Ben Runnings's Latest Articles

Ben’s Top 5 Games of 2020

Wow, 2020, am I right, guys? Oof. Although, I think it is important to not lose sight of the overall quality of games in 2020. …

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Those Who Remain Review

Those Who Remain has something to say with its troubled cast of characters and darkness-soaked environments, but its message is muddled in questionable pacing, convoluted …

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Ben’s Top 5 Games of 2019

In making this list, it was very difficult to narrow down where a lot of 2019’s best games should place. My favorite 4 to 10 games of the year could all really be swapped around any given day. But after much hard thought, I was able to round out the list with the two games that left the largest impact on me.

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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD Review | Same Monkeys, New Peel

For the rest of my life, I’ll have fond memories of playing Super Monkey Ball 1 and 2 on my Gamecube after school. It was …

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Honoring Demon’s Souls’ 10th Anniversary | How FromSoftware Made Me Love Gaming Again

October 6 marks the 10th anniversary of Demon’s Souls’ western release and I’d like to highlight it as both one of my favorite games of all time but also a game that changed and reinvigorated how I felt about the medium as a whole.

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E3 2019 – Nintendo Direct All Trailers, Announcements, and Reveals

From Animal Crossing to Banjo-Kazooie, here are all the trailers, details, and reveals from Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct.

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E3 2019 – Bethesda 2019 Press Conference All Trailers and Reveals

At Bethesda’s E3 Press Conference they showed off a lot of Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Doom details, as well as a few surprises. Here’s all the big trailers and announcements from Bethesda’s show.

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E3 2019 – Xbox 2019 Press Conference All Trailers and Reveals

There were over 60 games shown off at Microsoft’s E3 2019 Press Conference including many unexpected reveals. Catch all the trailers in one convenient location …

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Ben Runnings’ Top 5 Games of 2018

Was 2018 the best year for video games ever? I think it just might have been. Here are my top 5 games of 2018!

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Shining Resonance Refrain Review | Cover Band

Shining Resonance Refrain is neither great or bad. I love the combat but the dated presentation prevents me from giving it a resounding recommendation.

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Ubisoft Press Conference Recap and Review | E3 2018

Ubisoft may not have had huge surprises like last year, but their 2018 conference still packed some heat. While they showed at lot of cool …

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EA's press conference

The Highs and Lows of EA’s Press Conference | E3 2018

All the trailers and announcements from EA’s E3 2018 Press Conference!

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5 Things We Want to See From a New Splinter Cell Game | E3 2018

Ghost Recon: Wildlands recently added a mission featuring Sam Fisher and that strongly points to a new Splinter Cell game being announced at E3 2018.

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