2015 has been filled with so many great games. From AAA titles like Super Mario Maker and Fallout 4 to small independent titles like Rocket League and SOMA. It was very hard for the staff to pick just one clear winner for our Game of the Year and looking ahead at what there is to come in 2016, next year will be even harder.

Have you wanted to play games with member of The Gamers Lounge staff? You in luck because April 25 kicks off our monthly community game night. This months game is Mario Kart 8. Click to find out how you can join in on the fun. 

It has been a month since Destiny launched with great success. Has this new franchise lived up to the hype or is it just another first person shooter? Most of us here at The Gamers Lounge have logged some time with the game and here is our thoughts.

Fall has become the season for gamers. Publishers hold their big name titles until fall in preparation for the Christmas rush.  While 2014 has seen many AAA titles delayed until next year, there are still plenty of great games that will be out very soon. Here are some of the games The Gamers Lounge staff are looking forward to.

At The Gamers Lounge both John and Erik both bought PS4. They both take time to set down and give a mini review of the system and the state of the PS4 four months after launch.

We have reached a milestone. We have reached the 1 year anniversary of being a gaming website and we have reached 50 episodes of our podcast. We decided we should do a giveaway to give back to the community. Here's how to enter and what you might win

It's been a little over a year since Goozex closed its doors. One of the greatest trading sites available on the Internet saw the site sputter and die as it tried to climb back to its former glory. The members of the Gamer’s Lounge takes time to reflect on the Goozex experience and what it meant then and now.

The crew of The Gamer’s Lounge has gotten together and discussed our game of the year picks. To some of us, our GOTY candidates were epic 60 hour RPGs, for others it was new IPs destined to change the face of gaming, and for some of us our choices were games that flew under the radar. 2014 was truly a great year for gaming for every platform.

The Gamer’s Lounge Crew has put together a list of what they are hoping to pick up for Black Friday. Along the way, they are mentioning the “must buy” deals for video games on Black Friday, as well as which store has the best deal for consoles or the new AAA games.

Back in September we announced the release of MaxLander The worlds first NFC backup for Skylanders. Now those same folks have just announced NaMiiO, a USB backup device for you Amiibo. What sets this one apart from N2Elite (formally Amiiqo) is that it is PC compatible, no phone needed, and the software has a fully built in cheat system to instantly max out your Amiibo.

To say Skylanders is a hit for Activision is like saying that fish like water. As of February 2015, the Skylanders franchise has had over $3 billion in sales and sold over 250 million toys. This fall the fifth installment of the game will be released, Skylanders: Superchargers and along with the game, a whole new collection of toys and accessories. For some, they have to collect them all, others only new characters, but what if there was a way to have your entire collection at the touch of a button? Well, thanks to MaxLander there is.

It is safe to say that Nintendo has scored big with the Amiibo's. Most are very hard to find, some are impossible. Flippers have really cashed in by taking advantage of the short supply and high demand, selling certain figures upwards of 10x their MSRP. Let's not forget about multi-child households having to buy multiples of each figure so each child can have their own figure. What if there was a way to not have to buy two of every figure, but also have all of them at your fingertips, their stats and data on one convenient device that works on your 3DS and Wii U? Enter the Amiiqo.

Sony's new TV service, PlayStation Vue launched this week in three markets, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. If you don’t live in one of those metropolitan areas you are out of luck for now...or are you? Here at The Gamers Lounge John has discovered that even though he lives 600 miles away from the closest city, he has been able to sign up for the service and use it. Want to know how? Read on to find out!

Nintendo has never been number one on my must have gaming console list. I have been a SEGA man since the Master System days, then an Xbox guy after the Dreamcast faded away. But recently with all the bickering between XB1 and PS4 fanboys about resolution of games, graphics and game length, I have found myself playing less. Maybe I was just reading too much social media or maybe I hit the Destiny bottle too hard. But for whatever reason I wasn't having that much fun, I was just going through the motions. But that changed last month when I picked up the New 3DS XL.

