Ron Burke
Ron Burke is the Editor in Chief for Gaming Trend. Loves RPGs, action/adventure, and VR, but also dabbles in 3D printing, martial arts, and flight!




GT: So now that you’ve completed the three expansion packs to BATTLETECH what are the big lessons you took away from the IP? What was the most difficult, and what was the most rewarding? MG: I started with BattleTech consulting with Jordan on the BATTLETECH CENTER pods and producing/
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With the launch of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (you can read our review here), we sat down with Russ Bullock, President and Executive Producer of Piranha Games to talk about the run up to the launch, the process of bringing it to life, and what we can expect post-launch. Big thanks
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“Reactor Online, Sensors Online, Weapons Online, All systems nominal”. It was 1995 with the release of MechWarrior 2 when we first got to hear this iconic phrase, and it has kicked off some of the best power fantasy games ever made. MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries came out the next year and
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Holy smokes 2019 has been an amazing year for gaming! While we do have two new consoles on the horizon for next holiday season, that hasn’t stopped developers from turning in some absolutely fantastic games this year. Fantastic sequels, fresh new IPs, a whole lot of great hardware, the
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While I am an old-school gamer, I also grew up poor. My single mom couldn’t afford the latest game consoles, so I leaned on places like Blockbuster to rent them for a weekend here and there. Unfortunately, the Neo Geo was always just out of reach, leaving me dropping
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“Hey you’se guys, tear up that carpet, spackle that wall, paint it pink, and get it done quick! Be careful, stop spillin the pink paint, and watch out for the hallway that’s made of ice for some reason!” Being a contractor is hard work, but they say that
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3Mechanical drives are easy to understand – they spin at 5400, 7200, or even 10,000 RPM. Hybrid drives and SSDs are a little tougher to understand as the former still relies on mechanical rotation, and the latter having no moving parts whatsoever. Still, the difference between them is roughly 30
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I tuck the butt of my rifle into the crook of my shoulder. Pressing my cheek against the stock, I get a good weld to ensure my shot is stable. Remembering my rangefinding, I see that the target it 300 meters away, so I use the silhouette in my scope
by Ron Burke