Category : Features
The end of our “Spooky Season” is upon us, so some of us here at Gaming Respawn have decided to mark the occasion by sharing...
Final Fantasy XI Harvest Festival 2026 Guide – All Activities, Rewards, and Event Dates
The Final Fantasy XI Harvest Festival 2026 has arrived, bringing different and exciting activities, special rewards, and a lot of ghostly fun for both the...
Spooky Season Part 1- Saw: The Video Game and Saw II: Flesh & Blood
There are certain games that just feel like they belong to a particular time of year. Now, we enter Spooky Season, and it’s time to...
Retro Feature – Dark Wizard: The Sega CD’s Overlooked Fantasy Epic
The RPG elements in this game give decisions a more personal dimension. Troops gain experience and develop through classes, while equipment and spells expand their...
Why Did the Kinect Die? Will We Ever See Another?
by Jack Shaw
In the early 2010s, gamers were wildly waving their arms to navigate Xbox dashboards and jumping over physical coffee tables to clear virtual hurdles in...
How Game Stories Are Reflecting Our World’s Environment
by Jack Shaw
When you play a game like Civilization, you may see smog in the sky. While it seems like a minor detail, it’s part of the...
PlayStation Going Digital-Only Has More Ramifications Than Just Losing Physical Discs
by Peter Keen
I originally intended to write something here immediately after the announcement that PlayStation was going digital-only starting January 2028. My initial thoughts, angry as they...
Gaming Respawn’s Most Anticipated Games 2026-2027
The month of June was packed to the brim with reveal trailers and release date trailers for TONS (or TONNES, as my UK brethren here...
Gaming Respawn Plays (May 2026)
Slim pickings again this month. Not a lot of us Gaming Respawners playing much of anything of note. Check out what games a couple of...
An Evening at the Movies – Mortal Kombat II
This week marks the release of Mortal Kombat II, the sequel to the rebooted franchise from 2021. Gaming Respawn were invited down to Vue in...
Gaming Respawn’s Greatest Game Ever Made
What is the greatest game ever made? One of our esteemed colleagues here in Gaming Respawn decided to throw out this little hypothetical question to...
Gaming Respawn Plays (March 2026)
At last, March is upon us, and with it some newer big games. But how many of us Gaming Respawners are playing these new, big...
Why I Hate Modern Gaming
I’m sure for many of you who click on this article and are thinking, “Oh God, what does this unc of the gaming world want...
Gaming Respawn Plays (February 2026)
2026 is slowly but surely moving along, and as it does, some more big titles are releasing that should keep our attention. But not that...
Gaming Respawn Plays (January 2026)
The year 2026 is upon us, and with it comes the first Gaming Respawn Plays of the new year. We have a lot of cool...
Why Your Game Feels Laggy, Even at High FPS
by Jack Shaw
You have the latest technology and optimized settings for your favorite games. However, the gameplay still feels sluggish despite the high frame rate. You should...
Gaming Respawn’s Flop of the Year 2025
We’ve already taken a look back at some of the better game offerings brought to us by the year 2025 (check out our GOTY feature...
Gaming Respawn’s Game of the Year 2025
The year 2025 has come to a close. This was another year that one could consider to be “mixed” due to the quality of the...

