Raz Review: "While heavily hyped, KZ2 still delivers a fair amount of
what it promises. Fantastic graphics and a hyper-realistic environment
combine with a smart AI to make you feel like you're truly on the
battlefield.
I haven't messed around much with multiplayer,
but I do like the 'rotating' style of multiple mission objectives;
which make the multiplayer experience much more like a campaign. Each
round can be something different, which keeps you on your toes. Rank
ups seem somewhat slow, and require at least a halfway decent team to
make any headway. Playing with n00bs isn't likely to score you many
points, so the learning curve is a bit harsh for first-timers
(especially if you're not accustomed to FPS games).
One major
complaint is the controls - as another reviewer put it, it's "like
trying to strangle a lobster"; it would've been a lot better if we'd
been given a 'toggle/hold' option for the cover system. Rainbow Six had
it down pat; Sony should have used it here instead of forcing us to
hold down 3 buttons AND use the sticks at the same time.
The
voiceovers are decent enough, but the story is somewhat lackluster in
scope; as though it were penned by a grunt on the front lines of
Helghan who doesn't know much beyond 'go here, shoot that'. The result
is we end up not really giving a frak about any of the characters,
because none of them is ever developed beyond the level of 'angry
soldier', which means our suspension of disbelief goes out the window,
and with it, the cinematic experience. It then resembles nothing more
than a generic FPS wargame with fantastic visuals.
I was
hoping for a lot more - but my complaints aside, KZ2 is still a very
decent next-gen shooter, and worth picking up; even if it's just to
goggle at the graphics."
Online: Yes
Rated: 7.5/10
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.
