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Thursday, December 31, 2015

December 2015 Features And Reviews

This month has been utterly insane, what with the holidays and my getting ready to shift into a new position as editor for the local paper. That didn't stop me from playing games, though. Here are some of my bigger stories that ran this month.

Five great games coming in December

Five villains we want to see in Telltale's Batman game

Earth Defense Force 2 review

Earth Defense Force 4.1 review

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

November 2015 features and reviews

November, for me, was all about Yo-Kai Watch for the Nintendo 3DS. I played the game for review and even did a couple of extra features for Gaming Blend talking about the game's history and how it compares to Pokemon. I did a couple of other lists, too, but what's the point if they don't feature adorable ghosts and creatures of folklore?

Yo-Kai Watch review: This game has spirit

5 things Yo-Kai Watch does better than Pokemon

Yo-Kai Watch: Nintendo is manufacturing a mega-hit

7 great franchises that may never get another game

5 great games snubbed by The Game Awards

Thursday, October 29, 2015

October 2015 reviews and features

It's been a pretty busy 30 days, complete with a pair of game reviews and a whole bunch of new lists for Gaming Blend. So many stories it's almost scary. That was my terrible Halloween joke. Dig in!

10 video game reboots we should all quietly forget about

10 games coming in 2016 we can't wait to play

7 series that deserve the Telltale Games treatment

5 pairs of video game characters that are somehow voiced by the same actor

7 gaming trends that need to come back ASAP

Corpse Party: Blood Drive review: Thrills, chills and a few spills

Bedlam review: Fragging through gaming's history

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Metal Gear, Taken King, Uncharted and more

For me, this has been one of the best months of gaming in 2015. Not only did I get to dive into the long-awaited fifth chapter in the Metal Gear Solid series, but Destiny's mega-DLC, The Taken King, turned out to be fan-freaking-tastic.

I wrote about my favorite new features in the former while reviewing the latter, with links to both posted below. I also had fun ranking the Uncharted games and Mario's top forms, in case you're into lists. Here's the rundown of some of my latest features:

Three best new features in Metal Gear Solid V

Destiny: The Taken King Review: Aiming for the FPS Crown

Seven DLC packs that were actually worth your money

The Uncharted Games, ranked

Mario's 10 greatest forms, ranked

Friday, August 28, 2015

Destiny, Mega Man and Stealth

August was a rare month where I didn't have a lot of reviews assigned, so I had the opportunity to sit back, relax, play whatever I felt like and even write a few fun columns about Mega Man, Destiny and the like.

With Metal Gear Solid V and Destiny's The Taken King DLC about to come out, not to mention Project Mirai on the 3DS, things are about to get crazy again. For now, though, here's some of my latest stuff that isn't part of the daily news grind.

Mega Man's top 5 Robot Master

5 great stealth games you're probably not playing

Gajallarhorn: The past, present and future of Destiny's most notorious gun

5 things to do in Destiny before The Taken King

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Submerged review [via Paste]

Every now and then I get the opportunity to pick up some freelance work at sites other than the one I write for regularly.

Paste recently gave me the chance to review Submerged on the PlayStation 4, so here's what came of that!

Submerged review: All wet