One of the more pleasant surprises at PAX East was checking out a small but beautiful game called The Riftbreaker. Made by a Polish group called Exor Studios this game had a lot of tweaks to the base building strategy game formula. Set on a distant planet called Galatea 37 …
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The Social Side of PAX East
One of the great things about the PAX East ecosystem is that developers and the community itself organize tons of events for chances to let loose and have some fun.
Read More »The PAX East Experience
The depth and breadth of the event and the strength and inclusivity of the community of developers, enforcers and fans make make PAX East (and all the PAX shows) incredibly unique and well worth experiencing again and again.
Read More »PAX East 2018 Preview: ‘Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age’
From what I saw in the extended demo at PAX East, this game really tries to break the mold and get more of a mainstream North American audience interested.
Read More »PAX East Video Game Preview: ‘Phantom Doctrine’
I cannot wait to dig into this game and create my own cold war spy empire to counter the evil of the world.
Read More »PAX East 2018 Videogame Preview: ‘Defector’ for Oculus Rift
One of the better Virtual Reality games in recent years was Wilson’s Heart from Twisted Pixel. It was an immersive terrific experience from a developer that was previously only known for 2D action games. This year they will be releasing a new game for the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Platform …
Read More »PAX East 2018 Videogame Preview: ‘Dauntless’
'Dauntless' was a lot of fun to experience with others, and the Open Beta finally launching on May 24 will be a great boost to the in-game population. The title oozes with personality and over the last year has gone a long way towards making me excited to experience more of this game.
Read More »PAX East 2018: Indie Games at PAX, Part 3: ‘Antigraviator’ and ‘Insane Robots’
Visually striking and with plenty of raw speed, the 'Wipeout'-like 'Antigraviator' impressed me at PAX East. 'Insane Robots' proved to be incredibly interesting and just plain fun.
Read More »PAX East 2018: Indie Games at PAX, Part 2: ‘Above’ and ‘Tales of the Neon Sea’
What I saw in the 'Above' trailer clicked a whole pile of my buttons and I wanted to see more as soon as possible.
Read More »PAX East 2018: Indie Games at PAX, Part 1 – ‘The Messenger’ and ‘Black Future ’88’
Ninja and roguelike fans should have much to cheer about when these games are released.
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