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1.5KGaming Trend Podcast: The Pre-PSX Show
PlayStation Experience begins today, but the San Francisco team put together a quick pre-show to talk about this week's recent events. First...
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905.2KJust have some fun — Just Cause 3 review
One series that has always known how to have fun is Just Cause. With the first game, developer Avalanche Studios seemed to...
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2.9KTwitter reacts to Konami banning Hideo Kojima from The Game Awards
Host Geoff Keighley dropped a bomb on attendees and viewers of The Game Awards last night when he claimed that Konami's lawyers...
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Back in the old days — Far Cry Primal preview
From modern day to the prehistoric times, so goes the Far Cry franchise. The series evolved tremendously from Far Cry 2 to...
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754.8KComing ’round that mountain – Vahalla Hills review
There are lots of different strategy games, all catering to a variety of tastes that only get broader as the gaming hobby...
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903.3KA wheelie good time — Motorclub Bikes review
Driveclub is not Gran Turismo. Despite sharing a genre and PlayStation exclusivity, Driveclub always feels like a clunkier, but competent, little brother....
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Explosions, grapple hooks, and happiness – Early Just Cause 3 impressions
Explosions are a beautiful thing. No company has proven that more than Avalanche Studios, developers of titles such as Mad Max and...
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1.7KGaming Trend Podcast: The great treasure hunter debate
It's a slow news week this Thanksgiving week, so we're talking about what we're playing during the holidays. This week, Josh weighs...
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553.9KMismatched crafting — Minecraft: Story Mode “The Last Place You Look” review
[The following is part three of our ongoing Minecraft: Story Mode review. Check out part two here.] Minecraft: Story Mode’s third episode,...
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704.1KThat’s no moon — Star Wars Battlefront review
Nostalgia is a powerful tool. It signifies an emotional attachment to something, and that’s valuable in its own right. Games like Shovel...
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604.7KThe devil’s in the fine print — Typoman review
Typoman is a game about the power of the pen, the strength that words have, and what can happen to a society...
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854.3KA ghoulishly good time — Yo-Kai Watch review
Within an hour of starting up Yo-Kai Watch, I had befriended several ghouls, including a talking cat named Jibanyan who punched cars...
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More blood, more difficult — Bloodborne: The Old Hunters review
Difficulty is a tricky thing to tamper with in video games. It's also one of the most notable reasons why Hidetaka Miyazaki's...
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455.3KRoom and bored — Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival review
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival shares many similarities with traditional Animal Crossing games. It’s serene, slow-paced, and lighter, much like its life-sim roots....
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905.0KSword Coast Adventurer’s Guide book review
If there is a setting in Dungeons & Dragons that deserves its own book to showcase the amazing stories found therein, it...
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1007.2KThe Art of Halo 5: Guardians book review
Insight Editions has gotten to run with one of the largest flags in the industry the past few years, and this year...
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1.5KGaming Trend Podcast: Rants and also raves
We've got every end of the opinion spectrum on this week's show, as Blake Hester joins Eric and Kenneth to talk about...
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4012.7KDevoid of Hope — Danganronpa: The Animation review
Danganronpa’s story is one that should, in theory, lend itself to an animated adaptation. Even without the investigations and trials to partake...
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2.1KOld Hat — Dragon Age: Magekiller impressions
For as much rich lore and cultures that the Dragon Age series boasts, you’d think at this point we’d have more stories...
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904.5KStarCraft II: Legacy of the Void review – My life for Aiur
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty rebuilt a great deal of the StarCraft formula. Cutscenes were better, interactions within missions were more frequent,...
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704.1KIron From Ice — Game of Thrones Season One review
The following is part six of our review of Game of Thrones, and covers the season finale “The Ice Dragon.” As such,...
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754.1KMaking quite a racquet — Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash review
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash has all the markings of a great Mario sports title. Its easy controls and straightforward presentation mix perfectly...
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353.9KTears in the cloth — Saint Seiya Soldier’s Soul review
Fatal flaws are not a new pitfall for gaming developers, going back to the quite literal pitfalls of E.T. on the Atari...
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3.2KAn annotated history of World War II shooters
“So seek peace, but prepare for war, because war, war never changes” -- Ulysses S. Grant This may be true, unless you’re...
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955.3KThe Art of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate review
We all wanted Japan, but Ubisoft wanted to make another trip to Europe for a pivotal event in modern history -- the...
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807.4KA little light that shines — Stella Glow review
I had no idea what to expect when I fired up Stella Glow for the first time. I had no prior experience...
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1.6KGaming Trend Podcast: Falling from cloud 9
We've got a packed show this week, as Kenneth and Eric are joined by Justin Pauls, Ron Burke, and even Sean Lama...
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303.1KThe goggles do nothing! Goggles – World of Vaporia review
I don’t know what to think about indie games sometimes. On one hand, they’ve made it possible for some excellent games, including...
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654.3KNyko Type Pad review – a big step forward, but at a cost
As I hold my Day One controller from my launch Xbox One, it occurs to me that it has been two years...
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602.8KCloudy with a chance of purple — Lovely Weather We’re Having review
Have you ever wanted to know what the weather’s like without stepping outside or even turning on the TV? Just load up...
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2.3KLike toys in a toybox — 2K talks the conception of Gearbox’s Battleborn
I recently got a chance to get some hands-on time with Gearbox’s upcoming class-based shooter Battleborn, and also had the opportunity to...
