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Rants and Raves

Rants and Raves

Rants and Raves

The $100 Steam Direct Fee is Bad for Steam, and Bad for Gamers

Ever since Valve announced that it would be doing away with Steam Greenlight and replacing it with a new system called Steam Direct, ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorJune 2, 2017
Rants and Raves

Steam’s Refund System is No Substitute for a Prey PC Demo

Steam added the ability for PC gamers to request refunds for games in June of 2015. It wasn’t long after that some smaller ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorMay 3, 2017
Rants and Raves

It’s Too Soon to Call the Nintendo Switch a Success or a Failure

After Nintendo announced the first month sales figures for the Switch console, some people are ready to call it a shining success, or ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorMay 1, 2017
Rants and Raves

High-Powered Hardware Isn’t Enough to Make Project Scorpio Succeed

Last week, Microsoft revealed just what sort of hardware the upcoming “Project Scorpio” will have under the hood. While the Scorpio’s innards are ...
By Ron Whitaker Legacy AuthorApril 18, 2017
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