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iRant: Xbox One Real Talk
May 21, 2013 | Evan Hirsh 6
I was not available when the Xbox One was announced, and was completely disconnected from the internet watching the movie The Great Gatsby with my class (quickie review, 3/5). When I got internet access again on the bus ride back to our school, I quickly showed my classmates the hardware design of the newly announced [...]Read More
iRant: The Microsoft Rumor Mill
April 5, 2013 | Evan Hirsh
I wish I knew what was going on inside the Microsoft HQ right now, but sadly, no one outside of the industry does. This creates a problem as people speculate what amazing feats the big companies will jam into their next console. However, instead of good news in the past few years, the gaming media has decided [...]Read More
iRant: Where Are The New PlayStation Vita Games?
March 30, 2013 | Luis Alamilla 8
Before I begin this, I’d like to mention I was a Vita owner since December 2011, I actually paid to import the handheld from Japan prior to it being released in North America. I supported the handheld, bought all the new PSN games that came out for the handheld during its dry launch season after [...]Read More
iRant: The Hardware Paradox; Why the Vita’s game selection is also your fault
March 13, 2013 | Evan Hirsh
There is a paradox in the technology and therefore the gaming industry. A cycle that when left untouched will leave poor hardware sales, poor game releases, and poor game sales. There are few ways to fix this problem, so let us finally go over them. First let me describe the cycle to you. Currently, the [...]Read More
iRant: Mobile Games Are Killing Themselves
March 3, 2013 | Evan Hirsh 4
Let’s set the record straight. Like many of you, I am a smartphone user. At the time of this article I use an Android phone and can see my self switching to Windows Phone in the near future. While I am a gamer, and do like to play on the go, I do not like [...]Read More
iRant: The PS4 Could Be The Last Playstation You Buy
February 27, 2013 | Evan Hirsh 2
Gaming is changing in huge ways which we could not imagine were possible only seven years ago. The words “4K” “Cloud Gaming” “Asymmetrical gaming” run through our heads like buzzwords, spawning massive amounts of excitement in the press, and the consumer base. The title of this post might come to a shock to you, as you might think that I [...]Read More
iRant: Everything You Know About the 8th Generation is a Lie
February 6, 2013 | Evan Hirsh 4
Recently I have been hearing an incredible amount of “rumors” float my way about the two unannounced 8th generation gaming systems, or in laymen’s terms, the next Xbox, and the PlayStation 4. These rumors infuriate me, not only because they refuse to just die in peace, but even after we shoot them multiple times in the chest, [...]Read More
iRant: Is Xbox Worth Your Money? Can it Compete in the Smart TV World?
January 1, 2013 | Evan Hirsh
Little over four years ago, after acquiring my first non nintendo system, I became a dedicated Xbox fan. Very few games on Nintendo’s Wii impressed me anymore, and besides Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Super Smash Brothers Brawl after that, took me away from my sparkling new Xbox 360. Very soon after my acquisition, an update [...]Read More
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Tear Away PlayStation Vita Gameplay Trailer
May 21, 2013 | Luis Alamilla
Some new gameplay of Tear Away for PlayStation Vita has been released online. The new gameplay shows off the game’s use of cameras to display the player within the game. Tear Away is being developed by Media Molecule, the creators of the Little Big Planet series. Tear Away will be available exclusively on the PlayStation [...]Read More
EA is Working On Wii U Games
May 21, 2013 | Luis Alamilla
While we reported earlier last week that EA currently didn’t have any games in development for Wii U, it seems like that may not be the case. During the Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet, Media and Communications Conference, EA’s chief financial officer, Blake Jorgensen revealed that although there are certainly more EA games in development for PS4 and Xbox One, Wii U is still [...]Read More
Rare Working On A New Installment For a Historic Series
May 21, 2013 | Luis Alamilla
Phil Spencer told Polygon in an interview today that studio Rare is working on a brand new game for the Xbox One. Most importantly, the game is a new installment in what is described as a historic series. As a first guess you can imagine that a new Banjo Kazooie is being made for the Xbox [...]Read More