Fashionably late to the party, here’s the September 2021 Games with Gold lineup. Is it good? Is it bad? Well, that’s what we’re here to take a look at. We open up with Warhammer: Chaosbane and Mulaka. Another Warhammer game? Mkay, this one is another rogue-like (or “Diablo Clone, if you prefer) and while I …
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August 2021 Xbox Live Games With Gold
It’s bloody hot. Too hot to go out and do anything, so why not stay inside and game? Okay, that was an introduction to this entry, but seriously, it is hot out there – August is here and with the new month are new Games with Gold and, amazingly, I’m actually getting to covering them …
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The Cause Of Those Xbox Series X Optical Drive Problems Is Pretty Obvious
If you’re a gamer you’ve no doubt heard that soon after the launch of the new Xbox Consoles, the Series X and the Series S, problems were reported primarily with the optical drive of the Series X but also, in at least one case I saw on twitter, the fan of the Series S. Naturally, …
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I Tried To Preorder An Xbox Series S – That Went Down Like A Lead Balloon
Can’t blame me for trying, right? This morning I got up and waited for the stroke of 10 A.M. central time for Xbox Series S/X preorders to begin, hoping there was a chance I might be able to secure one. I failed in that task. Trust me, I wasn’t seriously expecting to actually snag one, …
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Don’t Underplay Microsoft’s Acquisition Of Bethesda
The big news topic right now in gaming is Microsoft announcing this morning the purchase of ZeniMax Media and, by virtue of this purchase their acquisition of Bethesda, among some other smaller studios. Make no mistake, this is a major play on Microsoft’s part. Many, however, are wanting to treat this like it’s nothing special …
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Why I’ve Chosen To Get The Xbox Series S
Gaming is, very clearly from this site, a major hobby of mine, at least in the context of it’s very important to me. I actually don’t play games as often as one would think – I spend quite a bit of time working on various projects and rarely actually find time to sit down and …
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The Xbox Series X And Xbox Series S: So Much To Say, So Little Time
I had no idea the other day when Microsoft announced the Xbox Series S that so much information would be put out in such a short time regarding not only the S, but the final price of the X (499, as I and others expected once the S was announced) but also the launch date …
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No, The Xbox Series X And PlayStation 5 Won’t Cost $1000
Next up on the absurd rumors surrounding the upcoming consoles from Microsoft and Sony, we have the price question on launch – a pretty big question for early adopters and, historically, a factor which can actually set the course for sales rates on a given system compared to another — people are likely to buy …
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The Xbox Series X – An Odd Name For A Beautiful Machine
Yesterday, as a part of “The Game Awards 2019,” Microsoft revealed their next console in quite the theatrical video. Quite the work of art, the video showcased a monolithic, tower like machine drastically different from previous designs in the Xbox family, The Controller is, incidentally, quite familiar and mostly traditional — save for the “Sega …
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