In November 2013, Darren Wall began a Kickstarter to fund the ultimate documentary art book to celebrate 25 years of the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. In less than 48 hours, he had reached his goal of  £30,000 ($47,000). By the time the Kickstarter ended on December 9th, over 2,000 backers had pledged £98,000 ($154,000) to the project. Published by Read Only Memory, this collected works is not only the definitive history of the Mega Drive/Genesis, but the best book about video games I have ever seen.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the SEGA Dreamcast in the US and EU. The Dreamcast scene over the past few years has seen a resurgence of sorts. With new independent games coming out and advancements in modes for the system it has helped make the Dreamcast a desirable system to have again. Who could have thought that a system that with such a short production life would still be around and kicking for so long. 

Starting today Maingear, award winning makers of high-performance custom PCs, is announcing that the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and GTX 980 graphics cards, now available on all MAINGEAR desktops. The GTX 980 is the flagship for the GeForce 900 series and is the fastest Maxwell card to launch in the market.

Fall has become the season for gamers. Publishers hold their big name titles until fall in preparation for the Christmas rush.  While 2014 has seen many AAA titles delayed until next year, there are still plenty of great games that will be out very soon. Here are some of the games The Gamers Lounge staff are looking forward to.

July is always a slow month for new releases in video games. In 2013 shortly after releasing NCAA 14 EA announced the NCAA had ended its deal with EA due to lawsuits with former players. Then in October EA and Tiger Woods part ways and rumors quickly spread that EA was losing exclusive rights to the NFL as well. EA Sports seems to have been kick around the past 12 months and with sales starting to drop. Is it time for leagues to stop exclusive rights and allow other publishers to start making sports titles again or has EA ruined it for everyone?

The Gamers Lounge is taking part in the 3rd Annual 8-bit Salute for Operation Supply Drop, a charity to fill video game care packages for our troops deployed in combat zones as well as those recovering in military hospitals, and we need your help.

Another month is in the books and one more rambling for this month. This week John talks Assassins Creed, The Last of Us, Games with Gold, PS+ and more!

This week John rambles about Metal Gear, inFamous, Assassins Creed, Shenmue one more time and more!

So this June marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day and it has been a while since a good story driven WWII game has been released. Is this the year game makers should return to 1944?

This week John rambles on about Titanfall, inFamous, Metal Gear, Shenmue again and more!

It seems in this next gen more than ever Microsoft and Sony want gamers to buy into the digital age of games. As more and more gamers jump onboard it begs the question. What happens to my digital games at the end of a console's life when online for that system is shut down? 

There were a few big announcements this week the video game world and this weekend John sets down to once again share his thoughts about them. 

Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb announced early this morning that starting next week if you purchase an Xbox One at select retailers you get a copy of Forza 5 for free. With this news coming out just days before Titanfall’s release people on the internet have shown a range of emotion but the real question is does this make you want to grab an Xbox One?

In this weeks edition John rants about Titanfall, Twitch, Sega (again) and more!

Week number two of the month and this week we go off on SEGA, again, fuss about not getting in the Titanfall beta, birthday memories and more!

Every weekend John from The Gamers Lounge sets down to share his thoughts and rant about what catches his eye in the way of video game news. Lets see what he has to say this week

Portland Retro Gaming Expo continues to be one of the best places to hunt for retro games. This year with the layout changes there were more opportunities to see and play the games from yesterday. The biggest questions this year were what were the prices like? Were there any unique pieces or odd historical gaming items?

Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) finally came back to Portland in October 2022. The show hadn't happened in over 2 years mostly due to the pandemic. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge as he ventured into the large convention searching for the goods. Will the prices be high? Will there be a mad rush to get Mario 3 CIB?

Stuff at yard sales is getting tougher and tougher to find, 2018 was great, 2019 was okay. There were some good yard sales in 2019 including a few unexpected and interesting finds. Join Erik as he summarizes the yard sale season of 2019.

Outside of 2018 I did a great job of reporting back what I found at yard sales. Although I didn't write much on this particular topic in 2018-2020 I did have some luck. Here is a look back in 2018 at a few of the interesting things I found yard saleing.

Retro gaming is alive and bigger than ever and Portland Retro Gaming Expo proves it once again. There is something there for everyone from PCs from the 1980s, to Atari games, to rare SNES and TG-16 titles. The Gamers Lounge got a chance to visit the show once again and was lucky enough to experience everything.

Join The Gamers Lounge on a quick trip to PAX West 2019. We spent some time there and played a lot of good games. Find out what we really liked and were ready to buy at the show. The biggest question is did we see any celebrities this year?

