Game Impressions

After 2K and Firaxis shipped the Shen’s Last Gift expansion in June of 2016, I thought we were done with XCOM 2. At E3 2017 I was shocked to see a new expansion, but even more blown away by the sheer volume of what the team had in store

Batman: The Enemy Within’s first episode has very little connection to the first season. Aside from a few in-game trinkets, it’s very much its own story. We’re introduced to new characters and develop interesting relationships along the way. It’s a concise and well-paced tale that wraps

Planet Coaster has been one of my favorite games of the last few years, and developer Frontier Developments has been great about releasing a metric ton of free content since the game’s release. Five major updates, including the recent Summer Update that added custom video billboards and audio support,

The dream of outfitting my dog with a semi-sentient gunnar-bot has finally been realized!   Continuing the theme of “revival”, NatsumeAtari has released a sequel to its SNES “steampunk shooting-gallery” title Wild Guns. Staying true to its addictive in-home-arcade roots, the cooperative Wild Guns Reloaded was… wildly fun! This new iteration

Natsume is in the mood to celebrate! River City’s 30th (yes thirtieth) anniversary will be met with another brand new addition to “beat-’em’-up” RPG genre: River City: Rival Showdown.     After admitting to being a bit unfamiliar with the River City series – a helpful member of the Natsume

Who doesn’t love swords, knights, and magic? My mortal enemies – that’s who. Luckily, Natsume demonstrated itself a kindred spirit with its announcement of River City: Knights of Justice in celebration of River City’s 30th anniversary!     This was a title that slipped through my radar over the years.

I’m an outspoken Warhammer 40,000 fanatic and the biggest Dawn of War series fan I know. I’m also a fiend for RTS games, and strangely, one of the few RTS enthusiasts here at Gaming Trend. However, one thing I’m not, and never have been, is a

When Battlefield 1 released last October to great critical acclaim (see our review here), it included playable forces from the nations of Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom and its associated Commonwealth countries, Italy, and the United States. Despite having a decent amount of content and