Game Sandwich

4 days ago | gamesandwich.com | Jesse Lennox

Judging Xbox in 2025 by any metric shows a brand only kept afloat thanks to the bankrolling of Microsoft. Console sales are dismal, subscriptions appear stagnant, layoffs run rampant, and it has poured what can only be described as an irresponsible amount of money into acquisitions. If it wasn’t clear enough from the pivot away from exclusives, the marketing strategy of “This is an Xbox” would be a clear white flag of surrender in any other generation.

1 week ago | gamesandwich.com | John Hansen

Overwatch 2 Season 17 is set to launch on June 24 but Blizzard has revealed what you can expect from the upcoming season of content. Definitely the biggest new feature coming is the addition of map voting to Quick and Competitive modes. Additionally, a new map for the standard game modes will be added, Stadium is getting new heroes and maps, and D.Va and Reaper mythics will both be available at the start of the season. Here’s a breakdown for what to expect from Overwatch 2 Season 17.

1 week ago | gamesandwich.com | John Hansen

As someone who was born in 1992 and has a deep love for the Nintendo 64, I always get happy when I see games from that era make a return. That’s how I feel about the Gex Trilogy, even though I didn’t have much experience with it at all outside of short spans where I rented Gex: Enter the Gecko from Blockbuster. Now that the whole series is back and playable on modern consoles, I can enjoy the highs but I can’t help but acknowledge the lows.

2 weeks ago | gamesandwich.com | John Hansen

Paul Hellquist, who was the lead designer on the first Bioshock game, held an AMA on the series’ subreddit earlier today to talk about his time developing the beloved title, and also spoke a bit about his upcoming game, Wartorn. While we can definitely appreciate his newest venture, we want to expressly focus on the things he said about Bioshock’s creation, because there are some insightful things to see. While talking about his favorite memories from working on Bioshock, Hellquist mentioned two.

2 weeks ago | gamesandwich.com | John Hansen

The Nintendo Switch 2 has sold over 3.5 million units in its first four days to become the fastest selling console from the company and it’s not even close. While some were questioning how popular the newest hybrid console would be because of its launch lineup and higher price, the hype around the company seems to be just as high as ever. The number comes from Nintendo’s internal data, so this is confirmed.