Nov 5, 2018 · AJ Small is a games industry veteran, starting in QA back in 2004. He currently walks the earth in search of the tastiest/seediest drinking holes as part of his attempt to tell every single person on the planet that Speedball 2 and The …

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Mar 12, 2022 · 2024 seems to be the year that a bunch of smaller developers have taken the jump and released content on the Xbox Series X. Wildermyth is another to come to Microsoft’s black monolith after an extended period of early access on Steam dating back to 2021.It was originally brought to my attention by some early buzz about how the game procedurally generated a roleplaying campaign.

Nov 12, 2020 · Shenmue is not a game we get to talk much about around these parts. The remastered HD Collection of the Dreamcast games was a welcome surprise but since then it’s been all quiet on the Xbox front. Shenmue III was revealed to much applause on Sony’s E3 stage in 2015 as a Kickstarter project (with help from Sony too) and was the …

Jul 19, 2023 · Hades was a huge breakout hit in 2020, so I was sad when a few months later Curse of the Dead Gods came out and did not get the same fanfare.They were both in the same field – mystery dungeon isometric combat games – and although Hades had the better story, CotDG had the better combat.This might be a controversial opinion but I am sticking to it.

Apr 14, 2020 · Easily the biggest release for Xbox outside of Call of Duty Black Ops 6 comes right as we’re seeing 2024 off. MachineGames have some serious pedigree with their handling of the Wolfenstein games, and this one looks to be…well, look, I’m writing this half way through the month instead of at the start and let’s not beat around …

Aug 2, 2018 · AJ ruminated on the shenanigans of the games industry in 2024, so I won’t go on too long and I highly recommend you go check out his top 10 list here. Yet another year for record layoffs in both development and media mean the industry is more fractured and uncertain than it’s been in a long time, and we hope everyone affected has found new paths and jobs.

Sep 25, 2020 · Across the 4-ish hour campaign, we engage in a fair bit of sneaking, a few bouts of infiltration, and a shit-tonne of shooting. Again, my issues with the combat remain largely unchanged – the various T-models are almost static through most fights, their only saving grace being the sheer amount of health they have, especially early on – but somehow, I found myself actually enjoying the ...

Jul 17, 2018 · A year on from release, and Starfield has seen a plethora of improvements to many of the complaints some had; better maps and performance, quality of life features, and more.Now, the first DLC pack is set to drop, and focusing on House Va’Ruun means we’re about to get a bit of a creepier experience.

Jan 27, 2024 · Illfonic are back with another game based on a film.I say ‘again’ but the recent release of Predator: Hunting Grounds on Xbox Series platforms is actually a re-release (and repackaging) of the 2020 Predator game that came out on PC and PlayStation, now with a full suite of unlockable content, improved visuals, and tweaked gameplay.. Predator: Hunting Grounds is an asymmetrical multiplayer.