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The Best Games of 2001 According to GameRankings

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

By 2001, The PlayStation 2 had begun to receive its sophomore software and its catalogue began to fill up with great games. These games included Final Fantasy X and the cultural phenomenon Grand Theft Auto III.   This was also the year where the Dreamcast was, for all intents and purposes, declared ‘dead’. Microsoft and Nintendo…

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Buying New Home Consoles 20 Christmas Seasons Ago

Posted on December 26, 2021December 31, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

20 years ago, many home console gamers had a very merry Christmas. Microsoft’s Xbox and Nintendo’s GameCube were new consoles on the market, and the PlayStation 2 was beginning to hit its historic stride with great games like Final Fantasy X and Metal Gear Solid 2 arriving on the system. If we dig deeper, we…

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The Best Console Launch Games of All Time – Part 1

Posted on November 29, 2021January 21, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

With Black Friday gone, and the Holiday season fast approaching (though there are no console launches this year), I have decided to list the best console launch titles of all time. After all, most gamers that want a new console (be it PS5 or XBSX) haven’t been able to nab one. Thus, the new console…

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The Top Five Best Selling Games For The Original Xbox

Posted on September 25, 2021January 21, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

The Xbox was Microsoft’s freshman console; its entry point into the console industry. Launched back in November 2001, the XBOX was mainly known for its brute hardware force (and Halo). Its specs far surpassed those of the PlayStation 2, and even Nintendo’s GameCube own technical numbers. The console was also known for some of the…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Halo: Combat Evolved

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Samuel Rivera

Once upon a time, the industry (home console makers) were all associated with certain mascots. Nintendo had Mario, Sega had Sonic, and for a time Sony had Crash Bandicoot (though to its credit the PlayStation Brand managed to break away from a single ‘face of the console’ franchise). Microsoft entered the home console battle with…

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