BIG Ends FaZe Clan’s Run, Moves to DreamHack Finals

3 November 202313 June 2020

After FaZe Clan had taken down the #1 ranked team, NAVI, they moved on to face BIG in a BO3 semifinal. Unfortunately for FaZe, they could not keep up yesterday’s momentum. BIG took the win in two maps, knocking FaZe out of the bracket and moving on to the finals against G2. The German squad …

Valve Pays Homage to CS 1.6 with Dust2 Change

25 October 202311 June 2020

In its most recent update, Valve has made a change to Dust2, one of the most iconic maps in Counter-Strike. The change is to the double doors connecting Mid and B Site. The doors have been flipped, allowing players to look through and see the site from a different angle. This is also how the …

Can Valorant Stand Up to CSGO Without Trades

3 November 20239 June 2020

Valorant just experienced its first tournament match-up between two professional teams. The Twitch Rivals Valorant finals between Team Myth (TSM) and Team Brax (T1) showed what a real match would look like between two top tier organizations. While the match was exciting, there is still an element Valorant lacks, and that is betting and the …

Neversong: a Sad Story Told Beautifully

4 June 2020

Neversong by Atmos Games takes players on a childlike adventure twisted in a nightmarish atmosphere. You play as Peet who is in search of his girlfriend, Wren, after she was captured by the sinister and dark Dr. Smile. The game uses a storybook-style exposition with an eerie narrator that always creates a sense of unease …

Skullgirls Receives Bad Reviews after Adding SonicFox as an NPC

3 November 20233 June 2020

The fighting game Skullgirls is taking heat after one of their latest updates. Recently, Lab Zero Games added Dominique “SonicFox” McLean as an NPC in the game. This has caused a small uproar from gamers who either dislike SonicFox as a person or are just blatantly homophobic. Either way, gamers have begun to give the …

Sony Announces Playstation 5 Event on June 4th

29 May 2020

Sony announced that it will be showcasing the PlayStation 5 in a live event on June 4th. This livestream will take place on Twitch and YouTube and will show us what games are waiting when the console drops this Holiday. The stream is expected to last a little over an hour and will be full …

Rising Lords Doesn’t Execute on its Great Ideas

28 May 2020

Rising Lords is in Pre-Game Release. Aspects of this game are subject to change by developers. This review takes current content into consideration only. Rising Lords, from Argonwood, borrows from the conquest aspect of Risk and the resource gathering of Civilization but fails to utilize either effectively. Rising Lords is a turn-based strategy game taking …

Apex Legends Introduces A New Legend (It’s Not Loba)

3 November 202313 May 2020

Return of the Sneaky Legend Season 5 of Apex Legends was released Wednesday, bringing in a whole slew of changes to Kings Canyon, the guns and the Legends. While Loba’s introduction to the game is one of the larger changes players will notice, another Legend has surfaced; this is about the return of Mirage to …

Xbox 20/20 Here’s What You Missed From The Livestream

7 May 2020

A Look To The Future of Xbox

Thursday, Microsoft launched its first episode of the revamped game showcase, Inside Xbox. This reboot is based on telling gamers more about the future of the console, the Xbox Series X. The first episode of Xbox 20/20 showcased new features and gameplay footage for games in the launch library of the next generation. Unfortunately, there will not be any gameplay for the Xbox Games Studios until July.

The first and most important feature for all gamers, especially those on a budget, is smart delivery. Smart delivery allows gamers to purchase a game once, and they will then have the best version of that game on any console they log into. For example, if you purchase Halo Infinite for the Xbox One but down the line you purchase the Series X, you will not have to buy a second copy of the game. This feature will work especially well for players who don’t want to commit to a whole new system. When the time comes to buy the next generation, they will already have a library to choose from.

Xbox Assassin's Creed — Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Xbox Smart Delivery)

Microsoft showcased gameplay from ten games in their upcoming launch library. Not all games in this live stream are confirmed for smart delivery.

All of the Xbox Trailers You Missed:

Assassains Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft (Smart Delivery)

Bright Memory Infinite – Playism

Yakuza: Like A Dragon – Sega (Smart Delivery)

Scorn – Ebb Software

Chorvs Rise As One – Deep Silver (Smart Delivery)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-AESgIHqTc

Madden 21 – EA (Smart Delivery)

VAMPIRE The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 – Paradox Interactive

Call of the Sea – Raw Fury

The Ascent – Neon Giant

The Medium – Bloober Team

Second Extinction – Systemic Reaction

Dirt 5 – Codemasters

While these games look amazing, the lack of Xbox Studios titles has caused a bit of skepticism on their quality. This is mostly due to the fact that Halo Infinite is on track to be the most important game on the console, yet we have seen nothing but non-gameplay trailers. One of the main factors that cause gamers to choose between consoles is the exclusives, and if Microsoft doesn’t give potential buyers of their console any idea of what they should be looking forward to, there may be a shift from the Series X to the Playstation 5.

Microsoft stated in a blog post that there will be monthly releases of the showcases in the run up of the console’s release. The Xbox Series X is set to launch during Holiday 2020, with Halo Infinite as its flagship game.

Carlos Braadt