PAX East 2016

Let’s be real, people are obsessed with bacon. Not only do people love eating it, but they love adding it to everyday items too. There’s bacon-flavored lip gloss, mayonnaise, soda …
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Below has a simple concept. Throw players into the wilderness and see how far they can descend into an underground labyrinth. The premise isn’t unique in nature, but the execution …
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When the emails went out to press to make appointments for this year’s PAX East, one came across our desks that was met with mixed responses. Our editor initially blew …
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Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series has made for popular source material over the years. Beyond Good & Evil and the Darksiders franchise are two prime examples from gaming’s past, with …
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Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne — these are games I have intentionally avoided. Sure, they look enticing, and their Metacritic scores are in the high ’80s to low 90s, but …
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We’ll always wonder what it’s like to take fly among the clouds like a bird, to defy these wingless bodies we’re cursed with and soar through idyllic skies. Few among …
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This year’s PAX East was filled with tons of indie rogue-likes and rogue-lites. There were a number that were fun to play, but there was one making its first PAX …
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“Ransom is probably the worst part of the game. He’s like a total a**hole, right?”

That’s Ron Gilbert, co-creator of Thimbleweed Park on Ransom, a dirty-joke-telling clown you’ll love to …
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Imagine a modern day co-op platformer that not only forces you to sit next to your friend but also actually requires you to cooperate. As crazy as that idea may …
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At first glance, Shiny looks like a video game version of the hit Disney movie WALL-E. It features a robot named Kramer who is living in a post-apocalyptic world. His …
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