Who Won E3… And Does Anybody Really Care?

Yesterday Nintendo just wrapped up E3 with their annual E3 Nintendo Direct and a lot of people say they stole the show, it has been a quiet E3 and I reckon that there is one announcement in there which the entire direct could have been and everyone would be saying the same thing (maybe two). …

The E3 2019 Hype Train…

It turned June over the weekend... I know, right? Which means for us giant nerds it's nearly time for our Superbowl. Our Wrestlemania. Our Christmas Morning. Yep, E3 2019 press conferences scheduled to start dropping on Sunday with Microsoft to go first with EA Play to start on Saturday and Google have a "Direct" type …

Square Enix’s E3 Plan

Is E3 on the decline? This is a question that gets asked every year at around this time and to be honest, I do wonder it myself, although it won't last forever with the direct formula kicking off in the way that it's doing. That being said, Sony announced last November that they will be …

Next PlayStation is Official

Last week on 16th April 2019, Sony and to be specific Mark Cerny took me by surprised and went directly to the online publication Wired and discussed the "Next-Gen" PlayStation which is highly likely to be called PlayStation 5. This is exciting because it's the first time that Sony have acknowledged the existence of a …

A & E; Why Accessibility is not a Bad Thing, but a Great Thing

It seems every time From Software release a new game, it begs the same old question. Do their games need an easy mode? Because From Soft games have a reputation of being difficult and there are a subsection of fans who are totally against an easy mode in the game, I have no idea why. …

Online Stream Showcase Vs. A Live Conference

I was watching the Gearbox PAX East panel last Thursday (28/03) and I suddenly realised why the "Direct" culture is gearing up to take over press conferences like this. It was awkard, things when wrong, the laptop they were using was struggling with the 4K trailers, so much so that everybody made the "It's called …

Playstation Direct; State of E3

One thing that can be certain in the video game industry is that the late, great Satoru Iwata was a very smart man and WAY ahead of his time, Nintendo have been doing Nintendo Directs since 2011. We all knew Sony would enter this space but the question was when and how? Well, that question …

Google Stadia; Future of Gaming or Ouya 2?

"This generation of gaming, is not a box" -  Phil Harrison, Google Earlier today Google unearthed the "Future of Gaming" as they liked to call it. Stadia. This is a streaming based service set up to release later in 2019. Watch the link underneath here to catch up if you haven't already and we'll discuss …

Google’s Games Console; What Could It Be?

You may have heard by now that tech giant, Google, will be hosting a gaming-related event at GDC (Game Developer's Conference) next week, 19/03/2019 and it's got the gaming world chatting. We're all deeply intrigued at what they will show and what it will mean for their vision of their gaming future. It's a wonderful …

Retro Gaming / Retro Collecting; The Future of Old School Gaming

Over the weekend, me and a few friends went down to Doncaster for the Video Game Market they hold there twice a year or so. I like going to these events, I enjoy gaming as a whole (obviously) and I really like rummaging through games, the older the better. These events are great for meeting …