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Super Meat Boy Forever Preview
Since 2010, we have all been playing Super Meat Boy, I'm sure. Dying a lot in the process, filling with rage and slowly making progress, but progress is progress, and this: This is progress.
Aaron McArthurPublished 7 years ago in GamersAssassin’s Creed Origins: How It Could Save The Franchise
One of the main attractions of the Assassins Creed series is its immeasurable scope, with the tantalising idea that any game could visit any place in any part of history always present. It’s a shame, then, that over nine instalments (not to mention a host of smaller titles for handheld and beyond) the franchise has begun to lose its dedicated fan base due to repetitive gameplay, the bug-riddled experience of Assassins Creed: Unity and much-hated additions like the ‘Den Defence’ mode of Assassins Creed: Revelationshave lead to the series detriment. In fact, the most recent game in the main series, Syndicate, proved unsuccessful commercially speaking, despite undoubtedly being a better game than its predecessor, Unity. What is most encouraging about upcoming addition Assassin’s Creed Origins, then, is not its intensely interesting setting – though that does present opportunities – but its guarantee of innovation for the series.
George ParrPublished 7 years ago in GamersThe New Xbox One X: Why You Need It
Xbox One, when it first came out a couple of years ago, sparked a revolution in console hardware and gaming. The Xbox One was sold more than 25 millions units worldwide and that number keeps on increasing given this console’s long shelf life. While the Xbox One has been a popular success with gamers and consumers alike, Microsoft has upped their game lately at their recent reveal of the new Xbox One X at the 2017 E3 convention.