Perhaps the biggest (read most inescapable) news in the gaming world is that Zenimax has been bought out by Microsoft. Meaning a lotta gaming studios (Bethesda, id and others) has taken refuge under that (quite enormous) Microsoft Gaming umbrella.
'tis a big move to be sure and will result in some IP exchanging hands. The only question is, what is going to happen next...
This weekend, i went to a gaming bar.
Now that gaming has well and truly grown out of it's niche interest and into the juggernaut it is, you see this type of thing a lot: A place where gamers can gather, interact, drink grog and play some games (although not necessarily in that order).
I was told of the place beforehand and instructed to turn up early so i don't get left out. But when I did show up at the opening hour, there were very few people there.
Upon entry, I noticed a number of arcade games (Golden Axe, Galaga and TMNT among them). There was beer available and the staff were friendly.
But there were few in the way of other patrons - which was surprising as this was a Saturday evening. Therefore, one expected more numbers and more rowdiness but that was not the case.
Still, at least i can say I have been to a gaming bar
I was going through some of my Steam achievements on Age of Empires 2 and came across this:
Cause for concern maybe?
Apparently the upcoming PS5 will not be backward compatible with the PS3, PS2 or PS1 (Source).
I will, however grudgingly, accept that the PlayStation is built from unique hardware that would be difficult to replicate but seriously, do Sony want my money or not?
