Holly Hudspeth

Holly's current favorite games are Smite 2, Marvel Rivals, and Disney Dreamlight Valley. In her spare time she is a best-selling author who enjoys traveling, concerts, birdwatching & trips to Disney

Cloudheim preview — A satisfying addition to the action-adventure genre

Chaotic physics-based combat at it's finest

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 15 Dec 2025

Cloudheim preview — A satisfying addition to the action-adventure genre

GamingTrend 2025 holiday gaming gift guide — The video games edition!

Our recommendations for your best holiday gift purchases

/ 23 Nov 2025

GamingTrend 2025 holiday gaming gift guide — The video games edition!

Dune: Awakening review — Arrakis comes to life beautifully

Dune: Awakening made its debut on June 10th, with an early head start for folks who pre-purchased beginning on June 5th, and after about 70 hours on live servers, and

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 2 Aug 2025

Dune: Awakening review — Arrakis comes to life beautifully

Maestro & Maestro: Secret Sorcery review — VR rhythm at its finest

If you’ve ever wanted to be an orchestra conductor without worrying about embarrassing yourself in front of an audience, then Maestro might be the game for you. As a

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 5 Apr 2025

Maestro & Maestro: Secret Sorcery review — VR rhythm at its finest

SMITE 2 goes into Free-To-Play Beta on Jan 14th, along with Joust and Duel modes, and brand new God Aladdin on Jan 13th!

It’s no secret that David and I are some of SMITE’s biggest fans, with easily over 8k hours clocked in-game. We were very excited to sit down with

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 7 Jan 2025

Palworld Early Access first impressions — Simply put: it’s loads of fun

Palworld released into early access on January 18th, and has been taking the gaming world by storm. At the time of writing this, Palworld has sold over 8 million copies

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 26 Jan 2024

Palworld Early Access first impressions — Simply put: it’s loads of fun

The Elder Scrolls Online announces Gold Road Chapter coming June 3rd — New zone, story, and brand new Scribing system!

There are a lot of exciting things coming to The Elder Scrolls Online this year with the announcement of the Gold Coast Chapter, which will be coming in with Update

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 18 Jan 2024

The Sims 4 Community Vote results are in — Castle Estate and Goth Galore Kits are coming on Jan 18th

The Sims 4 community got to vote on what kind of content they wanted to see the most in the game a few weeks back. We had a few multiple

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 16 Jan 2024

The Sims 4 Community Vote results are in — Castle Estate and Goth Galore Kits are coming on Jan 18th

Smite 2 hands-on playtest at SWC X — Our first impressions of Smite 2

My husband David and I were among the few people who were the first to get a hands-on play test with Smite 2, and we’ll be the first to

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 14 Jan 2024

Smite 2 hands-on playtest at SWC X — Our first impressions of Smite 2

Smite World Championship X Day 3 wrap-up — The Jade Dragons are your S10 champions!

The final day of SWC X started off with a fun Build-A-God panel with some of the Smite developers. With the help of the audience members, the team built an

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 14 Jan 2024

Smite World Championship X Day 3 wrap-up — The Jade Dragons are your S10 champions!

Smite SWC X day two wrap-up — The Jade Dragons and The Oni Warriors will face off in the finals!

With day two of the Smite World Championship X coming to a conclusion, I can tell you one thing: I don’t think most people thought the Jade Dragons would

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 13 Jan 2024

Smite SWC X day two wrap-up — The Jade Dragons and The Oni Warriors will face off in the finals!

Smite Year 11 in-depth panel highlights

The announcement of Smite 2 has certainly been the biggest news of the SWC X weekend, but that doesn’t mean that Smite has been forgotten. In fact, there are

By Holly Hudspeth

/ 13 Jan 2024