PayDay 2 Release Date Confirmed
Overkill Software has finally confirmed when PayDay 2 will be available to buy digitally and at retailers. PayDay 2 will be downloadable on Steam on August 13th, while on other platforms it should be available between August 1...
SFQA: Favorite Game Moment of the Year (So Far)
Hey, Spawners! This is the beginning of a new regular feature, the SFQA, in which we, the SpawnFirst writing staff, answer a single question a week about games. This question will change from week-to-week, and we’d love f...
World of Warcraft Loses More Subscribers
We all know that Activision’s rolling in the money. However, one of their most popular franchises, World of Warcraft, is seeing a rapid decline in subscribers. Activision Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft has 7.7 ...
Gunpoint Review
Offbeat GemThe downloadable market is filled with the bizarre, the strange, the original. It's not hard to see why: If a game fails to have a catchy hook that digs into the players skin, they'll sink to the bottom of the sea of mediocrit...
The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief (Chapter I) Review
A while back, I proudly hosted a SpawnFirst-exclusive interview with Marco Rosenberg, who played a big role in the development of The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief. Promising a story-focused, action-oriented point-and-click ...
Pro-Gamers? Try “Professional Athletes”
As a gamer, I’ve always had a somewhat unrealistic dream. That dream being looked up to as a pro-gamer. See, I told you it was unrealistic. But for the more determined, becoming a pro-gamer meant shedding your own blood, swea...
The Night of the Rabbit Review
Bronze AwardDaedalic’s Night of the Rabbit is a charming fairy tale with fun– though not revelatory– gameplay, beautiful graphics, and excellent voice acting.  Daedalic has a knack for off-beat stories (check out Chaos on De...
Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep DLC Review
Great DLCROLL FOR INITIATIVE! I’ve been on a huge Borderlands 2 kick as of late, playing through the campaign five times in the past month, as well as playing all the DLCs. I guess you can say I was doing it to get ready for the gameâ...
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...
Indie Interview: A Hat in Time
Platformers in the video game industry have a unique place.  It hosts some of the most nostalgic and beloved franchises of all time, such as Castelvania, Mega Man and Mario.  And, while the genre used to be immensely popul...
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...
