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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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557.8KThe 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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855.9KAngels 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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803.9KScore 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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803.5KBeware 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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855.0KAlien: 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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806.2KGrowing 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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2.5KGaming 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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4.5KFar 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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7011.3KThe 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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853.0KPlaying 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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902.5KTest 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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757.7KNew 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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1.9KMetatheory 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...
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703.8KWill the light conquer the darkness? — Quarriors Light vs Dark Review
Quarriors has been a popular game for a while now, with a single core set and four expansions, giving the game plenty...
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854.0KThe power of the cube compels you! – Hyperborea
I read somewhere that more than two hundred games were released at GenCon a few weeks ago. That is a lot of...
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654.8KA brutal beauty only graphics-deep — Ryse: Son of Rome PC Review
They say history is doomed to repeat itself. Indeed, it seems enemies will always put their explosive content in red, shiny barrels...
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658.7KSleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition review
Oh, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, you disappoint me so much. Two years ago, you came out for PC and consoles, and no...
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802.4KAstro’s mobile minded A38 bluetooth headset is a charmer
Astro is known for their high-end gaming headsets, but they’re missing out on a vast demographic of people who consume the bulk...
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2.4KAeria Games set to scare in upcoming FEAR Online
Over the last weekend, we got to go hands-on with the new free-to-play horror FPS, FEAR Online. Spiritual successor to the iconic...
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905.8KThe best fighting game for Sho — Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
The Persona series has been known for their entries in the RPG series, but Persona 4 Arena was an unexpected offshoot. Taking...
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452.4KSpoiled fruit is never good – The Spoils
Much like rectangles are not always squares, tabletop games are not always boardgames. What is often overlooked by boardgamers is one of...
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908.1KThe first rule of DRIVECLUB is… – DRIVECLUB review
With so many new racing titles coming out in the approaching fall/holiday months, it can be a confusing time for fans of...
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4.9KAssassin’s Creed Unity – Reinventing the kill
Assassin’s Creed Unity represents a fresh start for the series. It isn’t an annual installment, but instead a rebuilt AnvilNext engine, only...
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3.9KAssassin’s Creed Unity Companion App demo video
Ubisoft has been absolutely blowing their competition away in terms of how they utilize the second screen experience. I took a break...
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3.0KOur interview with Vincent Pontbriand, Sr. Producer for Assassin’s Creed Unity
Vincent Pontbriand has worked on such games as Rainbow Six: Vegas, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's...
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2.3KNintendo: Being Different Shouldn’t Come at the Expense of Quality
I have a theory: None of the higher-ups at Nintendo own or have played a Sony or Microsoft console. I laugh at...
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803.3KHow can something so pretty be so spooky? — The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
When I saw the Gamescom trailer of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, I was unreasonably pumped. The trailer presented an eerie detective...
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1.3KTGIF: Gaming Trend’s Weekend Lineup
Welcome, foolish mortals … to Shocktober. This weekend kicks off an entire month of gaming with ghosts, ghouls and gore. As a...
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653.9KPlaying to the choir — The Sacred Tears True Review
The advent of indie gaming in the last few years has allowed for a great variety of games to come out. Genres...
