Joe DeClara

This week, we discuss the shuttering of EA’s Visceral Games Studio and what it means for the future of linear, narrative-driven games. We also talk about Middle Earth: Shadow of War’s loot box problem and our review of South Park: The Fractured But Whole. Every week, Mike Pearce

Mike and Joe discuss PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS developer Bluehole’s plans to divvy up and bring on new talent for a subsidiary team, then Josh Devlin joins the show to talk about his gameplay demo of Assassin’s Creed: Origins. We also talk some SNES Classic shenanigans, Red Dead Redemption

On this week’s episode, Mike and Joe administer the final nail in Mass Effect: Andromeda’s coffin with the announcement of the game’s aborted post-release content. With the finality of this last public statement from Bioware, we hereby declare the ongoing GT Reboot discussion of ME:A dead;

Mike and Joe discuss the next expansion for Blizzard’s popular CCG and Bioware Montreal’s merger with other EA studios. Every week, Mike Pearce and Joe DeClara convene to discuss news and previews of upcoming games. Come back every week for in-depth video game talk as well as interviews

Yes: the ‘undercooked’ pun is overplayed. I have no regrets. When a game creator lands on a truly excellent gameplay concept, it breeds creativity and excitement; a newly tapped wellspring of potential gushes out interesting scenarios to explore and flesh out. Ghost Town Games’ 2016 title Overcooked repeatedly proves its

Joe runs down the three of the biggest news stories in gaming this week: Atari’s mysterious new console, Ni no Kuni II’s delay into 2018, and PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS’ new first-person view only server. Every week, Mike Pearce and Joe DeClara convene to discuss news and previews of

Bungie announces the contents of the Destiny 2 console beta, Blizzard finally reveals Doomfist in the PTR, and Mike talks about his experience moving from Seattle to the UK! Every week, Mike Pearce and Joe DeClara convene to discuss news and previews of upcoming games. Come back every week for

Greetings, travelers! Welcome to Gaming Trend’s Hearthstone strategy podcast, the Mana Drop. For this new weekly show, Joe DeClara will invite guests to offer in-depth analysis of a current, meta-savvy deck. Standard builds, Wild builds, one deck every Friday! For the inaugural episode of the Mana Drop, Joe DeClara