Ains

Founder and Editor-In-Chief: Seasoned Gaming. Avid gamer and collector. Usually stanning FromSoft, Halo, and competitive games. Find me on Bluesky: ains@seasonedgaming.com
258 Posts
21
Dec
By Ains
Articles, Latest News

Porshapwr’s 2016 Year in Review

Most Pleasant Surprise of the Year Inside For me, Inside was an experience that I’ll remember for years and up until release, I had zero expectations and very little knowledge of the game.  Haunting and mesmerizing, Inside is a master class in focused video game design and direction.   I can’t…
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13
Dec
By Ains
Latest News

Yooka Laylee : Release Date and New Trailer!

It's official, Yooka Laylee will be releasing on April 11th for the Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Steam at $39.99.  The Wii U version sadly has been cancelled but Playtonic is looking into ways to bring the game to the Switch. To celebrate the news, Playtonic also released a new…
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01
Dec
By Ains
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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27
Oct
By Ains
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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Review : Gears of War 4 : What’s Old is New Again
11
Oct
By Ains
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 Ains
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 Ains
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 Ains
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 Ains
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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28
Aug
By Ains
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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