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Astro Bot (PS5) Review

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:00:07 +0000

I wrote an article back when I first got my PS5 about how Astro’s Playroom was probably the best usage of the PlayStation 5 and its Dualsense Controller that I had ever seen. I really loved Astro’s Playroom, but to my surprise, there were more tricks up Team Asobi’s sleeve. Astro Bot was a surprise hit for me, and a total serotonin injection. Astro Bot is a mascot “collect-a-thon” platformer in…

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PlayStation State of Play September 2024 Roundup

Alexx Aplin — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:00:13 +0000

We’re getting to the end of the year. This means we have very little time between now and the Game Awards. It also means that developers will have a last-ditch effort to announce and update details on upcoming games. This week we had a State of Play Showcase, a 40-minute display of games and announcements. With the PS5 Pro recently announced, they have a lot to live up to. Let’s get into it.

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Kena: Bridge of Spirits Coming to Xbox Consoles

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:00:14 +0000

In another example of exclusivity being relegated to a window of time, the PlayStation-exclusive adventure game Kena: Bridge of Spirits will arrive on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on August 15th. Dubbed a Pixar-adjacent artistic adventure and award-winner upon its original release, the news of an Xbox version is certainly going to make many happy. With a wonderful display of next-gen visuals and…

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SIE Appoints New CEOs, Herman Hulst & Hideaki Nishino

Keiran McEwen — Tue, 14 May 2024 14:00:57 +0000

Unlike its Microsoft-based counterpart and head of Xbox, Sony’s SIE CEO role hasn’t had the same cult of personality surrounding it. Be it Kutaragi, Hirai, House, Kodera, and eventually, Jim Ryan, who hardly got his feet under the table. None have the profile of Phil Spencer, who gets all the praise when it goes right, and more recently, all the anger when select Bethesda studios are closed.

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Crypt of the NecroDancer: Hatsune Miku DLC Out Now

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:00:28 +0000

Rhythm-based games don’t release often, but when they do, they often gain a huge following among fans who love to beat up enemies to a beat. One of the most popular rhythm-based games of recent memory is Crypt of the NecroDancer. With a ton of collaborations and DLC released, the latest guest spot in the popular game for PC, Switch, and PlayStation consoles is a familiar idol many know and love.

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Phil Spencer on a Handheld Xbox Becoming Reality

Taylor Bauer — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:00:43 +0000

We’ve seen handhelds come and go with varying success. Nintendo has the space locked down, even melding its home console with a handheld for the popular Switch. PlayStation doesn’t make dedicated handhelds anymore, but they do have mirroring handhelds you can purchase for your PS5. Xbox, on the other hand, hasn’t really explored the space beyond brainstorms and daydreams. Xbox CEO Phil Spencer…

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Sequel Bait – InFamous

Edward Harding — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:00:10 +0000

With Sony’s Spider-Man 2 releasing soon, I thought now would be a good time to look back on a superhero game series that has seemingly fallen into obscurity. I find the disappearance of Infamous from the modern gaming market quite baffling given the popularity of superhero media has never been higher. The last game in the series, inFamous: Second Son was released almost ten years ago back in 2014.

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The Croc Series May Be Seeing a Remaster

Samuel Moreno — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:00:43 +0000

The late 90s’ had a lot of platformers, and more specifically a lot of animated mascot platformers. From mascot characters that represented an entire console such as Mario, Sonic, or Spyro, to those that represented a specific company such as Gex or Mega-Man, it seemed like everyone had a cute character. One character and series that was successful yet never made as big of a splash was the Croc…

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PlayStation Showcase Titles Coming to Xbox

Edward Harding — Fri, 26 May 2023 17:00:40 +0000

Amid the excitement of the many reveals from this week’s PlayStation showcase, Microsoft announced which titles debuted by Sony will also be coming to PC and Xbox. All of these titles will also be coming to Gamepass as well. First, let’s go over the unsurprising titles. Xbox and PC fans can (of course) expect to be able to play the newest Assassin’s Creed title Assassin’s Creed: Mirage along…

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2022’s Gaming Releases are Very Reminiscent of 2017

Jaydyn Spisak — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:00:24 +0000

2017 was one of the greatest (if not the greatest) years in gaming history, Nintendo made a splash with the Switch and released both Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. PlayStation saw one of the biggest new IP launches with Horizon: Zero Dawn and Nioh, a third-party exclusive. Fans of Resident Evil, Xenoblade, Persona, and even Gravity Rush were all given new games in their respective…

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