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Reviews   -   May 27, 2015 Ink-redible — Splatoon review
Ink-redible — Splatoon review

Nintendo has never really been known for their online efforts. Usually associated with family-friendly offline affairs, Nintendo has always seemed to be hesitant to embrace the internet battlefield. Sure, recent games like Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U have featured strong online capabilities, but for the

by Matt Welsh
Features   -   May 26, 2015 We’re not waiting for the end of the year – here are Gaming Trend’s Games of the Quarter picks
We’re not waiting for the end of the year – here are Gaming Trend’s Games of the Quarter picks

Not content to wait until the end of the year, we decided to make a list of our favorite games as of the first quarter of the year which covers the beginning of January through the end of March. While there have been a decent number of big-budget games vying

by Sean Lama
Contests   -   May 26, 2015 Win a Closed Beta key for Dirty Bomb from Gaming Trend!
Win a Closed Beta key for Dirty Bomb from Gaming Trend!

The folks at Splash Damage know how to make an awesome multiplayer game.  The Wolfenstein series, Batman: Arkham Origins, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Brink, and more are all born from the minds and talent at that company.  Well, their newest offerings come in the form of a squad-based shooter.  Here’

by Ron Burke
Reviews   -   May 26, 2015 Filmed 100% in IMAX — Imperial Assault
Filmed 100% in IMAX — Imperial Assault

Leading up to the release of Imperial Assault during GenCon 2014, many throughout the boardgame world had for a while been openly and loudly wishing for a Star Wars themed version of Twilight Imperium, but turned out it was another Fantasy Flight Games classic, Descent, that got the Star Wars

by Kit Harrison
Reviews   -   May 26, 2015 One Man’s Espionage Agent Is Another’s Freedom Fighter — Specter Ops Review
One Man’s Espionage Agent Is Another’s Freedom Fighter — Specter Ops Review

Specter Ops: Shadow of Babel is a hidden movement game for 2-5 players. It was designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, as the first collaboration between his company Nazca Games and Plaid Hat Games. In this stealth-style game, one player plays as an Agent who tries to infiltrate the mega-corporation Raxxon, while

by Joshua Davis
Podcast   -   May 24, 2015 Gaming Trend Podcast: Witcher worship service
Gaming Trend Podcast: Witcher worship service

If you hadn’t heard much about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt yet, the panel of this week’s GT Reboot Podcast will be more than glad to tell you about it. This week Eric, Travis, and Sean all wax on about Geralt’s latest, while making an attempt to

by Kenneth Shepard
Editorials   -   May 24, 2015 Ageism towards World of Warcraft is detracting from the real issues
Ageism towards World of Warcraft is detracting from the real issues

During an Activision-Blizzard investor call, we learned that subscription numbers for World of Warcraft have dropped significantly from the peak numbers we saw during the launch of its current expansion, Warlords of Draenor. This sent a lot of players, some active, some long-since moved on, and some having never put

by Sean Lama
Features   -   May 24, 2015 The International 2015 — a newcomer’s primer on Dota 2’s premier event
The International 2015 — a newcomer’s primer on Dota 2’s premier event

E-sports has grown exponentially over the past few years. It used to be a small phenomenon, and then one only contained in the PC-bang-obsessed land of South Korea, but now competitive gaming permeates gaming culture. That movement is pretty much spearheaded by the advent of MOBA games: five-on-five games where

by Eric Van Allen
Ink-redible — Splatoon review
Reviews   -   May 27, 2015 Ink-redible — Splatoon review

Nintendo has never really been known for their online efforts. Usually associated with family-friendly offline affairs, Nintendo has always seemed to be hesitant to embrace the internet battlefield. Sure, recent games like Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U have featured strong online capabilities, but for the

by Matt Welsh
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Reviews   -   May 27, 2015 Ink-redible — Splatoon review
Ink-redible — Splatoon review

Nintendo has never really been known for their online efforts. Usually associated with family-friendly offline affairs, Nintendo has always seemed to be hesitant to embrace the internet battlefield. Sure, recent games like Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U have featured strong online capabilities, but for the

by Matt Welsh
Features   -   May 26, 2015 We’re not waiting for the end of the year – here are Gaming Trend’s Games of the Quarter picks
We’re not waiting for the end of the year – here are Gaming Trend’s Games of the Quarter picks

Not content to wait until the end of the year, we decided to make a list of our favorite games as of the first quarter of the year which covers the beginning of January through the end of March. While there have been a decent number of big-budget games vying

by Sean Lama
Contests   -   May 26, 2015 Win a Closed Beta key for Dirty Bomb from Gaming Trend!
Win a Closed Beta key for Dirty Bomb from Gaming Trend!

The folks at Splash Damage know how to make an awesome multiplayer game.  The Wolfenstein series, Batman: Arkham Origins, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Brink, and more are all born from the minds and talent at that company.  Well, their newest offerings come in the form of a squad-based shooter.  Here’

by Ron Burke
Reviews   -   May 26, 2015 Filmed 100% in IMAX — Imperial Assault
Filmed 100% in IMAX — Imperial Assault

Leading up to the release of Imperial Assault during GenCon 2014, many throughout the boardgame world had for a while been openly and loudly wishing for a Star Wars themed version of Twilight Imperium, but turned out it was another Fantasy Flight Games classic, Descent, that got the Star Wars

by Kit Harrison
Reviews   -   May 26, 2015 One Man’s Espionage Agent Is Another’s Freedom Fighter — Specter Ops Review
One Man’s Espionage Agent Is Another’s Freedom Fighter — Specter Ops Review

Specter Ops: Shadow of Babel is a hidden movement game for 2-5 players. It was designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, as the first collaboration between his company Nazca Games and Plaid Hat Games. In this stealth-style game, one player plays as an Agent who tries to infiltrate the mega-corporation Raxxon, while

by Joshua Davis
Podcast   -   May 24, 2015 Gaming Trend Podcast: Witcher worship service
Gaming Trend Podcast: Witcher worship service

If you hadn’t heard much about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt yet, the panel of this week’s GT Reboot Podcast will be more than glad to tell you about it. This week Eric, Travis, and Sean all wax on about Geralt’s latest, while making an attempt to

by Kenneth Shepard
Editorials   -   May 24, 2015 Ageism towards World of Warcraft is detracting from the real issues
Ageism towards World of Warcraft is detracting from the real issues

During an Activision-Blizzard investor call, we learned that subscription numbers for World of Warcraft have dropped significantly from the peak numbers we saw during the launch of its current expansion, Warlords of Draenor. This sent a lot of players, some active, some long-since moved on, and some having never put

by Sean Lama
Features   -   May 24, 2015 The International 2015 — a newcomer’s primer on Dota 2’s premier event
The International 2015 — a newcomer’s primer on Dota 2’s premier event

E-sports has grown exponentially over the past few years. It used to be a small phenomenon, and then one only contained in the PC-bang-obsessed land of South Korea, but now competitive gaming permeates gaming culture. That movement is pretty much spearheaded by the advent of MOBA games: five-on-five games where

by Eric Van Allen
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