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Rain Preview
By Montel Allen Rain is a creation from Sony’s Studio Japan that was announced at GDC 2012 and the game has been cowering out of the spotlight ever since. The first trailer and gameplay footage was recently revealed and gave us more insight on what the artful PSN game is and what we can expect …keep reading »
Experiences at Midwest Gaming Classic 2013
By Amy Czajkowski Despite the multiple schedule changes made by the directors and limited convention space, Midwest Gaming Classic 2013 was still successful in its own way. There were various events and panels that would suit any gaming generation; there were also events for non-gamers, such as karaoke. The best presentation we attended was Hyperkin’s …keep reading »
Delver’s Drop Preview: A Challenging, Top-Down Castle Crashers
By Jake Magee At PAX in Boston a couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to play short demo of upcoming indie title Delver’s Drop by developer Pixelscopic. The top-down dungeon crawling game features upbeat music, vibrant colors, a wide range of enemies, and a suitable challenge for action gamers. I began my demo playing …keep reading »
Rack N Ruin Preview: Solving Puzzles and Slaughtering Bunnies as a Powerful Demon
By Jake Magee Rack N Ruin is a strange game. And that’s not just because you play as a power-hungry demon on a quest to complete puzzles, kill innocent woodland critters, and destroy planets. The concept is weird enough, but the gameplay feels a bit pointless. Stepping into the demo with no instruction or preface, …keep reading »
Compromised Preview: Retro, Twin-Stick Action
By Jake Magee At PAX East last weekend, I sat down to play the new local multiplayer portion of Super Soul Studio’s indie game Compromised. The single-player game, which has been out on Xbox Live Indie Arcade and in beta on PC for some time, is getting a multiplayer update in the coming weeks, and …keep reading »
Toki Tori 2 Preview: Learning Through Experimentation
By Jake Magee It’s been well over a decade since developer Two Tribes B.V. released Toki Tori for the Gameboy Color in 2001. Since its initial release, the game has seen several enhanced remakes and rereleases on different platforms, including Windows, Android, and iOS. However, Toki Tori 2 is Two Tribes’ first direct sequel to …keep reading »
Jungle Rumble Preview: Patapon with Monkeys
By Jake Magee I got to try out the iOS rhythm game Jungle Rumble at PAX East this past weekend, and although the game still needs some polish, Disco Pixel’s title is shaping up into something that could be a fun, cute, casual addition to any gamer’s library. Players control the Monfongo Tribe, a clan …keep reading »
Nvidia Project Shield Preview
By Andrew Matt Nvidia made quite the splash at the International CES in Las Vegas earlier this year when it announced its new handheld gaming system titled Project Shield. As a technology fan and avid PC gamer, when I first heard the announcement back in January, I was taken aback. I wasn’t really sure what …keep reading »
The Midwest Gaming Classic Experience
By Montel Allen This past weekend was 2013’s Midwest Gaming Classic held in Brookfield, Wisconsin. This convention was an unique experience that would give generations both young and old something to talk about. From old pinball machines, classic arcade cabinets and cartridges, action figures, pokemon cards and manga, to XBox 360 classics and 8-bit titles …keep reading »
Retron 5 Impressions
By Montel Allen At The Midwest Gaming Classic 2013, Hyperkin unveiled the Retron 5. The console has the capability to play Famicom, GameBoy Advance, NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis games. 5 different consoles in one, hence the “5” in the name. The console was announced to be released in June of this year for a …keep reading »
Tengami Preview: A Beautiful Visual Experience
By Jake Magee Perhaps the best indie game I demoed at PAX East (and I played a lot of them) was an iOS game called Tengami developed by Nyamyam Games. Before I sat down to give it a go, game creator Jennifer Schneidereit explained to me that Tengami is not really a game at all. …keep reading »
IGN Panel Shows What It Takes to Get a Job as a Video Games Journalist
By Jake Magee Possibly the most informative panel I attended at PAX East this year was IGN’s discussion on how to get a job in the games journalism field. I walked away feeling I could accomplish such a feat and write about games for a living if I apply myself enough. Obviously the most important …keep reading »