Video Game Release Date Calendar
I get tired of having to Google when a game is going to release. I have a pretty good memory, but I also can’t remember the release date of every game announced. So I decided to compile this handy calendar for the rest of...
Should E3 Be Open to the Public?
If you consider yourself an avid gamer then chances are you’ve heard of a little yearly press event called E3. Many gaming enthusiasts would love to gain entry to the event, but since its inception in 1995 it’s only...
Is Minecraft the Scariest Game Ever?
Minecraft is a lot of things. It’s the ultimate sandbox and creative outlet. Anything you can imagine can be made in Minecraft, even replicas of entire countries. It’s one of the best multiplayer experiences ever, working toget...
The Stigma of Blockbusters: Big Budget, Bigger Problems
Video games are expensive. This is an obvious and unavoidable fact. Anyone with even a cursory understanding of gaming will tell you that prices only ever seem to increase. The release of a new console generation has only hiked...
Games We Wish We Could Forget
As gamers, we generally like to experiment. Whether it be impulse buying a game you know nothing about because you saw it in your local game shop and it caught your eye, or, playing a game critically praised you just can’...
Games We Wish We Could Relive
Every now and again I have these brief periods of time where I lack the desire to play any video games whatsoever. I was going through one of these periods recently when my good friend and colleague Buddy Acker, who is no stran...
My Most Emotional Moments in Gaming
Video games are an artistic medium. What does this mean? It means they can move you. They are an experience meant to derive emotion from you. And we’ve all felt it. We’ve felt anger as Ornstein and Smough steamroll ...
SpawnStaff Picks: Top 6 Games We Can’t Wait To See at E3
We all know that E3 is the biggest time of the year for gamers, websites, developers, companies, and all other forms of gaming media. Every year it seems to get bigger and bigger, increasing the excitement tenfold. The expo is ...
Is There Something Deeper About the Zombie Theme?
I’ll admit, I’m not a huge zombie fan, even though one of the first games I ever played was House of the Dead. But so many of my friends—including my fiance—absolutely adore zombie games, and their popularity is unq...
Head Full of Steam: ‘Black: The Fall’
Steam is known for their large library of Greenlight games that are full of gems for gamers to find and explore. These games give indie developers a chance to flaunt their talents and show their wares to masses. Black: The Fall...
SpawnStaff Picks: Top 5 Songs in Video Games
Can you imagine playing a video game that had no sounds or songs? It would extremely boring, dull, and just plain weird wouldn’t it? Songs make the difference between a dull dust collector to an always in the disc tray ti...
Delightful Food and Drinks from Video Games
I have an Associate’s in the culinary arts, and as a foodie I can’t help but squeal in delight when I see video game food created in real life. For me, it’s like seeing an element of a game step out from my mo...
Battling the Backlog – The Political Machine 2012
After fighting with the pilot, things are a little smoother as we work through the backlog. This week, Corey (@CD6405) tries out the Political Machine, 2 years too late.
Code Name S.T.E.A.M.: Star Fox Team Eliminating the Andross Menace?
Could Nintendo's Trademark for S.T.E.A.M. signal a new Star Fox?
Xbox One Without the Kinect Is a Good Thing
SpawnFirst recently published a rumor that Microsoft was going to sell a version of the Xbox One without the Kinect, and Microsoft announced it will be doing just that. Xbox Ones will be sold without Kinect on June 9th, lowerin...
