Coulrophobia, better known as fear of clowns, affects a great many people. The common belief is that it is caused by the uncanny valley effect as they look human, but have just enough variance from a pleasant face that it becomes deeply disturbing. This ‘almost human’ phenomenon is exacerbated by

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is an example of a game with a strong start but ultimately not enough variety to keep you engaged for long. While there’s no lack of content to the game, and fans will go nuts at the opportunity to play through some of their favorite

It almost seems like all games need to have an in-depth theme to attract an audience.  We have miniatures games with fantasy characters’ backstories explaining their thirst for glory or gold.  Other games explain a mutant apocalypse or some other sci-fi setting. Onitama is quite the opposite.  It’s beautiful

After years of lampooning faux gaming consoles, the Neptunia franchise gets a partner, finally, that allows it to make some references to some real part of gaming history. Superdimension Neptune vs. Sega Hard Girls pairs a cutesy JRPG meta-adventure with the human embodiments of Sega’s failures, successes, and historical

As Kenneth and Eric embark on new journeys and endeavors, a set of new challengers appear! For episode 72 of the GT Reboot, Editor of Reviews and Previews Mike Pearce and News Editor Joe DeClara step up as the new hosts of Gaming Trend’s weekly audio show. This episode,

World of Final Fantasy is a game that spends so much time paying tribute to the series it draws from that it doesn’t spend enough time fleshing out the parts of it that make it unique. At its best, it’s a charming and lighthearted crossover with flashes of

The original Titanfall was a fun but divisive game, with a strong central premise but a lot of complaints about its lasting power and conspicuous lack of a single player campaign. Titanfall 2 is bigger and better than its predecessor, adding a ton of new content and features, including a

With hacking playing a major role in our Presidential election cycle, the timing for Watch Dogs 2 and its “Sick of Spies and Lies” message is oddly appropriate. The premise for Watch Dogs 2 expands on its predecessor: The Blume company who prototyped ctOS (the semi-fictional control software) in Chicago