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353.0K0-16 — Front Page Sports Football review
One of the appealing aspects of sports simulation games is the depth of control, stat-geeking, and overall full immersion into the strategic...
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1.6KMetatheory Podcast Episode 6 – mobile games are stealing our time and we’re rapping about froyo
The Gaming Trend crew embarks on another episode of the Metatheory Podcast and catches up on the latest and greatest games, like...
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1.2KTGIF: Gaming Trend’s Weekend Lineup – Extra Life Edition
Video games and children's charities go together like lamb and tuna fish. In recent years, as the Internet and social media have...
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653.6KAncient Space Review – lost in space
Ancient Space is a story-driven, singleplayer real-time strategy game that takes place in - you guessed it - space. It's very reminiscent...
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905.2KBeyond your expectations- Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth review
Sid Meier’s Civilization series has enjoyed a long lasting and beloved place in the halls of gaming history. It’s tenacious, creative, and...
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903.0KNetgear Nighthawk X4 Router in-depth review
It isn’t all Dragon Age and Rock Band drums for me - my real-world job is even more geeky than that. I’m...
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3.2KElite: Dangerous beta preview – Like food to a starving man
The station was just there. I could see it through the shattered remains of my cockpit’s canopy, beyond the timer ticking down...
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553.7KAd nauseum — Fantasy Life review
I'm tired of fighting monsters. Now, I love a good dragon slaying or eldritch defeat like everyone else, but there's more to...
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956.0KDisney’s Fantasia: Music Evolved – Imagination has no age
Growing up in southern California and now living in Arizona, I’ve been to Disneyland nearly every year of my life. I dread...
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903.7KThe rich get richer, deservedly so — NBA 2K15 review
The sports video game season is winding down, with all the releases having hit store shelves and only one big dog waiting...
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2.0KThe 2014 Stream for Extra Life!
This year, as part of Extra Life, I (Eric) will be streaming for 24 hours in order to raise money for my...
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1.4K4 great reasons to keep your last-gen consoles hooked up this fall
It’s hard to believe that it has been almost a year since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launched. As these young...
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854.5KHow to paint your Pokemon — Pokemon Art Academy Review
One of the best days in every elementary school kid’s year, at least in my generation, was the day of the book...
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1.2KTGIF: Gaming Trend’s Weekend Lineup
We’re already halfway through the month of October and Halloween is creeping up on us. The spirit of All Hallow’s Eve has...
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4.0K8 Characters we still want to see in Super Smash Bros.
Smash Mania has arrived! Gamers all over the world are once again choosing their favorite Nintendo characters and using everything from baseball...
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1.5KMetatheory Podcast Episode 5 – October is for scary games and misogyny is for never
The Gaming Trend crew assemble once again for another episode of the Metatheory podcast. In this episode the team realizes that the...
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Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Ivory King Review
The main character in the Dark Souls series has always been the world itself. Whether you're exploring dark crypts, forgotten kingdoms, or...
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557.7KThe Revolution has been overhyped — Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution Review
For a long time it seemed like Dragon Ball Z would be the anime series with the highest number of console fighting...
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855.8KAngels and demons — Bayonetta 2 review
You know what's weird? We live in a world where Nintendo has not only published a Legend of Zelda/Dynasty Warriors hybrid, but...
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803.7KScore a touchdown on the table — 1st and Goal Review
I really don’t follow sports except for football. The fact the season is only sixteen games long makes every matchup important. However,...
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803.4KBeware of the Black Fleet
You are sailing across the seven seas. Salty air whips cross your sails, filling your lungs with the power of the ocean....
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854.9KAlien: Isolation Review – This is Rumor Control. Here are the facts!
Alien was released on an unsuspecting audience in 1979 by director Ridley Scott. The beginning of the movie moves at a glacial...
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806.0KGrowing up is hard — The Walking Dead: Season 2 review
Something about Season 2 of The Walking Dead left me wanting. Maybe it's the lack of that fresh feeling of a breakthrough...
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2.4KGaming Trend Pitches Kingdom Hearts III
As sad as it may be, Kingdom Hearts III is likely three or four years away from its eventual launch on the...
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4.4KFar Cry 4 Hands-On Impressions — Kyrat is waiting…
Far Cry 3’s release back in November 2012 surprised many people. At that point, a majority of people had written off the...
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7011.2KThe Evil Within Review – Perversity is the human thirst for self-torture
If you don’t immediately know the name Shinji Mikami, he and others at Capcom are the reason why we have survival horror...
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852.9KPlaying History – Review of Freedom: The Underground Railroad
When you’re a resident of a little town of about 3,700, it’s unheard of to find anything local on the map of...
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902.4KTest your humor reflex – Knee Jerk review
How funny are you? Are you any good at making your friends laugh? What about staying on-topic? Can you add to the...
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757.6KNew dogs, old tricks — Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Review
Non-sequels have become a standard in our industry. When a company wants to make a new game for a franchise, but doesn’t...
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1.4KTGIF: Gaming Trend’s Weekend Lineup
October is a big month for new video game releases, with titles spanning across a plethora of genres. We started off the...
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1.8KMetatheory Podcast Episode 4 – We talk about the magic of PAX, this Fall’s most anticipated games, hentai, and Australian killers
Host Sean Lama is joined by Gaming Trend staffers Lucious Barnes, Kenneth Shepard, and Eric Van Allen as they discuss the games...
