The Best Games of 2014…So Far
I wasn’t looking forward to Dark Souls II. Both Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls had kicked my ass and I wasn’t particularly fond of either. Then I saw that Dark Souls II had released in digital form on Xbox Li...
Keeping It in the Cellophane
The Steam Summer Sale is fastly approaching and I’m no stranger to impulse buying a game or 10 during the insane price drops. The fact is that most of these games I buy I never end up playing, I know other people fall vic...
Gaming: Then and Now
A Reddit user, LFClaird, posted a link to a photo comparing how some games look now with how another game in the same series looked years ago. It’s a cool trip down memory lane that left me feeling nostalgic and kind of s...
New Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Screenshots Emerge
While we didn’t get an official release date for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain yesterday, a new trailer was still nice. Konami has released a plethora of new screenshots that show off some more of The Phantom Pain...
Metal Gear… Minecraft
A Minecraft player, Reichenstein7, has painstakingly recreated the entirety of Shadow Moses Island from Metal Gear Solid in vanilla Minecraft. The mod features commentary from the original game as you explore the world. It in...
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...
[RUMOR] ‘The Boss’ may be in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Yesterday Lori Alan responded to a fan tweet asking her if she is working on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. She responded with a maybe, also saying “Playing The Boss is a huge honor :-).” I’m usually no...
‘Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes’ Speed Runner Achieves New Record
Ever since Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes released, speed runners have been endlessly playing through the game, including the five additional side ops, trying to complete each mission as quickly as humanly possible. YouTuber...
Hideo Kojima Defends Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes has been released this week, and critics and fans alike are complaining about the game’s short length. Ground Zeroes acts as a prologue to the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom P...
Worth a Play – Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid is a series that means a lot to me, I grew up playing these games. I’ve played through each entry of the series more times than I care to admit and it all started when I got my hands on the demo for the f...
SpawnFirst’s Favorite Games of all Time
I’m Buddy Acker and I love video games! I love them in all their forms, from BioShock to Animal Crossing  to Bejeweled.  If I had to make a list of my favorite games ever, it would be the Frankenstein of video game l...
Make Me Uncomfortable (SPOILERS)
[Warning: This contains HUGE spoilers about The Walking Dead and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Read on at your own risk.] The people who regularly read my op eds and features are probably at t...
Hideo Kojima: An “A” for Effort
On Sept. 4 Hideo Kojima provided some more details via Twitter about a female character named Quiet from Metal Gear Solid V. He said he told Yoji Shinkawa, the game’s art director, to make Quiet “more erotic.”...
Metal Gear Solid V Gameplay Slithers to TGS
That other anticipated Number Five, Metal Gear Solid V, has been scheduled for demonstration during this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The TGS schedule indicates that 2 demos will happen; one tomorrow (delicious) at around 11:55 PM...
The Keys to Successful Stealth Gameplay
It’s undeniable that the lines between the genres are blurring. Juxtaposed against the humongous set pieces and cinematic events are the few and often frustrating stealth elements in titles like Uncharted. On occasion, yo...