Join Erik as he checks out Seattle Retro Gaming Expo. This smaller retro gaming expo is a fantastic way to shop for games. There is something here for everyone.

Garage sale season has been done for a few months now. There are still a few things to find. Join Erik for The Gamers Lounge as he details his thrifting and social media finds for the last part of the year in 2017.

Portland Retro Gaming Expo is the largest retro gaming expo in the United States. People come from all over to attend but even after it's 11th year the convention still feels like a local thing. This is a great feeling, there is so much to see and do at PRGE.  Join The Gamers Lounge as we talk about what we saw and did at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2017

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales and thrift stores in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games and other interesting items.

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales and thrift stores in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games and other interesting items.

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales and thrift stores in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games and other interesting items.

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales and thrift stores in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games and other interesting items.

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales and thrift stores in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games and other interesting items.

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales and thrift stores in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games and other interesting items.

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games.

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games.

Retro gaming is getting bigger. Portland Retro Expo is the largest retro gaming expo in the U.S. This year there were a ton of panels, great vendors and more than enough games from everyone’s childhood to make any aging gamer happy. The Gamers Lounge had the chance to attend and here is what we saw.

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games.

99Gamers is officially dead. People are no longer able to list games and as of yesterday (May 24th) the site is offline. Join one member of The Gamers Lounge as he reflects back on the site and asks what went wrong? Was this another Goozex? Why was 99Gamers so popular in the beginning?

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games.

Pokémon Go is immensely popular everywhere. People all over the world are playing it anywhere they can. Nintendo’s stock has climbed due to the success. The game is easy to pick up and play for anyone. With this much initial success, will this game pave the way for other Nintendo games to come to mobile? Will this change how big gaming companies look at mobile gaming? Is there is going to be something that changes gaming forever?

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games.

The last few weeks have been buzzing with more tragic news concerning gamers’ buying options. The apparent news is that the brick and mortar store Hastings is in serious financial trouble. Hasting is known for selling comics, video games, collectibles, dvds, music, and books. They often have good sales on used games. If this truly is the last gasp of breath for this store, will gamers get to see fantastic clearance deals? What was the final nail in the coffin?

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games.

It is time to celebrate, The Gamer’s Lounge Podcast has been around for over two years. The crew of the podcast has been around since 2012 and has recorded on other podcasts together. Join us in celebrating a milestone. We have made it to episode 100. This is very important to us and we couldn’t have done it without the community.

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games.

The announcement of Disney canceling Disney Infinity so many gamers were disappointed. The last few years have been good for the so call life to toys games. Skylanders, Lego Dimensions, Disney Infinity, Nintendo’s Amiibos have all filled this niche. The bigger question reminds is this the slow decline of the popularity across the genre?

Welcome to another installment of Garage Sale Adventures. Join Erik from The Gamers Lounge on his chronicled adventure as he hits up garage sales in his local area and sees what he can find in the way of video games.

The Division has been selling well and has gotten good reviews. It looks like Ubisoft will continue to support it. Gamers have read the reviews and have seen the negative and positive. At The Gamers Lounge, we will discuss the questions of "Is there enough to keep people interested in the long run? and "How is it different than games like Destiny?"

In this episode, we examine the progression of our castle since the previous episode, finish constructing its rooftops, and add a few hanging lanterns to the build.

In this episode, we continue working on the castle build, adding to the outer walls. Later on, we make a quick visit to the nearest mesa biome, a mere 4000 blocks away!

Since I am always mentioning Minecraft on the Gamers Lounge podcast yet rarely have time to write anything for the site, I have decided to start posting my Minecraft videos here on The Gamers Lounge whenever I put them up on Youtube. This way you can keep up with what I am doing in the game whenever I talk about it on the show.

A new preview build for Minecraft 1.8 came out earlier this week. While Minecraft Snapshot 14w27b can be summed up as "they added rabbits", there is actually quite a bit more to this new build than first meets the eye.

The Minecraft 1.8 update will bring many changes and additions to the game, but one change is just a little more special than the others.

Attack of the B-Team is a pack of mods for Minecraft chosen by two Minecraft YouTube personalities, BDoubleO100 and GenerikB, known as the B-Team in some of their videos. The pack is available through the Technic Platform, creators of previous modpacks such as Tekkit and Hexxit.  According to Technic, Attack of the B-Team "was designed with one thing in mind, crazy mad science! With the help of the B-Team we hand picked the wackiest mods we could find and shoved them all in a modpack for you guys."

