GAMINGTREND (Page 169)

MADFINGER reflects on successful first year for Gray Zone Warfare

It’s somewhat crazy to think Gray Zone Warfare is fast approaching a year in early access. With that in mind, the team at MADFINGER looked back at all they’

By David Burdette

/ 24 Jan 2025

MADFINGER reflects on successful first year for Gray Zone Warfare

Microsoft announces the Xbox Excellence Awards, created to honor the studios behind the most loved games of 2024

It’s been a great year for gaming and to celebrate Xbox has announced the Xbox Excellence Awards, created to honor the studios behind the games players loved most in

By Richard Allen

/ 24 Jan 2025

Microsoft announces the Xbox Excellence Awards, created to honor the studios behind the most loved games of 2024

Castles and Crusades Players Handbook (9th printing) review — The oldest of the new old school.

When you read through as many TTRPG books as I have, you start to see some patterns emerge. Things that may set an expectation or opinion before you fully recognize

By Chas Turner

/ 24 Jan 2025

Picture of the Castles & Crusades Players Handbook cover

Hyper Light Breaker Early Access Launch impressions — A difficult new player experience

I loved what I played in my Hyper Light Breaker preview. It’s a fun, fast rogue-lite with intense combat, where the odds are always stacked against you. Of course,

By David Flynn

/ 24 Jan 2025

Hyper Light Breaker Early Access Launch impressions — A difficult new player experience

GeForce RTX 5090 review — somewhere between 30% and 300% better!

The start of a new card generation is always exciting. It’s not just that the cards are faster, they also bring a whole bevy of new features that push

By Ron Burke

/ 23 Jan 2025

GeForce RTX 5090 review — somewhere between 30% and 300% better!

DOOM: The Dark Ages brings the carnage in dev deep dive, launches in May

During the Xbox Showcase today, iD Software did a deep dive into their upcoming game, DOOM: The Dark Ages. You can learn more about the game in our hands-off preview

By David Flynn

/ 23 Jan 2025

DOOM: The Dark Ages brings the carnage in dev deep dive, launches in May

Ninja Gaiden 4 announced at Xbox Dev Direct, 2 Black shadow-dropped

If you’re a Ninja Gaiden fan, you’re having a great 2025. Ragebound looked awesome at The Game Awards, and the Xbox 2025 Developer Direct kicked off with our

By David Burdette

/ 23 Jan 2025

Ninja Gaiden 4 announced at Xbox Dev Direct, 2 Black shadow-dropped

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dazzles in dev deep dive, launches in April

It was certainly a banger of an Xbox 2025 Developer Direct. Even if the team isn’t one of Xbox’s proper first party studios, you wouldn’t know given

By David Burdette

/ 23 Jan 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dazzles in dev deep dive, launches in April

South of Midnight arrives on April 8th, pre-orders up

At today’s Xbox 2025 Developer Direct, we got a great look at South of Midnight. Not only that, but a release is right around the corner. In roughly three

By David Burdette

/ 23 Jan 2025

South of Midnight arrives on April 8th, pre-orders up

Amplitude Studios announces ENDLESS Legend 2 with a reveal trailer

Amplitude Studios has revealed their next release, ENDLESS Legend 2, will release in Early Access on PC in early 2025. The first trailer for ENDLESS Legend 2 has alaso been

By Richard Allen

/ 23 Jan 2025

Amplitude Studios announces ENDLESS Legend 2 with a reveal trailer

Doom: The Dark Ages hands-off preview — “The best game ID has ever made.”

Doom is one of gaming’s most important franchises. Back in 1993, it essentially defined the first person shooter. Heck, before the genre actually had that name, people called them

By David Flynn

/ 23 Jan 2025

Doom: The Dark Ages hands-off preview — “The best game ID has ever made.”

Assassin’s Creed Shadows final Hands-on preview — Feudal Japan brought to life

We have had a slow trickle of information on Assassin’s Creed Shadows since its big reveal at Summer Games Fest. What we haven’t had is a chance to

By Ron Burke

/ 23 Jan 2025

Assassin’s Creed Shadows final Hands-on preview — Feudal Japan brought to life