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With all the modern warfare and future warfare going on, it’s been a long time since we got back to our Call of Duty roots in World War II. And with wonderful reviews pouring in, we figured it was time to bring WWII back into the lounge. The post CoD: WWII Invades The GiN Lounge appeared first on Game Industry News.

This week the GiN Lounge gang head out to a galaxy far, far away. No, not that one, the one from Mass Effect: Andromeda. After waking up from a 600-year sleep, we dive into one of the largest open-world space games this side of the Milky Way. The post Lounging in Mass Effect: Andromeda appeared first on Game Industry News.

Marion Constante from The GiN Lounge gang was hanging out with thousands of other Star Wars fans in Orlando this week at Star Wars Celebration 2017, one of the coolest places in the galaxy. She brought back movie, comic book, Rebels and videogame news for us about all things Star Wars. The post The GiN Lounge at Star Wars Celebration 2017 appeared first on Game Industry News.

It’s all said and done, and we are left to sweep up the confetti after an amazing Game of the Year party. Thousands of you cast your votes and painstakingly choose the best games that 2016 had to offer. Join us in the lounge as we celebrate the winners this week! The post GiN Lounge: About those GOTY Winners… appeared first on Game Industry News.

May the force be with you all this week as the GiN Lounge gang talks about great Star Wars videogames over the years. From TIE Fighter to Star Wars Galaxies to Battlefront and beyond, it’s all Star Wars, all the time. Tune in and see if we get to your favorite Star Wars title. The post Great Star Wars Gaming Through the Years appeared first on Game Industry News.

The end of the year is almost upon us, but before we start talking about game of the year candidates, there are a few games sneaking in under the wire that deserve mention. So check out some of the best videogames that are closing out 2016. The post The GiN Lounge: Great Videogames Closing Out 2016 appeared first on Game Industry News.

GiN's own Chella Ramanan moderated a panel on diversity in videogames at the European Women in Games Conference this year. We chat with her in the lounge this week about how well the industry is doing, and where we can improve. The post The GiN Lounge Talks Diversity in Games appeared first on Game Industry News.

We connect with GiN Reporter Marion Constante live at the Call of Duty XP 2016 event out in LA, where she is both checking out the pending Infinite Warfare game and covering the Call of Duty World League Championships. We are running and gunning CoD-style this week in the lounge. The post Lounge Live: Call of Duty XP 2016 appeared first on Game Industry News.

Can you believe that 2016 is more than halfway over already? Luckily for gamers, we have experienced some really great games already this year, though not all of them were expected. We dive into which games gave our reviewers a surprise this week in the GiN Lounge. And we welcome to new GiN reviewer Marion Constante! The post Surprising Games of 2016 so Far appeared first on Game Industry News.

This week Chella and John head over to the local mead hall, also known as the GiN Lounge, load up their tankards and talk about their experiences playing the Banner Saga 2. Everyone seems to fall in love with this deeply beautiful game and its mix of combat, role-playing and storytelling. The post Marching with the Banner Saga 2 appeared first on Game Industry News.

With more votes cast than ever before, it probably means some really good choices for the 2015 GiN Game of the Year winners, right? Probably so, but lets take a look at everything that ended up winning top honors this week in the GiN Lounge. The post GiN Game of the Year Winners appeared first on Game Industry News.

If you are lucky enough to be a gamer, then hopefully you will have run into at least one videogame, and hopefully more, that really demonstrated the magic that games can contain. We try to come up with a few for your gamer bucket list this week in the GiN Lounge. How did we do? The post What Games Should Everyone Play at Least Once? appeared first on Game Industry News.

Achieving nearly impossible perfect scores with three different reviewers on three different platforms is setting up Fallout 4 for a serious Game of the Year run. As the final GiN Lounge podcast of the year, we jump in and talk about all the great Fallout goodness. The post Fallout 4: The Nuclear Podcast appeared first on Game Industry News.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is one of the best role-playing games to come out in years, and this is coming from people who were lukewarm about the first two games. Come and see why The Witcher 3 is worth your time this week in The GiN Lounge. The post Wild Podcasting With The Witcher 3 appeared first on Game Industry News.

