Editorials
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8.4KIs 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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6.1KThe 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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5.1KThe 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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6.6KBest 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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7.3KThe 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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4.6KA 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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6.3KPrey’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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5.2KMost 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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6.1KPlayStation 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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4.3KMechCon 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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2.6KNintendo 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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8.0KNext-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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3.0KMeet 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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8.9KDanganronpa 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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4.6KDigimon 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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4.4KQSpex 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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8.3KIn 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...
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3.5KAvoid 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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2.7KSo you want to play… HABA kids games
When I was contacted by HABA before Origins, I was excited to talk to them since they are known for great kids’...
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2.4KFollow 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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17.0KWithout a consistent face, Dragon Age can’t be my story
It's not a secret that I'm one of Gaming Trend's biggest Bioware fans on staff. I've praised the studio for its portrayal of...
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2.6KHalt And Catch Fire: Season 2 Finale
A friend of mine once sent me an article about how genre fiction needs to be about characters. It made the further...
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2.9KHow Street Fighter V and EVO awakened my inner competitive fighter
Believe it or not, even after years of being submerged in video games and gaming culture, my first time playing a Street...
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2.8KHalt And Catch Fire S2 | E6 & E7
Television is taking the opportunity of low summer viewership to gauge the tolerance of the censors. Five of George Carlin’s seven words...
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2.2KHer Story breaks storytelling conventions and brings about one of the best narratives in years
While playing through a narrative-heavy game, the anticipation of the unknown is what keeps the player moving forward. You continuously wonder where...
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3.2KHalt And Catch Fire S2 | E5 “Extract and Defend”
“Son of a bitch.” Those are Sara Wheeler’s words, and that’s how this episode begins, with Sara cursing out her father for...
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2.2KHalt And Catch Fire S2 | E4 “Play With Friends”
Happy funtime Gordon is back, sniffing chalk and running around in his vintage orange full-body Adidas track suit. He’s cross-pollinated with Louis...
