Posts by Gregory Allen III
Beyond: Two Souls and Other PlayStation Exclusives Coming to PC
Over the past several weeks, Epic Games has been making big moves, not only in Fortnite but also on their new digital storefront. They have paid for many games to remain exclusive to their shop for the time being, including Metro Exodus, Satisfactory, and The Division 2, all of which have turned out to be amazing games...
Returning to Halo Wars After 8 Years
When I was still very much a kid, one of the games I begged my dad for was Halo Wars. He had gotten me hooked on the Halo series but never understood why I liked the franchise’s genre change from FPS to RTS in Halo Wars. I eventually broke him and got the original Halo Wars...
Assault Spy Review
Many of us gamers have a preference on how we play. Some of us like to take the quiet approach, being a ghost that the enemy never knows is there. Then some of us love to be loud and proud and want to have the biggest presence in the area. Combing both approaches into a...
Beat Hazard 2 Review
There are many beat-based games available today, from the classic but still fully supported osu! to the extremely new and popular virtual reality game Beat Saber. Both previously said games fail at one thing: automatically creating a level or difficulty solely based on the song itself. Beat Hazard 2 does just that without any human input. Beat Hazard...
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Review
After many years of excruciating patience, Square Enix has finally released Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This final installment of Lara Croft’s origin trilogy was developed by Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montéral. Square Enix started this reboot series with Tomb Raider (2013) which received amazing reviews, followed by Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015). The story continues to follow...
Rainbow Six Siege Temporarily Reduces Price of Year 1 Operators
Ubisoft announced that starting September 25th, 2018, all Year 1 DLC operators will be available for purchase at a reduced price. Year 1 operators include Frost, Buck, Valkyrie, Blackbeard, Capitao, Caveira, Hibana, and Echo. The regular prices of 600 R6 Credits or 25,000 Renown have gone down to 360 R6 Credits or 15,000 Renown. This...
YouTube Gaming Will Be Retired in March 2019
Today, YouTube announced on the YouTube Creator Blog that they are introducing a new way to watch gaming-related videos on their platform. They will be retiring YouTube Gaming in March of 2019, less than six months from now. YouTube Gaming first launched on August 26th, 2015, bringing the platform’s lifespan to just over 3.5 years....
Epic Games Announces Fortnite’s Fall Skirmish
This past Monday, Epic Games announced what will be Fortnite‘s next major competitive scene — the Fall Skirmish. Epic Games announced the event very lightly, only tweeting about it on the official Fortnite Twitter account. They have not released specifics on their website at the time of this writing. However, there is a change made with the upcoming Fall...
Fortnite Is Having an Exposure Dilemma
Come this September 26th, Fortnite Battle Royale will officially turn one year old. In less than a year, Fortnite has received some of the largest exposure the gaming industry has ever seen, to the point of mainstream media covering stories on the game. However, Fortnite never meant to have a battle royale mode. Due to the massive...