From Watchdogs to The Division, we examine all the games that players should be looking forward to in the first half of 2014. We also talk about some of the games that have already made a splash like Titanfall and Thief, as well as indie games like Banished, Gone Home and Banner Saga. The post Up And Coming Games appeared first on Game Industry News.

The Walking Dead video game is heating up with the second episode of its second season. We talk about Clementine's choices, a ghost from the past, and try to unmask a true villain in the lounge this week. The post Divided We Stand appeared first on Game Industry News.

The new season of The Walking Dead by Telltale Games is out, and Billy has already reviewed the first episode. As we await more, we chat about where we think the game series is heading. The post Talking About The Dead appeared first on Game Industry News.

It's awards season time again. And that means you get to nominate the top games that kept you happy all through 2013. The lounge crew has a few suggestions for that. The post Nomination Time appeared first on Game Industry News.

Not every amazing game is well-known or marketed. The lounge crew talks about a few hidden gems that you might want to check out to make your holiday a little brighter. The post Hidden Holiday Gems appeared first on Game Industry News.

Ellie from The Last of Us. Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite. Trevor from Grand Theft Auto V. Drippy From Nu Ko Nuni. All amazing characters. But which one did you like best? The post Best Characters Of The Year? appeared first on Game Industry News.

This week the lounge is all about Grand Theft Auto V, first impressions, story progression and some of the more controversial moments in the game that is sure to leave a mark. The post Putting Grand In Theft Auto appeared first on Game Industry News.

We now know it all. The specs. The launch dates. The exclusive titles. The price. The only question left is, are you getting an Xbox One or a PlayStation 4? The post November Rains Consoles appeared first on Game Industry News.

Gamescom has become one of the biggest trade shows in the world, rivaling E3 in terms of size and number of vendors. So what big news came out of the show this year? The post A Gamescom 2013 Wrapup appeared first on Game Industry News.

Todd is working on a full-fledged review of the new Ouya console, but came into the lounge for a few minutes to give us his first impressions. Should this be on your list? The post Taking Ouya For A Spin appeared first on Game Industry News.

Sony pulled back the covers on their next big MMO, EverQuest Next. We bring in an expert player to the lounge who has served proudly in the first two games to analyze the third. The post A Brave New World appeared first on Game Industry News.

The US Government has recognized League of Legends as an official sport, enabling player athletes to obtain visas to compete in tournaments. Some LOL players weigh in on the news. The post League of Legends Gets Sports Status appeared first on Game Industry News.

A funny thing happened to reporter Lisa Campos at E3 this year. She noticed that nobody was trying to sell their games based on how they looked. So if graphics are secondary, what sells games? The post What Sells Games? appeared first on Game Industry News.

Once in a great while, a game is so good, breaks so many barriers and receives so much acclaim that we devote a whole GiN Lounge show to it. The Last of Us is one of those. The post Playing With Zombies In The Last of Us appeared first on Game Industry News.

During the previous GiN Lounge show, all anyone wanted to talk about was the console wars. So today, we take some time to salute the actual games that shined brightly at E3. The post Serving Up New Games appeared first on Game Industry News.

Nintendo sneaks into E3 at the last second, but the real shots are between Microsoft and Sony, as the battle for the hearts and minds of console gamers goes into overdrive. The post E3’s Console War Shootout appeared first on Game Industry News.

First we learn that David Hayter won't be cast as Snake, and now Kevin Conroy won't be Batman? What's the deal with publishers firing all our favorite videogame voice actors? The post Why We Love Voice Actors appeared first on Game Industry News.

Microsoft reveals the XBox One. We talk about what we know, what we don't know, and what gamers still need to find out about the world's newest console. The post The Xbox One appeared first on Game Industry News.

