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Marathon’s Mystery Box Narrative

Marathon’s Mystery Box Narrative

What makes a good story? Some will say great world building, some properly motivated characters, and some would say a solid enemy. Those are all great elements, and since I started playing Marathon I pondered this more and more. As someone who is a sucker for a good story, especially…
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Review-in-Progress : Marathon

Review-in-Progress : Marathon

Extraction shooters have historically been grounded in gritty realism, but I’ve always longed for a compelling entry that incorporates hero-shooter elements, such as traits and abilities. Marathon, an extraction shooter developed by Bungie and published by SIE, tackles exactly that. It features a diverse selection of character classes with compelling…
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Xbox Paints the Future of their Platform

Xbox Paints the Future of their Platform

Speaking at GDC, Vice President Jason Ronald, detailed the focus for the future of the Xbox ecosystem. Named "Project Helix" the discussion includes details on chipsets, the software development focus, the future of Xbox consoles, and more. Courtesy of Xbox Wire, let's get into the details. First-Party Console First up,…
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Absolum : Threads of Fate Update

Absolum : Threads of Fate Update

Absolum was my personal game of the year for last year, which is saying something considering the elite company it had. So, how do you perfect perfection? You add more options and make the game more of what made it so amazing, of course! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0hhAoz0wLA Absolum has a slew of…
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Nacon, Publisher of Greedfall 2, Files for Insolvency

Nacon, Publisher of Greedfall 2, Files for Insolvency

Just a few weeks before the long-awaited release of Greedfall 2 : The Dying World, publisher Nacon has filed for Insolvency. The filing, which can be found here, provides some of the details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFbgFsAzz9Y Per the filing: In a video game sector marked by long investment cycles and significant transformations,…
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Report : PlayStation has Closed Bluepoint Games

Report : PlayStation has Closed Bluepoint Games

In a very surprising turn, Jason Schreier at Bloomberg has reported that PlayStation has shut down Bluepoint Games. Founded in 2006 and well known for their Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls remakes, the studio was acquired by PlayStation in 2021. Over the last few years, it was reported…
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Avowed : PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro Analysis

Avowed : PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro Analysis

Originally announced back in the initial Xbox Series X/S Showcase for July 2020, Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed took a long while before finally making it to market around this time a year ago. While it didn’t set the world on fire critically compared to other high profile games from 2025 (including…
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