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Previews   -   Jun 19, 2015 Finely threaded — Yoshi’s Woolly World preview
Finely threaded — Yoshi’s Woolly World preview

Let’s just get this out of the way right now: Yoshi’s Woolly World is one of the most adorable games ever made. Taking a nod from Kirby’s Epic Yarn, the world of Yoshi has been completely transformed into string and the entire presentation is immensely charming to

by Matt Welsh
Podcast   -   Jun 18, 2015 Gaming Trend Podcast: The big E3 roundtable
Gaming Trend Podcast: The big E3 roundtable

There comes a time once a year when the Gaming Trend staff is able to meet up, and it’s on the biggest week of the year for the games industry. As such, it was only fitting that we get everyone gathered around a mic as Eric and Kenneth attempt

by Kenneth Shepard
Previews   -   Jun 18, 2015 Slowly but surely — NBA Live 16 preview
Slowly 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 of the series have been a total mess, with bugs being prevalent from opening tip-off. In order to fix that, it is clear that EA Sports has been

by Jay Malone
Previews   -   Jun 18, 2015 Tools of the trade — how Rock Band 4 expands the genre without forcing change
Tools 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 the design or alter the tools, in order to chase that same feeling the player gets the first time they pick up the guitar. Rock Band, however,

by Eric Van Allen
Previews   -   Jun 18, 2015 A skate down memory lane — Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 preview
A 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 a throwback. Everything about the game screamed nostalgia, aiming to recreate the core arcade-like skating experience found in the old days before Tony Hawk’s gaming adventures

by Matt Welsh
Previews   -   Jun 18, 2015 Crytek makes the leap into virtual reality — preview of Robinson: The Journey
Crytek makes the leap into virtual reality — preview of Robinson: The Journey

Despite its prevalence across the video game world, I had never played a virtual reality game. That is, until my hands were upon Crytek’s newest foray into virtual reality. The folks at Crytek have been hard at work building their virtual reality prevalence. It began when they showed off

by Jay Malone
Previews   -   Jun 17, 2015 Taken for a ride – Destiny: The Taken King preview
Taken for a ride – Destiny: The Taken King preview

It wasn’t long after setting foot on the dark, dreary moon of Phobos that I began to feel that something wasn’t right. Cabal starships flew overhead, but instead of engaging me per their usual unsubtle methods, they sped away. My Titan crept down a mountainside and into a

by Travis Northup
Previews   -   Jun 17, 2015 Persona 4: Dancing All Night – A bit off-beat
Persona 4: Dancing All Night – A bit off-beat

I expected Persona 4: Dancing All Night to be a lot of things, but the haphazard and random rhythm game I felt like I was playing at E3 this year wasn’t one of them. Atlus has taken the excellent soundtrack of Persona 4 proper and based an entire game

by Kenneth Shepard
Finely threaded — Yoshi’s Woolly World preview
Previews   -   Jun 19, 2015 Finely threaded — Yoshi’s Woolly World preview

Let’s just get this out of the way right now: Yoshi’s Woolly World is one of the most adorable games ever made. Taking a nod from Kirby’s Epic Yarn, the world of Yoshi has been completely transformed into string and the entire presentation is immensely charming to

by Matt Welsh
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Previews   -   Jun 19, 2015 Finely threaded — Yoshi’s Woolly World preview
Finely threaded — Yoshi’s Woolly World preview

Let’s just get this out of the way right now: Yoshi’s Woolly World is one of the most adorable games ever made. Taking a nod from Kirby’s Epic Yarn, the world of Yoshi has been completely transformed into string and the entire presentation is immensely charming to

by Matt Welsh
Podcast   -   Jun 18, 2015 Gaming Trend Podcast: The big E3 roundtable
Gaming Trend Podcast: The big E3 roundtable

There comes a time once a year when the Gaming Trend staff is able to meet up, and it’s on the biggest week of the year for the games industry. As such, it was only fitting that we get everyone gathered around a mic as Eric and Kenneth attempt

by Kenneth Shepard
Previews   -   Jun 18, 2015 Slowly but surely — NBA Live 16 preview
Slowly 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 of the series have been a total mess, with bugs being prevalent from opening tip-off. In order to fix that, it is clear that EA Sports has been

by Jay Malone
Previews   -   Jun 18, 2015 Tools of the trade — how Rock Band 4 expands the genre without forcing change
Tools 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 the design or alter the tools, in order to chase that same feeling the player gets the first time they pick up the guitar. Rock Band, however,

by Eric Van Allen
Previews   -   Jun 18, 2015 A skate down memory lane — Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 preview
A 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 a throwback. Everything about the game screamed nostalgia, aiming to recreate the core arcade-like skating experience found in the old days before Tony Hawk’s gaming adventures

by Matt Welsh
Previews   -   Jun 18, 2015 Crytek makes the leap into virtual reality — preview of Robinson: The Journey
Crytek makes the leap into virtual reality — preview of Robinson: The Journey

Despite its prevalence across the video game world, I had never played a virtual reality game. That is, until my hands were upon Crytek’s newest foray into virtual reality. The folks at Crytek have been hard at work building their virtual reality prevalence. It began when they showed off

by Jay Malone
Previews   -   Jun 17, 2015 Taken for a ride – Destiny: The Taken King preview
Taken for a ride – Destiny: The Taken King preview

It wasn’t long after setting foot on the dark, dreary moon of Phobos that I began to feel that something wasn’t right. Cabal starships flew overhead, but instead of engaging me per their usual unsubtle methods, they sped away. My Titan crept down a mountainside and into a

by Travis Northup
Previews   -   Jun 17, 2015 Persona 4: Dancing All Night – A bit off-beat
Persona 4: Dancing All Night – A bit off-beat

I expected Persona 4: Dancing All Night to be a lot of things, but the haphazard and random rhythm game I felt like I was playing at E3 this year wasn’t one of them. Atlus has taken the excellent soundtrack of Persona 4 proper and based an entire game

by Kenneth Shepard
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