Posts By Kevin Austin

The Mass Effect series is one of my favorites in gaming of any era, based almost solely on 2 and 3. I generally consider Mass Effect 2 to be my favorite game ever; I love the characters, the combat, the setting, and the story.   My history with the first game is a little bit more hit-and-miss: I bought a 360 so I could play Mass Effect. But the infuriating Mako sections, long load times, and uneven combat slowed my…

Sony took to the interwebs yesterday and unleashed a new State of Play featuring 14 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming Horizon Forbidden West. While we didn’t get a release date that I was at least hoping for, this game looks absolutely AMAZING from what we have seen. I for one cannot wait to go adventuring again with Aloy. Official Statement from Sony blog: We’re excited to share the very first gameplay reveal of Horizon Forbidden West with you on…

Today Ubisoft finally pulled the curtain back a little more on the highly anticipated Far Cry 6. Also giving us a date after its initial delay to October 7th of this year, and some sweet in game footage as well. Below is the official statement from Ubisoft. Montreal — May 28, 2021 — Today, Ubisoft announced Far Cry® 6 will release on October 7 worldwide on Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Stadia, Amazon Luna and for…

From light taps to strong bursts, the DualSense wireless controller is an integral part of Selene’s journey through Atropos. From the Playstation Blog: Hello everyone! We at Housemarque hope you are all enjoying Returnal. We’re so amazed by and grateful for the responses so far. I want to thank you on behalf of the entire team. In Returnal our goal was to use the DualSense wireless controller to provide a physical experience of feeling, fighting and exploring ...

May 6, 2021 – After selling over two million copies worldwide on PC and console, Pathea Games and Pixmain today announced the hit game, My Time at Portia, is coming to mobile. Fans of the original will now be able to explore and craft their way through the Town of Portia in a seamless mobile experience for iOS and Android devices. My Time at Portia became a blockbuster title through its PC launch in 2019. Receiving praises from players and…

  In a new Sony blog post Paul George posted the following: Creating sneaker collaborations with PlayStation and Nike Basketball has been one of my favorite pastimes in recent years, and I’m so thankful to this community for supporting me and sharing in my passion. Like many of you, I’ve been a die-hard PlayStation fan all my life, so it’s an honor to introduce my newest creative project with my favorite brands: the PG 5 PlayStation 5 colorway. Just like…

As gaming’s best gift that keeps on giving Gamepass is adding even more to the robust Gamepass library for fans to enjoy. Read the full details including when they are dropping below. I’m personally very excited to check out Dragon Quest Builders 2, and maybe finally getting around to playing Outlast 2! Coming Soon Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Console and PC) – May 4 A block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, ...

Starting back in February the Xbox gods began blessing us with FPS boost which allowed for nearly doubling the frame rate in some older games breathing new life into them and giving us yet another great benefit of owning a next-gen Xbox. Higher, steadier framerates make games visually smoother, resulting in more immersive gameplay. Microsoft partnered closely with developers to enhance the experience while maintaining the game’s original intent. And while not ...

In a move that may have some pretty cool benefits down the pipeline for gamers as a whole. Sony announced a new partnership with Discord, while not new to the industry as Microsoft too has a partnership this may lead to some exciting benefits for us all. Perhaps some better cross platform voice stuff, or streaming capabilities, we don’t know for sure. But it is good to see both of these titans embracing this tech that so many people already…

Personally, as a gamer, I’ve had a semi love/hate relationship with Pokémon over the years. I was an early adopter to the series having Pokémon Blue when it came out and did really enjoy the game. But we haven’t really had anything quite like that until then. Obviously, since then it has blown up to a worldwide phenomenon with people camped out for cards, buying games left and right, storming Build-A-Bear to get plushies…its been a crazy ride. ...