I’ve reviewed a ton of music titles, but I’d never run across the term “rhythm violence” for a genre. It’s a term that developer Drool self-stylized, and it might be somewhat hyperbolic if it wasn’t so true. Thumper doesn’t have a story per-se, though what

Cards on the table, I tend to be a little OCD about collectables in open world games. Ubisoft titles tend to have a bevy of collectable goodies tucked away in their open world environment. Watch Dogs 2 continues that trend with hidden research points, Key Data unlocks, bags of money,

There is no doubt that the story of Rifleman Cooper and his impromptu-partner BT-7274 was a bit of a surprise. The single-player portions of Titanfall 2 are a triumph, and the multiplayer is pretty fantastic too, as you can see in our review for the game. Respawn Entertainment pulled out

The words “coloring book” usually bring to mind blank versions of cartoon characters that kids watch on TV, or cheesey restaurant placemats. If you’re like me, you grew up laying on the floor and coloring with your BIG box of Crayola crayons. On occasion my mom would sidle up

Hala, the Kahuna of Melemele Island, proudly tells you: “Only when you find the balance of the old and the new can you make something original.” I could not possibly invent a more clear or precise explanation as to why the newest installments to the Pokémon franchise shines so brightly;

Burning Games is most notably known for FAITH: The Sci-Fi RPG.  It is a system that doesn’t use any dice.  However, they have a Kickstarter for a new game that relies heavily on dice, Ether Wars.  Since it was such a different endeavor from their original game, I wanted

It’s probably safe to call Amnesia: The Dark Descent one of the most influential horror games in recent memory, with games like Outlast, Daylight, and even the upcoming Resident Evil VII taking a lot of inspiration from its design.  Not only that, but its popularity with Let’s Players

A couple weeks ago Gaming Trend had a chance to go out to Los Angeles, California and sit down with the developers for the PS4 exclusive Let It Die coming later this year. I spoke with Game Director Hideyuki Shin and Publishing Producer Tyler Inouye about this hack-and-slash action game