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Xbox Series S Has Gone From No-Brainer To No Thank You

Xbox Series S Has Gone From No-Brainer To No Thank You https://ift.tt/fvG6q2x Just a couple of years ago, the Xbox Series S felt like a great holiday gift idea. I was able to pick up a console for $250 during Black Friday and introduce my brother to this generation of console gaming. He just had to buy a Game Pass for Console subscription, and he suddenly had access to a big library of current-gen games and all of Xbox’s first-party titles the day they released. Sure, games didn’t run quite as well on the slightly less powerful console, but it was good enough for a casual gamer like him. Following the price hikes announced today by Microsoft , the Xbox Series S no longer feels like such a good deal. While it’s still the cheapest way into current-gen gaming, the entire Xbox ecosystem has been price gouged to the point where the Xbox Series S no longer has a clear or appealing platform identity. When Microsoft first ...

Doom: The Dark Ages Was Inspired By The Original Doom

Doom: The Dark Ages Was Inspired By The Original Doom https://ift.tt/qSuzaUV

A new Doom game has been rumored for a while, but at Summer Game Fest, Id Software and Bethesda formally unveiled Doom: The Dark Ages, the follow-up to 2019's Doom Eternal. The new title is set in the distant past with the Doom Slayer as a kingdom's last hope against the hordes of Hell. While the game's melee weapons and dragon-riding experiences are new to the series, The Dark Ages' directors Hugo Martin and Marty Stratton told GameSpot that the latest sequel was inspired by both Doom 1 and Doom 2.

"At the beginning of project, everybody kind of goes back and plays the original Doom," said Stratton. "There were so many things in that original game that just have have fueled us... It's always that evolution, but there's just so much of the DNA even with the way that we develop and our our team size."

"When we were talking about like what is Doom [in development], it was very much like borrowing from those ideas of the original Doom and Doom 2. As the brand has evolved and the ideas through the lore and all the different gameplay mechanics have evolved... it's amazing when you play the game you're just like 'this is unbelievable.'"

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