Christmas is just days away, and so is the look of glee on the faces of our loved ones as they unwrap brand-spanking-new Xbox One X consoles, PlayStation 4 systems, and Nintendo Switch handhelds. Can you guess what else is just days away? Server overloads. That 24-hour stretch from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day is when the Western world unboxes more game consoles than any other time. ...
Red Dead Redemption 2 is huge. It's sprawling. It's epic. And our pre-release code, provided by Rockstar, rolled in late Tuesday afternoon. Instead of trying to pack an entire game into two days before dying of exhaustion, we thought about our approach to the game. We want to take it slow and break it down. So we're starting with a look at our first 12 hours of gameplay in the world of ...
E3 is almost here, and so are the big press briefings from all the different publishers. Sony’s show is one of the most hotly anticipated thanks to the reputation Sony has developed this generation for having some of the best exclusive games in the business. We have a lot of hopes for the show; here’s what we think we’ll see and what we’re just crossing our fingers for. We know we’ll...
When Sony Santa Monica revealed its first trailer for God of War at E3 2016, I found myself skeptical. Despite having loved the original God of War, I grew sick of it by the third game. Kratos had gone from a unique, exciting character to a single-note, monophonic shriek of rage. He screamed, he tore off heads, and was generally uninteresting. It was a frat-boy romp through ancient...
It would be dope if things were how they used to be. Saturday morning cartoons, music on MTV, and software that’s finished when it ships. But it’s 2017, and everything is weird now. Along with that weirdness comes some inconveniences that can catch you by surprise come Christmas morning. If you’re buying your kid, spouse, or parent (mom, don’t read this article) a video game console for...
Sony has a white PlayStation 4 Pro on the way, and it’s being bundled with one of the biggest games coming this fall: Destiny 2. The bundle will include a “glacier white” PlayStation 4 Pro, a white DualShock 4 controller, and a physical copy of the game – a refreshing change from the digital vouchers that so-often accompany these bundles. Speaking of vouchers, though, there is one for...
One of the most anticipated announcements of E3 2017 was the long-awaited unveiling of what we now call the Xbox One X, the console formerly known as Project Scorpio. We’d hoped in the run up to the announcement that the console would hit the magical $399 price point, but Microsoft continually reminded us that this is a premium console in hopes of bracing us for reality. And then, on...
Microsoft has taken some heat for its pricing of the Xbox One X seeing that $499 is a serious leap over the price of the standard Xbox One S and the main competition, the PlayStation 4 Pro. Xbox Boss Phil Spencer claims in an interview with Eurogamer that the price is fine because the Xbox One X is just that much better than the PlayStation 4 Pro. In fact, he says the PlayStation 4...
Destiny 2 will run at 30fps on both the Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro. This week at E3 2017, Geoff Keighley spoke with Luke Smith, Destiny 2 director, about the game’s frame rate. There’s been some argument regarding why this would be on forums, in comment sections and on social networks. Some suggest that Bungie and the console-makers want parity for all players. That is, they...
It doesn’t sound like the folks at Sony are all that worried about the power boasted by the Xbox One X. It’s absolutely the stronger console when compared to the PlayStation 4 Pro, but PlayStation Global Sales and Marketing boss Jim Ryan isn’t phased. His reasoning? He looks back towards the PlayStation 3 and indicates that developers and publishers make games for the lowest common...