Why Did the Kinect Die? Will We Ever See Another?
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...
Category : Features
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...
Twenty Years of Yakuza Games – Let’s Celebrate!!
by Peter Keen
The Complete Yakuza Series Experience – Kiryu Kazuma and Me! (Huge spoilers for the Yakuza series below.) As the final credits roll at the end...
The State of the Fighting Game Community in 2025
by Jack Shaw
Some still cling to the idea of the golden age of fighting games in the early 1990s. Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter II influenced games...
Gaming Respawn Plays (October 2025)
We took a little break from our Gaming Respawn Plays feature last month (check out the other features we did instead here and here), but...
Lost Judgment Mini-Review for PS5 in 2025
by Peter Keen
Why am I reviewing a game that is now four years old in 2025? Let me explain, and I’ll also explain why this game is...
