Game Reviews

The Fruit of Grisaia is a great story. I was worried about the translation, as this is an adaptation of the original Japanese release, and the reason why is because Grisaia is a very different type of game than most visual novels you are likely to have read. Grisaia is

Booting up Crazy Machines 2, the initial setup had me install a pre-2010 version of DirectX in order to run the game. That initial moment of virtual time travel was a sign of things to come, as the Anniversary DLC pack for Crazy Machines 2 is in every way faithful

Simplicity. If there is one thing lacking from most technology, it’s simplicity. For those of you who have been reading Gaming Trend for the last decade, you know that my day job isn’t writing reviews — I’ve actually been in Network Engineering for the last two decades, the

I’ve dumped an inordinate amount of time into MOBAs. Starting with League of Legends, I accumulated somewhere in the ballpark of four-to-five-thousand games played, and with Dota 2 I’m starting to edge closer and closer to that “2000 hours played” mark. There’s something about them that grips

The allure of a criminal enterprise is something many people find enthralling. The reason behind that can be attributed to our innate desire for risk and reward. The Masterplan, developed by Shark Punch, hopes to tap directly into that sense. It allows you to rob a host of environments, from

Editor’s Note: We already reviewed this game, so the review below may seem familiar. If you’re looking for what’s different on the PS4, scroll down to “New on PS4.” ______________________________________________________________________________ I’ve never been to prison before, but I like to think that if I ever do end

I first saw Badland on a demo iPad at an Apple store in the mall. I hadn’t decided whether the iPad was a gimmick, being simply a larger version of the device in my pocket, or something I would actually make use of. I recall sifting through various apps,

When I saw the first trailer for Portal, my mind broke. I couldn’t comprehend anything that was happening in the video, I just knew that I needed to get my hands on it. When I heard that the team behind some of the best licensed digital pinball tables in