Previews
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2.5KGeometric rhythm meets multiplayer mayhem in Just Shapes & Beats
Throughout the Playstation Experience, there was always one booth pumping music, with a single TV that was always occupied. After listening to...
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3.6KGuns galore with Enter the Gungeon
There’s something incredibly addicting about roguelikes. Whether it’s the overwhelming odds or the encouragement that comes from climbing up the learning curve,...
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2.9K“Dying Light: The Following,” electric buggies, and the undead – An interview with Techland’s Maciej Binkowski
Dying Light was one of the biggest surprises of 2015, and Gaming Trend praised it for its excellent parkour and melee combat mechanics...
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3.2KPeering into the abyss with retro action platformer Chasm
Metroidvania is a term that gets a little over-used. It isn’t very descriptive and demands knowledge of two games and their inner...
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2.5KSleuthing around with Jenny LeClue: Detectivú
Narrative-based episodic adventure games are more common than ever these days. Whether it’s a licensed game such as The Walking Dead and...
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2.3KA city of intrigue, art and murder unmasked in Masquerada: Songs and Shadows
One of my favorite parts of a new role-playing game is getting absolutely lost in the universe. The best RPGs, in my...
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1.7KDreams will have to be sold to the public by fans, not Media Molecule
Since it was properly unveiled back at E3, I don't think I've heard one of my colleagues talk about Media Molecule's Dreams...
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2.2KAn action-heavy slash-fest — Severed preview
Before getting hands-on time with Severed at PlayStation Experience, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. As a huge fan of Guacamelee,...
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3.2KTaking the road less travelled with Stories: Path of Destinies
Every story has a branch, a “what-if” moment where the protagonist wonders if they might have been able to do something differently....
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3.2KRush of Blood is a solid tech demo, but a questionable Until Dawn game
At PlayStation Experience this year, I had my first hands-on demo with virtual reality. After months of hearing positive reactions about how...
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1.9KA self-aware fusion of narrative and gameplay — Klaus hands-on preview
You wake up in an empty basement all alone. You have no memory of who you or how you got there. The...
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1.6KA randomized racer — SmuggleCraft preview
In SmuggleCraft, every race is slightly different. The steering, controls, and core mechanics all remain the same between sessions, but this hovercraft...
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5.8KGravity Rush: Remastered doesn’t do much about the original game’s shortcomings
When Gravity Rush came to the Vita, it was a flawed but promising action game with an endearing and likable protagonist at...
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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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2.5KWolf & Hound on Kickstarter — supporting family-friendly co-op
When you look over Kickstarter, family friendly games aren't exactly the norm, and certainly not ones about protecting sheep. Well, we have...
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2.3KRack it up — Pool Nation FX preview
Billiards is a classic and fun experience, real or otherwise, and is something that my generation’s childhood was typically littered with. Pre-teen...
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11.5KMain status — Battleborn preview
While much of Gearbox’s marketing of Battleborn has gone into showcasing the shooter's expansive roster of distinct playable characters, in the several...
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2.2KPlan your attack – Epsilon preview
The idea of a squad of highly trained operatives infiltrating a locale with unknown numbers of terrorists warms the cockles of my...
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5.4KPurging the Skaven plague in Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
Take the Left 4 Dead series, throw the whole thing into the Warhammer universe and replace all the zombies with angry, evil...
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3.2K“Never tell me the odds” — hands-on with the Star Wars Battlefront beta
Defeat was imminent. Despite my team’s best efforts, Imperial troops had continued to push forward. The snowy battlefields of Hoth had been...
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Hands-on with WWE 2K16’s MyCareer mode
WWE 2K15 had a lot of issues. The game did not die based on one failure, but a host of failures coming...
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2.3KHands on with Leap of Fate
The roguelike category on Steam continues to expand at quite a clip, with developers finding more and more ways to innovate and...
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2.7KDistance is what happens when Mario Kart and Tron have a one night stand
It's got daddy's looks and mommy's attitude. I’ve never been a huge fan of racing games that take place in realistic environments, such...
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5.0KHob replaces the action of Torchlight with adventure and intrigue
After two excellent action-RPGs, developer Runic Games is ready to make something different. It’s a game they say takes inspiration from the...
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2.1KGolden age of rock: Guitar Hero Live preview
This past week I was invited to go and play FreeStyle Games’ new installment of the Guitar Hero franchise. The studio behind...
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5.4KThe Fast and the Furry-ous: Taking a ride with Skylanders Superchargers
It’s been four years since Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure shook up the industry with it’s trailblazing toy-based gameplay, enticing a new generation of...
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4.5KPresentation and nostalgia rule in WWE 2K16 — WWE 2K16 preview
The aura of being in the shoes of a Superstar is something many WWE fans dream of throughout their many hours of...
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Laid-back larceny- Crookz preview
There are plenty of games that include heists. Payday, Watch Dogs, and your pick of GTA’s are immediate and obvious examples. But...
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2.9KRising Tide brings undersea colonies to Civilization Beyond Earth
We’ve colonized through the ages, we’ve built impressive armies, and we’ve even taken to the stars, but for the first time we...
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2.2KPillars of Eternity The White March Part 1 brings impressive new features
The team at Obsidian are Grandmaster storytellers. Fallout 3 was a hit, but it’s Fallout: New Vegas that is regarded as the...
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2.4KKing’s Quest champions the triumphant return of adventure gaming
There are times in your life when you start a project and in your heart of hearts you know what you are...