Recent decisions to eliminate female characters from the cover of top games, or to push them to the back, were made in the name of increased sales. But don't we all like cover girls? The post Cover Girls appeared first on Game Industry News.

Gaming is an expensive habit sometimes, but there are lots of ways that a frugal player can have some fun without digging too deeply into their wallet. The post Spending Less, Getting A Bit More appeared first on Game Industry News.

Breaking tradition, the year 2013 starts out with a bang, with almost a dozen top tier titles hitting the streets in three short months, with more are on the way. Happy days are here again! The post First Quarter Hits appeared first on Game Industry News.

Over 100,000 of you voted on the top games of the year, and you made some amazing choices. Our chief editor heads to the lounge to give his insights and opinions on your picks this week. The post Best Games of 2012 appeared first on Game Industry News.

There is a serious debate raging in the United States about gun control, and the game industry has been pulled into it. Are games too violent? Or is it all in good fun? The post Guns In Games appeared first on Game Industry News.

Now that we've all had time to digest what Sony revealed about the PlayStation 4, and also what they didn't say, it's time to talk about it in the lounge. Did the opening gambit impress? The post Opening Shots: The PlayStation 4 appeared first on Game Industry News.

With offensive scandals last year surrounding game ads for titles like Hitman and Tomb Raider, you would think the industry learned some lessons. Wrong. Enter Torso-gate for Dead Island: Riptide. The post Another Advertising Blunder appeared first on Game Industry News.

Left alone in the lounge while everyone else covers the PS4 announcement, Breeden does his best to muddle through the show this week, talking about the nominees for Game of the Year. The post Game Of The Year Nominees appeared first on Game Industry News.

Industry standard THQ is no more. Most of its game properties have scattered and been sold off to other companies. It's had its last rodeo. So, as a post-mortem, what the heck went so wrong? The post We’ll Miss You THQ appeared first on Game Industry News.

Although the Piston shown at CES wasn't the enigmatic Steambox, because everyone thought it was, Valve had to come clean about their future plans. Are you ready for PC gaming, on your TV? The post PC Gaming From Your Couch appeared first on Game Industry News.

It's safe to say that 2012 was a banner year for gaming, with plenty of AAA titles tearing it up, and lots of surprises from indy developers as well. But it's almost time to declare some overall winners. The post Ready For Games Of The Year? appeared first on Game Industry News.

Gamers are experiencing something unique and cool this holiday season. Most of the top games are already on sale. From Borderlands 2 to Halo 4, Call of Duty to Hitman, the gifts came early. The post The Holidays Came Early? appeared first on Game Industry News.

Two of the game's biggest fans reluctantly say goodbye to City of Heroes. Despite desperate pleas from players, NC Soft will close the heroic city for good on November 30. The post The End Of City of Heroes appeared first on Game Industry News.

It's getting scary out there. This is the time of year when ghosts and goblins come out to play, and the gang talks about horror games. Be afraid this week in the GiN Lounge. The post The Halloween Show appeared first on Game Industry News.

Obviously the economy is still struggling, and the game industry is no different, but there have been some very encouraging signs lately. Could we be back to normal by 2014? The post The Improving Economy appeared first on Game Industry News.

Developers are increasingly ditching their publishers and instead taking their games directly to players as independent studios. Today, with so many success stories, more will surly follow. The post Indie Games Go Big appeared first on Game Industry News.

How does the game industry depict female characters? Lately the answer is: badly. But there are a few emerging bright spots, which we uncover in the lounge this week. The post Women In Gaming appeared first on Game Industry News.

Games like FEAR and Blades of Time, and the entire Max Payne series, feature some type of time manipulation mechanic. It's become the darling of the game industry lately, and we examine why. The post A Timely Arrival appeared first on Game Industry News.

After getting slammed by fans for the poor finale to Mass Effect 3, BioWare relented and released the new free extended cut ending as a DLC. Was it enough, or too little, too late? The post ME3’s Final Bow appeared first on Game Industry News.