Editorials
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2.9KShiny Hunting in the Nippon — Life in Japan
In some respects, I'm the luckiest man in the world. I'm going to gush for a moment: my wife is amazing. She's...
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4.7KI chose the form of Gundam and made my inner child’s day thanks to Archangel VR
My childhood was filled with giant robots: Voltron, Power Rangers, Gundam Wing, and Transformers cartoons dominated my young imagination, and, judging by...
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2.5KPoetry in motion – a look at Final Fantasy XV on PC
We knew early on that Final Fantasy XV was going to get a PC edition eventually, but the way it was announced...
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104.5KComing Home — Is AMD good for gaming once again?
When I was younger, scraping by with my meager earnings from serving in the military, I would supplement my income by building...
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4.0KFortnite has PUBG beat over one key feature
Have you ever heard of spatial hearing loss? It’s a form of deafness where the person affected can’t discern the direction a...
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5.0K68 big games coming to VR in 2018
Maybe you are an early adopter, and maybe you got one for the holidays, but if you've got a VR headset, there's...
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4.6KGOing forward together — The new face and cooperative spirit of Pokémon GO
It's been a year and a half since Pokémon GO, Niantic's augmented reality smartphone app, took the world by storm. For a...
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3.9KSnapchat’s Pokémon filter gave me a moment with my mom
My parents don’t play video games. Not because they’re ancient (they’re young) or because they’re “traditional” (they once dressed as a plug...
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8.3KSuper Mario Odyssey and the twisted truth behind Goombette
I have been playing Super Mario Odyssey regularly since its release last month, and I have yet to grow tired of the...
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14.8KDrinks and Dragons: how one group is bringing roleplay to the community
As I sit in my oversized armchair finishing a beer and begin narrating a new adventure to a group of strangers, I...
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8.5KIs Creation Club hurting or helping Bethesda’s games?
When Bethesda Game Studios announced Creation Club for Skyrim and Fallout 4 at E3 2017, viewers across the globe cringed collectively (me...
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6.2KThe Mana Curve – Issue 3: Commander ’17 & Ixalan
In last month’s article I exhumed and dissected a professional mono-black zombies deck in the Standard format. The reason I chose that...
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5.3KThe Mana Curve – Issue 2: Deck Building in Standard
For definitions on formats and archetypes referenced in this article, go to Issue 1, The Mana Curve - Magic: The Gathering for...
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6.7KBest of E3 2017 – Winners and Nominees
This was a pretty huge E3. New hardware on the horizon, VR everywhere, stunning sequels, and surprising new properties coming our way...
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7.4KThe Mana Curve – Magic: The Gathering for Casual Players
Issue 1: Preparing for your first local tournament Do you own ten thousand cards and six different playmats? Have you had at...
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4.7KA return to Tamriel – how Morrowind brought me back to The Elder Scrolls Online
Ok, real talk here -- when The Elder Scrolls Online launched, I played it quite a bit (and even reviewed it), but...
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5.0KHere’s how BioWare can fix Mass Effect for future sequels
Mass Effect Andromeda was not the game we wanted. Across the board, critics and fans bemoaned Andromeda’s lack of polish and knocked...
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6.4KPrey’s wonderful cycle of looting and wasting ammo in fits of fear
Noticing a lone Phantom Typhon lumbering across the narrow room I’m currently scavenging for materials, I quickly hunker down behind some cover...
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5.3KMost Anticipated Video and Board Games of 2017
2017 is just around the corner. While we celebrate some of the amazing games of 2016, there are quite a few exciting...
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2.7KComing Home; Returning to Azeroth part 1
I spent a lot of time playing World of Warcraft when it released, too many hours to even be healthy. I played...
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6.2KPlayStation VR through the eyes of a nausea sufferer
You’ll see a lot of reviews about PlayStation VR over the next few weeks, but very few from somebody who went in...
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4.4KMechCon Vancouver 2016 – An incredible time to be a MechWarrior
I’m surrounded by more than 500 people that can tell you the accurate range of an ER PPC, how many hardpoints it...
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2.8KThrowback Turkeyday: What Gaming Trend editors are thankful for in 2016
Another year, another Thanksgiving, where Americans all over the nation celebrate the holiday with pigskins, bird skins, and all their kin. As...
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2.7KNintendo Switch trailer might explain where all the NX leaks came from
Nintendo has finally revealed its next console, and it is almost exactly what reports from Eurogamer and other outlets described earlier this...
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8.1KNext-Generation Gaming PCs – A cautionary tale
By Brad Wardell (Stardock) and Ron Burke (GamingTrend) During both of our PC gaming lifetimes, we’ve always built our own machines. As...
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3.1KMeet me at the Pokestop: Pokemon Go and the power of social mobile games
"Pokémon Go is going to suck," I said with confidence, "but I'm going to waste so much time on it." I made...
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9.0KDanganronpa showed me that feeling despair is part of finding hope
[The following contains spoilers for Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Reader discretion is advised.] Back in September, I got the words "You despair...
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8.6KSo you want to play…Dice Masters
At the Essen Spiel in October 2013 WizKids gave an interview to Eric Martin of BoardGameGeek which previewed their new game platform:...
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4.7KDigimon has grown with its audience while others franchises remain stagnant
If you were to look through a box of my childhood toys, you'd be sure to find several old collectibles from a...
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4.5KQSpex blu-bloQ technology is a gamer’s best friend
I am a migraine sufferer. If you don’t know what that is like, imagine having an ice pick stabbed directly into your...
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8.5KIn his final game, Nathan Drake needs to lose something
More than getting to play through three of my favorite games from last generation, I'm finding that my favorite part of replaying...
