It's back to talking games. David Burdette gives his impressions of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Jack Zustiak talks Unicorn Overlord, and Anthony Shelton gives his thoughts on Turnip Boy Robs a Bank.This video is sponsored by The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx, the Kickstarter for a new 5E D&D Campaign from GooeyCube and GaxxWork; Embark on a mega-adventure…

Jack and Anthony follow up with each other's impressions with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Momodora: Moonlit Farewell. Their assessments are similar but how they got there is very different. The fellas talk about Warner Bros. decision to double down on live-services and mobile games, and they are most baffled by their live-service decision.…

Layoffs continue to deplete the games industry. The crew discusses the implications of the layoffs, what it means for AAA games and games as a whole, and what the future could look like with all the changes happening within video games. There are some highpoints. Toys for Bob will continue on; Saber Interactive got out from Embracer Group; Gearbox …

We can't stop talking about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and since David reviewed it, we talk about it some more. Xbox officially launched four games to the PlayStation 5 and the fellas are interested in what happens next. The Nintendo Switch 2 has been delayed already, despite the fact that it's still a rumor. David blows everyone's mind with a discov…

Phil Spencer talked on the Official Xbox Podcast about the future and Anthony, David, and Jack are divided about what was said. Did Phil answer everyone's questions? Will Xbox, still, end up going third-party? PlayStation is also shifting their console strategy. How much will exclusives matter in the next generation?00:00:00 Check out The Tomb of G…

Rumor has it that Xbox is considering putting Starfield, and other games, on PlayStation 5. Phil Spencer has since tweeted that a business update is coming but he did not deny the rumors. How would this impact Xbox if this were true? Noah also talks about While the Iron's Hot, an indie smithing simulator.00:00:00 Check out The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx00:…

Noah Rigsby is back on the podcast. The crew jokes about his audio issues. Anthony met David Burdette for the first time, while David was in town to check out Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Anthony has been gobbling up Granblue Fantasy: Relink. The crew talks about the latest Sony State of Play. They play Wheel of Questions.00:00:00 Intro00:05:39 Final…

Jack Zustiak joins the show again. Palworld is the talk of the internet this week. The crew discusses everything that's been going on concerning "Pokemon with guns." Anthony isn't sure Ubisoft meant what they were saying about not wanting people to be comfortable owning games. The guys talk about the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel including multiplayer. The…

Happy new year! Anthony and David return with special guest Jack Zustiak, writer for Gaming Trend, and they discuss what they played over the holiday break. The first episode of 2024 bursts from the gate with the Xbox Developer Direct. The crew gives their reactions to all the games shown. They all hate the subtitle for Indiana Jones; Avowed looks …

The crew gets together one more time before 2023 ends to discuss their top 5 games of the year, as well as the news of Naughty Dog discontinuing development on The Last of Us multiplayer.โดย Gaming Trend

The crew returns to react to The Game Awards, see who got the most predictions correct, and discuss all the reveals.โดย Gaming Trend

The Game Awards. Three guys. One prediction each for most categories. Who wins December 7?โดย Gaming Trend

This week, Anthony, David, and Noah bemoan Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. Anthony is shocked at David's reception to Modern Warfare III. There are some bright spots, but it's easily the worst of the Modern Warfare franchise. Will the first Grand Theft Auto VI trailer show up at The Game Awards? David has evidence to suggest it will. The crew rea…

This week, David reviewed Robocop: Rogue City and found it full of delight despite its unmistakable AA production. Anthony confirms Cities Skylines 2's poor performance but still loves it. They get into all the layers of the Bungie layoffs as well as full screen pop ads on Xbox.00:00:00 Robocop: Rogue City review00:36:39 Cities Skylines 2 has poor …

This week, Super Mario Wonder is the talk of the show. Jack Zustiak gives his review on Mario Wonder and sarcastically calls it "pretty good." David dotes over Alan Wake 2. No one saw that coming. The crew also talks several news stories including the reason why Skull Island: Rise of Kong is a disaster, Cities Skylines 2's absurd reasoning for laun…

This week, David talks playing Wild Card Football with Colin Kapernick. He likes Wild Card Football a lot. Anthony talks about his time with Forza Motorsport and why he's impressed but doesn't like one glaring issue with it. They also talk Xbox not making Call of Duty exclusive, dunk on Skull Island: Rise of King Kong, and sweet tea and southern na…

This week, Noah showers praise all over Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and the improved Cyberpunk 2077 experience. Cassie joins the show to talk about her experience with Forza Motorsport, the latest return of the mainline Forza franchise. David talks all things Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2023 shown during Call of Duty Next. Anthony played Sea…

This week, David Burdette shares his love and thoughts for Alan Wake 2 after playing it at a preview event. Anthony played Crash Team Rumble and found it no different from the beta and believes it needs more content and depth. Noah played The Last Descendant and thought it was underwhelming and buggy. The crew also discusses Jim Ryan's retirement a…

