Gaming

 G’Nuzzle has everyone share the same puzzle as they take turns and try to place all of their pieces first.

Every year when I attend PAX East I look forward to checking out new games, watching some panels and meeting new and old friends.

'Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch' quickly drew me in despite a simplistic intro. I had a small crew of unlikely partners and enemies to vanquish. In 'Strings Theory' the levels look stunning and the catchy music moves them along in a wonderful way.

I had a chance to view a live playthrough of the highly anticipated 'Elden Ring Nightreign.' It was fast, fun and built from the ground up for a new co-op experience.

'Demonschool' was already on my must-play list thanks to the story and fun tactical combat. But the richness of the world and the game's social side have made me that much more excited for it.

ctl.alt.DEAL is based on the “paperclip problem," the idea that if AI were given the simple task to make as many paperclips as possible, it would inadvertently destroy the world.

The developers of 'Mafia: The Old Country' wanted with this release to have a strong focus on a tightly woven narrative experience instead of a sprawling open-world experience.

It was a fast-paced and fun game which I picked up fairly quickly. I was happy to hear that the full game will have much more depth in the cards, and some characters will transform under some conditions.

And what a great pool of games I sat down to check out! Very diverse titles gave me different experiences to try out on my busy second day at PAX East.

I checked out Aether & Iron at PAX East and was impressed with the alternate-reality film noir-style narrative adventure that Seismic Squirrel is creating.