The Xbox brand has been hit hard the last couple of weeks between the CMA blocking the Activision Blizzard King acquisition and now with the underwhelming reviews given to the release of Redfall. It has created a situation where many media outlets and content creators are calling for Phil Spencer and team to be removed from running the brand. Are we really at that point for Microsoft to execute on a drastic measure like that? Or is this just a case to repivot and push the direction of Xbox differently? We discuss in great detail ..read more

The last handheld system that Sony had was the Vita, which died a quiet death a few years ago as Sony went full speed on their console support. Which is why it was curious to learn of rumors of Project Q-Lite, which supposedly is either Sony's new cloud gaming handheld or is a dedicated handheld for PS5 Remote Play. The latter seems odd considering many devices support Remote Play today, so why have a dedicated handheld for it? We chat that plus my thoughts on the Diablo 4 beta ..read more

It's 2019 in a nutshell!  We discuss the year itself, the top 3 games, and what's to come for Video Game Fury's channel ..read more

A Sony-focused episode this week as we recap the State of Play from September!  Plenty of intriguing content to show, but everybody was tuning in for The Last of Us Part 2.  Did they deliver the goods along with a release date? But the Sony talk didn't end there as recently it was announced that Shawn Layden was leaving Sony in his role as head of their worldwide studios.   No concrete details are given as to why he is leaving, but we speculate on why during this very critical console transition coming up next holidays ..read more

We're post-E3 but it seems like the gaming news doesn't want to slow down.  This week, we get into the new Kotaku article on the crunch at Treyarch Studios and the development on Call of Duty Black Ops 4.  Beyond what we are typically seeing in the game space, this article puts a highlight on the QA staff and contractors that feel marginalized and don't get the same perks and benefits as the full-time staff.  We run through some highlights, but go check out the full article if you want download - https://kotaku.com/the-human-cost-of-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-1835859016 And then E ..read more

The press conferences have commenced!  We talk through all the content at EA Play, Xbox, and Bethesda's shows.  Did Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order get a satisfactory gameplay reveal?  Did Xbox capitalize on Sony's absence this year?  Did Bethesda clean up the mess left from their Fallout 76 launch debacle last year?  There are many answers to these questions that you'll just have to listen to ..read more

E3 2019 is a few weeks away!  We'll be ramping up with episodes soon on what each of the console makers, publishers, and developers will be doing this year, but I thought it would be good to also look at the E3 event as a whole.   With companies like Sony completely bowing out of E3 and others questioning the ESA's handling of the event based on a recent Variety article, there has been a lot of discussion on what exactly is the direction E3 is taking or should be taking as it goes into 2019's show and beyond.  Is it an opportunity for indies to take the spotlight?  Should i ..read more

343 had a lot to live up to with Halo Infinite after subpar offering of their campaigns in Halo 4 and 5.  So much so they convinced Microsoft to delay the game a year after when it was supposed to come out for the launch of the Xbox Series X and S platforms.  Did it deliver the punch it needed?  I lay it all out in my review ..read more

It's getting more sadder hearing these game dev crunch stories.  Epic is the latest in studios feeling the crunch and negative effects on quality of life for their employees as they continually support the gigantic success that is Fortnite.  Is this the reality we need to accept or can there be more done to improve? And Wired opened the doors on the first specs of Sony's PS5 in an interview with Mark Cerny.  The changes to this new console are intriguing and may be the right steps to go considering how high fidelity graphics are today. Give it a listen and enjoy ..read more

February 2022 has a ton of great gaming releases going on. But leading into this month, I question if people really had the patience to wait for them ..read more