Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming out on July 12, 2019. However, if you’d like to get a glimpse of the game now, you can! A demo for DQ Builders 2 is available now on the PS4 and Switch. I’ve played the Switch demo a little bit and will give you my first impressions below. The Dragon Quest Builders 2 demo gives players a look at the beginning of the new game. It teaches players how to build stuff and…
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‘Would you kindly?’: The illusion of choice in gaming
Making choices in video games is a bit like a cool morris dancer or an ideal candidate for dealing with Brexit – they don’t exist. Even in games that pretend to offer decision after decision to affect your play, the reality is that you have only two choices. You can keep playing or you can turn it off. That’s it. That might sound reductionist, and in many ways it is, but think about it. Developers make a world that they…
Read MoreFate of Atlantis DLC Review in Progress
Thanks to our friends at Ubisoft Canada, we have been given the opportunity to take the Fate of Atlantis DLC for a spin, and post our thoughts about the three part DLC adventure. This second major DLC release builds off the first in positive ways, which we will address shortly. With two chapters down and one to go, I'm thuroughly enjoying yet another romp through the world of Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Read MoreCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Gives Beloved Franchise a Boost
Crash is back and ready to go for a spin, as Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is now available for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Keep your eye out as the game’s Grand Prix will kick off on July 3rd with free downloadable seasonal content for anyone who has purchased the game, including a new themed track each season, new characters, karts and customizations that can be earned in online play.Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has been built from the ground up and is designed to remaster the original Crash Team Racing game by bringing back the characters, karts, ...
Read MoreWhat makes the Creative SXFI AIR unique?
Lately, there has been a lot of buzz around the latest in audio technology to come from Creative, the SXFI AIR headphones. In fact, they even won 15 Best of CES awards for 2019. But what is it about Creative’s SXFI AIR that makes it so unique and worthy of all this attention? The term that is being used to describe the edge that the Super X-Fi AIR has over its competitors is called Holographic Audio. While hearing this phrase for the first time might conjure images of Star Trek-ian technology, Holographic Audio, when broken down to its simplest form, is the ...
Read MoreTop 5 Hitman Games of All Time
Since its launch in 2000, the Hitman franchise has experienced one reboot after another. It also inspired two films, one graphic novel, and an online slot. Gamers always differ on which Hitman game is the best but one thing is clear: it’s not the original. It’s an unfortunate occurrence. Hitman: Codename 47 introduced the incredible game to the world. But for better or for worse, the game inspired the creation of much better sequels. Below are five of the best…
Read MoreESO Plus and the Crown Store
Thanks to our good friends at Bethesda, we suddenly found ourselves with 4500 Crowns that we could spend as we wished in The Elder Scrolls Online Crown Store. The goal of making these purchases was to assess the value of the Crown store, see if an ESO Plus membership was worth it, and let you know what’s good and what isn’t. Let’s dive in! ESO Plus There are numerous benefits to being an ESO Plus member, although it is a…
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me #174: Preview of the Fallout
I’m a huge fan of Fallout 3. I never have played Fallout 4 but it looks really good. And I admit it: I’ve been wanting to play Fallout 76 for awhile now. So when a free demo week was revealed, I was excited. Finally I’d get to check out Fallout 76 on the PlayStation 4! Now that I’ve checked it out, what do I think of it? The Fallout 76 demo week impressed me right away with its very detailed…
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Read MorePress Release: ‘BLOODSTAINED: RITUAL OF THE NIGHT’ AVAILABLE BEGINNING TODAY WORLDWIDE
Koji Igarashi’s gothic side-scrolling action RPG Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, from developer ArtPlay and global publisher 505 Games, is available beginning today digitally and at major retail stores worldwide on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with its launch on Nintendo Switch arriving next week.
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