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TGIF: Which was the Largest “Next Gen” Console Leap?

Posted on June 3, 2022June 10, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

I guess, if I asked someone the question of “what have been your favorite home console ‘next gen’ moments in any console generation?” The answer would be largely dependent on the age of the person being asked the question. To me, these special moments took place during the 32/64-bit era. The transition from 2-D to…

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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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Spencer: Microsoft in Talks to Buyout FromSoftware for $4 Billion 

Posted on April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Elden Ring’s success (of selling 12 million units within 2 weeks of its launch) has piqued both Sony’s and Microsoft’s interest in the Japanese developer. This week, Xbox head Phillip Spencer confirmed that the software giant is aggressively pursuing the developer.   The buyout negotiations were confirmed by Spencer on a recent interview with Digital…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Dead or Alive 3

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

The original Xbox was an amazing machine for its era. At times, the system truly felt like a generational leap over the PlayStation 2. The reason for this? Microsoft’s hardware was multiple times more powerful than Sony’s most successful machine.   The Xbox Flexed its Muscles at Launch  Halo: Combat Evolved alone was enough to…

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Xbox Games Pass Owns 60 Percent of the Gaming Subscription Market 

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

With over 25 million subscribers and 60% of the total revenue of 3.7 billion dollars in the gaming subscription market segment, Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service is the leader of the gaming subscription market. Microsoft’s goal has always been for its service to turn into gaming’s Netflix.   60 Percent of the Gaming Subscription Market…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Dark Souls

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

Before anyone complains about Dark Souls not being ‘Throwback” material, know that it has been more than 10 years since Dark Souls was first unleashed upon the gaming world, and that it was released two console generations ago on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.  What made me consider the game for today’s weekly section…

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Microsoft to Acquire Activision/Blizzard; Game Pass is About to get Beefier

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

The Big News today has to do with Microsoft shocking the business world by acquiring Activision in a historic 68.7 billion dollar deal. Given the Call of Duty fanbase currently playing on the PlayStation 4/5 platform, future exclusivity of this and other franchises could deliver a massive blow to the Japanese giant. Microsoft is not…

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Mainline Final Fantasy Games to Remain PlayStation Exclusive For This Generation?

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

In the battle for exclusive franchises and titles certain power moves have taken place over the last few years. Microsoft acquired Bethesda, thus inheriting all its multi-million-dollar properties. Microsoft would also pursue a deal with Electronic Arts in which it got the company’s games on its Game Pass ultimate subscription service at a low (if…

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Throwback Bit Thursday: Gears of War

Posted on January 6, 2022January 8, 2022 by Samuel Rivera

The Xbox 360, Red Ring of Death issues aside, continues to be Microsoft’s most successful home console of all time. It had a much better start than the PlayStation 3 (commercially, and in terms of software quality), and it ended up selling 84 million consoles to PlayStation 3’s 87 million. For all intents and purposes,…

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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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