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2025: Predictions for the Year Ahead

The New Year is upon us. Filled with possibility, 2025 could see new highs and lows hit our industry. Here are just a few we can see happening. For the first time in a while, 2025 feels like it can stand alone without reference to Covid. While the last couple of years have been chocked full of delayed titles, this year seems quieter somehow. Then again, we’ve said that before. While there may not be the bulk of anticipated titles…

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2024: A Gaming Year In Review

For the second year in a row, I’m writing a gaming round-up that will feel less about the games and more about the industry. Unfortunately there’s no escaping that in 2024. After a packed 2023, this year felt like it had the potential to be a bit quieter. Not the case. Release after release came and went. Nearly 19,000 games released on Steam. A few of them were successful. But most people weren’t playing new games. For all the releases…

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More Thoughts From Me: Ten Games I Can’t Wait to Play in 2025

2025 is right around the corner. What games are you looking forward to? I have ten games I’m looking forward to and want to share the with you all. Its almost 2025 and its time to talk about what games I’m looking forward to next year. Here they are: 10. Avowed: This brand new IP looks like a lot of fun. I don’t know a lot about it but I’m looking forward to checking it out on Game Pass. 9.…

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Should I Buy An Xbox in 2025?

Have you heard that almost everything is an Xbox? Your tablet, your phone. That old lady over the street who you don’t see as much as you used to. Now she’s an Xbox. That’s the latest marketing slogan from the team at Microsoft Gaming. They’re putting a lot of time and money into telling you that you don’t need to buy their console to be part of the Xbox ecosystem. And so for this more than any other gaming device…

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More Thoughts From Me: You Were Named After The Dog!?

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle came out on Sunday night. I’ve been playing it a lot since then and while I’m still very early on in the game, I wanted to talk about what I’ve played so far. Spoiler Warning here just in case! Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is out now on Xbox Series. I’ve been playing it since Sunday and I just had to write about it… This game is so great! Everything from the graphics…

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Early Access and Indy: Here We Nearly Are Again

Outrage! Calls of unfairness and exploitation! Broken features without a day one patch! This is Indiana Jones weekend for the privileged few and conversation has once more tipped towards early access. On the face of it, it’s a pretty obvious ploy. If you want to enjoy the latest game over the weekend, you have to pay a premium for it. If you want to be part of the initial conversation instead of nursing your FOMO from a distance, you have…

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Balatro Deserves the Hype

You saw it when the Game Awards announced its top nominees for 2024. There, hidden amongst AAA games from big name publishers. You saw the comments. “Balatro? Haven’t heard of it. Why the hell are they including a card game?” And frankly, it’s lucky for all involved that the Elden Ring DLC became a lighting rod for the really negative conversation this year. People got to take out their frustration on something not directly related to the games for the…

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Are We Really Doing Handhelds Again?

Remember the PlayStation Vita? That was an awesome little device. Nobody bought it. Sony didn’t support it. Now Sony and Microsoft are working on new handhelds. We’re supposed to be excited.  This time it’ll be different, we’re told. There won’t be any dedicated software. It’ll all be stuff you can play just fine from the comfort of your home. Hell, most of it will be on the Switch 2, if that isn’t just a myth at this point. But THESE…

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Dynasty Warriors Could Be a 2025 GOTY Hit

In a year that’s offering up Grand Theft Auto 6, Death Stranding 2, Avowed, Assassin’s Creed and a new Monster Hunter, Koei’s hack and slash series may not be an obvious GOTY contender. But the Dynasty Warriors: Origins demo paints a picture of a game hitting way above its budget roots. Listen, I know how it sounds. I’ve been playing the Dynasty Warriors games since I got the second one with my PS2. I love it, but it’s never pushed…

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Farming Simulator 25 – Flawed, Fun?

I’ve been dabbling in Farming Simulator for over a week now and while the game has a bunch of problems both on console and PC, I cannot help but continue to pick up the controller and maneuver my tractors around the map. I invest so much into Farming Simulator games because I know Giants Software will continue to work on the game for years to come. But I would be considered a super fan – should you invest? Listen, right…

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