April 2016 features and reviews

Petri Alanko: Quantum Break composer interview

March 2016 features and reviews

It's been a crazy start to 2016. Reviews didn't really kick into high gear until February and, since then, they haven't slowed down enough for me to throw up a post. Well, until now. Here's a refresher on the latest reviews  and features I've had published on Gaming Blend.

Final Fantasy Explorers review: Eidolon Hunter

Zen Studios' The Force Awakens Pinball review

Nitropuls Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel review

Arslan: The Warriors of Legend review: Hack and slash goodness

Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale review

Assault Android Cactus review: Bullet hell heaven

Senran Kagrua Estival Versus Review: Bodacious Brawling

 Lego Dimensions: It's not just for kids

Lego Dimensions Midway Arcade review: Wave 4 Content Delivers the Goods

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ethan Carter, Rocket League, video game photography and more

I've managed to keep pretty busy this summer, getting in a couple of reviews and a couple more features amidst my daily articles at Gaming Blend. Here are the latest "bigger" pieces.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter review: The power of imagination

Why video game photography is becoming its own beautiful art form

Rocket League: 5 tips to improve your game

Velocibox review: Frustration over fun

Godzilla, Deception and Onechenbara reviews

The summer reviews just keep piling up. I recently had an opportunity to dive into three very niche titles, and you can read all about them by following the links below. Enjoy!

Godzilla review: King of all Mediocrity

Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess review: It's a trap!

Onechenbara Z2: Chaos review: Gaming's grindhouse series returns