In this video, we take a walkthrough tour of the Kompany 008 village, somewhere in the wilderness on the Minedlands PVE Server (Player versus Environment).

There are many aspects to Minecraft that make it appealing to such a wide audience. It taps into many areas that most other games don't bother with. The biggest aspect of Minecraft that I think is the major reason it became so popular and continues to sell copy after copy is player creativity. Minecraft allows and encourages players to tap into their creative sides in many different ways.

You might have figured out that I am paraphrasing a famous wizard with the above statement. As those of you who have read The Hobbit will know, Gandalf introduces himself to Bilbo in this fashion at the beginning of the novel. I figured there was no better way to introduce myself at The Gamers Lounge (and describe where my username/gamertag comes from) than to borrow from arguably the best wizard to ever grace the pages of a book.

Record of Agarest War is a PS3/Xbox 360 title that has been revamped and brought to the Nintendo Switch. Featuring a unique hook where there are multiple generations and who you court changes the stats of the next protagonist, the title does struggle with a bog-down of features to where it’s hard to pay attention to them all, especially when “stand still and whack things” seems to work so easily at the beginning.

God Wars: Future Past was released last year for PlayStation 4 and Vita. The Complete Legend releases September 4th for Nintendo Switch and contains the Labyrinth of Yomi DLC which releases day and date for PS4/Vita. Given review of such a long game doesn’t allow you to see every inch of endgame content, Ryan Johnson at The Gamer’s Lounge was able to speak with Yoshimi Yasuda, director of God Wars, and found that the new content is more than expected.

Seedi is a retro emulation device that has a few days left on its Indiegogo campaign, and is in need of about half of it's funds. As an easy way to play classic CD based games, the Seedi stands out as a good chance to experience some early disc-based classics with some extra modern love options baked in. 

Night Trap is a classic in the annals of video game history as one of the titles that brought about the ESRB ratings we all see on the boxes of our games today. While a review is forthcoming for the rereleased title, Ryan Johnson of The Gamer's Lounge was able to sit down with the lead of Screaming Villains for an interview to see what brought this title back from the grave.

Ryan Johnson at The Gamer's Lounge got a chance to sit down for an interview with David Rusack of Drinkbox Games to learn why they decided to port their touchscreen enabled game Severed over to Nintendo's new console.

Whether a vision or a crazy fever dream, Ryan Johnson at The Gamer's Lounge had fun envisioning what he'd like to see in a new Mario series game that plays off of the Switch's name and gimmicks. Ryan takes his crazy thoughts and puts them down, asking if you have any dream games of your own.

Episode 6 of the classic Evolution of a Gamer series, where Ryan learns lessons about life while teaching his kids about gaming. This time around, Ryan's learning why the repetition of games his son loves is worth more than another few hours in front of a solo game of his own. 

Continuing the run of classic Evolution of a Gamer articles, this one reflect's Ryan's gamer-geek attempt at prepping for major surgery through his love of video games. Not for the feint of heart. 

Ryan brings back Episode 4 of the Evolution of a Gamer series to commemorate it's return and introduce a new crew of readers to the important life lessons he learns whilst teaching his sons about his favorite hobby.

In Episode 3 of the original Evolution of a Gamer series, Ryan teaches his son how to overcome some difficult boss enemies, whilst learning the parental skill of building encouragement and confidence in his young gamer son. 

Rebooting his 2010 Evolution of a Gamer series for a new crew of readers at the Gamer's Lounge, Ryan pulls up the second in his archive of articles where he teaches his son about gaming, and learns something about life in the process. Here, Ryan learns a valuable lesson in trust when his son figures out how to save data on his DS.

Back when I wrote for a site that is no longer with us, I wrote this series, Evolution of a Gamer. With the site now defunct, it has disappeared from the internet. This was one of my favorite series of articles to write, where I teach my kids about video games and learn a little bit about real life myself in the process. I've decided to resurrect the series, because I've still had plenty of life lessons with my kids, but want new readers to be able to catch up. Over the next few weeks, I'll be posting the previous articles to get you up to speed. Without further ado, here's Episode 1, from way back in 2010! We'll catch up soon. 

