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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.

Throwback Bit Thursday: Castlevania (64) A Beloved and Underrated Game

Posted on June 11, 2020November 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

The year was 1999, and the Nintendo 64 wasn’t doing so hot in terms of sales in contrast to Sony’s PS1. However, the system wasn’t lacking in high quality games. The N64 was coming of a huge year (1998) with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time shredding every possible standard imaginable in terms of…

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The Last of Us Part II: Violent, Dark and Cynical About Mankind

Posted on June 10, 2020January 8, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

An in depth piece by GQ magazine chronicling (Director) Neil Druckmann’s struggles during the most anticipated PlayStation 4 game’s last two years of development, reveals incredible details about how Naughty Dog went above and beyond the call of duty to create a story, and characters ahead of anything seen in a video game before. Druckmann…

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PS5’s Games Reveal Event Takes Place on Thursday. What Can We Expect?

Posted on June 9, 2020January 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Initially scheduled for June 4th (last Thursday), the long-awaited Sony PlayStation 5’s games reveal will take place this Thursday, June 11th at 1pm Pacific Time/ 9pm BST. The initial date was cancelled due to worldwide protests for the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed man killed by Minneapolis Police officers. Sony joined other industry giants…

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Phil Spencer: “I feel really good about our autumn launch.” Despite Pandemic Concerns

Posted on June 8, 2020February 18, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has maintained his confidence in the Series X launch (both in meeting the deadlines, and its forthcoming success) throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic situation. An interview with BBC.com confirms that Spence, and Microsoft are ready for what promises to be a very interesting Next-Generation console launch for both Microsoft and hardware rival Sony….

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PS5 Dev Kit Patent Shows/Confirms “V” Shaped Design

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

For the greater part of a year, photos of  V Shaped PS5 units have floated around the internet. The design gained popular as “leaked” photos of Development kits made it to the web last year. It seems that now we can for the most part safely assume that unit will look something like the concept…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Final Fantasy VII Could Have Been Xenogears

Posted on June 4, 2020January 5, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Those of us who loved Chrono Trigger, and its – not so direct – sequel Chrono Cross, might never get to see a third game in Square’s most critically acclaimed series. However, Xenogears in some ways felt like a spiritual cousin of the legendary SNES title. Made by a team composed of many of the…

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Nintendo’s Switch is the Biggest Winner of the Pandemic’s Video Game Sales Boom

Posted on June 3, 2020February 18, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

While the effects of the Pandemic and the subsequent worldwide lockdowns hurt world economies and many industries a few have seen growth, in some cases exponentially. The Video Games Industry had one of the biggest surges in sales ever recorded for a month of March in it history. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sales grew…

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Sony Cancels June 4th’s Event Joins Other Gaming Giants in Solidarity With the Protests

Posted on June 2, 2020January 2, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Sony’s much anticipated Thursday event has been cancelled. No date has been offered for the postponement. Sony’s cancellation comes in the wake of Nationwide protests for the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers. Sony released the following statement on the company’s Twitter feed: “While we understand gamers worldwide are excited…

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PlayStation CEO Hopes For The Last of Us Part II To Be A Defining Game

Posted on June 1, 2020January 8, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

In a CNET.com Interview, Sony PlayStation’s President and CEO Jim Ryan discussed a variety of topics including the Last of Us Part II, and PlayStation’s pricing. As the company prepares for its PS5 games reveal this week Ryan seems confident on Sony’s ability to carry out a perfect launch for its next generation system. “We…

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The Top Ten Greatest Final Fantasy Games of All-Time

Posted on May 31, 2020September 9, 2023 by Samuel Rivera

The Final Fantasy series has been the torch bearer for Japanese Role Playing Games (JRPGs) since the 90’s (at least in the Western markets), and consequently, has spawned a long running series with 16 numbered entries accompanied by a number of spin offs based on the property. This top ten will do away with the…

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