Why I am Passing on the PS5 and Xbox Series X…FOR NOW

Posted on 10 Nov 2020 by

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This week the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 make their long-awaited debuts.

For many gamers, this is the week that you have been waiting for. All the hype over the past few years has led to the day where the masses will finally have a next-generation video game console in their possession. The Playstation 5 (PS5) and the Xbox Series X have arrived and with it, gaming now takes it next step forward. It’s hard to believe how far the industry has come just in my lifetime alone. Part of me thinks that I should be excited at the emergence of the next generation of consoles. But at present, I’m mainly indifferent to it. Continue Reading

Playstation Store Hosts Indierrific Sale

Posted on 7 Nov 2020 by

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The Playstation Store is holding an indie game sale through November 20th.
Courtesy: https://store.playstation.com

Happy weekend to everyone and I hope that all of you who are reading this are safe and in good spirits. The Playstation store is currently hosting a sale that is specific to indie games through November 20th. This is a tremendous opportunity for those of you who are PS4 owners to check out some top indie titles that may have eluded you in the past. After going through the pages of game selections myself, there are nearly a thousand games to pick from. Click here to go to the Playstation store in your browser or access the store on your PS4 unit itself. Continue Reading

Micro-Transactions are not Going Anywhere

Posted on 5 Nov 2020 by

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Three-quarters of Activision Blizzard’s 2020 revenue has been based on micro-transactions.
Courtesy: VGChartz.com

It seems like at least a few times a week, I come across an editorial, message board post, or YouTube video that criticizes micro-transactions. For gamers who have been around for decades and grew up in an era where you purchased a full game that simply was as-is, it is sometimes surreal to be in the modern video game era of online gaming, patches and updates, and the ability to pay even more money in a game you’ve already purchased. Sometimes gamers feel like they are being nickeled and dimed to death by gaming companies and resent the fact that their favorite games are now filled with advertisements for content within the game. Continue Reading

Don’t Sleep on FREE FPS Games

Posted on 3 Nov 2020 by

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Renegade-X is a fantasticly free tactical shooter based in the Command & Conquer universe.

First-person/third-person shooting games represent one of my favorite genres in video gaming. Even though the games mostly follow the same formula with some changes here and there, it doesn’t take away how fun these games are for me. Having been a gamer for more than three decades, it becomes harder to find games that are truly unique from the interior to the exterior. Yet with first-person shooters, I don’t seem to tire of the action they provide. Continue Reading

My Gaming Tribute to the Lakers and Dodgers

Posted on 31 Oct 2020 by

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The L.A. Lakers and L.A. Dodgers both are champions together for the first time since 1988.
Courtesy: https://en.as.com/en/2020/10/19/other_sports/1603128037_196917.html

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) for becoming champions in their respective leagues in 2020. Some dissenters would seek to take away both teams’ accomplishments due to the seasons being shortened, but teams still have to compete to earn their championships regardless of the circumstances. Both the Lakers and Dodgers adjusted just like everyone else to the altered schedule. Both teams also had to go through a full postseason to win their respective championships. Continue Reading

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