This week David Burdette was able to get hands-on with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and gives us a preview, Anthony is obsessed with F-Zero 99. Send help. Noah checked out a game called TouHou: New World, an interesting mix of an top-down action game with bullet hell elements. The crew also discusses the Xbox leaks.00:00:00 Final Fantasy VII Hands-On …

This week, Noah Rigsby gives his in-depth Fae Farm review thoughts and David talks to us about two VR shooters from inside an airport -- Firewall Ultra and Crossfire: Sierra Squad. This should go well. They also discuss an interesting Would You Rather question.00:00:00 Fae Farm impressions00:23:52 Firewall Ultra00:39:20 Crossfire: Sierra Squad00:48…

This week, the crew discusses what makes a game qualify for Game of the Year? Baldur's Gate 3, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil 4 Remake are all games that are much different than each other and have gained massive respect from their respective fanbases. But what puts games like this in that GOTY stratosphere?00:00:00 Wh…

This week, it's all Starfield. David reviewed Starfield so that is all we talk about. We ask if Starfield saves Xbox and go deeper into David's thoughts on his review and experience.00:00:00 Does Starfield save Xbox?00:06:11 Starfield review discussionโดย Gaming Trend

This week, the tabletop crew returns to celebrate GenCon 2023 and the best 6 games they saw at GenCon.00:00:00 Disney's Lorcana dominates GenCon 202300:09:49 Call of Duty: The Board Game is surprisingly impressive00:19:32 Why does Call of Duty: The Board Game have a Kickstarter?00:21:35 Why Call of Duty: The Board Game didn't gain mass interest00:2…

This week, Anthony talks about how he’s disappointed and burned out with Diablo IV Season 1. Noah played Tower of Fantasy and thinks it a substandard Genshin Impact clone. Jackson Lustberg joins the show again to talk about Dredge, the first game he's given a 100/100. Jackson also has new arguments against live-services.00:00:00 Diablo IV Season 1 …

This week, Baldur's Gate 3 is the talk of the games industry. It's breaking records, it's attracting people who don't play, and Ron Burke thinks it’s a Game of the Year nominee. David and Ron talk about Atlas Fallen and believe it’s a good time despite narrative flaws. Anthony and Ron discuss Palia and its deficiencies as an MMO and use of dated me…

This week, David played the whimsical and family friendly Disney Illusion Island and thinks it’s a top 10 platformer of all time. Anthony believes Street Fighter 6’s World Tour sets the standard for every future fighting game, and Noah digs up Inscryption from his backlog and finds it surprisingly enjoyable.00:00:00 Intro00:07:37 Street Fighter 6 W…

Gen Con 2023 is here. Gaming Trend's tabletop division talks about their most anticipated games for Gen Con.00:00:00 Intro00:11:42 Call of Duty: The Board Game00:27:48 Bonsai00:34:02 Star Wars Unlimited00:46:13 Special Shoutouts00:53:11 Lorcana01:08:35 Life of the Amazoniaโดย Gaming Trend

This week, Noah reviewed Exoprimal and thinks it's underwhelming. David talks about how Six Days In Fallujah made him feel despair and intimidated. Anthony discusses how Granblue Fantasy: Versus would have reached its potential if it weren't for its unnecessary mechanics. They also discuss the challenges of developer communication in live-service g…

This week, A Space for the Unbound blows Anthony away and it tops his best games of 2023 list over Diablo IV and Hi-Fi Rush so far. David Burdette enjoyed Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, completely inspired by classic DOOM. Noah Rigsby flew to New York to preview two Team 17 games: Classified: France '44 and Moving Out 2, both impressed him. Newcomer Do…

Jackson Lustberg joins the crew this week to talk about Gylt, the former Google Stadia exclusive, released from purgatory to launch on every major platform. Anthony discusses the derivative roguelike Lone Ruin, while dealing with internet issues. David played the laundromat/arcade business simulator Arcade Paradise. They also slide into a discussio…

IGN's Travis Northup, aka TieGuyTravis, joins to discuss the impact of live-service games and if they are at the breaking point. Live-services have been positive to game development, but they have also been detrimental to many projects. Yet more and more developers look to create them. Will they stay or will they go?We discuss Redfall's pivot from …

This week in the Gaming Trend Podcast, Steam Next Fest takes over. Anthony played several demos, while David missed his opportunities thanks to life. But David more than makes up for it by talking about a game he's been waiting sitting on since Summer Game Fest: Wildcard Football. It's a new arcade-style football game. David is over the Microsoft-A…

This week on the Gaming Trend Podcast, David Burdette discusses his love for Final Fantasy 16 even though he is not a JRPG fan or that this Final Fantasy does not seem to resemble others. Anthony Shelton finally gets to express his thoughts on Diablo 4 and clarifies his thoughts on his video that was obliterated by the Diablo community. Noah Rigsby…

