Category Archives: Video Games

Xbox Scorpio is now called Xbox One X

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I already miss the name Scorpio. All the talk of how “Scorpio is a beast” and “Scorpio is a monster” made the name Scorpio seem warranted. When Microsoft announced the final name at this year’s E3, I was almost shocked by boredom. The official name is Xbox One X. My first thought was literally, “huh, that’s a name”. My second thought was “Three Days Grace”.  Continue reading

Xbox Project Scorpio Favors Power Over Parity

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This week had some exciting new for Xbox fans. Project Scorpio’s internal processing specifications have been released by Digital Foundry with Microsoft’s permission. And though I consider myself a tech-head, a fair bit of the specs are not meaningful to me. I figure they may go over many of my readers’ heads as well. So let’s look beyond the specs at what Microsoft’s decisions since Project Scorpio’s announcement at E3 2016 mean for Xbox gamers.

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Capcom Disney Afternoon Collection hits me right in the childhood

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In the NES days, I was a fan of the Disney afterschool cartoons. I watched every episode of Darkwing Duck, Talespin, Rescue Rangers, etc. that I could. As a young gamer, it was only fitting that I wanted to play these cartoon adventures in video game form.

Capcom was always there to capitalize on my fandom with well-made games. My sister (6 years younger than I) and I played through all of Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers in co-op, multiple times. Sure, there were sections that I needed to pick up her character and carry her through (which always made her angry), but we did it together.

Ducktales was remastered in HD several years ago, and apparently it sparked something in my generation. Gen X/Y gamers who grew up with these Disney classics were thirsty for more. And now Capcom has answered our call.

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