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

The work of many nights has proven a link between the madman Renfield and the mysterious deaths that have been haunting the streets of late. Just as you are upon him, you discover a truth that leads to an even more frightful mystery: the true killer is a vampire of

If there’s a better use for virtual reality than giant stompy robots, I’m not sure what it’d be. While I wait for an M-rated full-on mech simulator, games like RIGS would have to fill the void. Reminiscent of Zone of the Enders 2 and Gundam, RIGS: Mechanized