Derek Dashiell, Author at Gamespresso

Halo 5 Big Team Battle Community Refresh now live

343 Industries has just begun a big-- big team, that is-- Halo 5 community event called Big Team Battle Community Refresh. As detailed in a post on the Halo website, the refresh is the largest a playlist has e... Read More...

Assassin’s Creed sales break 100 million

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed has just hit a major milestone most franchises only dream of: 100 million AC games have been sold. The franchise came into existence in 2007. The first game sold about 1.2 million co... Read More...

Pokemon Sun and Moon get a 3DS XL

In a whirlwind of big moves for The Pokemon Company, it has been announced that Pokemon Sun and Moon are getting their very own 3DS XL. The new system is black, with white etchings of Sun and Moon legendarie... Read More...

Berserk Musou game gets Western release date, new name

If you're a fan of anime, it's probably about time you take a look at the Musou game for Berserk, which has just gotten a Western release date. Musou games are the genre trailblazed by Omega Force developed ... Read More...

Sony president on No Man’s Sky: “It wasn’t a great PR strategy”

Sony's Worldwide Studio president Shuhei Yoshida has spoken up about his opinions on No Man's Sky-- while mainly positive, he understands complaints. At the Tokyo Game Show this year, Yoshida explained his p... Read More...

Steam is making changes to stop inflated review scores

Valve, in its ongoing battle against artificially inflating reviews, has made a bold move: Users who were given a game via Steam Key instead of purchasing it can no longer review games. As explained in their r... Read More...

Horizon Zero Dawn TGS trailer shows pre-robot world

Guerrilla Games, known for the Killzone series, continue to release stunning Horizon Zero Dawn footage, this time for the Tokyo Game Show. Until an English translation comes over, what we can definitively say ... Read More...

Overwatch patch: Mercy won’t dominate Play of the Game

To those concerned with Mercy's overwhelming Play of the Game count in Overwatch, Blizzard's listening, and they've got you covered. Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan recently revealed that while Quick Play had e... Read More...

Niantic CEO speaks to future of Pokemon Go

Niantic CEO John Hanke has shed some light on the direction that Niantic would like to take Pokemon GO-- and it will probably include battling. In an interview with Tech Crunch, Hanke explained why Niantic j... Read More...

8 story games even non-gamers can (and should) beat

Video games are a tricky medium to get into. While they're an art form all to themselves, many story games are not "entry level", making it hard to appreciate (or even play) them without having played other, or... Read More...

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Shadow of War has plenty of room to improve on Shadow of Mordor

Ghost Recon Wildlands embodies the promise and pitfalls of open-worlds

The MMO genre should learn from Black Desert’s mistakes and comeback

For Honor and how bad servers can ruin a good game

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Horizon Zero Dawn Review

Night in the Woods Review

SteamWorld Heist Review

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier “Ties That Bind Part I & II” Review

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Batman- The Telltale Series Full Season Review

Xbox Podcast Episode 3

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The Game Café: The rise and future of mobile gaming

The Game Café: Video game movies are still a work-in-progress

The Game Café: The horror genre and what makes a good horror game?

The Game Café: Switch and the long history of Nintendo

The Game Café: Season Passes and Modern DLC