The Top Five Games From PAX East 2014
Two days ago marked the end of the excitement at PAX East in Boston. Leading up to E3, many developers came to show off more of some of the games we’re already well aware of, and we’re waiting eagerly for their rele...
Kick it to the Goal: Bear Simulator
First there was Goat Simulator, and now, on Kickstarter, there is Bear Simulator. Yes, you read that correctly and it is fully funded, by almost 300%. The original project had a goal of $29,500, which they easily reached after...
Five Ubisoft Games We’d Like to See at E3 in 2014
Ubisoft. Don’t ya just love ’em? In recent years, they’ve sprung up more time than most publishers do on the gaming radar, and with good reason too. Franchises like Far Cry, Â Assassin’s Creed, and Splin...
SpawnFirst’s Deals for the Week
Need to save some cash, or just looking for a steal? SpawnFirst has got you covered with our new weekly deals segment! Gaming: Battlefield 4 – $39.99 from Best Buy (Xbox One and PS4) Amazon is also running the same deal i...
Five EA Games We’d Like to See at E3 in 2014
EA Games has been voted as “Worst Company in America†for two consecutive years, but only by readers from a site. And while EA doesn’t exactly boast a long line of great products, they are ready to pick themselves...
Microsoft: Is It Time for a Comeback?
Like six million others, I bought a PlayStation 4. The powerhouse gaming machine appealed more to me than the Xbox One; the higher specs, the lower price point, but primarily it was Sony’s dedication to games that sold it. Fr...
What Video Games Really Say About Women
Ah, yes. The old battle for gender equality continues to this day in the world of video games. Gender issues are not something likely to just go away, and you may find yourself asking, “Laura, what are you talking about? Look...
Kick it to the Goal: The Red Solstice
Ironward, a Croatian-based indie studio, recently started a Kickstarter campaign for their squad-based strategy RPG, The Red Solstice (TRS). The game looks to be a treat, taking inspiration from amazing titles such as, XCOM: E...
SpawnFirst’s Guilty Pleasures
Guilty pleasures. We all have them. That pop hit that we secretly put on repeat, the romantic comedy that pulled at our heartstrings, or maybe you shamefully partake in the occasional reading of the latest teen romance novel. &...
Lock Picking in Games, or Breaking and Entering Realism
First off, I’d like to clarify that, yes, I do have some experience in picking locks (Lock Sports). No, I do not know everything there is to know about them. Pin and tumbler locks however, I know a great deal about, and ...
A Difficulty Issue
Back in the far off days of the 1980’s, video games were simple. Run from left to right, put the blocks in a line, collect the cherries and don’t get caught by the ghosts. But they were also difficult, the blocky gr...
Reddit User Creates Spoiler-Free Dark Souls II Map
Reddit user FlowStrong has posted an incredibly helpful, totally spoiler-free map of Dark Souls IIÂ to the game’s sub-Reddit today. The map shows dozens of interconnecting paths without mentioning any specific areas, mak...
Infamous: Second Son Players Show Potential of PlayStation 4 Sharing
If you didn’t already know, Infamous: Second Son was released yesterday and already players are blowing up the #PS4Share hashtag on Twitter with the system’s built in sharing feature. Using the Share button on the P...
The Beats of Indie Gaming: An Interview with Erin Anthony
The Man Behind the Bleeps and Bloops A video game without a soundtrack is like a book without words. Would the climax of the original Halo be anywhere near epic without the Halo theme blaring in the background? Would the Mu...
The Stigma Against Public Displays of Gaming Affection
I was recently listening to a podcast on which the people it consisted of went from discussing recent gaming events to suddenly making me feel not so much offended, but bothered nonetheless. The podcast in question started mock...
