In what was a rather unexpected move, Disney announced it was ending the Disney Infinity game series! http://www.disneyinteractive.com/blog/update-disney-infinity/ White note officially saying why they made this decision, a major part could be due to the massive decline in toy-to-life video game sales over the past year. You see, the thing about these games is that …
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The Most Hated Video Game Trailer Ever – Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
When I wrote last month about the trailer for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, I never knew it would get as hated as it has been. Oh yes, a Call of Duty game is receiving massive hate.What a time to be alive! That’s right. You are looking at over 2 million dislikes! Okay, so …
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Battlefield 1 – Reveal Trailer
After the release of the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare trailer a few weeks ago, Electronic Arts began to hype up their upcoming release in the competing Battlefield game series. Their hype included direct stabs at Activision, the publisher of the Call of Duty series, on Twitter. Battlefield is a game series I, amazing, have …
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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Reveal Trailer
It’s a new year and that means a new Call of Duty game. This time, the name of the game is Infinite Warfare, and it looks to follow the futuristic theme of games like Ghosts and Advanced Warfare. It had been previously leaked that the title of the new game was going to be Infinite …
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May 2016 Xbox Live Games with Gold
Microsoft released the new Games With Gold video for the month of may, and sadly, I have to say this months Games With Gold listing is not as good as it could be. The titles present don’t look bad, but at the same rate, they don’t strike me as anything to leap for. Let’s look …
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Microsoft is Ending Production of the Xbox 360
A decade ago, on November 22nd, 2005, Microsoft released its second console, the Xbox 360, onto the world. Featuring an enhanced version of the growing Xbox Live online service, and far surpassing the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Gamecube of the previous generation, the system was met with massive demand and popularity, this continuing strongly for …
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Titanfall 2 Teaser Trailer
Titanfall, released in 2014, was quite the unique game. A typical online first person shooter with a unique twist – giant battling robots mixed in with on-ground troops. Throw in some unique weapons and parkour elements in-game, and you have a release that I enjoyed. The game wasn’t as well received by everyone, however. Titanfall …
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Dear Parents: Modern Game Consoles Demand Internet Access
Working in game sales for the day job, I quite often have parents buying new video games, and new game consoles, for their children.That’s great, let the younger ones game on cutting edge hardware for their time, just as I did in the 90’s. The thing is, it isn’t the 90’s anymore. Gaming hardware is …
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The End of the Playstation 2 and Final Fantasy XI on Consoles
March 31st, 2016 marked the end of an era of gaming. Final Fantasy XI, the first MMORPG in the nearly 3 decades old Final Fantasy series had its console servers for the Playstation 2 and the Xbox 360 shut down on that day. For the 360, it was just one of many games on the …
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April 2016 Xbox Live Games with Gold
Another month, another set of free games with an Xbox Live Gold Subscription. As before, we are taking a look at 2 games for the Xbox 360, and 2 games for the Xbox One. These games can be redeemed even if you do not own the console, and the Xbox 360 titles are playable on …
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March 2016 Xbox Live Games With Gold
It’s that time of the month again; Microsoft has told us what the new Games With Gold will be for March 2016. For those who don’t know, Games With Gold is Microsoft’s free games program with a paid Xbox Live Gold Subscription; 2 games for the Xbox One, and 2 games for the Xbox 360. …
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A Rant on Downloadable Content
Downloadable Content. Intended as a way to expand the quality of a game after its initial release, many gamers see it as a bane of their gaming experience, often feeling it is nothing more than a way to milk more money out of the consumer who already spent $60 or more on their new game. …
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Why I Repair Old Game Consoles
While looking over my YouTube channel, I noticed something – many of my videos are about video game console repair. In one way or another, from the Atari 2600 to the Xbox 360, I have video after video of getting inside the plastic shell of these machines and fixing problems these machines may have. From …
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My Thoughts on The Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer
Final Fantasy VII was one of the top selling games for the original Sony PlayStation, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest games ever made. With a movie and several video game sequels and prequels, it is by far the most prominent and expansive story in the Final Fantasy universe. In the early …
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Xbox One Backwards Compatibility
With the release of the New Xbox One Experience on November 12th, Microsoft also released Backwards Compatibility with Xbox 360 games. That’s right, you can play your Xbox 360 games on your Xbox One. Well… not all of them. Not yet, and it takes some patience, but, I’ll explain it here. 1: Make …
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