This week, Joe Morgan from Geeks Under Grace joins the show to talk about Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp. David Burdette and Noah Rigsby gush over Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and convince Anthony Shelton even more that it might be better than Breath of the Wild. They talk about Overwatch 2's PvE cancelation, and give their predictions for what will …

This week, Corvo Rohwer joins to talk about Bramble: The Mountain King, Anthony played Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and David decided to play Prey after suffering through Redfall.The crew also plays "Say It Out Loud."โดย Gaming Trend

This week the crew gets into Redfall and their perspectives on the disappointing Arkane game. Noah Rigsby gave everyone reprieve by talking about Ravenlock, and they got back to talking Phil Spencer's apology about Redfall and his mistakes with Xbox.โดย Gaming Trend

This week, the David dives deep into Star Wars Jedi: Survivor without spoiling anything. Noah gives his take on Horizon: Burning Shores. Anthony gushes over the Street Fighter 6 demo, criticizes the Crash Team Rumble open beta, and finds fun in Overwatch's new community map, Talantis.โดย Gaming Trend

This week, editor Jackson Lustberg joins the show to talk about Crime Boss: Rockay City, they finally get to show XDefiant, David played some of Season 3 of Call of Duty, and Anthony checked out the Sifu Arena update.โดย Gaming Trend

This week, David Burdette was able to review the 2023 version of Sherlock Holmes The Awakened and talks about how impressed he was. Anthony finally got to playing Fire Emblem Engage after laying down Destiny 2: Lightfall for good, and the crew talked about the cancellation of E3 2023.โดย Gaming Trend

This week, Anthony answers everything on the Diablo 4 beta after spending a tremendous amount of time on it and enjoying it. Noah and Anthony also debate the latest Overwatch 2 Catch-A-Mari event, and all of them delve into their hesitancies with the latest Redfall previews from IGN and GameSpot.โดย Gaming Trend

This week, David holds down the video game talk. He played and reviewed Tchia, and also got some time in with Pavlov VR for the PSVR2. After that, the crew plays a few games: Fake Questions, Real Answers, and top it off with Lose My Number.โดย Gaming Trend

This week, David Burdette was able to preview Dead Island 2 and came away impressed with it. The rest of the show is about is about the latest news. The crew discusses what they think they'll see during the Xbox Games Showcase; they debate their thoughts on the Starfield delay; and talk about the latest Activision/Blizzard acquisition nonsense betw…

Destiny 2: Lightfall launched to a lot of disappointing reactions. Noah and Anthony share their thoughts on what they've experienced. David played more of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - Season 2 and has more solid thoughts. Anthony finished Hi-Fi Rush and gives his final impressions.Check out the Gaming Trend website for news, reviews, and more:…

The crew has a lot of impressions of games and hardware they played. David talks about Atomic Heart and the PSVR2, and Noah talks Souls of Chronos. They also discuss the latest news.Check out the Gaming Trend website for news, reviews, and more: https://gamingtrend.comFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamingTrend/Follow us on Twitter:…

While the crew waits for embargoes to end for some games, they talk about season updates for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Overwatch 2's Loverwatch. They also talk about Wild Hearts, the Monster Hunter-like by Koei Tecmo.Check out the Gaming Trend website for news, reviews, and more: https://gamingtrend.comFollow us on Facebook: https://www.fac…

The crew talks about the February 2023 Nintendo Direct, Anthony flipped out over Metroid Prime Remastered, and they discuss the price of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Noah also gives his thoughts on the Sea of Stars demo and his final thoughts on One Piece Odyssey.Check out the Gaming Trend website for news, reviews, and more: https://gamingtrend.co…

Anthony and David talk about the problems within Xbox, Phil Spencer's interview with IGN, The Coalition's shift to making another Gears of War, and the decline of live-service games with the news of a few live-service games shutting down this year. They both played Hi-Fi Rush and give their early first impressions, and David talks about his time wi…

This week it's Anthony and Adam. They discuss their impressions of Forspoken on PC as well as Fire Emblem: Engage. One is pleased with their game, the other is baffled. They also share their thoughts on the Xbox & Bethesda Direct, neither of which were blown away.Check out the Gaming Trend website for news, reviews, and more: https://gamingtrend.co…

This week, Noah gives his One Piece Odyssey Impressions, Anthony shares his views on KartRider: Drift, and David previewed Tchia, the Breath of the Wild indie game. They also discuss Microsoft's layoffs, which included developers from 343.โดย Gaming Trend

The crew discusses the biggest news of the week and their most anticipated indie games of 2023. They discuss Ubisoft's cancelled games and the direction of the publisher, Naughty Dog's next game structured like a TV show, and more. This episode features 9 completely different indie games each host can't wait for. They're all fantastic.Check out the…