March 2018 C-Blog Recaps

It takes a village Greetings, gentle gamers. It’s your old pal, Mr. Westructoid here, and I’m on a mission. Not like the Mormon kind of mission – I can’t imagine having to wear slacks and a tie while riding a bike around all day in the heat. No, my mission is far less ball-sweaty, and far more important. My mission is noble and pure, but also a simple one. My mission is to get more C-Blogs....

May 31, 2025 · 11 min · 2274 words · Ashley Rivers

Microsoft talks plan for “the next 20 years of gaming,” including an enhanced Xbox demo program

“Project Moorcroft” is rolling out later this year Just today, as part of a vague tease of what’s to come on Sunday duringMicrosoft’s “E3” 2022 conference, they’veposted some plansfor both the next few years and “the next 20 years.” Perhaps most importantly in the near future, the company announced an enhanced Xbox demo program coming later this year. Here’s the recap, with some bullet points being more pertinent to some audiences than others:...

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Matthew Kim

Monopoly GO: All Fast And Luxurious rewards and milestones

Today is the beginning of a racing season inMonopoly GO, as we’re introduced toTycoon Racers, Fast and Luxurious, and the Grease and Glory tournament. With over 16,000 dice, several five-star sticker packs, and numerous power-ups up for grabs, you may progress far into other tournaments and events with these prizes. Let’s check out the complete list of Fast And Luxurious event rewards. All Monopoly GO Fast And Luxurious event rewards and milestones Monopoly GO’sFast And Luxurious event has 42 rewards to claim until June 29, 2025....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Ronald Gray

Notch: EA is methodically destroying gaming

Minecraftdeveloper Markus “Notch” Persson is angry at Electronic Arts for exploiting the concept of theindie bundle, expressing his distaste for the company’s self-made association with independent developers. According to the beloved industry figure, indie games are saving the industry while EA is killing it. “EA releases an ‘indie bundle’? That’s not how that works, EA,” heTweeted. “Stop attempting to ruin everything, you bunch of cynical bastards. “I don’t even call Mojang indie any more....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Brian Collins

Oh yeah, Uncharted 4 is getting a horde mode

‘Survival’ Buried underneath the salvo of announcements at PSX was another mode forUncharted 4— Survival. It’s nothing new, as it’s a wave-based horde mode (with integrated challenges) for up to three players, but it’s something else to do if you’ve already tapped out of multiplayer and grabbed all the collectibles from the campaign. It’s also nothing new even byUnchartedterms, since the last two games had a co-op arena mode. I appreciate Naughty Dog’s efforts to keepUncharted 4relevant with DLC updates months down the line, but I think the campaign speaks for itself....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Lindsey Alvarez

Path of Exile (PoE) Skill Tree explained: How to plan and reset Skill Points

One of the most intimidating aspects ofPath of Exileis the Skill Tree. In total, there are over 1,325 skills on the Skill Tree by default. you may even increase this number by finding certain items inPoE. However, despite all the options, you only accrue about 120 Skill Points over the course of your character. Therefore, it’s very important you properly plan out your skill tree. Fortunately, if you make a mistake, there are ways to fix it....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Charles Miller

Path of Exile is nerfing everything, and players are unhappy

Expedition league wants you to move slowly and die often This Friday,Path of Exile‘s newest league,Expedition, launches. From the beginning, the developers at Grinding Gear Games (GGG) said this league would shake up the “meta” ofPath of Exileand to expect a lot of nerfs. They went into further details on thereveal streambutreallywent full speed ahead during theirbalance manifesto(the longest one yet) andpatch notes. The long and short of it is: the game is going to be harder in every way possible, and that often includes removing “fun” interactions and mechanics....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Jeffrey Williams

PAX: Born of Bread could prove to be a delicious RPG adventure

All about the dough Born of Breadstarts off simple enough. Papa Baker, a chef for the city’s royalty, is asked to make some special bread for the evening’s dinner. After using a book with a cursed air about it, he accidentally creates a sentient dough boy. He dubs the living loaf as Loaf, and soBorn of Breadbegins: an adventure following a magical bread boy brought to life. It is charming, for sure....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Lisa Williams

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment not working on PSP and Vita

Compatibility issue preventing downloads on portable systems Persona 2: Eternal Punishmentreleased on PlayStation Network earlier this week. Well, sort of. Atlus title should be available for purchase via Sony’s online store across all three platforms but only the PlayStation 3 version seems to be available at this time. Sony says the classic role-playing game was intended to be available on PSP and Vita this week. However, an unforeseen compatibility issue is preventing the game from being being accessed from portable storefronts....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Jennifer Peterson

Phantom Hellcat is a NieR-inspired action game involving a cursed theater

From the newly-created Ironbird Studios Today during the Gamescom Opening Night Live ceremony, Polish publisher All in Games (who you might recognize as a publisher forGhostrunner) announced a new internal development studio: Ironbird Creations. Curiously, it was created with the intention of “creating high-quality new action IPs,” and there’s one coming our way already inPhantom Hellcat. Described as being “inspired by theNieRseries,” this action romp stars Jolene, a woman who breaks the seal of a cursed theater, then is tasked with saving it....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Zachary Fisher

PSA: Final Fantasy VII Remake delay means Square Enix store customers must re-confirm pre-orders

Pre-order Problemo Square Enix has released important information regarding pre-orders of the upcomingFinal Fantasy VII Remakemade through the North American Square Enix store. As a result of the RPG’s releasebeing pushed back from March 3 to April 10, customers who have previously pre-ordered their copy through the Square Enix online store in North Americamustrevisit the site and re-confirm their order. This action must be taken before February 28 or the pre-order will be canceled....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Natasha Murphy

Samurai Shodown Steam patch will allow access to offline play

SNK responds to ‘always-online’ frustrations SNK’s excellent fighting title recently made its long-awaited debuton the Steam platform, following a year of exclusivity on the Epic Games Store. However, sword-clashers have been frustrated to discover that the Steam port necessitates a permanent internet connection, even forSamurai Shodownoffline modes such as the game’s training and single-player story modes. Noting fans’ annoyance, SNKhas now revealedthat it is working on a patch to lessen the burden somewhat/ The new update is expected to roll out “in a couple of weeks,” and will allow Steam samurais to play a selection ofSamurai Shodownmodes even when offline and not connected to the Steam service, (though SNK did not denote which modes would be available)....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Joanna Henderson

Sleeping Dogs developer has six months of DLC planned

United Front to ‘explore other aspects of Hong Kong cinema’ Ahead of this week’sNightmare in North Pointdownloadable content forSleeping Dogs, producer Dan Sochan has spoken with Official PlayStation Magazine about what’s next on the post-release front. Namely, United Front Games has more where that came from. He says that “Square [Enix], from the very beginning, were showing that they believed in us and believed in this game as a potential franchise....

May 31, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Anita Smith