Sheldon Jones, Author at Gamespresso

Angry Birds developer Rovio to be cutting up to 260 jobs

Angry Birds developer Rovio has been busy. Since 2009, they've released over a dozen Angry Birds games, along with four others, ported some to a myriad of systems, and have grown pretty quickly. Now, the compan... Read More...

A devil's advocate to gaming as a sport in the public eye

We're officially entering the era of mainstream E-sports. A few months ago Heroes of the Storm had a tournament that was aired on ESPN, and while people are debating the merits of a game in beta getting its own... Read More...

Nintendo leak confirms Shovel Knight to appear in Super Smash Bros., and even get his own Amiibo

Nintendo's certainly given us quite the contest. Letting players pick which of their favorite-yet-absent Nintendo characters are in Super Smash Bros. is sorta like asking a group of children what ice cream they... Read More...

Through the Looking Glass: Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee

Thirty minutes into playing Godzilla for the PS4, I started wondering what the lethal dosage of cyanide for a 73 kilo male was. Then, after the pangs of suicide left, I remembered: I had once played a Godzilla ... Read More...

PlayStation Plus's free games lineup announced for September

Sony has recently unveiled it's next lineup of free games for PS3, PS4, and PS Vita. Owners of those systems with PlayStation Plus accounts can download any and all of the games when September hits. Below is ea... Read More...

Galak-Z coming to a mobile device near you

As the third title to release for PlayStation's Summer of Play program, Galak-Z is a 2-D spaceship shooter, robot sword fighting, and space opera that scored well with most game critics, including Gamespresso's... Read More...

Patrick Stewart doesn't believe he'll be Captain Picard again

When the latest Star Trek films were announced, many Star Trek fans were concerned that the original actors would be shoehorn'd into their original roles to hook in fans of the classic series. And while this wa... Read More...

Scalebound concept started with dinosaurs, ended with dragons

Platinum Games co-founder Hideki Kamiya was recently interviewed by Metro to discuss some Kamiya's gaming development history as well as delve more into the concept of Scalebound. While there's definitely some ... Read More...

Xbox One might get Original Xbox backwards compatibility

While it might be tempting to post up all your original Xbox video games on Ebay, it might be a good idea to hold onto them for just a bit more. This summer people who hadn't committed to a next-gen console wer... Read More...

Play Arts Kai redesigns Captain America

Say what you will about Square Enix's Play Arts Kai, they make a great-looking action figure. They've redesigned a fair amount of the Justice League, Star Wars villains, Thor, Iron Man, even Kal El. And since P... Read More...

EVE Online's Goonswarm Federation claims to be largest guild in gaming

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild sets the standard for open-world games

PlayStation Now to add PlayStation 4 games later this year

New Chrome extension blocks Star Wars spoilers

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Futurama is coming to mobile in Worlds of Tomorrow game

Keith McNally release a free eBook based on The Last of Us

Second Look: Rift

Zelda: Breath of the Wild sets the standard for open-world games

Inquisitor – Martyr is looking to be the ARPG Warhammer 40k deserves

Shadow of War has plenty of room to improve on Shadow of Mordor

Ghost Recon Wildlands embodies the promise and pitfalls of open-worlds

The MMO genre should learn from Black Desert’s mistakes and comeback

For Honor and how bad servers can ruin a good game

Pokémon Rumble World Review

Horizon Zero Dawn Review

Night in the Woods Review

SteamWorld Heist Review

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier “Ties That Bind Part I & II” Review

Assassin’s Creed Movie Review: A failed leap of faith

Batman- The Telltale Series Full Season Review

PlayStation Podcast Episode 4

The Game Café: AAA Blockbusters and the turn to open-world games

The Game Café: The rise and future of mobile gaming

The Game Café: Video game movies are still a work-in-progress

The Game Café: The horror genre and what makes a good horror game?

The Game Café: Switch and the long history of Nintendo

The Game Café: Season Passes and Modern DLC