SuperFans rejoice! Your beloved game has returned! In an exclusive interview with The Goofer's Lounge, Reggie Fils-Aime sits down and discusses Nintendo's plan to jump into the "what's old is new" fray even further than before.

A few weeks ago, I was given the opportunity to review a little Wii U title, I've Got to Run! Developed by the one-woman team at Four Corner Games, Syrenne McNulty got to forage ahead in her passion for video games by releasing her first game ever on a home console.

Squids: Odyssey came out for the Wii U a few weeks ago, and I was fortunate enough to review it. Now, The Game Bakers have offered me the chance to see the 3DS edition as well. In Europe, gamers who picked up the 3DS edition can get the Wii U version free, but this offer has not extended out of that territory. Gamers in other nations at the moment need to choose, but which one should you pick up?

Curve Studios has been around for a while, and while it isn't a huge studio, it's pedigree is one that makes this reviewer know that whatever they put out guarantees a great time.

Ryan returns to his favorite article series in GoozerNation, where he shares his favorite hobby with his children while learning something in the process.

Nintendo holds it's digital rights extremely tight in this modern age of digital gaming. Changing systems requires a full wipe of the previous system, and usually a brand new system to transfer to. However, one specific loophole has been found. While it may not fit your particular situation, this is a handy bit of information that could help you in future purchase decisions.

The String Arcade released on February 11th, and offers gamers a chance to see a new take on some of their favorite games' soundtracks. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, The String Arcade is looking to capture the heartstrings of the gaming public via the strings of a violin. Pulling from almost every era of video gaming, you will hear Galaga, Zelda, Ecco, Sonic, Minecraft, and others, arranged for a string quartet. 

Has Tim Cook's Apple proven it can create a new product in the wake of the late Steve Jobs? Robert tells us his thoughts on the Apple Watch one year after its launch and whether or not it was a success or failure.

Watch Robert unbox the Metal Gear Solid V Collectors Edition and Strategy guide!

Here at The Gamers Lounge we are not all about video games. We are tech heads as well. Robert, our resident Apple guy, was lucky enough to get his hands on Apple's newest gadget the Apple Watch. After his first four days with the device here are his impressions. 

We have heard rumors for a week about Microsoft interested in Mojang. Now it looks like the house of Minecraft is a member of the Microsoft family. 

Standalone Multiplayer Expands the Frontlines of Critically Acclaimed Strategy Blockbuster

Prepare to revist metro this August!

New Trailer and welcome back campaign announced

Sega's latest Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies shows us just how dirty war can be in this latest live action trailer

For all you tabletop lovers out there, we have just one more reason you should be attending QuakeCon this year... 

Battle Princess of Arcadias is now available in the US and Europe exclusively on the PS3 via the PS Store.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth 3 V Generation (HNR3) is a Japanese style turn based Role Playing Game in which you take control of Neptune, a CPU that is one of the main superpowers in the world. From her home base of Planeptune you must take on quests and missions as you level yourself up and become once again the guardian that you were destined to be.

Want to know what's in this months Loot Crate? Then check out The Digital Gamers unboxing video  of March's Covert themed Loot Crate!

I have been searching the net recently for a decent guide on where to find the Crowbars on the Shadowraid Heist on Payday 2 but unfortunately there are a lot of unclear and unhelpful posts. I have created this guide to be as specific and clear about the locations that the Crowbars can spawn on the Shadowraid Heist so other gamers, like myself, won't have to jump through hoops for clear instructions on their locations.

Although Monolith's adventure into Mordor was well recieved amongst most critics for it's impressive gameplay, the lack of a deep storyline left me struggling to make it through the game. Is it fair to give a game high review ratings simply based on gameplay, or have gamers' standards lowered enough so that a story no longer matters?

In The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, teams of 3 players, each controlling their own Link character, work together to solve puzzles in order to explore dungeons and collect weapons and outfits which are useful in many ways throughout the game.

Nintendo has some big shoes to fill following Microsoft and Sony.  Let’s see what they have up their sleeves this year!

EA promises more than 12 new experiences to be revealed at their E3 conference.  The Gamers Lounge is looking forward to seeing what they have up their sleeve!

Sony’s conference has a lot of hype coming into it, with games such as Uncharted 4 and No Man’s Sky rumored to make appearances.  Can Sony keep up with Microsoft when it comes to big announcements?  It’s time to find out.

