Posts By Ron Burke
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10.7KReviewsGrey Goo – reinventing the RTS genre
I bought my Pentium 100mhz PC to play Command & Conquer. I upgraded it as the franchise grew, and I was sad...
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6.4KReviewsSaints Row: Gat out of Hell Review – a little from column A, a little from column B
When I wrote my review of Saints Row IV, I commented that I thought it was what happens when Volition completely takes...
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6.9KReviewsA worthwhile F2P title? We review Kingsroad on iPad and PC
There are two classifications of games that I roundly ignore — free-to-play, and browser-based games. With the opportunity to review a game...
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7.5KEditorialsSuikoden and Suikoden II are on PSN, and you should buy them. Now.
Suikoden II is considered to be one of the best role playing games of all time. Released in North America in September...
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3.8KReviewsOther World Computing PlayStation 4 HDD upgrade kit review
You throw down your cash, the clerk rings up your game and inevitably tries to sell you a guide. You shake your...
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3.8KFeaturesRon Burke’s Top 10 Games of 2014
It’s fun being the boss. I get to make the rules, and then I get to break them. Why? Refer to the...
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5.2KReviewsShadowrun Dragonfall – Director’s Cut — a game made better by touch controls?
There’s something about touchscreen games that just doesn’t work well for me. Whether it’s my hands being in the way of the...
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3.0KReviewsTales from Deep Space is a charming platformer for any Fire owner
It’s a tale as old as time itself. You are a pilot, docking at a space station, dropping in for some fuel....
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7.1KReviewsLara Croft and the Temple of Osiris – Tomb Raiding at its finest
Like all great myths, the story of Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris begins with betrayal and sibling rivalry. So the...
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3.1KPreviewsGaming Trend PlayStation Experience Coverage
Gaming Trend Editors Kenneth Shepard and Eric Van Allen have made their sojurn to the desert (it’s in Las Vegas — no...
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3.4KReviewsAssassin’s Creed Unity – Abstergo Employee Guide review
Being committed to a fiction requires more than a slick veneer to pull your audience in. It requires a great deal of...
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4.7KReviewsThe Art of Assassin’s Creed Unity – l’âme de Paris
This is how it’s done. There are art books that I’ve checked out in the past that give you the journey from...
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7.0KReviewsAssassin’s Creed Unity Phantom Blade review – a worthy prop
I’m a dork. I have a Magic Galleon punching hand puppet from Lunar the Silver Star, pilsner glasses from the original Burnout,...
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3.2KImpressionsGame of Thrones ‘Iron from Ice’ – a review in progress
Cercei Lannister once said “When you play the game of thrones you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” I...
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1.5KEditorialsGaming Trend Holiday Guide 2014
The holidays are upon us, and if you are like most of us, you are procrastinating away your time to get your...
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5.3KReviewsPowerA Spectra Illuminated Controller Review
I’m not a huge fan of third party controllers. There are a few companies that can do it right, but for every...
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5.3KReviewsRocksmith 2014 review – It’s all part of my rock and roll fantasy
If you rewind back to this time last year you might recall that Matt Buckley and I did an in-depth review of...
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13.0KReviewsDragon Age Inquisition – welcome to the new age of role playing
When you hear a new game is coming from Bioware, you brace yourself. This is a company that delivers compelling and interesting...
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4.6KPreviewsDragon Age Inquisition Hands-On Preview – The game they’ve always wanted to make
I wasn’t prepared. I’ve watched every Twitch video, I went through the E3 demo twice, and I’ve consumed every character of written...
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4.0KReviewsWoojer review – the wearable subwoofer
Long time readers of the site are aware that I was severely injured during the military. I lost more than 75% of...
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2.2KContestsWe give away copies of Warlock 2: The Exiled!
The team at Gaming Trend are giving away eight codes for the recently-released 4X strategy game, Warlock 2: The Exiled on Steam!...
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7.4KReviewsSunset Overdrive review – candy colored chaos
Everyone around you is partying, slamming Overdrive energy drinks, and pulsing with the “untz untz untz” coming from the stage as a...
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1.3KWorld of Speed adds the McLaren F1 to its garage
Near where I work in Scottsdale Arizona there is a McLaren store. I see absolutely gorgeous McLarens zipping around while I dream...
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3.1KReviewsNetgear Nighthawk X4 Router in-depth review
It isn’t all Dragon Age and Rock Band drums for me – my real-world job is even more geeky than that. I’m...
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6.2KReviewsDisney’s Fantasia: Music Evolved – Imagination has no age
Growing up in southern California and now living in Arizona, I’ve been to Disneyland nearly every year of my life. I dread...
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5.0KReviewsAlien: Isolation Review – This is Rumor Control. Here are the facts!
Alien was released on an unsuspecting audience in 1979 by director Ridley Scott. The beginning of the movie moves at a glacial...
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11.4KReviewsThe Evil Within Review – Perversity is the human thirst for self-torture
If you don’t immediately know the name Shinji Mikami, he and others at Capcom are the reason why we have survival horror...
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4.9KPreviewsAssassin’s Creed Unity – Reinventing the kill
Assassin’s Creed Unity represents a fresh start for the series. It isn’t an annual installment, but instead a rebuilt AnvilNext engine, only...
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3.0KInterviewsOur interview with Vincent Pontbriand, Sr. Producer for Assassin’s Creed Unity
Vincent Pontbriand has worked on such games as Rainbow Six: Vegas, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s...
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2.8KReviewsElgato Game Capture HD60 – even smaller, but now at 1080p and 60fps!
If you read my Elgato Game Capture HD review, you’ll know that I called it simple, powerful, and almost perfect. The system’s...
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11.9KReviewsForza Horizon 2 – easily the best racer I’ve played in the last decade
I like Forza Horizon 2 more than I like Forza Motorsport. I know, it’s all sorts of high treason, but the team...
