Category: Steam

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Filippo’s Top 10 Games of 2014

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Articles Best of 2014 Features Nintendo Wii U PC PlayStation 4 Steam Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 28 Dec 2014

You know you’ve had a good year of gaming when your backlog of games is a mile long and growing. Such is the case for me at the end of 2014. That said, I have played quite a few games;…

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“Game of Thrones, Episode 1: Iron from Ice” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | iOS PC PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Reviews Steam Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 04 Dec 2014

It’s no secret that Game of Thrones is, by far, HBO’s hottest property right now.  Based on the still unfinished novels in the A Song Of Ice And Fire series by George R.R. Martin, each episode in the HBO series seems…

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SmashPad’s Black Friday 2014 Guide

author image by Chris Selogy | Features Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Wii U PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Steam Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 27 Nov 2014

With the bulk of Black Friday deals starting on Thanksgiving Day, we here at SmashPad wanted to make some recommendations for the best games and deals that you should consider when making the rounds this weekend.

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“Defense Grid 2” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PC PlayStation 4 Reviews Steam Xbox One | 0 Comments | 10 Oct 2014

Expectations are often the worst for a game sequel. When players put a lot of time into something, they tend to develop opinions on what would make things better for the sequel. Defense Grid 2 is in that unenviable situation,…

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“The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky” Review

author image by Patrick Mifflin | PC Reviews Steam | 0 Comments | 22 Sep 2014

When The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky landed on the PSP in North America, it was effectively a second chance at a first impression. After all, Nihon Falcom’s long-running RPG franchise lost a considerable amount of goodwill right…

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“The Walking Dead – Season 2, Episode 5: No Going Back” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita Reviews Steam Xbox 360 | 0 Comments | 29 Aug 2014

The previous episode in The Walking Dead – Season left players in the middle of a random gunfight that ended up being the result of Telltale’s apparent issue of giving the player an option, only for that particular action to…

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“1001 Spikes” Review

author image by Patrick Mifflin | Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Wii U Platforms PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Reviews Steam Xbox One | 0 Comments | 01 Aug 2014

A big reason why the rise of indie games has been so celebrated is because of how staunchly they tend to represent the hits of old types of gaming often dismissed by today’s larger publishers (many of which, it should…

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“The Swapper” Review

author image by Ted Dedon | Articles Nintendo Wii U Platforms PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Reviews Steam | 0 Comments | 31 Jul 2014

Every now and then a puzzle game comes out that takes what’s really good about the genre and adds an extra something to it. What makes a puzzle game really good in the first place? In the case of a…

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Comic Con 2014 Hands-On: “Fenix Rage”

author image by Alex Quevedo | Comic Con 2014 PlayStation 4 Previews Steam Xbox One | 0 Comments | 29 Jul 2014

If somebody came into your town and froze it over, you’d be a little ticked off, right? I would be, unless it was Elsa from Frozen because come on (that could just be me, though). But in the case of…

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“Rogue Legacy” Review

author image by Jordan Elek | PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Reviews Steam | 0 Comments | 29 Jul 2014

Rogue Legacy is pure, satisfying, and ridiculously fun, combining tight gameplay with smart hooks to make it nearly impossible to put down.

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“Abyss Odyssey” Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | PC PlayStation 3 Reviews Steam Xbox 360 | 0 Comments | 28 Jul 2014

Chilean developer ACE Team has made a name for themselves with their first person fighter Zeno Clash. Though it didn’t sell millions of units, it built up a following and did well enough to warrant a sequel. Abyss Odyssey is…

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“Crimsonland” Review

author image by Chris Selogy | PC PlayStation 4 Reviews Steam | 0 Comments | 28 Jul 2014

Crimsonland may not be the visual showcase that you’d expect for a PS4 game, but it more than makes up for that by being enjoyable. What Is It? For being a cult hit that is just over ten years old, the…

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