Ron Burke

Mafia III tells the story of Lincoln Clay, a young black veteran of the Vietnam war. After coming home, he finds that his family is embroiled in a war of escalation with a local Haitian gang. Across 28 story missions and a vast array of side content, the single-player narrative-driven

If you’ve read our review for Gears of War 4, then you know we’re pretty excited about it. Travis called it “the Gears revival fans have been waiting for”, awarding it a near-flawless score. Naturally, for a game this anticipated, Prima put together a Collector’s Edition guide

This year has been a rich and varied landscape for strategy games, both real-time and turn-based. Masters of Orion: Conquer the Stars, Ashes of the Singularity, XCOM 2, Homeworld: Remastered, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, The Banner Saga 2, Offworld Trading Company, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII, and the upcoming

Tempest is an open-world seafaring adventure, casting you as customizer, cannoneer, and course charting captain. Part RPG and part resource management simulation, Tempest looks to put a tricorn hat back on our head and reinvigorate the pirate genre. Thankfully, Tempest is fairly seaworthy, even if it has a few barnacles.

Neon Chrome feels like what might happen if classic cinematic masterpiece Blade Runner and isometric gorefest Crusader: No Remorse met up, fell in love, and had a top-down shooter baby. It’s not always perfect, but it scratches a very particular cyberpunk itch. Playing as a nameless character, you find

I called Forza Horizon 2 “Easily the best racer I’ve played in the last decade,” in my review, leaving Playground Games a tough act to follow. An incredible amount of content, over 200 cars, non-intrusive multiplayer, and some of the best arcade action on any platform had me singing

By Brad Wardell (Stardock) and Ron Burke (GamingTrend) During both of our PC gaming lifetimes, we’ve always built our own machines. As putting together computers has consistently become simpler throughout the years (with the notable exception of having to worry about heat) an alarming trend of form over function

While one of the hottest summers on record continues to crisp us up in north Texas, Laura and I take to the scary outdoors for a look at the latest offering from Sumo Lounge: the Sumo Air. Built of 300-grade ripstop nylon, the Sumo Air is as durable as it