Tag: gaming
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The Biggest Flop of the Year
Hey everyone! The latest episode of the podcast is now live! On this week’s episode Matt is finally back and joining Ray and I as we discuss Concord, Sony’s new hero shooter and how it might be this year’s biggest gaming flop. We also talk about the Borderlands movie being a huge flop too, Black…
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2XKO: Great Game, Terrible Name
Hey everyone! The latest episode of the podcast is now live! Still just Ray and I this week but tune in to listen to us talk about fighting games! From Street Fighter 6 to Mortal Kombat 1 to playing the alpha test for the League of Legends fighting game 2XKO! We also talk about Tango…
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Is Grinding ever a good thing?
Grinding in games is when you basically have to repeat an action or activity, like killing a specific type of monster or going to a specific spot to grab something, to get some kind of item or material you need lots of in order to progress. An easy example is upgrading a weapon! In most…
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Hololive and Hero Shooters
Hey everyone! The newest podcast episode is now live. On this week’s episode Ray and I talk about playing two of the newest Hero Shooters Marvel Rivals and Concord, as well as discussing the current rumors surrounding Overwatch 2. We also talk a bit about the most recent generation of Hololive VTubers! Check it out…
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Leaks Suck
So this is going to be a bit of a different kind of post! Rather than discussing a game or mechanic or anything like that, I want to rant a little about something that plagues all kinds of announcements but specifically video game related ones. I’m of course talking about leaks! A leak is when…
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Let’s talk about that Difficulty
When Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree released it was met with some interesting reception. Critics absolutely loved it! Giving it insanely glowing reviews across the board. However, many actual players were pretty divided on it, giving it enough negative reviews on Steam that it was given a Mixed rating at launch! Which is quite…
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Building Up Hype
Hey everyone! The newest episode of the podcast is now live! On this week’s episode, Ray, Matt and I discuss getting hyped for the Elden Ring DLC as well as all the announcements from Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Showcase! Which featured games like Fable, Expedition 33, Slitterhead, Killer Bean, DOOM: The Dark Ages,…
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Are Exclusives a thing of the Past?
Last weekend was Summer Game Fest, a weekend long event that has effectively replaced E3 at this point. Though unlike most E3s of the past we only really heard from one of the major three game makers, Xbox. PlayStation had a State of Play a week before all this but I wouldn’t really count that…
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The Ups and Downs of the State of Play
Hey everyone! The latest episode of the podcast is now live. On this week’s episode, Matt, Ray, and I talk about the most recent State of Play. We discuss our thoughts on all the games shown including Concord looking like Overwatch, Monster Hunter Wilds looking amazing, the Silent Hill 2 Remake still looking bad (try…
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The Simply Charming Fun of Crow Country
I’ve said this in the past but sometimes games do not need to be innovative to be good. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel every time you make a car. Sometimes just sticking to what works and doing a really good job at that is more than enough to catch someone’s eye and that’s…
Games for Thought 