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SGR Coffee Break 56 – Cross-Platform Play

March 17, 2016 By Chris Nitz Leave a Comment

Microsoft recently announced that it is allowing developers to enable cross-platform operability in their games. This means that people on Xbox One will soon be able to play certain games online with their friends on PC. There is even hope that this will also mean that we might soon see Xbox One players teaming up with PS4 players in various games. This is a feature we are already starting to see trickle into some current games. For example, Street Fighter V allows PS4 players to battle it out with PC players. Final Fantasy XIV also includes this nicety. Keri and I discuss the potential greatness of cross-platform play while also looking into some of the pitfalls that this feature could bring to gamers.

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SGR Coffee Break 55 – Let’s Talk Lionhead

March 10, 2016 By Chris Nitz Leave a Comment

This week brought the news that Microsoft was cancelling Fable Legends. While those in my circle of friends really didn’t care about the cancellation of this game, it was the following rumor that got us a bit teary eyed. From what the rumor mill is all but certain of, Microsoft is planning to shutdown Lionhead Studios. This studio might not pump out games as fast as say EA or Ubisoft, they were part of what got Microsoft off the ground with Fable on the original Xbox. We never like to see rumors, or confirmations, that a studio is getting shutdown. Sadly, that seems to be the way of the industry lately. If this does become true, and it’s looking that way, we hope all those affected can find new employment quickly and effortlessly.

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SGR Coffee Break 54 – What Genres are Your Kryptonite

March 3, 2016 By Chris Nitz Leave a Comment

There are just some video game genres that we will just turn and run away from. Sometimes, it’s a dumb gaming mechanic that drives us nuts. What is interesting is that something that totally drives one person nuts, another person loves. This is what makes video games so great. They appeal to a broad spectrum of interests. Time to find out what drives Keri to nope out of certain games and what makes me cringe in disgust.

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SGR Coffee Break 53 – Mortal Kombat X vs Street Fighter V

February 25, 2016 By Chris Nitz Leave a Comment

Street Fighter V is out now, but it didn’t release without its share of controversy. Keri and I take a look at how the launch of Mortal Kombat X holds up to the launch of Street Fighter V. What we really come out of this with is that Capcom is simply terrible at planning. But hey, at least the controls in SFV are stupid tight and on point! That’s a good thing….right?!

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SGR Coffee Break 52 – Using Emotion in Games for the Sake of Emotion

February 18, 2016 By Chris Nitz Leave a Comment

Break out the party hats and pour some champagne! We have made it to our one year anniversary. What better way to celebrate episode 52 than getting all emotional. Keri and I chat about games that use emotion as a powerful storytelling tool. Yet there are other games that try and shove it in as if it were some sort of afterthought. Oh Firewatch, you could have been sooooo much better.

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