The Art of Creating a Connection
Last week, we had an opportunity to hold an interview with Xaviant, a Georgia-based game development studio. Xaviant was formed in 2008 and since then, they’ve been prepping to turn the RPG world on its head. Their upcoming f...
A Look at the Games of March
It seemed like March had everything in the realm of gaming that you could think of: mind-bending awesomeness, eye-burning awfulness, server problems, a fantastic reboot, and so much more. Â With such a broad range of games to c...
Second Time’s the Charm
Some games fail on the first try, but come back as a better and more polished version of the original. I’ve always imagined what it’d be like to be the lead designer for a game. I picture it as sending your kid off to schoo...
SpawnStaff’s April Playlist
April may not have had as many high-profile releases as March, but that doesn’t mean the SpawnFirst staff took a break from gaming. Check out what they played below! Elle Garza, Staff Writer What Were You Playing in April...
Elle’s Top 5 Summer Releases
The beginning of 2013 set the year off to a great start, and judging by the holiday season, things are only going to get better. With so many solid games having come out the past few months, you’re probably looking to give yo...
My OCT: Obsessive-Compulsive Trophy-Hunting
A few weeks ago, I re-downloaded my digital copy of InFamous with one specific, platinum-colored goal in mind. With 85% of the trophies already collected, I decided to spend my weekend tearing through the entire game one last...
Worth a Play: ‘Spec Ops: The Line’
When I first saw Spec Ops: The Line being offered in PlayStation Plus’s March lineup, I was unsure what to think. The game, which popped into the market on June 26 of last year, reviewed well when it was released. However...
Bring Back the Platformers
It seems as if a lot of games today are about a gun-toting, scruffy-faced guy running around shooting enemies (aliens, other soldiers, or whatever the case) in the face in some sort of dreary-post apocalyptic warzone. Sometimes...
Video Game Violence: Destructive…or Not?
Earlier this week, KaboomShark published an interview I did with Dene Waring of ShadowShifters Entertainment, in which I briefly mentioned my disgust and boredom with violence and gore in the video game industry. The topic of v...
Try Not to Screw This Up, WB Montreal
Never have I had such a drastic change in emotions than when I heard the news a few days ago. A new Arkham game was announced? F#@$ YEAH! But… it’s not being developed by Rocksteady? Well, here’s a delightful vide...
BioShock Infinite’s Best Feature (Spoiler-Free!)
By now, you’ve probably heard of BioShock Infinite. It’s that game that everyone on the internet loves developed by the guys who made that other game that everyone on the internet loves (there was another game in the seri...
Saints Row IV and the Art of Stealing Thunder
By now, all of us sandbox junkies should have the dates memorized: August 20 and September 17. The countdown has begun until we will once again be getting lost in an entirely fresh world, beating people up with giant dildos, ...
Future Press Guides
To those who don’t know, my love of gaming was reinvigorated when Resident Evil 2 came out for the original PlayStation, back in 1998. I was onboard the hype train for RE2 after reading about the game constantly in the occasi...
Can Videogame Trailers be Cool? You Bet!
So after getting home at the end of a long, hard day of work, I dropped my backpack off at my usual makeshift “office”, crawled into my jammies, and flopped onto the couch. There was no way I was going to turn on ...
