Live service games are a tricky proposition. They have to balance keeping a drip feed of content with making it all seem meaningful. The titles on our list have become masters of their craft. Keeping players satisfied and making everything seem fresh feels natural at this point. These are our...
Here at Lords of Gaming, we love Square Enix. Since the days when the company was Square and Enix, we have enjoyed the very best of Japanese gaming fashioned at their hands. The deep RPG systems, the unforgettable characters, the moments seared into our memories. There are the tentpole franchises,...
Best New IP is one of our favorite awards here at Lords of Gaming. It is a celebration of not just the new shiny object but also of the potential for the future. It is about rewarding worlds that addicted us and left us wanting more. These are games that went in a new and novel direction. These are...
Games would not be possible without the people behind them. The developers put their heart and soul into making the experiences we love. Some developers are single person affairs, while others are thousands of people across the world. It is a testament to the flexibility of the medium that...
Making a moment hit is a delicate matter. There has to be build up and payoff. There has to be that aha factor where players either wonder how they missed the signs leading up to it or marvel at how well laid the plans were leading up to it. It takes a deft storytelling hand to invest players such...
Video games can be many things to many people. Some games live and die solely based on their gameplay. Games like Tetris or Rez are perfect games that exist devoid of character or storytelling. It is a testament to the flexibility of the medium that these kinds of games can coexist with the...
Every year it seems like it is harder and harder to find the time to play all of the games that we want to. Whether it is work obligations, family, moving, or some combination of other factors. There is always something that comes up that means we can not play nearly as many games as we would like....
The Game Awards are back. A one-night-only celebration of all things gaming live from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Today December 8th, the best games from the year will be recognized and a ton of game announcements will be made. With that, we have a round-up of each award...
Game of the Year is a big award. This has been a great year in gaming, and narrowing it all down to a single game as the best is extraordinarily difficult. You have only to peruse our reviews to see the multitude of games that received 8, 9, and even 10 this year. New consoles launched last year...
TV shows come in more flavors than ever. There are the binge shows that drop on a Thursday and the whole world completes by Monday. There are the highly anticipated dramas on prestige channels. There are the genre shows that build on existing universes. Finally, there are the small scale indies...