My Thoughts on the Microsoft/Bethesda Acquisition

Last week, in amongst all of the new console news bubbling to the surface regarding both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox series X, a different news story managed to steal everyone’s attention away from what would normally be all-consuming for the video game news story. The news that Microsoft have acquired developer/publisher Bethesda, and by proxy all the IPs and studios that fall under their umbrella.

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The Outer Worlds: Curation vs Exploration

The final four months of this year are pretty packed when it comes to video game releases. I’m almost dreading figuring out what to spend my time with, and then having to cobble together a list of ten for the Best of Year with only a few months to prepare by trying all these games.

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E3 Week 2019: My Highlights from the Bethesda Press Conference

Last year was pretty grim viewing for Bethesda. They had a lot of big names, but nothing to show for them. The only game they did have any significant time invested in was Fallout 76, which was a game that, by all account, was a disaster befitting its franchise’s name.

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