“We wanted to show that things which are dark, can also be good…” is what Bishop Games said was one of the main stories behind Light Fall, their new 2D platformer. Many games and other forms of media have always portrayed the idea of dark characters or scenery to be

Namco Bandai has been releasing Dragon Ball series games for almost as long as the series itself has been around. The manga debuted in 1985, and less than a year later the first game was released. Since then, dozens of games have found their way into the hands of fans,

Those of you who have been reading Gaming Trend for a while know I have very little love for third party controllers.  Microsoft and Sony spend millions developing each and every component, and the end results are usually pretty fantastic.  We spend hundreds upon hundreds of hours with these controllers

I remember playing in LAN parties fondly in my youth, from Unreal Tournament to Quake Arena but I thought those days were in the past. That was, until I found TOXIKK on Steam Early Access. TOXIKK is a no-holds-barred, straight-up arena style shooter. There are no loadouts or perks, it

[The following contains spoilers for The Order: 1886. Reader discretion is advised] The Order: 1886 is a game with its fair share of problems. As we discussed in our spoilercast for the game, Ready at Dawn’s PlayStation 4 exclusive’s cinematic nature appears to have led to a marked

Building a point-and-click adventure in today’s video game market is a tough achievement. In order to do so well, you must blend the classic point-and-click adventure tropes such as using random objects and interacting with your environment into new-age concepts that have conditioned players to think if they get

We’re trying something new this week here on the Metatheory Podcast… and it’s kind of exciting! For the first time since the show’s debut, we’re going to stream an episode live. We’ll be using Mixlr to broadcast ourselves as we record – or at least that’

Mario vs. Donkey Kong has always been a series that requires careful planning just as much as it does quick reflexes.  The series has always tasked players with charting out their path and thinking several steps ahead before even starting each stage.  As clever as these games are, though, the