Raz Review: "Is it revolutionary or genre-defining? No. Is it going to
make you jump and possibly drop the controller? Highly likely. FEAR 2
is your basic shoot-em-up, mostly versus soldiers with a few haunted
areas full of gory ambiance and adrenaline-pumping moments.
While
good, it falls well short of being truly great. Don't get me wrong:
FEAR 2 has solid fundamentals, and I've spent a good many hours playing
it - but the scare factor is more of the 'BOO!' variety; where some
aficionados might prefer a bit more psychological terror (Bioshock, I'm
looking in your direction). I finished it in a couple of days, and the
multiplayer is singularly uninspired and tacked-on (likely copied from
games like COD4 and R6); there isn't even a profile screen. I won't
spoil the end, which feels very abrupt (and left me grumbling about 'to
be continued' style plots); but suffice to say a third sequel is more
than likely.
This is kind of like those Haunted House rides
where the scares are predictable and more closely resemble startlement
and surprise than genuine fear. But hey...I like Haunted House rides,
and while gameplay can get a tad repetitive, I still recommend picking
up a used copy or waiting for a price drop to add it to your
collection. At full price, however...I'd wait."
Online: Yes
Rated: 7/10
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
