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…
Phil Spencer: “I feel really good about our autumn launch.” Despite Pandemic Concerns
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….
PS5 Dev Kit Patent Shows/Confirms “V” Shaped Design
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…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Final Fantasy VII Could Have Been Xenogears
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…
Nintendo’s Switch is the Biggest Winner of the Pandemic’s Video Game Sales Boom
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…
Sony Cancels June 4th’s Event Joins Other Gaming Giants in Solidarity With the Protests
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…
PlayStation CEO Hopes For The Last of Us Part II To Be A Defining Game
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…
The Top Ten Greatest Final Fantasy Games of All-Time
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…
EA Secures NFL Exclusivity Dashing Hopes of an NFL 2K Revival
According to ESPN, Madden will remain the sole NFL licensed football game for at least the next 6 years, as Electronic Arts managed to secure a deal with NFL Owners, and the NFL Players association that gives them sole ownership of the license until 2026. Because the NFL had given 2K license to make Football…
Xbox Series X: Backwards Compatibility Will Add HDR, Higher Resolutions and More to Original Xbox, and Xbox 360 Games
As if we needed more reasons to be excited about the Xbox Series X. Xbox partner director of program management Jason Ronald wrote about backwards compatibility support for the system in an Xbox Wire Blog post. The system will support games from every Xbox console generation at launch, but it doesn’t end there for said…