We love indie games at GamingTrend, and it doesn’t get much more indie than two brothers coming together to make their own game.  Nixalon Studios is bringing their first project to life, entitled Western Rye.  In it, you play cowboy Bill Cooper, a middle-aged ex-Sheriff trying to retire to

Deep in a dingy and dark prison, a group of goblins wastes away and needs something to pass the time. Board with playing Goblin Vaults, a new dice rolling game has been introduced, much to the pleasure of a bunch of bored miscreants. Surrounding a board in the shape of

Wizards of the Coast’s next adventure book for its Dungeons & Dragons line is Quests from the Infinite Staircase. We had a chance to hear from Justice Ramin Arman, senior game designer at WOTC, about this upcoming anthology. Like Tales from the Yawning Portal, this set of six adventures

Recently, I got to attend PlayX4 in Gyeonggi, South Korea. While I was there, I sat down with some of the developers at Tripearl Games to try out their upcoming Hades-inspired, rogue-like souls-like practice game, V.E.D.A. Players take the role of an unknown fighter in a combat

I recently had the honor of attending PlayX4 in Gyeonggi, South Korea. While I was there, I got to sit down with the developers at ALIVE Inc. to play their upcoming souls-like action-adventure platformer game, Vapor World: Over The Mind. Players assume the role of a boy named Lindsey trying

It’s hard breaking into the looter-shooter space. There are already some heavy hitters, and some high profile failures that will dissuade most developers from even trying. The most recognizable names like Destiny 2, Warframe, The Division 2, and the Borderlands series continue to dominate the space, and any cracks

When I sat down with the Funcom team at Summer Games Fest 2024 to see Dune Awakening they asked if I’ve “read the books”. We then had a spirited discussion about what I meant when I said “Yes, I’ve read ALL of the books”. Regardless of whether or

I’ve played plenty of cozy style games from Stardew Valley to Sims to Disney Dreamlight. However, nothing could prepare me for the announcement of Tales of the Shire. I was pumped from the get-go, I mean, come on… Hobbits in the Shire and you get to be one?! So