(Photo courtesy of Spellbinder.com/Paige Burgueno) An example of video microtransactions Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor As Editor of our Arts & Entertainment section, I believe it to be my responsibility to stay as up to date as possible with what’s happening in the world of gaming. That involves reading about what’s going on in terms of…
“Hades II” Review: Weapons and Witchcraft
(Image courtesy of SteamDB. “Melinoe wields weapons and witchcraft alike in ‘Hades II’.”) Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor Riding the success of 2020’s “Hades”, Supergiant Games released its sequel “Hades II” earlier this year on Sept. 25 following a four-year development cycle and a year-and-a-half of early access on Steam. Much like its predecessor, “Hades II”…
“Hollow Knight: Silksong” challenges gamers
(Image courtesy of SteamDB. “Team Cherry’s ‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ features a familiar hero in an all-new kingdom.) Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor After six years in the making, three-person studio Team Cherry’s “Hollow Knight: Silksong” finally made its debut on Sept 4. 2025, to critical acclaim. Following its initial announcement in 2019, “Silksong” quickly gained a…
Xbox “Copilot for Gaming” met with resentment
(Image courtesy of Xbox Wire. “Microsoft’s upcoming ‘Copilot for Gaming’ has not been received well by gamers.”) Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor On March 13, 2025, on the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft announced Copilot for Gaming, an implementation of its flagship GPT-4o system into the Xbox family of systems. Intended to aid struggling players and increase…
Players upset following two-day PSN outage
(Image courtesy of Forbes. “Sony’s PlayStation Network, the backbone of the PlayStation family’s online service, experienced a two-day outage.”) Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor Last weekend, PlayStation users experienced an unprecedented outage as Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) went down for over 24 hours. Players were unable to sign into their accounts, browse the PlayStation store, or…
DOOM: The Dark Ages to release this May
(Image courtesy of Bethesda/Zenimax. “DOOM: The Dark Ages will take players through a dark, unfriendly past.”) Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor Following the smashing success of 2020’s “DOOM Eternal,” id Software has been producing a bold, new medieval entry to the franchise in the form of “DOOM: The Dark Ages.” Initially teased last June, “The Dark…
Nine Inch Nails peels it back for a world tour
(Image courtesy of Nine Inch Nails. “The Peel It Back Tour 2025 will bring Nine Inch Nails across the world.”) Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor On Jan. 13, 2025, industrial band Nine Inch Nails announced a world tour to take place this summer. Joined by their touring lineup, the “Peel It Back Tour 2025” marks NIN’s…
Nintendo announces Switch 2
(Image courtesy of Nintendo) “The Switch 2 features a new design.” Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor With the original Nintendo Switch having released in 2016, gamers have been excitedly waiting for any news regarding a new Nintendo console. Thankfully, on Jan. 16, Nintendo debuted a first-look press release for the highly anticipated successor to the Nintendo…
