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Bioware has always created wonderful games. From KOTR to Jade Empire to Mass Effect, their creativity is amazing. And the orignal Mass Effect trilogy is a high point for them. I especially love that first game. Let’s take a look back at Mass Effect. The Mass Effect trilogy will be coming to modern consoles very soon. Like tomorrow soon. So I thought for this weeks More Thoughts that I’d think about the beginning of the trilogy. I was a huge…

Its Dragon Quest’s 35th Anniversary this year! What does Square Enix have in store for the game? Well, we’ll find out later this month! Square will have an Anniversary stream on youtube. For the first time, English viewers will get to understand whats going on too! On May 26th, Square Enix will have a Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary special stream. It will reveal the upcoming lineup for the Dragon Quest series. Usually this kind of stream would be in Japanese…

Last year there was no E3. It wasn’t a great year for games. This year so far has been better but developers are still struggling a bit. And E3 is returning. I want to talk about E3 and why gamers shouldn’t set their expectations too high. E3 is returning this year. It will be an all virtual event though, so there will be no show floor for press, developers, and celebrities’ to attend. Most of the big publishers will be…

Art is rarely art for art’s sake, especially in any popular industry. Men in suits will always be sat behind the scenes, deciding what art is the “right art” – and for right art read “profitable and inoffensive”. Make a splash, but make sure it’s the right splash. Fresh, but not too fresh. In other words, business as usual. But the Epic Vs Apple trial has given us an unusually intimate look behind the scenes at how some of these…

As gaming’s best gift that keeps on giving Gamepass is adding even more to the robust Gamepass library for fans to enjoy. Read the full details including when they are dropping below. I’m personally very excited to check out Dragon Quest Builders 2, and maybe finally getting around to playing Outlast 2! Coming Soon Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Console and PC) – May 4 A block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, create,…

Starting back in February the Xbox gods began blessing us with FPS boost which allowed for nearly doubling the frame rate in some older games breathing new life into them and giving us yet another great benefit of owning a next-gen Xbox. Higher, steadier framerates make games visually smoother, resulting in more immersive gameplay. Microsoft partnered closely with developers to enhance the experience while maintaining the game’s original intent. And while not applicable to all games, these new techniques can…

If you enjoy relaxing city building titles, you were probably a little disappointed when The Colonists launched on PC but was not available for Xbox or PlayStation. That is all about t change soon, as the Colonists will be launching on console this May! What can you expect to see in this rerelease on console? Let's take a look! 

The latest pirate action RPG is about to grace PC and home consoles, but the folks at 3D Clouds decided that perhaps a demo was in the best interest of the people. As someone on the fence about this title from day one - as we have been promised amazing pirate adventures before that have not always panned out - I'm really looking forward to checking out the demo ahead of the May 25th release date!

Biomutant was announced quite some time ago, we are getting nearer and nearer to the release date. From the first time I saw it I was definitely intrigued by the mechanics behind the game, and the adorable…and ultra-violent creatures you could create. I often got a Rocket Racoon meets kung fu vibes from it and it’s been on my radar ever since. THQ Nordic has blessed us all with a closer look at the world of Biomutant which looks very…

Today, Microsoft announced that 13 Electronic Arts titles, all available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members via EA Play, are receiving updates to enable FPS Boost on Xbox Series X|S with support up to 120hz. These new FPS Boost games include: