[OPINION] Sony won’t change until PlayStation backlash starts costing it money
Why does Sony continue raising prices, charging for online multiplayer, reducing physical options, and releasing relatively few major first-party games despite constant criticism? The blunt answer is...
View Article[OPINION] Bethesda says Starfield has a future, but support alone will not...
Bethesda Game Studios has made one thing clear: Starfield is not being abandoned. Despite major layoffs across Xbox and a renewed focus on established names such as The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, the...
View Article[OPINION] The death of physical games was inevitable, but it’s still sad
I don’t think many people are genuinely surprised by Sony’s decision to stop producing physical discs for new PlayStation games beginning in January 2028. If anything, I’m surprised it didn’t happen...
View ArticleOpinion: PlayStation Stars sucks ass
I say this with all sincerity, I’m a noted Sony fanboy. I’m deeply entrenched in the PlayStation eco-system, and still carry a PS Vita everywhere I go. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on Sony hardware...
View Article[OPINION] The death of physical games was inevitable, but it’s still sad
I don’t think many people are genuinely surprised by Sony’s decision to stop producing physical discs for new PlayStation games beginning in January 2028. If anything, I’m surprised it didn’t happen...
View Article[OPINION] GTA 6 isn’t the problem, but what comes after it might be
The announcement that Grand Theft Auto VI will launch at $79.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition has sparked exactly the kind of conversation the gaming industry needs right...
View ArticleOpinion: Steam Machine price blowback is a warning for Sony and Microsoft
When Valve finally revealed the pricing for its new Steam Machine, the reaction was immediate. Many gamers weren’t talking about SteamOS, the hardware design, or even the device’s performance. Instead,...
View Article[OPINION] PlayStation’s Japanese identity is slowly slipping away
Have you noticed something strange over the past week? Because I certainly have. Kingdom Hearts IV showed up during a Nintendo Direct. Persona 6 was teased at the Xbox Games Showcase. The final chapter...
View ArticleOpinion: RPG Maker devs hurt the most by Steam tag changes
Earlier this week, Valve made an unexpected but far-reaching change to their tagging system. First they codified some neologisms like “Bullet Heaven” as official tags. Then they also removed some tags...
View ArticleBest games from Steam’s Start Your Engine Festival 2026
Steam’s Start Your Engine Festival is built for players who love the journey just as much as the destination. Whether it’s hauling cargo through frozen wastelands, surviving brutal weather conditions,...
View ArticleOPINION: Is Mixtape really a 10/10 game?
I think it’s time to talk about Mixtape, the recently released narrative adventure from Annapurna Interactive and Beethoven & Dinosaur. More than almost any recent release, the game has become...
View ArticleOpinion: The New Norm fails in every way
I recently had the opportunity to watch The New Norm on Twitter/X. Describing itself as “The South Park of X,” the pilot is the only thing so far available for the public to watch. It clocks in at...
View ArticleOpinion: Native Isekai is a real anime subgenre
If you’re entrenched in anitwt discourse you’ve probably seen or heard of the phrase “Native Isekai”. The phrase has been maligned as simply describing “Fantasy” but for people too stupid to understand...
View ArticleOPINION: Universal Studios vs. Disney – which is the better theme park?
Whether you are a child or an adult, finding fun, exciting, and memorable things to do in your daily life is part and parcel to happiness. As children, we daydreamed of living in fantasy universes such...
View ArticleOpinion: The refreshing honesty of Palworld
Video games are art, and video games are products. These two things aren’t contradictory by any means. Palworld is saying the second part out loud. A recent tweet caught our attention (and the...
View ArticleOpinion: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth needs to be more like Assassin’s Creed
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is poised to be one of the biggest releases of 2024 and for a good reason. The game looks amazing, and the demo’s story sequence seems much more faithful than the first part....
View ArticleOpinion: The Ancient Magus Bride AI translation isn’t perfect, but it works
There’s been a lot of conversation the past few days after The Ancient Magus Bride announced that it would be publishing English chapters alongside Japanese chapters with the help of AI translation....
View ArticleOpinion: It’s time we retired the Wilhelm scream and other memes
Have you ever watched a movie or played a game, and something completely took you out of the experience? Something maybe too on-the-nose, or tacky that ends up breaking your immersion momentarily? I...
View ArticleOpinion: Girlfailures, the new trope we can all be happy with
Girlbosses have dominated media for the past 10 to 20 years and finally it seems like consumers are sick of them. In their wake is an appreciation for the “girlfailure”, a character with faults,...
View ArticleOpinion: Final Fantasy XVI fails at story with nonsensical slavery themes
Final Fantasy XVI explores a crucial moral lesson on the sensitive subject of slavery. The game embraces the widely accepted notion that “slavery is bad,” intending to shed light on this timeless...
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