Microsoft finalizes Bethesda buyout, so now what?
Microsoft has finalized the deal to buyout Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion USD. "This is the next step in building an industry-leading first party studios team, a…
AMD’s 6700 XT comes in overpriced and (likely) understocked
AMD announced the newest member of its RDNA2 lineup of graphics cards today, finally bring the "mid-range" to Team Red aficionados. The 6700 XT will feature 40 compute units, or…
Why alienating fans is a risky move
So we've talked a lot over the past few years about this huge cultural shift happening in the American entertainment industry. More of a culture war as many folks, including…
This week in gaming news – New Pokemon, Anthem gets axed, Japan Studio shuttered
It's been a pretty busy week in gaming news. Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to tackle all these stories individually, and there's certainly a lot of big ones to…
Nintendo’s Feb 2021 Direct: These aren’t the games you’re looking for
So Nintendo finally had their first full fat Direct since... crikey, 2019? Has it really been that long? In fairness, they don't really market their games in the same way…
The iPod Classic in 2021: Can a single purpose gadget hold up to smartphones?
The iPod may possibly be Apple's greatest product of all time. It perfectly embodied their philosophy of taking something that already exists, and refining it down into an artform. Minimalistic,…
CD Projekt Red hit with ransomware, possible data leak
CD Projekt Red keeps proving to be the gift that keeps on giving. The company's hard fall from grace has been well documented following the rather disastrous release of Cyberpunk…
When will the PC hardware shortages end?
I was browsing Newegg the other day, as ya do. Listed under their "Hot Deals" section was an AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT. A mid-range video card from 2019 that…
Stadia to close first party studios
We've talked a lot about Stadia and how it seems to be perpetually "on the ropes." Now, we have yet another piece of bad news from the streaming service, as…
Gamestop Gamers game the system, expose hypocrisy
So, I decided to take an internet detox break for a couple of weeks, just to clear my head of all the BS that has been happening lately. It's something…