This morning at Microsoft's E3 2015 press conference there were a lot of exclusive first party titles shown as well as new features coming to the Xbox One. Jeremy from The Gamers Lounge sets down and takes a look at what Microsoft offered and shares his thoughts and reaction. 

Welcome back to The Nightcap at the Gamer’s Lounge!  As always, sit back, relax and enjoy!

The Nightcap at the Gamer’s Lounge is back after a short hiatus!  As always, sit back, relax and enjoy!

Upgrade your PSN Sub Account, check out a new Ghostbusters Board Game and much more at this week’s Nightcap at The Gamer’s Lounge.  Sit back, relax and enjoy!

Welcome to the Nightcap at The Gamer’s Lounge. The Nightcap is a new weekly article that recaps all the video gaming news of the week. So sit back, relax and enjoy!

The January 2015 Arcade Block has arrived. Join Jeremy in this unboxing video and see what goodies have showed up this month.

Welcome to the first entry in my new monthly series "Arcade Block Unboxing".  For those of you who are not familiar with Arcade Block, it is one of the "Blocks" offered at NerdBlock.com.  It is a monthly subscription service in which the company selects random video game themed items and puts them into a cool, NES themed box and ships it to your doorstep.

December 6th 2014 was Sony's first ever event for fans, the Playstation Experience. This is Sony's very own annual E3 like event where fans can come and check out the latest and upcoming games for the Playstation family of systems. Jeremy Fisher breaks down the some of highlights from Sony's Playstation Experience Keynote.

This week gamers have seen a lot of misprints and scams at big name retailers across the country. As gamers on budgets we love to find a good deal but when people take it so far that companies are forced to change their price matching policies it hurts every consumer.  

Dropzone is a new Moba that will be dropping it's hat in the already crowed Moba ring. Will is be worth your time? Check out Shawn's hand's on preview.

The critically acclaimed Fenix Rage comes to consoles under the new name! Find out if Fenix Furia is worth your time in this review!

Blast off to space with this hands on of the turn-based rogulike Loot Rascals! Check out Shawn's hands on preview.

The Golf Club 2 looks to expand on the success of the franchise by adding a ton of new features. Find out what's new in this hands on!

Just how much blood and destruction is in Warhammer 40k Inquisitor: Martyr? Find out in this hands on preview!

I had a wonderful opportunity to talk with Alexandre Sabourin, Red Barrels Senior Technical Artist about Outlast II!

The Guild 3 is easily one of the most in depth games I've ever played. Find out why you should put this game on your radar in this hands on preview!

Come take a ride on the wild side with this hands on of Maximum Games, Road Rage!

Mark McMorris: Infinite Air is the snowboarding game that we've been waiting for! Find out why with this hands on preview!

We Happy Few takes crazy to a whole different level! Here are my impressions from my Hands on with We Happy Few!

The 2016 NIS Press Event was recently held in San Francisco and I was fortunate enough to attend as a representative of The Gamers Lounge. During the event I was able to go hands on with the upcoming NIS titles Stranger of Sword City, Grand Kingdom, Touhou Genso Rondo, Criminal Girls PC, and Yomawari: Night Alone. Here are my impressions!

Last month our very own Shawn Goff attended the 2015 PlayStation Experience. The show floor was packed full of the most exciting upcoming games for the PlayStation 4 and Vita. This list highlights just a few of the games that you should definitely keep on your radar.

This is the second in a ongoing  journal series that chronicles Mindscape's experience as a streamer and gaming personality. Join the journey of one hardcore gamer's entry into the world of streaming.

This is a first in a ongoing  journal series that chronicles Mindscape's experience as a streamer and gaming personality. Join the journey of one hardcore gamer's entry into the world of streaming.

For an avid console gamer, the choice was always easy. Consoles, were convenient, less complicated and less expensive. After being let down consistently in this newest generation one hardcore console gamer found a home in the rich PC gaming community. This is his Journey! 

Growing up, if I was called a nerd, it was an insult that had to be refuted.  I always needed a quick retort to save face, which still helped me to appear cool with the ladies. The truth was different. I spent my evenings at a friend’s house drawing maps of Zelda dungeons, searching the couch for quarters that I could spend at the arcade, and trying to beat Mike Tyson into submission. I never knew at the time that as a nerd I would get the last laugh, and that I would get revenge in a way I could never imagine.