Posts By Travis Northup
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3.4KPreviewsE3 2019 had some seriously badass hardware and accessories — here are the highlights
E3 always showcases the best up-and-coming hardware and accessories in the games industry, but with all the games being shown off, it’s...
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1.8KPreviewsGAEMS wants to create the ultimate portable studio for content creators
On a Wednesday afternoon in downtown San Francisco, the co-founder of GAEMS, John Smith, and his team host a steady stream of...
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6.2KReviewsSpace Opera for Neophytes — Starfinder Beginner Box review
For any tabletop RPG group, one of the biggest challenges is getting into a new game. Whether it’s deciding which game the...
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4.2KReviewsBeyond the Wall — Legend of the Five Rings: Shadowlands sourcebook and Mask of the Oni adventure module review
My review of the core rulebook for Legend of the Five Rings was my first experience with the samurai-focused RPG and it...
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3.5KReviewsHonor and Steel — Legend of the Five Rings Core Rulebook and Game Master’s Kit review
Legend of the Five Rings is set in the fictional world of Rokugan, which draws heavily upon feudal Japan, and the mythology...
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4.7KReviewsMetropolitan Marvel — Android: Shadow of the Beanstalk review
While Fantasy Flight Games’ Genesys system is an excellent ruleset with which to build your own homebrewed, narrative-driven RPG, so far it...
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4.8KReviewsHallways and Hotkeys — Operencia: The Stolen Sun review
Zen Studios, the studio best known for its virtual pinball contributions to the gaming world, are trying out some new ways of...
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4.7KReviewsThe courtroom meets the living room — Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy console review
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was one of those franchises that I never got around to playing during the time of their original...
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16.9KReviewsA hell of a ride — Devil May Cry 5 review
It’s been more than a decade since Devil May Cry 4, and it’s hard to believe that a franchise so beloved has...
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5.0KReviewsDirt and oil — DiRT Rally 2.0 review
Codemasters is known for making some of the most accurate, challenging racing games out there, and DiRT Rally 2.0 is no exception....
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4.4KReviewsOdyssey of the Wastes — Metro Exodus review
In a time when games are increasingly becoming focused on online experiences and multiplayer ecosystems, Metro Exodus couldn’t come at a better...
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8.0KReviewsEven more salt — Salt and Sanctuary review
Last year, we reviewed Salt and Sanctuary for the Nintendo Switch, most of which is applicable to the Xbox version. You can...
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7.7KReviewsI punched a guy so hard that the dude standing next to him died — a Crackdown 3 review
The Crackdown franchise has a special history for the Xbox community. When the original Crackdown was released in 2007, it mostly served...
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5.0KReviewsCrafting Chaos — Just Cause 4 review
I’ve played every game in the Just Cause series, but never became a true believer until Just Cause 3, which gave me...
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4.0KReviewsAnother deck — Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales review
A few months ago, we reviewed Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales for PC, most of which is applicable to the Xbox version. You...
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4.2KReviewsAnother Hit — Hitman 2 review
When Hitman (2016) was announced as an episodic game developed by a studio I’d never heard of called IO Interactive, I was...
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7.3KReviewsWorst Virginia — Fallout 76 review
With Fallout 76, Bethesda Softworks took one of its biggest leaps by tweaking the proven Fallout formula, and turning it into an...
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1.5KPreviews“A peek beyond the veil” — Breach preview
While some of the biggest titles of the year will get into the hands of gamers in the days and weeks to...
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6.4KReviews“Ace in the hole” – Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales review
At E3 a few years ago, the CD Projekt Red team showed off a version of Gwent: The Witcher Card game, which...
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10.1KReviewsBloody Perfection — Forza Horizon 4 review
The Forza franchise is the reason that I’m a fan of racing games. It wasn’t too long ago that I thought racing...
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5.0KReviewsDo it for Cayde — Destiny 2: Forsaken review
Destiny 2 Forsaken’s opening campaign mission sets the mood for the rest of the expansion. What starts as an explosion-laced, joke-filled quest...
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1.6KPreviewsHere’s everything we can show you before Destiny 2: Forsaken launches tomorrow
Destiny 2: Forsaken will be available for all brave guardians to experience starting tomorrow at 10 AM, but if you’re champing at...
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5.7KReviewsPraise the salt — Salt and Sanctuary review
In a day and age where Dark Souls’ inspiration is far-reaching, it’s not hard to find clones that fail to impress in...
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2.6KPreviewsBuilding a better deck — Magic: The Gathering Arena preview
For years, the games industry has attempted to harness the magic of Magic: The Gathering in a digital format. In 2015, Wizards...
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5.6KReviewsFor the Glory of Mankind — NieR: Automata Become as Gods Edition review
NieR: Automata takes place in a world dominated by machines, some made by aliens to wipe out human life, and others created...
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3.7KReviewsSpectacle & Speedbumps — The Crew 2 review
The Crew 2 was conceived with a singular, incredibly ambitious premise: Let the player and their friends loose on a near-boundless world...
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1.3KNewsHere’s a closer look at “Gambit,” Destiny 2’s upcoming PvP/PvE hybrid mode
Today, Destiny 2’s upcoming game mode, called “Gambit,” becomes playable on the E3 show floor. We’ll have a preview with our impressions...
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5.0KReviewsBullet Swell — Just Shapes and Beats review
Just Shapes and Beats has been on my radar since I first played it with some of my Gaming Trend colleagues at...
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3.3KPreviewsBungie revealed Destiny 2’s next expansion and it looks like absolute madness
This morning, Bungie announced a new expansion coming to Destiny 2 this fall, called “Forsaken.” As a longtime fan of the franchise,...
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16.0KReviewsBuild, Fight, Survive — State of Decay 2 review
It only takes a few seconds of playing State of Decay 2 to be amazed by how far indie studio Undead Labs...
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1.9KPreviewsHere’s All the Undead Action We Can Show You Before State of Decay 2 Launches on May 22nd
State of Decay 2, the highly anticipated follow-up to the hit Xbox Live Arcade game by developer Undead Labs, comes out in...
