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3.4KGaming Trend Podcast: Far Cry 5 and Xbox goes Netflix
This week, the crew discusses Xbox's list of games launching with Xbox Game Pass, Overwatch's year-one anniversary, and more. Later, Mike is...
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4.9KIndie internet inspiration: Siliconera founder on Fallen Legion development
Set to be released on July 25, Fallen Legion: Sins of an Empire and Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion aim to flip...
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805.1KFox & Friends: RiME review
From the first moment I started playing RiME, I felt completely pulled into its world. The cell-shaded environments and swelling orchestral soundtrack...
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13.3K85“Fun will now commence” – Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR review
It’s hard to imagine that Star Trek: The Original Series had just 79 episodes when you think of just how much Roddenberry’s...
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2.8KA first look at the world of Far Cry 5 with executive producer Dan Hay
Welcome to Hope County, the beautiful, rural setting for Far Cry 5. I received an introduction to this seemingly sleepy little town...
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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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357.4KAgony and misery, in a billion words or less: Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception review
When I see a term like “visual novel” I expect the visuals to capture the ongoing storytelling, allowing me to just sit...
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607.7KCrawling through the catacombs: Medusa’s Labyrinth review
I have always enjoyed adventure games, from Companions of Xanth (I just dated myself, didn't I?) to Myst to The Witness, I...
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4.4KOperate Now: Hospital launches on mobile – $20 Google Play Gift Card Contest
There's absolutely no doubt that Bullfrog's Theme Hospital was one of my favorite games of all time. I enjoyed building my team,...
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8.1K90What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets? – Superhot VR Vive Review
I’ve likely played several thousand games in my life, but there hasn’t been a single one that made me feel as much...
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5.6KPurrfect paradise: The Gentlebros CEO on Cat Quest, console development
Fresh off the success of Slashy Hero, Singapore development team The Gentlebros has been hard at work creating its next game, Cat...
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659.9KOld Game, New Price, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers Review
Whenever someone mentions “fighting games,” as a genre, there is always a franchise my mind goes to first: Street Fighter, the longest-lasting...
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607.7KSometimes sweet, sometimes stale: Cooking Mama Sweet Shop review
The Wii U is dead, long live the Wii U. While the 3DS is still alive and kicking, a lot of well-established...
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2.3KPlayerunknown’s Battlegrounds: Let’s Play Episode #14
This week, news editor Joe DeClara and I teamed up for some nail-biting Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. I captured some footage from this shooter...
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858.8KShould have sent a poet – Endless Space 2 review
There’s something about the 4X genre that, when compared to games like the Civilization series, makes it feel deep and comprehensive. Maybe...
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6.1KAnother side, another story: Beauty and the Beast manga impressions
Like it or not, Disney seems set on rebooting its line of animated films as live-action adaptations. While the level of quality...
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5.0KGaming Trend Podcast: Destiny 2: The Fractured But Whole
E3 is ever approaching, and the calm before the storm has given way to several reveals leading up to the event! Bungie...
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2.1KGaming Trend gets a new forum
Gaming Trend members, As you know, we've been talking about upgrading the server, rebuilding the front page, and unifying the forums and...
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906.6KJustice’s dawn: Injustice 2 review
In the face of some excellent, fluid combat and top notch animation, what impressed me most about Injustice 2 was its ability...
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2.5KFlying the profitable skies — Aviation Tycoon Preview
It’s not uncommon for games to put you in the position of a shrewd business owner, trying to make a profit. Some...
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2.6KHere’s a sneak peek at Destiny 2’s new strike and multiplayer mode
Bungie unveiled Destiny 2's gameplay yesterday, and Gaming Trend was lucky enough to get some hands-on time with the game. Here's what...
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806.5KSimple and clean: Ovivo review
With triple-A games these days showing off how much they can achieve graphically, sometimes it’s great to just chill out with something...
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3.1KCrazy Eights: Eddie Zakoor on Wanted Earth
Skirmish games take all forms, generally with the idea of a dungeon crawl through different missions with one player controlling the minions. Wanted...
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2.1KPrey gets so much right — but not the combat
Arkane Austin does so much to get me to love Prey: its setting, the Talos I space station, is an incredibly well-designed...
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854.6KThe Big Bang: Planetarium Review
Many kids’ first experience with the wonders of the galaxy came from the inside of an inflatable dome that filled school gymnasiums....
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655.3KSlow wonderment — Prey review
These days, games like Prey seem few and far between. There's not one specific, unique mechanic promoted nor is there a grand...
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906.4KBuilding on solid foundations: Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Review
Punch a tree. Make some tools. Dig a hole. Every new playthrough of Minecraft begins as such, and though numerous changes and...
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4.7KPathfinder Battles: Crown of Fangs – New Set and Case Incentive, Available Now!
I got a chance to look at Pathfinder's new Crown of Fangs set, the dark and epic set of miniatures that models...
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2.6KRunning from the cops in Watch Dogs 2: Let’s Play Episode #13
Watch Dogs 2 is best played with a friend. It's got hacking, shootouts, car chases, and a damn good soundtrack. Check out...
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906.1KThe Rigelian Empire Strikes Back – Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Review
I was 12 years old when the Fire Emblem series came to North America for the first time. The seventh game in...
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3.3KCrazy Eights: Alberto Parisi and Tommaso Mondadori on ELO Darkness
The MOBA genre took off with the introduction of League of Legends. Since then other games have come out on the PC...
