Previews
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3.0KTeam-based precision in an exciting open world: Ghost Recon Wildlands preview
Ghost Recon: Wildlands feels like a liberating evolution of the Tom Clancy series’ mission-based structure. It retains familiar themes of the series...
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3.1KCharacter creation is king – Skylanders: Imaginators preview
The original creators of the Toys-to-life genre, Toys for Bob, are back in the saddle for the newest iteration of the Skylanders...
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2.2KSave the robots: Hands-on impressions of Shiny
With violence being prevalent throughout so many art forms today, developer Garage227 wants to do its best to counteract that with their...
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10.9KGuns, fists and Thralls — hands-on with Battleborn’s Incursion game mode
One of the most common things I’ve heard about Battleborn since its announcement was that it was a “first-person MOBA.” Gearbox Software,...
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2.9KBringing isometric platformers back – Lumo preview
Gareth Noyce has been making big budget games in the UK for over a decade, and has a reputation with gamers as...
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2.3KQuantum Breakthrough? Hands-on with Remedy’s Quantum Break
At a recent event in San Francisco, I went hands-on with Remedy's upcoming time-bending shooter/puzzler, Quantum Break. After a three year wait...
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2.6KTom Clancy’s The Division – Hands-on preview
Hundreds of billions of dollars change hands on the day after Thanksgiving. In a bid to grab the latest tech, clothes for...
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5.2KPlants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 – Get to know the new classes
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 introduces six new characters classes (three plant classes, and three zombie classes). The Imp, Super Brainz,...
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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 – Justin Wiebe Interview
Popcap Games gave us a sneak peek at Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, and we had the opportunity to chat with...
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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 – preview
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare was arguably the silliest game of 2014. The combat was over-the-top, the characters were hilarious, and the...
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3.7KRail Gun Kickstarter Preview
From the SuperScope on the NES to the Sniper Scope rifle on the original Xbox and PS2, we've flirted with the idea...
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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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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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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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5.3KThe 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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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...
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2.7KMy axe is bigger than yours – an early look at Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
In the midst of towering booths, colorful lighting and thunderous sounds, you can often find smaller, niche game makers scurrying about the...
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3.8KSword Coast Legends makes being a DM simple and fun
At E3 you take a lot of appointments. In fact, across three days we ended up taking nearly 70 of them between...
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3.3KJurassic Ark — Hands-on with Ark: Survival Evolved
Games with dinosaurs can often be a difficult thing to develop. With some dinosaurs that tower over a human player, finding game...
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2.5KThe force is strong with this one — Hands-on with Disney Infinity 3.0
The excitement of the Disney Infinity series has always come from partnering up some of the most iconic characters to ever grace...
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2.6KWater works — The Flame in the Flood hands-on
Steam's Early Access service is constantly bombarded with roguelike survival games, but The Flame in the Flood from The Molasses Flood gives direction...
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2.2KHoth revisited — How Star Wars: Battlefront is nailing galactic warfare
Hoth is to Star Wars: Battlefront as Omaha Beach once was to World War 2 shooters. It is the signature battle, known...
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2.7KBeauty and combat shine in Miyazaki’s latest adventure — Dark Souls III preview
The Dark Souls series has long been a wonder of confusion for people who dislike it, and a trophy of glory for...
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Draft Challenge and gameplay additions shaping up well — Madden NFL 16 preview
When it comes to tweaking the Madden series on a yearly basis, fans are always interested to see if EA Tiburon is...
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2.6KMore than meets the eye — Transformers: Devastation hands-on preview
When it comes to Transformers games, the quality tends to be mostly hit or miss. There have been some high points in...
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1.8KSlowly but surely — NBA Live 16 preview
NBA Live has been a series struggling to find an identity since its resurrection a few years back. The past two iterations...
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1.8KTools of the trade — how Rock Band 4 expands the genre without forcing change
The key to Rock Band 4’s brilliance is the way it builds up, rather than changes. Many rhythm games attempt to change...
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2.3KA skate down memory lane — Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 preview
From the first moment I laid eyes on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5, I could tell that this game is meant as...
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2.2KPlatforming with ease and complexity — Mighty No. 9
Mighty No. 9 is one of the original Kickstarter darlings, and it looks like we’re finally going to be able to get...
