As a follow-up to Five of the Most Anticipated Launch Day Titles for Xbox Series X and S, I’m breaking down every other Xbox Series X and Series S launch day title over the course of five articles, from what each game is about to the general reception it received during its initial release. In…
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Five of the Most Anticipated Launch Day Titles for Xbox Series X and S
November 10th, 2020, marks the launch for one of the most highly anticipated consoles, Xbox Series X/Xbox Series S. With that anticipation comes a list of video game launch day titles optimized specifically for these systems. Let’s take a look at five of the most anticipated titles for the Xbox Series X launch day. Assassins…
Xbox Series X and S Launch with Livestreams and Charity Drives
Microsoft has plenty planned for the entire day of Xbox Series X and Series S launch on November 10th. Starting at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET on November 10th via the official Xbox YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook Gaming channels, there will be all-day Let’s Play livestreams, charity drives, and global “launch highlights.” When…
Another Halo Infinite Project Director Leaves
Project Director Chris Lee has left the Halo Infinite team at 343 Industries. This feels a bit like deja vu since Creative Director Tim Long left 343 Industries only a couple of months ago, followed by Lead Producer Mary Olson. In a statement to Bloomberg, Microsoft clarified that “Chris Lee remains a Microsoft employee and…
Spencer: Microsoft Underinvested in Creative Studios and it Showed
As we approach the launch of next-gen consoles Microsoft is trying to position its Xbox brand in a better place than it was prior the Xbox One’s launch in 2013. Perception wise, Xbox as a brand seems to be in a much better place now than it was 7 years ago. For starters, there has…
Fallout: New Vegas Turns 10, and Obsidian Has Shown Interest in Sequel
The Elders Scrolls Series is Bethesda’s prime RPG franchise, but the company’s Fallout titles have been well received and commercially successful ventures. Fallout: New Vegas, developed by Obsidian Entertainment (now owned by Microsoft Studios), and published by Bethesda itself, turns 10 today, and the excitement for a sequel has never been more palpable. While Fallout…
Elder Scrolls 6 Does Not Need to Appear on PS5 For Microsoft to Recoup Investment
Much has been said, and speculated about Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda/Zenimax after the company announced the acquisition in late September. Many PlayStation fans hoped for Microsoft to allow Bethesda’s biggest franchises to keep appearing on their platform of choice. Here at the Never Ending Realm, we didn’t think this would be the case, and a…
PlayStation 5 Dominates the Pre-Order Race According to Study
VGM, a company dedicated to market research, conducted a recent study in an effort to better predict the outcome of the pre-order battle between Sony’s PlayStation 5, and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S home consoles. The numbers are in, and it seems that Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda/ ZeniMax has yet to register in the consciousness of…
Report: Two Journalists Complain About Xbox Series X Heating Issues
Much has been said about the power, and necessary – state of the art – cooling units being utilized in the next generation consoles. Both Machines – The Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 – are bigger in size than anything we have seen since the OG Xbox, and it seemed that both ran…
Gearbox CEO: PS5/XSX a Bigger Leap Than the 2-D to 3-D Console Jump
Ever since the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 era, each subsequent generational jump has felt smaller, and smaller by comparison. There has never been a more impressive console jump between hardware generations than the one performed by the Nintendo 64 over the Sega Genesis, and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I could, in fact say, that even…