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12

Jun

By Steve Esposito

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Why I am the Tank

My favorite World of Warcraft class is the warrior. A raw, unrelenting force that charges into battle, throwing caution to the wind while they hone in on their target. While the class has three specializations, it was always the Protection spec I appreciated the most. When I take the role…

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05

Jun

By Rae

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Don’t Waste My Time, or, the Power of the DNF

It’s poor form in both video games and in books to review an item you didn’t finish. Book spaces, however, have a term for such items, books that you tried to get through and put time into but just weren’t worth the effort to finish for the sake of a…

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04

Jun

By Rae

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JRPGs and the Power of the Human Heart

Uncontroversial opinion: Elden Ring is not a JRPG. Slightly less uncontroversial opinion: That isn’t because of the art style. When Xenoblade Chronicles 3 dropped, Rick Hoeg amusedly told the Bitcast “I’m totally ready to save the world with the power of our humanity.” I haven’t gotten around to that game,…

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30

May

By Steve Esposito

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Lost in Numbers : Maybe We Are Taking This All Too Seriously

When I was working in a game store back when I was 19, a friend said something insightful that I think about every day. “You work a job where personal opinion comes off as professional advice,” and that rests in the back of my head till this day. Today, 18-years…

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22

May

By Rae

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BookTok, Live Services, and Fast Fashion : Are Our Hobbies Actually Getting Worse?

Back in January, an article came out that swept up book-focused social media in controversy. The premise of this article was simple: the rise of this social media subgenre had led to the books that come out, well… getting worse. This isn’t Seasoned Reading, so I won’t bore you with…

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14

May

By Seasoned Gaming

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Dark Souls for the Dark Soul

I’ve had a rough year, man. I’d like to tell you about my rough year. I’d like to tell you about how it shattered me, in soul and spirit. I’d like to tell you about how this shattering led to a (self-diagnosed) state of depression, one which I vehemently kept…

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10

May

By Ains

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Xbox President Sarah Bond’s Interview with Bloomberg : An Analysis

Capping off a tumultuous week regarding press for Xbox, President of Xbox Sarah Bond joined Dina Bass on Bloomberg Tech yesterday to discuss the latest within the organization. While nothing was said that I would consider ground-breaking, new information, there were some tidbits worth analyzing. Given what we've known about…

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08

May

By Ains

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Xbox’s Messaging Problem

Over the past several years, I've talked and written a lot about Xbox. As I've said many times, that's primarily because they are by far the most communicative of the "big three" when compared against Nintendo and PlayStation. Now, I always try to analyze their communication and direction with data…

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29

Mar

By Ains

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Xbox’s Place in the Evolving Gaming Industry

The first quarter of 2024 has been another interesting one for Xbox. There have been positive announcements, a very well-produced Developer Showcase, and an Xbox Business Update which are all buoyed by a slate of fantastic looking first-party games scheduled for release this year. And yet, despite this, the news…

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14

Mar

By Ains

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Preview : The Finals Season 2

When The Finals shadow-dropped in December after The Game Awards, it took the gaming community by complete surprise. As someone who had loved what I played in the early test sessions and prior betas, I was incredibly excited. It has been a whirlwind three months for the team at Embark…

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07

Mar

By Ains

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Checking in on the Halo Infinite Ranked / Competitive Experience

About three and a half months ago, I wrote this article focusing on some of the frustrating aspects of the Halo Ranked experience. Specifically, I focused on the Ranked Arena playlist which, if you play Halo Infinite, you are aware is identical to the settings of the Halo Championship Series.…

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06

Mar

By Bryan Finck

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Interview : Voice Actor Ryan Cooper

These are perilous times in the games industry. Seemingly every week, workers are being laid off en masse, studios are closing, and unannounced games are being canceled. Even the giants of the industry are not immune from the bloodletting. And hanging over it all is the spectre (or promise, depending…

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28

Feb

By Zach Bateman

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Preview : Enshrouded

In 2024, we have been met with an amazing list of titles that give the player a multitude of ways to play with their friends. With the majority of these being brand new survival crafting ventures, such as Palworld and Nightingale, one stuck out to me: Enshrouded. Enshrouded is a…

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27

Feb

By Steve Esposito

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The Big Switch : Going From NVIDIA to AMD Graphics

2023 was an interestingly big year for technology. Coming off the heel of the increased prices of NVIDIA 30 series graphics cards during the pandemic, we have entered into what I call the “second wave” or “refresh” of the 40 series generation. With a ton of people questioning the validity…

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08

Feb

By Ains

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Opinion : Offering Perspective on Xbox’s Potential Shift in Strategy

I haven’t written about Xbox in a while. While part of the reason is due to my busy personal life, the primary reason is that Xbox has been relatively quiet recently. By that I mean: as they transitioned to the Series X/S generation and introduced xCloud while attempting to leave…

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