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The Long History of Diablo Console Ports

Blizzard Entertainment has always been known as a relatively PC-focused game publisher, defining genres such as Real-Time Strategy with Warcraft and Starcraft and Action-RPGs with Diablo. And while back in the day they released StarCraft on the Nintendo 64 and Warcraft II on the Sony Playstation (among a few other small titles), the majority of their big titles have been focused on PC.However, every mainline Diablo game from its debut in 1997 to the most recent title in 2023, has at some point or another received a console port. From cancelled handheld ports, to feature-exclusive versions, to subjectively better ways to

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A Deep Dive in to Every Fable Game - Big, Small and Forgotten

Lionhead Studios was founded in July 1997 by Peter Molyneux, Mark Webley, Tim Rance and Steve Jackson - the majority of which were former Bullfrog Productions employees and left shortly after it was acquired by Electronic Arts to form Lionhead. The studio was named after Mark's hamster that sadly passed away a week prior to them forming. Despite their debut being the 2001 real-time strategy with a God-game twist "Black & White", which saw an official sequel four years later alongside the film industry simulator "The Movies", Lionhead Studios aren't known for much besides the Fable franchise, the first of which released

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The Weird World of Peripheral Rhythm Games

Peripheral instrument-based rhythm games really became a thing (at least in the west) during the mid-2000s, with Red Octane’s (and later Activison’s) ‘Guitar Hero’ title for the Playstation 2. But between 1999 and 2007 Konami had already been releasing various versions of their GuitarFreaks, DrumMania, KeyboardMania and BeatMania games for Playstation consoles in Japan. Konami continues to release sequels to the arcades as late as 2018, more recently under the ‘Gitadora’ name.The genre was relatively successful (if not saturated) between 2005 and 2010, before having a final stab at reinvigorating its fan base in 2015, where it soon fizzled out once

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Halo Infinite Delayed Again: Could This Hurt Xbox Series X Chances Against Sony's PS5?

The Playstation 5 and the Xbox Series X have both been announced in the earlier half of this year and with this has come a whole new round of memes and a split opinion on which console is superior between the PS5 and Xbox. Whether you are looking for a sleek design to add to your home entertainment system, or you are all about the running power, both consoles have a lot to offer to everyone that is looking for the ultimate gaming experience. To help you decide, which of these consoles you would like the most, we will be outlining

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How to Improve the Quality of Your Streams

Video game streaming has turned into a massively successful mode of entertainment. Earlier this year, pro streamer Ninja got paid somewhere between $20-30 million to start streaming on Mixer instead of popular streaming site Twitch. Indeed, streaming has quickly progressed over the years as more and more people continue to push the boundaries to provide quality entertainment. If you're a streamer then you will want to put on as good a show as possible. However, if you're just starting out you may not know how to do this. This is why we've put together some tips for you to help you