Metro: Last Light Review
Silver AwardSeeking Providence in a Broken World You emerge from your underground safe haven, blinded by the sunlight that your eyes are not accustomed to. You clear off your gasmask, trying to remove the condensation that your breath faci...
FPS (First Person Spell-Casting): Hands-On with Lichdom
FPS (First Person Spell-Casting): Hands-On with Lichdom From our visit to Xaviant earlier this month, we had the opportunity to play-test an early build of Lichdom, thanks to Michael McMain and Tim Lindsey. Read on below to see...
Interview on Contrast, A Platformer Unlike Any Other
Those of you who keep up with the indie scene may be familiar with Contrast, the charming and intriguing soon-to-be platformer by Compulsion Games. Though many gamers have had their eyes on the title for quite some time, it’s...
Strategy Guide Reviews
Strategy Guide Reviews If there’s one thing I love more than video games, its video game strategy guides. Early on in my gaming life, I actually used the guides for what they were intended for: walkthroughs and gameplay strat...
The Art of Creating a Connection
Last week, we had an opportunity to hold an interview with Xaviant, a Georgia-based game development studio. Xaviant was formed in 2008 and since then, they’ve been prepping to turn the RPG world on its head. Their upcoming f...
Injustice: Gods Among Us Review
Editor's ChoiceBronze AwardTHIS IS NO INJUSTICE It’s been a while since we’ve had a decent fighting game with our favorite DC superheroes. Marvel vs. Capcom Ultimate satiated our urge for Marvel-ous super-powered encounters for a while, but that was ...
A Big SpawnFirst Welcome to Vernon Gomes!
Here’s a big welcome to Vernon Gomes! He’s filled the spot of (our much needed) Local Marketing Coordinator position, here at SpawnFirst. He’s bringing his networking savvy, and anonymously good looks, to our tight-knit t...
Dead Island: Riptide Review
Retread Island By Elle Garza I was one of those people who desperately awaited the arrival of the first Dead Island. I anticipated an emotional story with polished RPG elements and satisfying zombie slaying action. What I got, ...
Elle’s Top 5 Summer Releases
The beginning of 2013 set the year off to a great start, and judging by the holiday season, things are only going to get better. With so many solid games having come out the past few months, you’re probably looking to give yo...
SpawnFirst Introduces our first News Writer: Mark Hanratty
Introducing our new gaming news writer, Mark Hanratty! He hails from Dublin, Ireland, and has quite a passion for gaming. Look to Mark for the most current and up-to-date news on SpawnFirst. You can read about him on his...
A New Generation Revealed
This is it guys’n’gals, this is IT. The next Xbox will be unveiled on May 21st, 2013, and the event will be streamed on Xbox Live, xbox.com, IGN, 1UP, Gamespot, a bajillion other gaming sites, and yes, Voyager 1. Th...
GGDA May Meeting – Giant Studios and Turner Studios
Time to get all local up in here! There’s an upcoming event on Tuesday, May 14th, coordinated by the Georgia Game Developers Association (GGDA), that is being hosted by Giant Studios and Turner Studios. There is no charge...
Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel Review
ARMY OF TEDIUM All right, I’m going to disclose this up front: I have never played the original Army of Two, or its sequel, The 40th Day. Not even the demos. This is both good and bad. Bad, since I have no point of reference ...
Boston Marathon Bombings
This is not our regular gaming news, but events like these need to be reported. Today, there were two people killed and approximately 90-100 people treated for injuries from today’s Boston Marathon explosions. Authorities sti...
Video Game Violence: Destructive…or Not?
Earlier this week, KaboomShark published an interview I did with Dene Waring of ShadowShifters Entertainment, in which I briefly mentioned my disgust and boredom with violence and gore in the video game industry. The topic of v...
