Internet, I have a confession to make: My name is not actually Kenneth Shepard. It was a nickname that caught on nearly five years ago when I started jokingly going by it my Junior year of High School when Mass Effect 2 came out. However, what started out as an

One of the appealing aspects of sports simulation games is the depth of control, stat-geeking, and overall full immersion into the strategic side of sports.  The trade-off is usually a lack of any action footage, player models, or even still photos of the games being played.  So what happens when

The Gaming Trend crew embarks on another episode of the Metatheory Podcast and catches up on the latest and greatest games, like The Evil Within, Ancient Space, and… Angry Birds Transformers?? [powerpress]

Video games and children’s charities go together like lamb and tuna fish. In recent years, as the Internet and social media have blown up, gamers have come out of their “social basements” and adopted Twitter handles, Facebook pages, Twitch streams and YouTube accounts to express themselves and share their

Ancient Space is a story-driven, singleplayer real-time strategy game that takes place in – you guessed it – space. It’s very reminiscent of Homeworld. However, unlike Homeworld, I did not leave Ancient Space feeling like I just played one of the best games the genre has to offer. There’s a

Near where I work in Scottsdale Arizona there is a McLaren store.  I see absolutely gorgeous McLarens zipping around while I dream of a world where I could afford one.  Well, until that happens I’ll have to enjoy it in the upcoming game from Slightly Mad Studios, World of

Sid Meier’s Civilization series has enjoyed a long lasting and beloved place in the halls of gaming history. It’s tenacious, creative, and often quirky approach to interactively retelling the history of mankind via strategic turn-based gameplay is second to none, and can easily be considered a standard for

It isn’t all Dragon Age and Rock Band drums for me – my real-world job is even more geeky than that.  I’m the Manager of Production Network Engineering for one of the largest companies in the world.  I’ve been in the Network world for nearly twenty years, so