When we covered GameXplain getting a Nintendo Switch review unit, you might have noticed them taking out Zelda amiibo’s. After the embargo period ended on showing off the amiibo’s, GameXplain unboxes them and they are some of the best figures in the Amiibo series. Detailed character expressions, quality texture work and great painting; they are great figures for collectors.
I personally would like to pick up the Link Archer and Zelda (BoTW Version) figures at some point in the future, but the Guardian is a really cool Amiibo as well.

The mean bean machine, creator of army’s of robots, and lover of Evil Ham; Dr. Eggman is one of gaming’s most iconic villains. He is not only funny but also is quite the challenge for Sonic to over come in many of his adventures. Did You Know Gaming spent some time diving into the history of the good doctor.

In the run up to Sonic Mania, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at some facts, secrets, Easter eggs and history of Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik. Dr. Eggman is the main antagonist of SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog series, but wasn’t called ‘Eggman’ in the west until the release of Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast. Through our analysis of the series and its gameplay, beta material, we aim to present as many interesting Eggman facts as possible in this mini documentary.

I feel that similar to past work, this episode of Did You Know gaming was well written and researched. Greatly enjoyed learning more elements about one of my favorite characters in gaming.

GameSpot launched a new video series called ‘Reboot’ and it covers a wealth of topics in the world of gaming. One such topic was horror games and what better game to discuss than Resident Evil 7. The game has been shocking many (both in expectations and in frights) in recent weeks and it’s impact on the horror genre is important.
On consoles, survival horror morphed into the action-horror game for many franchises like Resident Evil and Dead Space. While action-horror can be a great time as titles like Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space 2 prove, the genres at it’s best when trying to scare you. This above video from GameSpot details why Resident Evil 7 is so important in the content of the horror genre at large.
I fully watched it and I personally really enjoyed the video. Highly recommend you give it a watch if you are interested in learning more about horror gaming.

Rocket League is an indie darling that got a lot of tracktion on consoles after being a PlayStation Plus title. It soon became a must-own indie title for all console owners and got various pieces of DLC released to continue keeping the game supported. One part of this move to support the game is adapting the title for new platforms. This happened for the Xbox One and now it’s happening for the PlayStation 4 Pro.
Releasing a new patch to take advantage of the Pro’s higher end graphics and CPU abilities, does this car-bumping title have a better experience on stronger hardware? Digital Foundry has the answer to that question with the above video detailing how different the game looks/runs on both PS4 and PS4 Pro.

GameXplain shows Breath of the Wild running side-by-side in both portable and docked mode. The end result is something quite interesting, as the portable version runs better. Using 720p as it’s resolution, the game runs at a stable 30FPS with little to no drops; an impressive feat considering it’s a large open world. But when you crank that resolution up to 900p when docked, some issues come up.
The footage GameXplain provided shows that the frame rate takes a heavy hit into the low 20’s when exploring areas with lush grass, indicating the stream of data or too much GPU usage causing the slow down. It wasn’t tested in docked mode when locking the Switch’s native resolution is set to 720p however. Nintendo will likely either patch a fix or encourage you use the 720p resolution/portable mode for better frame rates.