Crypt of the Necrodancer is a one-of-a-kind rhythm rogue-like that has players battling to the beat to find mystical treasures at the bottom of a randomly-generated dungeon.  With a seemingly infinite amount of effortless coolness and never-ending charm, Crypt of the Necrodancer delivers a satisfying challenge that keeps you asking

There are a few franchises that we see annually. Sports titles, as well as adventure games and shooters like Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty, and others are visited upon us every year, but the folks at Ubisoft are dipping their toe into the water a little more frequently these

E3 is coming up, and the Gaming Trend staff is pretty stoked to attend the press conferences and check out some new games. As such, Eric Van Allen, Kenneth Shepard, Travis Northup, and Matt Welsh came together to discuss our predictions for what we can expect at this year’s

Well, we finally did it. We finally pried Travis from the third chair in order to have someone else on the podcast. Eric and Kenneth are joined by Spencer Campbell and Matt Welsh as we talk Steam’s monetization of mods, the trouble with prequels, and what little details we

Every evangelist of the PlayStation Vita knows it’s a hard sell. Despite unparalleled power from a dedicated handheld gaming device, the Vita’s lack of mainstream appeal has been no secret since its launch in 2011. What was once pitched to consumers as a “console-quality” handheld has become something

Grand Theft Auto V is to be quite frank, a port done right. It takes what is already an amazing game and improves to not only look and control better, but it also makes it feel like it was made for the PC. From the amazing draw distance, to having

The average age of a “gamer,” at least according to the ESA’s measurement methodologies, is 30. That means there are more of us from the so-called Nintendo Generation who grew up on games like Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, and Super Mario Bros. than the bombastic AAA titles of today.

I’ve found that recently, I’ve been a little let down by the offerings of the “scary game” genre. Though face-cams and let’s plays of the recent bout of virtual haunted houses provides a lot in the way of entertainment, there’s little lasting effect. Horror isn’t