Lucious Barnes

As much of a goody-two-shoes as you might be, there has probably been at least one time when you considered what it would be like to be a criminal mastermind. Maybe it was a megalomaniacal power fantasy, where your success was measured in how many innocent bodies you’d littered

It’s always difficult to gauge your expectations for anime tie-in games. On one hand, if you’re a fan of the series in question, the idea of being able to interact with the characters, lore, and action of a world you love is intoxicating. Then on the other hand,

There are plenty of games that include heists. Payday, Watch Dogs, and your pick of GTA’s are immediate and obvious examples. But all of these titles envision a very particular kind of heist, the kind that typically go very well- until they very violently and spectacularly do not. I’

This past Tuesday the much anticipated second expansion to Activision’s Destiny finally launched, bringing with it a large assortment of additions and changes to the original title and even its DLC predecessor, the Dark Below. This includes dozens (potentially countless)new items, crafting systems, a new social/bartering space,

If you take a moment to absorb all that Stardrive 2 lays before you when it begins, you might get a small idea how vast it actually is. Even after that, when you believe you’ve swam far out into its star crusted waters, you’ll come to find you’

Having never played the original, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect when I took to the helm of Zero Sum Games’ Stardrive 2. I was mostly just looking for a more satisfying space-combat strategy experience than Sid Meier’s Starships, with more graphical ambition than that of Spacecom.

Were you excited when you heard the news of Sid Meier’s: Starships being released? I sure was. Despite the yay and nay reception the title’s pseudo prequel, Sid Meyer’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, received, I personally enjoyed the game and was happy to be getting more of it.

As some might expect, there is a polarizing shift between playing games for fun and playing games because it’s your job. There are several times and numerous examples when my time at Gaming Trend has reminded me of this, but few stand out as vividly and sourly as Zombeer.