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1.9KWe’re not waiting for the end of the year – here are Gaming Trend’s Games of the Quarter picks
Not content to wait until the end of the year, we decided to make a list of our favorite games as of...
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2.0KWin a Closed Beta key for Dirty Bomb from Gaming Trend!
The folks at Splash Damage know how to make an awesome multiplayer game. The Wolfenstein series, Batman: Arkham Origins, Enemy Territory: Quake...
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955.4KFilmed 100% in IMAX — Imperial Assault
Leading up to the release of Imperial Assault during GenCon 2014, many throughout the boardgame world had for a while been openly...
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903.6KOne Man’s Espionage Agent Is Another’s Freedom Fighter — Specter Ops Review
Specter Ops: Shadow of Babel is a hidden movement game for 2-5 players. It was designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, as the first...
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1.5KGaming Trend Podcast: Witcher worship service
If you hadn’t heard much about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt yet, the panel of this week’s GT Reboot Podcast will be...
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2.3KAgeism towards World of Warcraft is detracting from the real issues
During an Activision-Blizzard investor call, we learned that subscription numbers for World of Warcraft have dropped significantly from the peak numbers we...
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1.8KThe International 2015 — a newcomer’s primer on Dota 2’s premier event
E-sports has grown exponentially over the past few years. It used to be a small phenomenon, and then one only contained in...
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3.6KAuriga expanded — Endless Legend: Guardians impressions
Endless Legend was a sleeper hit for fans of 4x strategy in 2014. From the devs of Endless Space, Legend was a...
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805.2KPuzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition Review
I don’t play a lot of what might be categorized as casual games. I found Candy Crush to be fairly pay-to-win, so...
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753.9KMadness in Grayscale — Castles of Mad King Ludwig Review
Castles in contemporary culture are almost invariably associated with a certain skew towards the less than sane. They occupy a strange corner...
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1.4KInterview: Rebuilding a Kickstarter for Dimension Drive
Last week, we saw the darker side of Kickstarter campaigns, as a fraudulent backer gave €7000 to Dimension Drive's Kickstarter during its...
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2.9KLife is Strange “Chaos Theory” impressions
Note: This impressions piece will contain spoilers for all three episodes released so far. If you haven’t played them yet, I highly...
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2.8KSnapshot — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
We've been playing just a bit of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (where a bit equals dozens of hours), and been absolutely...
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GT Snapshot — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
We've been playing just a bit of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (where a bit equals dozens of hours), and been absolutely...
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404.6KThis BBQ sauce is bland – Swords & Soldiers II Review
The unquenchable and ravenously adorable Vikings are back and pushing forward (well, more like to the right) to adventure, glory and the...
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957.3KOrigin EON15-X Review: An incredible desktop replacement
Gaming laptops aren’t new. Big box companies like Dell and MSI have been making rigs and labeling them as “desktop replacements” for...
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2.2KMagicka Wizard Wars Contest!
We've partnered up with the folks from Paradox North to bring you a pretty sweet contest for Magicka Wizard Wars. The game...
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1.4KGaming Trend Podcast: How much is too much Final Fantasy X?
Loyal listeners of the Gaming Trend Reboot Podcast will know that this episode is being posted a bit earlier in the week...
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854.6KProject CARS Review (PC)
With all of the racing games that focus on huge car rosters, crashes, or “Drive-atars,” developer Slightly Mad Studios aims to shift...
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1.7KGaming Trend Podcast: TellTale tells slow tales
This week on the GT Reboot podcast Travis returns to the third chair and Niko is along for the ride. These two...
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805.0KA fistful of pixels — Westerado: Double Barreled review
I'm not going to lie: I almost hung up my spurs and quit within the first ten minutes of playing Westerado: Double...
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3.9KStreetpass fun with Ultimate Angler and Battleground Z
The Streetpass experience on the Nintendo 3DS has gotten a bit bigger, thanks the the addition of two new bite-sized titles: Ultimate...
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805.0KA breath of fresh air for Nep — Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed review
While the Neptunia series is largely recognized for its steady stream of JRPG releases, Action Unleashed is a new frontier for the...
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904.7KCaution, “scientists” at work — Alchemists Review
I remember playing with my chemistry set as a kid and getting the idea to mix together everything that said "poison" or "danger,"...
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753.5KThe terrorism shuffle — Breach and Clear review
War may never change, but strategy most certainly does. For members of the world’s elite Special Operations, you’ve only got one shot...
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803.3KBite-sized beauty — Toren review
From the first build I played, Toren has held my attention. The minimalist storytelling and unique art style are captivating. A lot...
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705.1KSolid, but could have been so much more — Wolfenstein: The Old Blood review
Wolfenstein: The New Order was one of the biggest surprises of 2014. Leading up to its release, few people expected the title...
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453.6KFalling Short of Super — Zen Pinball 2 – Avengers: Age of Ultron
Zen Pinball 2’s Age of Ultron table is an interesting beast. It lies somewhere between blatant cash in and labor of love....
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3.1KPlaying chess with a bolter — Warhammer 40,000: Regicide Early Access impressions
Warhammer 40,000 has provided some pretty amazing gaming experiences, from the excellent Dawn of War series to the brutal Space Marine game....
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803.2KA meteoric mash-up — Lost Orbit review
There are some games you come across in this industry that manage to merge two seemingly conflicting ideas to great effect. Likewise,...
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753.3KDon’t fix what isn’t broken — The Weaponographist review
There aren't many game mechanics as frustrating as weapon degradation. Getting attached to a certain tool of destruction, spending time and resources...
