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Articles, News 4 years ago
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Review-in-Progress
Assassin's Creed has been one of my favourite franchises of all time, and the changes they have made in the last few entries are wonderful in almost every way. While there were a few things in Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey that I didn't enjoy, some of those issues have been rectified in what I like to call the "New Era" of Assassin's Creed titles. From start to finish, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a fantastic experience, punctuated by dozens of highs, and very few lows. Let's dive in!
Articles, News 4 years ago
Canadian Studios Pumping out Quality AAA Titles
Today is yet another big day in a long history of big days for Ubisoft, a worldwide video game development company with multiple studios scattered around Canada. One of the largest - Ubisoft Toronto - was the team behind today's launch, Watch Dogs: Legion. Yesterday, Ubisoft Toronto hosted an industry event via YouTube, giving media and fans the opportunity to ask questions of the Toronto team, about how Watch Dogs: Legion was created. We asked a few of our own questions around the various studios working relationships, and got some fantastic responses!
Articles 4 years ago
Immortals Fenyx Rising Thoughts
In the Nintendo Direct Mini yesterday, Immortals Fenyx Rising was shown off again and I thought it continued to look amazing. And then I forgot to mention it in my recap article! What?! Now I’m fixing that! Let’s talk about Immortals Fenyx Rising. What would happen if Breath of the Wild and Kid Icarus had a baby? It might be that the child would be Immortals Fenyx Rising. There are definitely some big Breath of the Wild and Kid Icarus…
Articles, News 4 years ago
Space Crew Impressions
A ragtag group of spacefaring adventurers, a cool ship, a jump drive, laser guns and some pesky aliens to shoot them at. Those are the essential parts of any space-themed game that I’m looking for, and Space Crew fits the bill perfectly. A sequel to Bomber Crew — where you manage a crew on a bomber during WWII — the new game takes its real time strategy roguish gameplay into outer space with a satisfying gameplay loop and meaningful…
Articles, News 4 years ago
Does Watch Dogs: Legion miss having a single Protagonist?
I've been exploring the streets of London thanks to Ubisoft Canada, and while Kevin Austin has been focusing on our review of the title, I've been putting my energy into some supplementary articles. One of the biggest questions I had going into Watch Dogs: Legion, and one I think I've finally answered, is "does Watch Dogs: Legion miss having a singular protagonist?" Let's dive in.
Articles, News 4 years ago
SteelSeries Prepares For Next-Gen With The Arctis 7P & 7X
As the world awaits the release of the PS5 and the Xbox Series X|S, SteelSeries is already getting ahead of the game with the release of the Arctis 7P & 7X headsets, designed to work seamlessly with the next-gen consoles. While the 7X is designed to work specifically with Xbox consoles and the 7P with PlayStation consoles, both are still compatible with PC, Android and the Nintendo Switch.
Articles 4 years ago
Top 5 Youtube Video Game Channels
I’ve been watching a lot of Youtube Video Game Channels lately. I especially love hearing about retro video games, but even new stuff is cool too. So without further ado, here are my top 5 youtube video game channels! Oh and if you don’t want to read it, there’s a youtube video with me reading all this (though you’ll miss the youtube links if you don’t read too. heh). Just a note that everyone should include! This is my opinion…
Articles 4 years ago
Why is Rocket League so bad on Switch?
There was a whole article written in my head, and with each loss the adjectives were getting swearier. Rocket League had gone to the dogs. Was it because it was now free-to-play? Had the community just got bogged down by awful players and bad losers? It was sad to see such a great game in such a sorry state. The good news is that Rocket League is still amazing. The bad news is that players on Switch are getting a…
Articles 4 years ago
WATCH DOGS: LEGION RELEASES NEW STORY TRAILER AND UNVEILS POST-LAUNCH CONTENT
Today, Ubisoft released the story trailer for Watch Dogs: Legion that places the fate of London in players' hands. Zero-Day, an unknown entity, has framed the secret underground resistance, DedSec, for the bombings that contributed to the fall of London. In Watch Dogs: Legion, players must fight to liberate London by building a resistance.
Articles 4 years ago
EA SPORTS GOES RETRO WITH NHL 94 REWIND
Today, EA SPORTS announced that NHL 94 Rewind, a throwback to the fan-favorite classic NHL 94, is now available as a pre-order bonus for NHL 21 on modern-day consoles and will be available as an incentive through October 16. It’s today’s teams and today’s rosters with controls and graphics from 1994. Relive one of the greatest hockey video games of all times with your favourite clubs and stars of today.