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1.9KConcrete jungle — hands-on with Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy
My first hour with Operation Abyss was spent lazily reading over screen after screen of text, trying to best absorb the heavy...
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1.8KGaming Trend Podcast: PC Master Race infighting
You know want to know what’s a bad feeling? Recording a podcast and realizing your mic wasn't functioning after the fact. Eric is...
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1.8KYooka-Laylee and the importance of retro revivals
Over a decade ago, I lost something important to me. As a teenager, I didn’t quite realize it at the time, but...
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3.5KLast train to Augur Peak — An interview with Ashton Raze, the mind behind the Charnel House Trilogy
A few weeks ago, I checked out a short horror adventure game called "The Charnel House Trilogy." It was a rainy afternoon,...
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8.6KHandsome Jack deserves redemption in Tales from the Borderlands
There aren’t many characters in games that have grabbed me as quickly as Borderlands’ Handsome Jack. Unlike most fans of this Hyperion...
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12.8KHow The Witcher 3 changes open worlds forever
Open-world games are not exactly new. Akalabeth: World of Doom (precursor to the Ultima series) was arguably first, but games like The...
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8510.9KCities: Skylines — Easy to Build, Hard to Break
It’s impossible to avoid that Cities: Skylines stands on the shoulders of its predecessors. SimCity laid the foundation for modern city building...
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905.8KA whole new world — Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker review
The Nintendo DS holds a special place in my heart. Years of road-tripping, traveling, and stealth-gameplay-sessions during study hall or concert band...
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706.7KDating simulators are running wild — Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker review
Oh, dating simulators. Your existence has long been one that confused many people. The simple concept of placing someone in a virtual...
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3.2KGore, guns and gear – Killing Floor 2 previewed
Killing Floor is one of my go-to games, a title that survives every formatting and OS reinstall of my main PC gaming...
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2.2KProving Grounds – Jotun Preview
[The video above contains some language on my part, and is an archive of the stream I did of my first playthrough...
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753.8KBroken Age – Better when broken
[The following contains spoilers for Act I of Broken Age, but none for Act II. Reader discretion is advised.] Given the conditions...
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1.3KGaming Trend Podcast: Silenced Hills
The legend himself, Sean Lama, joins Eric, Kenneth, and Travis for this week’s extra-long Gaming Trend Reboot podcast. This week, we’re talking...
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554.8KPretty little idols — Omega Quintet review
Compile Heart is somewhat infamous for the style of game they develop. Anime aesthetic, referential and sometimes childish humor mixed with lewd...
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905.5KDig it! — Shovel Knight (PS4/Vita) review
What made the games of our childhood so special to us? Was it the straightforward nature mixed with brutal difficulty? Or perhaps...
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855.8KSpace Management – Space Colony Steam Edition Review
If you have played Space Colony before then let me assure you that this is the same game you’ve played before. If...
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1004.6KCrypt of the Necrodancer — Dungeon of Dance
Crypt of the Necrodancer is a one-of-a-kind rhythm rogue-like that has players battling to the beat to find mystical treasures at the...
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656.1KAssassin’s Creed Chronicles: China – The Emperor’s New Clothes
There are a few franchises that we see annually. Sports titles, as well as adventure games and shooters like Assassin’s Creed, Call...
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2.0KGaming Trend’s E3 2015 predictions podcast
E3 is coming up, and the Gaming Trend staff is pretty stoked to attend the press conferences and check out some new...
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1.4KGaming Trend Podcast: Wars about Star Wars
Well, we finally did it. We finally pried Travis from the third chair in order to have someone else on the podcast....
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2.1KRemote Play’s compatibility issues are damaging its usefulness
Every evangelist of the PlayStation Vita knows it’s a hard sell. Despite unparalleled power from a dedicated handheld gaming device, the Vita’s...
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957.0KLos Santos is king: Grand Theft Auto V PC review
Grand Theft Auto V is to be quite frank, a port done right. It takes what is already an amazing game and...
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904.1KJumpJet Rex is Mega-Awesome
The average age of a “gamer,” at least according to the ESA’s measurement methodologies, is 30. That means there are more of...
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753.1KEnter the mausoleum — The Charnel House Trilogy review
I’ve found that recently, I’ve been a little let down by the offerings of the “scary game” genre. Though face-cams and let’s...
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905.0KMortal Kombat X Review (XB1) – “Flawless Victory”
The Mortal Kombat series has a long-running record as one of the best 2D-fighters of all time, so it is no small...
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855.8KDungeons 2 – the proper return of the dungeon keeping sim
Akio Morita, founder of Sony, was once quoted as saying, “We don’t ask consumers what they want. They don’t know.” And to...
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1.4KGaming Trend Podcast: Finish Him!
Call Hyperion’s HR department, because it’s time for another episode of the Gaming Trend Reboot Podcast. Eric and Kenneth are once again...
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553.1KUnfinished Business – Son of Nor Review
There are a lot of third-person action games that strive to make you as the player feel empowered. They make you feel...
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803.8KAdventure on a budget — Affordable Space Adventures review
When Wii U launched in 2012 it came with promises of unique gameplay experiences that could only be found on Nintendo’s latest...
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759.4KAll by myself — Neverwinter on Xbox One review
MMO’s are a tricky genre to port to consoles. The mass of input options, the expansive and persistent world, and the many...
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553.0KAll blood, no sport — Bloodsports.TV review
Competition has often been the focus of the MOBA genre. Chasing the crowds and potential shown by genre titans like League of...
