles

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 by Samuel Rivera

Over the last few years, a few tech giants such as Amazon, Google, and Apple have tried to enter the gaming business with different propositions for the market. It seems that neither of these companies has been able to find success in a market dominated by Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. The two most notable failures…

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