Sam Prell

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Sam Prell is an acting major-turned-freelance games journalist who has contributed to sites such as G4TV.com, Destructoid, Penny Arcade Report and Joystiq. He was raised on a farm by two teachers, both of whom were also athletic coaches that dislike too much technology. He might be adopted.

Dead or Alive: Last Round review

It's big and filled with content, AND it looks better than it ever has before, but it's impossible to escape the fact that Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is yet another rendition of a three-year old game, now freshly released for new consoles with a crushing amount of paid DLC in tow.

Reviews         August 23, 2019

Resident Evil Revelations 2 review

Revelations 2 is neither a particularly good game nor a particularly bad one. It has all the ingredients of a good Resident Evil game, but lacks substance. Viewed as a setup for what's to come, it's bearable. Viewed as its own game, it's underwhelming.

Reviews         August 23, 2019

Mortal Kombat X review

Mortal Kombat X is quite beautiful in its own way; like visiting a museum exhibit on the human body and all the ways it can be destroyed

Reviews         August 23, 2019

Titan Souls review

You don't just walk into a battle with a titan; you study it, analyze it, and solve it like a deadly riddle.

Reviews         August 23, 2019

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood review

In The Old Blood, what you see is what you get, and what you get is a whole lot of Nazi-killing.

Reviews         August 23, 2019

Splatoon review

Splatoon is Nintendo’s take on the modern online shooter, reconfiguring the genre’s well-worn conventions into something fresh, fun, and accessible.

Reviews         August 23, 2019

Finish them with style: how to perform every Mortal Kombat X Fatality

Looking to finish your opponent with gory, gory style? Here's our complete guide to pulling off every character's Fatalities in Mortal Kombat X.

Guides         April 20, 2015