Written by Alex Maidment (nSanity Beach) November 2020 was the most hyped I’ve been about gaming for a good few years, and for a good reason – it marked the release of a new generation of games consoles, and the first time in my life I could actually afford a day one console. Unfortunately, that’s where the hype and excitement ended. Having spent 8 months … Continue reading 2021 – A better year for gaming
Merry Christmas, gamers! We hope you all have (safe), fun and happy holidays! Continue reading Merry Christmas, Gamers!
After one week, the Xbox Series X has already changed the way I play, bringing back the thrill of gaming – but, it’s also made me realise that patience will be needed to see what the new console is really capable of! Continue reading A Week With The Xbox Series X
Written by Alex Maidment (nSanity Beach) At the time of writing, I have only had a couple of hours using and playing on the Xbox Series X, so this really is a “first” impressions piece and no doubt I’ll follow up with further thoughts as I get more use out of it. This is also my first day one console, so these impressions really are … Continue reading 5 First Impressions of The Xbox Series X
Written by Alex Maidment (nSanity Beach) On the 22nd September, I had a day off work. It turned out to be a lucky timed day off as it coincided with the pre-order for the Xbox Series X|S. With pre-orders going live at 08:00am, I got various tabs prepared on my laptop the night before. I went for the Microsoft store, Game and Amazon. At 07:30, … Continue reading Launch Day: The Xbox Series X
It’s been a long time since I’ve had that giddy feeling – the same feeling you’d get as a child in the week leading up to Christmas – the hype and the excitement for the Xbox Series X is real! Continue reading Xbox Series X – The Excitement Is Real!
Gaming is fun at any time of year, but there’s something really great about the Autumn/Winter seasons of gaming! Continue reading Autumn/Winter – The Seasons Of Gaming Are Finally Here
We turn our attention to the September pre-orders for Sony’s Playstation 5, Microsoft’s Xbox Series X|S and NVIDIA’s 3000 series of GPUs Continue reading September Gaming Hardware Madness
Maybe I’m just late to the party here but I don’t think the ongoing ‘battle of consoles’ will be won on day one, or even in the first year of the consoles being released – I think it will be a much longer time before we see a real winner, and it won’t be based on console sales! Continue reading Why the next-generation console battle won’t be won on day one
I decided it was finally time to swap out my trusted Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler and stock case fans plus a couple of Corsair SP120mm fans for something a bit more modern, better looking and hopefully, cooler. Continue reading My PC, a cooler place to be
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