Dragon Con 2013: Best of Video Game Cosplay (So Far)
I and my laconic but charming cameraman (my brother, Edward) set ourselves a task: find the very best of video game cosplay at Dragon Con 2013. Â Many came, few were chosen.* Check them out here. ELIZABETH AND BOOKER, BI...
The Trouble with Clementine: Choice in Games (An Exploration)
Telltale Games did something incredibly right when they put together last year’s The Walking Dead. It probably could have been a disaster: an existing and hugely popular intellectual property (though Telltale has often show...
BioShock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds DLC Review
There’s something slightly incongruous about looking to a game like BioShock: Infinite for combat.  This isn’t to say that Infinite’s combat doesn’t have some serious high points, but it would seem un...
SFQA: Favorite Game Moment of the Year (So Far)
Hey, Spawners! This is the beginning of a new regular feature, the SFQA, in which we, the SpawnFirst writing staff, answer a single question a week about games. This question will change from week-to-week, and we’d love f...
New BioShock Infinite DLC Incoming
Irrational has finally announced details about the DLC that will be available to BioShock Infinite Season Pass holders. In these DLCs will be challenge maps and also new story content which will be set in Rapture (where both Bi...
Bioshock FINITE
Before I begin, let me just make the point absolutely clear: I love Bioshock Infinite. The narrative, the characters, the setting and the aesthetic design of the whole game are absolutely stellar, and a big tick in favor of the...
Gorgeous Art of this Year’s Strongest Female Leads
Yup. You saw them here first. Here are two stunning pictures painted exclusively for SpawnFirst, of this year’s two strongest female leads in gaming. Lara Croft from Tomb Raider, and Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite. They...
The Best Games Of 2013 (So Far)
If you’re a gamer (and, since you’ve come to this site, I assume you are) then you know firsthand we’ve already had a plethora of fantastic titles to choose from in 2013. Â From gritty reboots to mind-bending ...
BioShock Infinite DLC Incoming
For you BioShock Infinite maniacs who have been craving your DLC, fear no more. Irrational Games has confirmed that BioShock Infinite’s first piece of downloadable content will be revealed in late July. However, a defini...
SpawnStaff’s May Playlist
Once again, those of us here at SpawnFirst have been trying hard to knock out as many games as possible.  With June already upon us, we’ve all started the countdown to The Last of Us.  Check out what else we’re ...
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...
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...
Bioshock Infinite Review
Silver AwardSOMEWHERE…BEYOND THE SEA I can’t tell you how much fear and wonder I felt, as I descended in the bathysphere, down to the city of Rapture in the first Bioshock. Looking at the city deep in the depths, silent, and fraught wi...
