PC Gamer @ E3 2015 Roundup - Yes, PC Gaming is a Thing!

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PC Gamer @ E3 2015 Roundup - Yes, PC Gaming is a Thing!

June 17, 2015 /
While it may not have the mainstream appeal of Xbox or Playstation, following a rather weak gaming generation the PC has come back strong as a highly popular platform that fewer and fewer developers are taking for granted. With digital distribution platforms like Steam and Origin it's become easier than ever for developers to take advantage of the PC while maintaining something of a console mindset, and as PC graphics hardware advances the requirements ultimately become more and more accessible to more and ...

PC Gamer @ E3 2015 Roundup - Yes, PC Gaming is a Thing!

Xbox @ E3 2015 Roundup - Coming Back Stronger

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Xbox @ E3 2015 Roundup - Coming Back Stronger

June 16, 2015 /
div[style="clear: both;"] { clear: none !important; } Microsoft hasn't had the strongest presence at E3 the past couple of years. First there was the horrendous Xbox One debacle in 2013 resulting in Sony trampling Microsoft underfoot, and last year they seemed to be more on the defensive, simply trying not to do anything offensive more than trying to do anything really good. This year, on the other hand, the proud, defeated, and timid Microsofts were all nowhere to be found, replaced by a new personality ...

Xbox @ E3 2015 Roundup - Coming Back Stronger

Ubisoft @ E3 2015 - Trying Harder

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Ubisoft @ E3 2015 - Trying Harder

June 16, 2015 /
I have a saying: there's always something broken about a Ubisoft game. Sometimes I enjoy them enough to live with it anyhow, but in the past several years I've said it, so far I have yet to really be proven wrong. Well, that may just change. Like EA, Ubisoft tried to push 'listening to players' as the big selling point for their latest and greatest, and while at first coming from Ubisoft it just felt like marketing speak, after seeing what they have to offer for the near future, I'm actually inclined to ...

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Playstation @ E3 2015 Roundup - Diamonds in the Rough

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Playstation @ E3 2015 Roundup - Diamonds in the Rough

June 16, 2015 /
For the past couple of years Sony has fairly easily 'won' E3, with little competition from all the other press conferences. E3 2015 hasn't pulled any punches so far, however, and with few first-party titles in the near future for Sony, the Playstation 4 was looking like it might struggle more than usual to keep up the pace following two such stellar years. While in part that was true, in the end Sony managed to secure enough major surprises to keep the ship right. And when I say 'major', I mean that on a ...

Playstation @ E3 2015 Roundup - Diamonds in the Rough

EA @ E3 2015 Roundup - One for the Gamers

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EA @ E3 2015 Roundup - One for the Gamers

June 16, 2015 /
Electronic Arts is often the subject of harsh gamer criticism--it's the 'love to hate' company of the videogames industry, even though they make plenty of quality titles. But whether their reputation is founded or not, this year at E3, EA did everything in its power to shake that reputation and prove that it is a company that listens to and works with its fans. Mass Effect: Andromeda It has now been three years since we last had a Mass Effect game, and apparently we still have a while yet to wait. While EA ...

EA @ E3 2015 Roundup - One for the Gamers

Bethesda @ E3 2015 Roundup - Gaming, All Grown Up

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Bethesda @ E3 2015 Roundup - Gaming, All Grown Up

June 15, 2015 /
It's officially here: E3 2015 started off last night with a bang as Bethesda Softworks took to the stage with their very first E3 press conference, and while the primary purpose of the show was obvious (Fallout 4: confirmed for a release date of 11/10/15), Bethesda did more for gamers at E3 than just demo a bunch of soon-to-be products. Following a somewhat stale E3 2014, Bethesda showed us how current-gen games are finally coming into their own, and more than that, how gaming in general has turned a new ...

Bethesda @ E3 2015 Roundup - Gaming, All Grown Up