Last week I read an article where George Lucas and Steven Spielberg gave their predictions of where videogames will be within the next five years, give or take. Spielberg believes videogames will not be completely immersive until they are a three-dimensional experience. Microsoft is allegedly working on that. Lucas thinks videogames will soon be revolutionised …
Microsoft recently held a closed-door meeting called Xbox 101 (Xbox One-0-1, if you will) where they demonstrated the computing power of the Xbox One, which they claim exceeds the computational power of more than ten Xbox 360 consoles. However, the hardware inside Microsoft’s new black box is not solely responsible for this. Its ability to …
In the wake of E3 a title wave of attention has swept the gaming world concerning Sony and Microsoft. Talks of DRM restrictions, “the Xbox180”, actual console specs and more have all but pushed Nintendo out of sight and out of mind. Its easy to see why Nintendo didn’t host a large press conference in …
Before Infamous: Second Son Sucker Punch Productions released Infamous on PS3. The story revolves around Cole MacGrath developing electrical superpowers after a huge explosion in the fictional Empire City. The game implements a Karma system that allows players to become a Hero or, as the title subtly suggests, Infamous. The decisions made determine how the …
When Microsoft announced the Xbox One they dropped the huge bombshell that the physical packaged games would be registered to only one Xbox One console/account. This would prevent consumers from sharing their copy with friends or from trading it in at retailers. Predictably, gamers were outraged and Xbox loyalists found themselves siding with Sony. Then, …
I don’t know a lot about Quantum Break. I know it’s a next-gen game for the Xbox One that will be twinned with a TV series, and I know it’s being developed by Remedy Entertainment, the studio responsible for Max Payne and Alan Wake. It was announced at E3, but its reveal wasn’t accompanied by …
With the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo mere days away, video game enthusiasts around the globe are chomping at the bit for any and all news related to the new generation of consoles on the horizon. Both Sony and Microsoft have announced their new hardware, both are scheduled to be released in the fourth quarter of …