Remembering the Good Old Days of VGXpo
Last year the celebrated east coast game show stumbled a bit. But this year, VGXpo was back in full (almost) force once again.
Category Archives: Hardcore
Todd Hargosh, a.k.a. GiN Hardcore, loves to tell it like it is, no matter who gets hurt. If you do good, and put out quality stuff, he will praise you to the ends of the earth. However, if you betray him, God help you.
Todd Vs. Resellers Part Three: Nintendo’s Revenge
Every year it seems like some game company artificially creates shortages to boost interest in a hot product, with the big N usually involved. But it’s the resellers who mostly benefit, marking up prices for everyone else. This year’s target: Nintendo’s NES Classic Mini.
Another Sony Setback
Todd was finally coming around to Sony again, especially because of their superior Sony Vue TV service. But now a new PSN attack has everyone on the defensive, and the company’s treatment of affected gamers is rubbing potential new fans the wrong way.
I Want My PTV!
This week Todd says goodbye to his cable TV provider. But what to replace it with? After trying several services, he zeros in on PlayStation Vue, where he is pleasantly surprised by the quality of the programming and low costs. Who knew PlayStation did TV so well too?
Supporting Venus Envy vs. Microsoft
Todd’s friend and Xbox personality Ashleigh Ryan, also known as Venus Envy, was recently stripped of the gamertag she has used for over a decade. Microsoft calls it offensive. Todd calls it bone-headed censorship.
Warning: Broketober Approaching!
October means crisp Fall air, colorful leaves and even Halloween. But it also means a slew of new games being released, leading many gamers to dub it “Broketober.” What’s the best way to spend your game money?
Strange Days at Sony?
Sony is in the lead of the current generation of console sales, but a series of bad decisions like not allowing mods for Bethesda games, and weird ones like no 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player on the PlayStation 4 Pro, has got Todd wondering if the console giant is sabotaging its own success.
Saying Goodbye: The End of the Fallout 4 Era
With the release of the Nuka World DLC, the Fallout 4 era comes to an end. Todd takes a moment to go back over some of the highlights of this epic series, and compares it to previous entries like New Vegas and Fallout 3. How does our beloved Fallout 4 stack up?
Todd’s Crazy No Man’s Sky Adventures So Far: UPDATED 8/21
After quite a few missteps, Todd was finally able to blast off with No Man’s Sky this week using his PC. His adventure so far has been funny, frustrating and also fulfilling, just not so much in that order.
Looking for Pie in the No Man’s Sky
With Todd on vacation, editor John Breeden takes up the videogame dreaming this week with his musings and desperate wishes for an amazing No Man’s Sky game. Are you planning to join him in the most massive sci-fi universe ever created?