XCOM 2 has been very much on my radar since I saw it in motion at E3. I’ve watched hours of playthroughs and have heard a great deal of commentary on how the game is shaping up. But having spent over 100 hours with the original (including The Long
On this week’s show of the Gaming Trend Podcast, things quickly go off the rails and stay off the rails.
Kenneth and Eric are joined by Justin Pauls as we discuss NX rumors, the best of early 2000s children’s anime, and pour one out for David Gaider as
Being that I am from St. Louis and have a vested interest in video games, last year I decided to research indie studios in the St. Louis area. I browsed through websites and followed a few of them on Twitter to see what they’re up to. Then one day
This War of Mine: The Little Ones is a current-gen port of the original 2014 release, but with new missions and…children. It is a gritty look at the hardships civilians must endure during wartime, but the narrative never really comes together. While some of the gameplay mechanics get in
In Yunnan, players take on the role of tea traders, establishing lucrative trade routes and transporting tea to remote provinces in the interior of China. As players race to extend their trade routes, they work ever harder to maintain the tenuous connections between their merchants and trading posts. The game
There was a time before the current boom in board gaming that being a gamer meant you liked to break out Monopoly or play a spirited game of Boggle. Gaming has evolved and some of the non-mass market board games have crossed into the mass market consciousness. Ticket to Ride,
The original Homeworld and its sequel were, pun intended, light years ahead of their time. Massive fleets swarming in the 360-degree vastness of space were revolutionary for the real-time strategy world, but despite a few pretenders, nobody has been able to replicate the magic of the originals. Homeworld 3 was
With the resurgence of remasters and re-releases in this industry, the survival horror genre has typically proven itself to hold up surprisingly well. Last year’s Resident Evil HD Remaster was a prime example of how a little bit of visual polish and control adjustment can make a classic game
XCOM 2 has been very much on my radar since I saw it in motion at E3. I’ve watched hours of playthroughs and have heard a great deal of commentary on how the game is shaping up. But having spent over 100 hours with the original (including The Long
XCOM 2 has been very much on my radar since I saw it in motion at E3. I’ve watched hours of playthroughs and have heard a great deal of commentary on how the game is shaping up. But having spent over 100 hours with the original (including The Long
On this week’s show of the Gaming Trend Podcast, things quickly go off the rails and stay off the rails.
Kenneth and Eric are joined by Justin Pauls as we discuss NX rumors, the best of early 2000s children’s anime, and pour one out for David Gaider as
Being that I am from St. Louis and have a vested interest in video games, last year I decided to research indie studios in the St. Louis area. I browsed through websites and followed a few of them on Twitter to see what they’re up to. Then one day
This War of Mine: The Little Ones is a current-gen port of the original 2014 release, but with new missions and…children. It is a gritty look at the hardships civilians must endure during wartime, but the narrative never really comes together. While some of the gameplay mechanics get in
In Yunnan, players take on the role of tea traders, establishing lucrative trade routes and transporting tea to remote provinces in the interior of China. As players race to extend their trade routes, they work ever harder to maintain the tenuous connections between their merchants and trading posts. The game
There was a time before the current boom in board gaming that being a gamer meant you liked to break out Monopoly or play a spirited game of Boggle. Gaming has evolved and some of the non-mass market board games have crossed into the mass market consciousness. Ticket to Ride,
The original Homeworld and its sequel were, pun intended, light years ahead of their time. Massive fleets swarming in the 360-degree vastness of space were revolutionary for the real-time strategy world, but despite a few pretenders, nobody has been able to replicate the magic of the originals. Homeworld 3 was
With the resurgence of remasters and re-releases in this industry, the survival horror genre has typically proven itself to hold up surprisingly well. Last year’s Resident Evil HD Remaster was a prime example of how a little bit of visual polish and control adjustment can make a classic game
