Editorials
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4.3KDown the Road — an indie journey to the heart of the unknown
Down the Road exemplifies the strengths that lead me off the beaten path and into the uncharted wilds of indie film. Not...
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13.5KAlan Wake 2 PC Performance — Truly Next Gen
There was nobody more suited to tackle Alan Wake 2 than our own Lead Editor, David Burdette. His love of the series...
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5.3KMagic: The Gathering ⏤ The loss of draft boosters
Take a journey with me, it’s October 16th, 2023 and you’ve just read an article on Wizards of the Coast’s website about...
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3.6KHow Dragon Quest X can still succeed outside of Japan
Dragon Quest X is a game I’ve been following for a long time, ever since it’s Japan only release on the Wii...
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2.9KLetter to Travis Worthington — The non-consensual model
Editor's note: This editorial is intended to be a satirical response to recent comments made by Travis Worthington in an interview with...
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1.5KMorning is Broken — encompassing the weight of stories untold
The D&D themed short film Morning is Broken has a power that long outlasts its 12 minute runtime. It comes from what...
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3.1KEldritch USA — the midwestern musical horror America has been waiting for
Eldritch USA is much more than the sum of its parts, but there’s a lot to be said about those individual parts....
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3.4KUnwraveling Paper Mario — From sincerity to artifice
I’ve been thinking about Paper Mario for… a long time. Originally this article was going to be a massive series of retrospectives...
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1.4KGrowing beyond tragedy with the Timewarp Quadrilogy — Fandom Underground
Fandom Underground has given me the greatest insight I could ask for into the dichotomy between art as personal expression and art...
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2.5KPersona 3 Reloaded — What should a Persona 3 remake even be?
I’ve professed my love for Persona 3 multiple times on this site. Despite its age, many flaws, and lack of a truly...
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2.4KYour Gaming Trend 2023 Summer Gaming Guide!
Every summer you sit there with money in your pocket to burn, and with many activities to spend it on. If you’re...
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1.3KForging empathy from chaos with Wormholes–Fandom Underground
Wormholes is the kind of artistic miracle that can only happen when the right people are in the right place at the...
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2.8KWhy Starfield is Xbox’s most important game… EVER
The year is 2018. I’ve just seen the teaser trailer for Starfield at Bethesda’s conference, and I’m flipping hyped. That E3’s news...
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3.0KA brief survey of Star Trek fan films — Fandom Underground
A few years ago I wrote an editorial discussing the shocking majesty of Hidden Frontier, a no-budget Star Trek fan film that...
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771New Games Coming January 15-21, 2023
Welcome to The Watchlist for the week of January 15-21. Every Saturday I’ll tell you about the games you need to waste...
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1.9KBest tabletop games of 2022
2022 was an amazing year for Gaming Trend's tabletop team: We more than doubled our crew, reviewed more tabletop games than any...
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609New Games Coming January 8-14, 2023
Welcome to The Watchlist for the week of January 8-14, 2023. Every Saturday I’ll tell you about the games you need to...
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4.3KThe Gaming Trend 2023 Most Anticipated Video Games list!
I’m not saying 2022 was at all lacking in good video games, but something about the year seemed a little light. As...
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1.7KGaming Trend’s 2022 “Trendsetter” Awards
2022 is like many other years, home to a bunch of stand out video games. Whatever platform you choose to play on,...
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4.1KWhy you should roleplay in Baldur’s Gate 3
Roleplaying is a key part of Dungeons and Dragons. Depending on your table, you may actually spend much more time simply playing...
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1.3KRediscover Crystal Lake in Friday the 13th: Vengeance–Fandom Underground
Friday the 13th has been quiet since its dubiously received 2009 remake, but a group of fans and professionals put that to...
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1.9KSummoning Dream and Nightmare with Sandman 24 Hour Diner–Fandom Underground
Well before Neil Gaiman’s nightmarish fantasy comic was adapted by Netflix, recent film school graduates set out to adapt the source material...
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2.0KGaming Trend 2022 Holiday Guide – The Hardware and Gear edition!
We already told you what video games you should pick up this year, and now it's time to go even deeper! There...
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2.0KGaming Trend 2022 Holiday Guide – The Video Games Edition!
It's the most wonderful time of the year. That time when you spend all your hard earned dollars on things for the...
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1.6KPushing the limits of time and space with Doctor Who Velocity–Fandom Underground
Buried as it is between the mountains and the desert, Boise Idaho doesn’t have much of a film industry. What it does...
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2.4KTales of the Clown Prince–Fandom Underground
In the Joker’s long career, he has strayed far from his origins as a criminal mastermind. Oh, he commits a lot of...
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1.8KCrow–Fandom Underground
Crow’s supernatural revenge thriller is a dark urban fairy tale replete with some of the finest and most effective artistry I’ve seen...
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Fandom Underground–An Introduction
photo credit: Justin Mane's Crow, 2022 You might not believe me, but the modern groundbreaking filmmaking isn’t coming from major studios. The...
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1.5KPimax Trade-In Program should be the rule, not the exception
As we head into the last quarter of 2022 (where’d the time go!?) I wanted to revisit something that came up during...
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3.0KDoes it Solo? — Dead Reckoning
Hello and welcome to the first edition of the “Does it Solo?” series. If you found your way here and have no...
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2.0KHalo Infinite’s Last Spartan Standing fails as a Halo mode and miniature BR
Imagine dropping into a giant arena with 12 other Spartans. You’re alone – lone wolf and all that. You have six lives...
