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Sep 7, 2018
3 min

Projection: First Light Shines at PAX West 2018

Platformers are a dime-a-dozen nowadays, especially at indie booths at events like PAX West. But every now and again a “simple” platformer blows your socks off. This year, that platformer was Projection: First Light. The Australian game developed by Shadowplay Studios and published by Blowfish studios takes one of the oldest forms of storytelling and turns it into a puzzle-platformer. In Projection, you play as a mischevious little girl named Greta who lives in a mythological

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Projection: First Light Shines at PAX West 2018

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May 24, 2018
2 min

Shio – Action-Platformer Inspired by Super Meatboy, Leaps Its Way Onto Platforms

Sleep is still among the most mysterious aspects of human science, and among them are the aspects of dreams. Dreams happen for all of us, with some experiencing them more vividly than others. It’s a completely blank space where your mind plays out interpretations and images from your experiences in the real world. There is always a meaning as to why they happen. Some say they can predict the future or present a clue as to where your life is and what needs to be done. Enter Sh

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Shio – Action-Platformer Inspired by Super Meatboy, Leaps Its Way Onto Platforms

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Apr 11, 2018
4 min

PAX East 2018: Three Upcoming Games with Team 17!

Anyone remotely familiar with game development knows that building a game on your own can be a grueling, time-devouring, and sometimes even fruitless labor of love. Faced with hundreds of indie competitors around the world at any given moment, it’s comforting to know that some of those larger studios who have already “made it big” are happy to support and promote smaller projects. Team 17—the award-winning creators of Worms W.M.D.—have come to PAX East not only to promote the

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PAX East 2018: Three Upcoming Games with Team 17!

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Mar 10, 2018
2 min

Fox n Forests – Try It Out at PAX East 2018

Fox n Forests to audiences around the world this Spring. For those lucky to attend PAX EAST 2018, they will be at Booth 10054, the EuroVideo booth, and their game will available for anyone who wishes to play. Fox n Forests puts players in the role of Rick, a typical wanderer of the forest who takes care of himself, but, as is his nature, is always looking to profit from the art of deception. In this forest, an ancient evil suddenly emerges, sending forth an army of monstrous

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Fox n Forests – Try It Out at PAX East 2018

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Feb 22, 2018
4 min

Shu – Review

We don’t get to choose when destiny calls, and oftentimes, it comes when we least expect. Your life is normal, casual, routine when something completely unexpected comes across your path. A career opportunity, a special event, a romantic interest, or a means to help someone in a dire situation. In these moments, we analyze the pros and cons, the good and the bad, the very consequences that could occur. But, there are the few moments where walking away means certain disaster.

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Jan 17, 2018
2 min

Celeste – Towerfall Developers Bring New Action Platformer to Steam, Consoles on January 25th

Life is always an uphill battle, but it feels damn good once you make it to the top. From MattMakesGames, the developers of the widely popular action game, Towerfall, comes a new game where players are challenged to make it to the very top of a dangerous mountain and use fascinating powers to get there. This adventure game is known as Celeste, a title that is already being heralded as bringing back the pure, great fun of platforming games. In Celeste, players play as Madelin

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Celeste – Towerfall Developers Bring New Action Platformer to Steam, Consoles on January 25th

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Aug 16, 2017
2 min

Sonic Mania – Intro Movie Sets the Stage for Sonic’s return

With the highly anticipated release of Sonic Mania, SEGA shared the intro movie for the game, and the results will make any long-time Sonic fan have their hearts burst in cheer. Reminiscent of the intro movie for Sonic CD and early illustrations of the Archie Comic’s Sonic Comics, this intro movie showcases the attitude, style, and feel of the original Blue Blur. In the movie, we see Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, join forces and fight evil robots across incredibly colorful and

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Sonic Mania – Intro Movie Sets the Stage for Sonic’s return

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Jul 27, 2017
5 min

Sundered (PC Review)

There aren’t a lot of new ideas under the sun anymore, and at first, Sundered by Thunder Lotus Games seems a smidge reductive; I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to make it through the game to see the end credits. However, the team at Thunder Lotus Games borrowed a lot of good ideas and smashed them together into what turns out to be quite a lovely little pot of stew that had me racing through the final sections of the game to see how it all turned out. Sundered is one p

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May 21, 2017
3 min

Nongünz: Out Now for Mac, PC, and Linux

Brainwash Gang’s Roguelike Game Nongünz Released Dulce Bellum Inexpertise: these words stand engraved over a massive shrine of swords, guns, and skulls. Beneath the shrine reside dozens of rescued worshippers, praying for whoever (or whatever) saved them from the demons within a ruined cathedral. Armed with a gun the size of their body, the player rises from the cathedral’s graveyard, and once again enters the unholy doors to face the creatures within. Dive into the world of

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Apr 5, 2017
3 min

Crash Bandicoot goes N’Sane in PAX East 2017 Demo

One of the biggest announcements coming out of last year’s PSX event was the remaking of one of the most classic video game franchises in recent memory. Crash Bandicoot: the N’sane Trilogy was given the big announcement at the PlayStation Expo in San Diego, and it ignited waves of nostalgia and excitement across old and new players alike. The franchise, known for being a fun, witty gameplay experience, was a huge cultural phenomenon in 1995 when the first game launched with t

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Crash Bandicoot goes N’Sane in PAX East 2017 Demo

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Mar 16, 2017
2 min

Rain World – Adult Swim Games Demo – PAX East 2017

Rain World Floods onto Steam/PSN March 28 Ever wonder what it feels like to be one of those small mammals in nature documentaries; the ones in constant danger of getting eaten by bigger, scarier critters? It’s a bleak thought, but at least the art of Rain World outshines the average nature show. Adult Swim Games featured its upcoming survival platformer at PAX East. While Rain World may not have received the same excitement as some of ASG’s other titles, (the Rick and Morty V

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Rain World – Adult Swim Games Demo – PAX East 2017

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Nov 14, 2016
3 min

hands on with mekazoo coming november 15th

The Seattle-based indie developer, The Good Mood Creators, are looking to swing onto consoles and jump back into a time where gamers swung by stores and rolled into their favorite platforming games. Their game is Mekazoo, where players can take the form of one of 6 animals in their quest to protect the natural world from the forces of evil. PlayStation announced the release of the game and launched a new trailer. I happened to have a hands-on preview of the game at PAXWEST 20

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hands on with mekazoo coming november 15th

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Oct 18, 2016
2 min

typoman revised a spell binding adventure literally pax west 2016

Tucked in the corners of the 6th floor at PAX WEST 2016 was a very haunting yet very special video game. Imagine the world, desolate, isolated, and dark, but the keys to saving it are right before you. They are not mystical items, magical swords, or lasers of great strength. They are the very first weapons and tools to which modern humans have ever used. Those are words. In a world wrought in darkness, a hero emerges from letters, isolated among the ruin. From those words, an

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typoman revised a spell binding adventure literally pax west 2016

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Sep 13, 2016
4 min

bleed 2 prepare to bleed again pax west 2016

Most video games have you saving the world from some villain to protect all that is good. There are many heroes that we know of out there, but of course, scores of heroes means some might not get the recognition or spotlight they deserve. Perhaps, with so many heroes, the world can be a bit boring. That’s what our young heroine, Wryn thought of, as she sat at home watching TV, her sword sheathed, her world boring. One day, she decided to shoot to become the very best that no

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bleed 2 prepare to bleed again pax west 2016

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