Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

01

Dec

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Impressions, Latest News

Impressions : The Division’s Survival Expansion

Despite being one of the best-selling games of the year, shortly after the launch of its first paid DLC in Underground, the Division’s developer, Massive Entertainment, began to experience some backlash from dedicated fans regarding the end state of the game.  With a substantial number of bugs, restricted loot paths,…

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14

Nov

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Articles, Latest News

Opinion : Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Deserves Your Attention

Let me be clear right up front : I haven't been a big fan of Call of Duty in the past several years.  As someone who loved COD 2, Modern Warfare, and Modern Warfare 2, I've been turned off by the recent offerings for a number of reasons.  I gave…

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27

Oct

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Latest News

Halo 5 Celebrates its One Year Anniversary

Josh Holmes, studio head of 343i, posted an article celebrating the success of Halo 5 today. https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/guardians-gratitude-halo-5-s-first-year Today marks the one year anniversary of the release of Halo 5: Guardians! We can’t believe how much the game has grown over the first year of play and it’s thanks to you,…

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16

Oct

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Articles

Opinion : We are Experiencing the Golden Age of Gaming

It was a cool night in late October, 1985.  My mom had just dropped me off at Ralph’s house for a sleepover.  I was excited as I hadn’t been to Ralph’s in a while and was looking forward to playing some board games and doing Mad Libs.  At the time,…

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11

Oct

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Latest News, Reviews

Review : Gears of War 4 : What’s Old is New Again

Gears of War, like many major game franchises, has a rather interesting history. The brainchild of Cliff Blezinski, the game went through many iterations before becoming the celebrated series we know today. While the game took shape at Epic Games, Microsoft was coming to the realization that their upcoming Xbox…

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19

Sep

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Early Looks, Latest News

For Honor Alpha Impressions

I was able to participate in the For Honor alpha over the weekend.  For those of you who aren't aware, For Honor is a game representing sword battles between Knights, Vikings, and Samurai.  While the game will have a single player story mode, a lot of the focus in the…

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11

Sep

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Early Looks, Latest News

EA Sports NHL 17 – EASHL Impressions

EASHL is a peculiar animal.  For the overwhelming majority of gamers, it means absolutely nothing.  But for those who play, and care, about EASHL, it matters.  A lot. The EA Sports Hockey League is the NHL series' online mode where you and your friends create your own team and play…

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08

Sep

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Articles, Latest News

Opinion : The Xbox One is Respawning

Since this generation began, Microsoft has been behind the 8 ball.  The initial Xbox One messaging was poor, the forced Kinect unpopular, and the price point wrong.  Microsoft, despite coming off of the success of the 360, had made a large miscalculation and Sony, doing what any smart company would…

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30

Aug

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Early Looks, Latest News

Battlefield 1 Open Beta Impressions

I was fortunate to be able to spend some time with the Battlefield 1 open beta today.  My thoughts to this point are a rather mixed bag.  For reference, footage and impressions are from the Xbox One version. First the positives. The UI, while sharing a lot of similarities with…

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29

Aug

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Articles, Latest News

Opinion : Multiplayer Season Passes Need to Come to an End

Last week DICE announced a $50 season pass for the next entry in their hugely popular Battlefield series, Battlefield 1.  While this was not necessarily a surprise, it was perhaps more surprising than it would have been a few years ago.  Recently, several high profile developers have foregone the traditional…

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28

Aug

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Latest News

Hi-Rez Debuts Smite’s Next God : Izanami

Hi-Rez Studios has released a development video of the next god to join their hit MOBA Smite.  Izanami is the "Matron of the Dead" and will be joining the game in update 3.16 named "Fatal Awakening" which will likely be coming this week to the PC version of the game…

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26

Aug

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Latest News

Gears of War 4 : First Listen of the Score

The Xbox Youtube channel posted a very exciting video on the development of Gears of War 4 today.  Ramin Djawadi, renowned composer of such hits as Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, and Iron Man, gives us a first glance at the work they've put into the new score for the…

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26

Aug

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Latest News

The Division Takes a Step Back

Massive Entertainment, developers of The Division, have decided to delay their upcoming DLC offerings to instead focus on improving the core game over the next several weeks.  Originally, the second expansion Survival was expected to launch in September with the final expansion, Last Stand, expected late this year.  Instead, Massive…

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25

Aug

By Ainsley Bowden (Porshapwr)

Latest News, Reviews

Review : Prominence Poker : Scratching the Poker Game Itch

Poker video games can be challenging to design well.  Some of your audience will be amateurs to card games and simply looking for a relaxing game to play for fun. Some of your audience will be hardcore poker players who are looking for a game that will simulate the card…

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