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Previews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Console conquest — Hands-on with Armello
Console conquest — Hands-on with Armello

When it comes to certain genres, some games just don’t play well using a controller. Chief among them are strategy games and board games, which are usually plagued by a poorly translated control scheme that hinders your ability to move around a battlefield efficiently. After some hands-on time with

by Matt Welsh
Reviews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Blessed by the Gods — Deus Review
Blessed by the Gods — Deus Review

Building a finely-tuned economy is important in almost all Euro-style games. The critical decision players must make is when to stop focusing on their economic engine and start turning resources into victory points. The best games offer a variety of strategies, making that decision less clear, tempting players with the

by Michael Eyre
Previews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Augmented warfare: a first look at Black Ops III’s multiplayer and specialists
Augmented warfare: a first look at Black Ops III’s multiplayer and specialists

After a night spent with the multiplayer of Black Ops III, I could only think of one word: control. Treyarch’s shooter wants to put you in control of as much of the game as possible, and then open the gameplay from there. Decision-making is critical to the combat loop

by Eric Van Allen
Previews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Planes, boats and automobiles — Skylanders SuperChargers hands-on impressions
Planes, boats and automobiles — Skylanders SuperChargers hands-on impressions

In SuperChargers, you play as a Skylander defending Skylands from the evil Kaos, who threatens the world with his “Doomstation of Ultimate Doomstruction,” which is capable of eating the sky.  With the help of Skylanders known as SuperChargers and all new land, sea, and air vehicles, the team has to

by Spencer Campbell
Interviews   -   Jun 16, 2015 MVP Boardgames @ Origins Game Fair 2015
MVP Boardgames @ Origins Game Fair 2015

MVP Boardgames designs board games and then publishes them through established publishers.  I got to take a look at their recent Kickstarter Salvation Road, as well as their current one, Dark Dealings. MVP @ Origins 2015 - [Gaming Trend] Watch this video on YouTube While it looks like Salvation Road funded

by Keith Schleicher
Previews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Guitar Hero Live iterates the music genre
Guitar Hero Live iterates the music genre

Guitar Hero Live isn’t the game you might be used to, and for a good while that had me worried.  You see, I’m a died-in-the-wool button-clicking Guitar Hero classic fan.  My family gets together every Sunday, playing our fake instruments.  It has been our Rock and Roll Fantasy

by Ron Burke
Reviews   -   Jun 15, 2015 Give me a damn GPS – KHOLAT Review
Give me a damn GPS – KHOLAT Review

I’ve spent a fair amount of time in video games wandering around aimlessly. Sometimes the aimlessness is due to being stuck on a puzzle and retreading ground in a desperate search for clues, other times it’s because I can’t figure out where the hell I’m supposed

by Sean Lama
Features   -   Jun 13, 2015 GT@E3 — where we’ll be and what you’ll see in the coming week
GT@E3 — where we’ll be and what you’ll see in the coming week

It’s that time of year again, when the gaming faithful make their pilgrimage out to the hills of sunny Los Angeles to be berated with announcements and demos at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. It’s E3 2015 time! The staff of Gaming Trend will be setting up HQ just

by Eric Van Allen
Console conquest — Hands-on with Armello
Previews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Console conquest — Hands-on with Armello

When it comes to certain genres, some games just don’t play well using a controller. Chief among them are strategy games and board games, which are usually plagued by a poorly translated control scheme that hinders your ability to move around a battlefield efficiently. After some hands-on time with

by Matt Welsh
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Previews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Console conquest — Hands-on with Armello
Console conquest — Hands-on with Armello

When it comes to certain genres, some games just don’t play well using a controller. Chief among them are strategy games and board games, which are usually plagued by a poorly translated control scheme that hinders your ability to move around a battlefield efficiently. After some hands-on time with

by Matt Welsh
Reviews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Blessed by the Gods — Deus Review
Blessed by the Gods — Deus Review

Building a finely-tuned economy is important in almost all Euro-style games. The critical decision players must make is when to stop focusing on their economic engine and start turning resources into victory points. The best games offer a variety of strategies, making that decision less clear, tempting players with the

by Michael Eyre
Previews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Augmented warfare: a first look at Black Ops III’s multiplayer and specialists
Augmented warfare: a first look at Black Ops III’s multiplayer and specialists

After a night spent with the multiplayer of Black Ops III, I could only think of one word: control. Treyarch’s shooter wants to put you in control of as much of the game as possible, and then open the gameplay from there. Decision-making is critical to the combat loop

by Eric Van Allen
Previews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Planes, boats and automobiles — Skylanders SuperChargers hands-on impressions
Planes, boats and automobiles — Skylanders SuperChargers hands-on impressions

In SuperChargers, you play as a Skylander defending Skylands from the evil Kaos, who threatens the world with his “Doomstation of Ultimate Doomstruction,” which is capable of eating the sky.  With the help of Skylanders known as SuperChargers and all new land, sea, and air vehicles, the team has to

by Spencer Campbell
Interviews   -   Jun 16, 2015 MVP Boardgames @ Origins Game Fair 2015
MVP Boardgames @ Origins Game Fair 2015

MVP Boardgames designs board games and then publishes them through established publishers.  I got to take a look at their recent Kickstarter Salvation Road, as well as their current one, Dark Dealings. MVP @ Origins 2015 - [Gaming Trend] Watch this video on YouTube While it looks like Salvation Road funded

by Keith Schleicher
Previews   -   Jun 16, 2015 Guitar Hero Live iterates the music genre
Guitar Hero Live iterates the music genre

Guitar Hero Live isn’t the game you might be used to, and for a good while that had me worried.  You see, I’m a died-in-the-wool button-clicking Guitar Hero classic fan.  My family gets together every Sunday, playing our fake instruments.  It has been our Rock and Roll Fantasy

by Ron Burke
Reviews   -   Jun 15, 2015 Give me a damn GPS – KHOLAT Review
Give me a damn GPS – KHOLAT Review

I’ve spent a fair amount of time in video games wandering around aimlessly. Sometimes the aimlessness is due to being stuck on a puzzle and retreading ground in a desperate search for clues, other times it’s because I can’t figure out where the hell I’m supposed

by Sean Lama
Features   -   Jun 13, 2015 GT@E3 — where we’ll be and what you’ll see in the coming week
GT@E3 — where we’ll be and what you’ll see in the coming week

It’s that time of year again, when the gaming faithful make their pilgrimage out to the hills of sunny Los Angeles to be berated with announcements and demos at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. It’s E3 2015 time! The staff of Gaming Trend will be setting up HQ just

by Eric Van Allen
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