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AG@G: Full Blown Sequels VS A Stand-Alone DLC Expansion

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Sometimes, Less Is More – An Essay On Why The Current Trend of Studios Releasing Stand-alone DLC Expansions, May Be Better Than Developing A Full Blown Sequel In November of last year, Insomniac released the follow up to their phenomenal Spider-Man game from 2018. The follow up was titled Spider-Man: Miles Morales and was a stand-alone DLC expansion, meaning that… Read More
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AG@G: Why There Is No Longer A Place For Mediocrity In The Video Game Industry

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Example: The Sad State Of CD Projekt Red’s Reputation Following Cyberpunk: 2077 If you have been generous enough to read any of my other stuff, you may have read a piece I wrote earlier in the year where I loosely reviewed the Amazing Spiderman 2 on PS4. To be honest though, I just used the review as an excuse to… Read More
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Everything We Could See At Sony’s Upcoming State Of Play Stream

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Following Sony’s absence at E3 2021, many are expecting their next State Of Play stream to be announced imminently. During that stream, we are likely to see a few E3 level announcements from the company, as they aren’t going to let Microsoft throw the haymakers that they did during their E3 livestream, (where they announced a whopping eight new IP,)… Read More
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AG@G: How Video Game Quality Control Is A Thing Of The Past

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An Essay On The Oversaturation Of The Modern Video Game Market And The Race To The Bottom ‘There are too many games. Video game quality control is dead!’ These are statements that we hear thrown about often, but what do they actually mean? Surely gamers having a vast amount of choice of what to play is a good thing? Well… Read More
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Rumour: Legacy of Kain Remaster/Remake On The Way?

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Square Enix had a pretty pathetic showing at their E3 livestream earlier this month, however there is a chance that they could still have something pretty significant up their sleeve. It could even be revealed later this year if a recent rumour is to be revealed. The beloved Legacy of Kain franchise has essentially been left hanging in limbo ever… Read More
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Announcement: A Gander @ Gaming

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Hey folks, A couple of days ago, I uploaded my “review,” of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild onto the site. This was my first piece I have written since joining the site at the start of the year that was as much a piece written to criticise aspects of the gaming industry as much as it was… Read More
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E3 2021 – Xbox/Bethesda Livestream Recap

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With the absence of Sony at this year’s E3 event, the Xbox/Bethesda livestream was one of the most anticipated segments of the expo. This was also partly because this livestream is the first time that Xbox and Bethesda have appeared on a public stage together since Microsoft acquired Bethesda’s parent company Zenimax Media towards the end of last year. The… Read More
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E3 2021 – Ubisoft Forward Recap

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The Ubisoft Forward conference at E3 2021 took place on Saturday the 12th of June. The highlights from the show are below along with the trailers to go with them. RAINBOW 6 EXTRACTION We were given another look at Rainbow 6 Extraction, which is the a spin-off of Rainbow Six Siege’s Outbreak mode. The game was originally going to be titled Rainbow Six Quarantine,… Read More
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Summer Game Fest 2021 Recap

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The Summer Game Fest 2021 livestream took place today, on Thursday the 10th of June. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, the two hour stream included a number of world premieres revealing a number of brand new games and also gave us some greatly anticipated updates on other exciting upcoming titles. The major reveals will be listed below, along with the accompanying… Read More
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Battlefield: 2042 Livestream Recap

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After a great deal of anticipation and rampant speculation, the trailer and official announcement of the next Battlefield game has dropped. The new game will not be called Battlefield 6, instead adopting the moniker of Battlefield: 2042. The game will be released on October 22nd 2021 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. For the first time… Read More
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