Author name: Ishan Dey

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Sony strengthens ties with Epic Games, invests $250 million

Sony Corporation has recently announced an investment of a whopping $250 million by purchasing minority interest in Epic Games through one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. According to an official press release by Sony, this move ‘cements an already close relationship between the two companies’. This strategic alliance will help both companies in their ‘shared mission’

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Xbox Series X

Microsoft reportedly discouraging publishers from charging users for next-gen game upgrades

Microsoft has been persuading companies working on cross-gen games to allow next-gen game upgrades to XBOX Series X for free. This is according to a report published by VGC today. This means that XBOX console consumers who own games for XBOX One will be able to receive a free copy of the game on disc-less

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Planet Zoo Review - Spiel Times

Planet Zoo Review

Review copy provided by Frontier Developments plc. Reviewed on PC. Confucius once said, “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it more complicated.” After playing this game, I am compelled to believe that he may have been right in his conviction after all. Planet Zoo is complicated, it has its goods and bads.

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Breaking Down RollerCoaster Tycoon

In the world of simulation games, Chris Sawyer’s RollerCoaster Tycoon is a timeless classic. It is a masterpiece which cleverly employs a range of simple techniques in its fairly traditional design to replicate a life-like image of the perfect 90s amusement park. The name RollerCoaster evokes a sense of thrill, as evidently, the odd-looking bogey

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The Sinking City – Review

Review copy provided by Bigben Interactive. Reviewed on PC. Avid readers of horror author H.P. Lovecraft would agree that it is extremely hard to capture the horror conveyed by his legendary stories. Their complexity makes them nearly impossible to translate. Developer Frogware’s The Sinking City tries to break these boundaries to create a dilapidated world plagued

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