Posts By Sean Lama
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1.7KEditorialsA once illuminating beacon of the video game industry fades to black — So long, E3.
The beauty of being young and relatively inexperienced in life is the gentle tug of awe and inspiration that one feels when...
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3.1KReviewsThe goggles do nothing! Goggles – World of Vaporia review
I don’t know what to think about indie games sometimes. On one hand, they’ve made it possible for some excellent games, including...
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2.0KNewsSteelSeries refreshes their award-winning Siberia gaming headset
Back by popular demand, SeelSeries has updated their popular Siberia V2 headset with a brand new version. The hardware refresh, dubbed the...
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3.5KEditorialsAvoid 4K if you love your console games
I was ready to upgrade my TV. My then current TV, a 50’ Panasonic plasma, had served me well over the years...
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2.5KEditorialsFollow your heart, not a review score
I’ve always felt that my interest in video games is sorta unique from my friends and my peers. On the one hand,...
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2.7KPreviewsDistance is what happens when Mario Kart and Tron have a one night stand
It’s got daddy’s looks and mommy’s attitude. I’ve never been a huge fan of racing games that take place in realistic environments, such...
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5.0KPreviewsHob replaces the action of Torchlight with adventure and intrigue
After two excellent action-RPGs, developer Runic Games is ready to make something different. It’s a game they say takes inspiration from the...
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2.7KPreviewsMy axe is bigger than yours – an early look at Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
In the midst of towering booths, colorful lighting and thunderous sounds, you can often find smaller, niche game makers scurrying about the...
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2.2KPreviewsDon’t act a fool – Act of Aggression Hands-On
Strategy games are still a thing. I played Act of Aggression which is a mostly by-the-books real-time strategy game that harkens back...
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4.3KReviewsGive me a damn GPS – KHOLAT Review
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in video games wandering around aimlessly. Sometimes the aimlessness is due to being stuck on...
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5.4KReviewsA mobile platformer done right on PC – Badland Review
I first saw Badland on a demo iPad at an Apple store in the mall. I hadn’t decided whether the iPad was...
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1.9KFeaturesWe’re not waiting for the end of the year – here are Gaming Trend’s Games of the Quarter picks
Not content to wait until the end of the year, we decided to make a list of our favorite games as of...
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2.3KEditorialsAgeism towards World of Warcraft is detracting from the real issues
During an Activision-Blizzard investor call, we learned that subscription numbers for World of Warcraft have dropped significantly from the peak numbers we...
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1.7KPodcastMetatheory Podcast Ep. 18 – a veteran designer talks about working on Doom and more recently Call of Cthulu
When the game designer who worked on the original Doom, Quake, Civilization, Age of Empires, and more recently, the Call of Cthulu...
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3.0KPreviewsIn the upcoming MMO Echo of Soul, your pets loot corpses for you
Echo of Soul is a hit MMO in South Korea and developer Nvius, along with publisher Aeria Games, is hoping it will...
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1.4KNewsThe second episode of Tales from the Borderlands, ‘Atlas Mugged’, is out now
The second episode of Tales from the Borderlands, ‘Atlas Mugged’, is out today and ready for your playing pleasure. Developed by Telltale...
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Metatheory Podcast Ep. 17 – Niko barely survives PAX East, the implications of delays, and the importance of legs day
The Gaming Trend crew assembles in large numbers this week – host Sean Lama is joined by Niko DelValle, Eric Van Allen,...
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1.8KPodcastMetatheory Podcast Ep. 16 – Disney, Helldivers, and GDC in one conversation
This week’s episode of the Metatheory podcast includes Sean Lama, Justin Pauls, Eric Van Allen, and Kenneth Shepard as they discuss the...
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1.9KPodcastMetatheory Podcast Ep. 16 – streaming live tonight at 7PM PST [Show has ended]
We’re trying something new this week here on the Metatheory Podcast… and it’s kind of exciting! For the first time since the...
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7.3KReviewsHelldivers Review – welcome to the Roughnecks!
I’m always on the hunt for a good cooperative multi-player game, but sadly they are far and few in between. I tend...
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1.8KPodcastMetatheory Podcast Ep. 15 – Psyonix kicks it with us to talk about Rocket League
This week we invited the Psyonix team to the show to talk about their upcoming Twisted Metal meets FIFA soccer style game,...
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1.5KFeaturesWatch us save Super Earth during our Helldivers livestream on Twitch tonight [Stream has ended]
Are you ready to sink your teeth into Helldivers, the upcoming top-down perspective, co-op shooter from the team that bought us Magicka...
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1.6KNewsIs Bethesda planning to announce a new digital distribution platform at E3 this year?
Bethesda made waves a couple of weeks ago when they announced that they’ll be hosting their first-ever conference at this year’s E3....
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1.8KPodcastMetatheory Podcast Episode 13 – we’ve evolved past that strange phase in life
Another week, another episode of the Metatheory podcast! Now that we’ve evolved beyond that strange phase in life, we can get back...
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1.6KPodcastMetatheory Podcast Episode 12 – or is it really episode 11.9?
The Metatheory podcast returns! After a short hiatus, we’re back and ready to get jiggy with the video game world again. Life...
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3.0KReviewsGravity Ghost Review – don’t be snide while you glide through space
Sometimes you’re not in the mood to wrestle with complicated controls, to struggle with difficult segments of a level that have you...
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1.6KPodcastMetatheory Podcast Episode 11 – Sony hammers it home with the PlayStation Experience
Our boys, Eric Van Allen and Kenneth Shepard, returned from the PlayStation Experience with lots to talk about. It looks like Sony...
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1.5KNewsTheatrythm Dragon Quest confirmed by Square Enix website
If you find yourself on the Japanese Square Enix website, you’ll discover a landing page that basically reveals that Theatrythm Dragon Quest...
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3.1KEditorialsThe Oculus Rift and Super Mario 64 reincarnate
I had only tried an Oculus Rift briefly, a couple of years ago, when it was still quite an early prototype and...
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2.2KNewsNew Assassin’s Creed Unity patch rolling out today, future patch will focus on framerate
Developer/Publisher Ubisoft has released notes for Patch 3 which includes a ton of fixes and will have a staggered release across all...
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3.4KReviewsWorld of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor is the pinnacle of this long-running MMORPG
World of Warcraft has been around so long it surprises me that it’s still something so many people are playing and thinking...
