PAX East Archives

During our time at PAX East this year, we paid a visit to our friends over at North Star Games to see what new games they had on the way These guys are always cool and happy to see us, so the demos we get are very hands-on and in-depth for board games, even though[...]

A game that came up on our PAX East radar a bit on accident was a card game called Street Fighter Exceed from Level 99 Games The company sent out info saying to "Come play Tycho's favorite game", as in Tycho Brahe, aka Penny Arcade co-founder Jerry Holkins If they're saying Jerry loves it, you[...]

We checked out board games at PAX East as well this year, and some of the cool ones we got to see were at the Breaking Games booth We'll start with Little Diablo, which is a Simon-like game where you have to complete a pattern of 10 to win The catch: you're being taunted by[...]

During PAX East this year, Dire Wolf Digital had a few announcements up their sleeves for properties like Game of Thrones and Acquisitions Incorporated First off, they brought with them Game Of Thrones: Oathbreaker which is a brand new board game based on the HBO series We finally got some greater detail as to what[...]

We had a chance to visit the Annapurna Interactive booth at PAX East this year, and the one game we really wanted to try was Sayonara Wild Hearts Ever since the game got a reveal back at The Game Awards in December, we've been interested to see just how it plays The game is essentially[...]

While we were going through the booths at PAX East on Day Three, we came across Cyan Ventures who brought with them a new game called ZED If Cyan Ventures sounds familiar, they've had a hand in some of the most recent Myst games, including bringing the original to iOS Much in the same vein,[...]

One of the most interesting titles we got to check out at PAX East this year was an indie title called Astrologaster from Nyamyam The game is actually based on historical records from London as Doctor Simon Forman used Astrology of all things to treat his patients Based on what he saw in the stars[...]

WhaleFood Games brought to PAX East one of the more stupid fun games we've played this year in the form of KungFu Kickball When we say stupid fun, I'm talking about a game you don't have to think too much about and you can just kick back and play like nothing matters, and this definitely[...]

Throughout PAX East we had been going back-and-forth to the Indie Megabooth, and one of the games that caught our attention was Half Past Fate Developed by Serenity Forge, the game is a narrative adventure where you are basically in the middle of a romantic comedy It's up to you to find love while also[...]

The second game we got to check out from New Blood Interactive took us back a bit as we raged through Amid Evil at PAX East The game has already been released in Early Access, so essentially what we were playing at the convention was all of the episodes that are available, which is six[...]

While we were at PAX East, we got to check out a few games from New Blood Interactive, and we started things off with Tonight We Riot The game puts you in a future where people are oppressed by the rich and have become slaves to the system, where even peaceful protest is met with[...]

During our second day at PAX East, we paid a visit to Ape Tribe Games who brought with them a stealth-action RPG game called Disjunction This game put you in a cyberpunk future where you will head into levels using a combination of stealth, gunwork, and a couple of tricks of the trade to get[...]

Brace Yourself Games popped into PAX East this year, and we got a chance to check out one of their most anticipated titles with Industries Of Titan This was an interesting game to look at as there are a couple of different genres going on at once First off, it is a simulator that feels[...]

One of the smaller indie titles we got to check out at PAX East this year was an iOS game called The Day We Fought Space This one comes to us from Tursiops Truncatus Studios, a two-woman studio headed up by designer Catherine Kimport and artist Susan Schaffer This is a side-scrolling space shooter where[...]

We got a chance to visit the Another Indie booth at PAX East this year, and the first game they showed off to us was Jack Axe This is a multiplayer platformer where your axe serves as your best friend as you will use it to explore the world and make your way through different[...]

The other awesome game we got to check out from Bandai Namco at PAX East this year is a project being developed by Double Fine Games called RAD This is an awesome action roguelike game set in the future after two post-apocalyptic disasters Yes, that's right, we had one, and then after that, we immediately[...]

Binary Space brought in a brand new game to PAX East that will get political fans and zombie lovers rolling as we tried Ghoul Britannia: Land of Hope and Gorey The game is a click-and-point adventure where you're a mechanic in the U.K after Brittian finally achieved Brexit, only in this version they use technology[...]

Our second day at PAX East this year got started with an open-world sandbox game from Spearhead Games in the form of Project Witchblade The demo we got to try out gave us an interactive adventure where we could make one of several decisions on how we run our lives and interact with the town[...]

Bandai Namco had a couple of games to show off during PAX East this year, the first of which we got to explore was Bless Unleashed Developed by Round 8 Studio and NEOWIZ, this is a free-to-play MMORPG that will be released in the first half of 2019, but we don't have a confirmed date[...]

When we visited the 1C Entertainment booth at PAX East this year, the main game we were treated to was called Devil's Hunt by Layopi Games This is a little bit of everything as you get partial exploration, partial brawler, partial puzzles, and a good healthy dose of brimstone and ugly creatures running the great[...]

When we got booked time to go check out what Nintendo wanted to show off at PAX East, the game I most wanted to see was Mortal Kombat 11 Not just because I'm a fan or because I wanted to avoid the lines on the floor, but because I wanted to see how well this[...]

While we were at PAX East this year, we got time with both Nintendo and Square Enix, who both showed us demos for Dragon Quest Builders 2 We were given what felt like a full build of the game, but the demo was sitting on a 20-minute timer for both sessions, so a lot of[...]

This time around at PAX East, we wanted to see where it was at If you're not familiar with this system, the company has made a camera that monitors your television while you use up to four pistol-like guns to play shooters on your screen Kinda like old NES titles like Duck Hunt or Hogan's[...]

The last game from the Unties booth at PAX East this year, and by far the most charming of the bunch was a racing game called Gensou Skydrift Technically, the game has been out for a while now as it was originally published in Japan by illuCalab for PC, but Unties is bringing the game[...]

We tend not to see a ton of flight combat games at conventions because the games usually sell themselves, so it was a rarity for us to check out Wing Of Darkness from Unties at PAX East But the game was part of the booth we were checking out from the company, and the Production[...]

During PAX East we took a visit over to the Unties booth to see what new games they had in store, and the first we were introduced to was Olija Developed by Skeleton Crew Studio who used pixel art to mimic something you might see from an older Atari game, they've beautifully created a screen-changing[...]

If you ever wondered what it would be like playing a video game in a Tool music video, that's what we got to experience with The Inner Friend at PAX East We got to try out a demo of the game and it was pretty interesting as PLAYMIND has made what is essentially a horror[...]

You know, it takes a lot of make us squirm a little while looking at a game, and at PAX East, Struggling took the top honor there This is one of those games that relies on a little bit on the art and a little bit on the mechanic to drive you insane while playing[...]

Whenever we visit a game convention, we always look for the orange banner of tinyBuild Games to check out, as we did this year at PAX East Aside from getting a blinking lanyard, orange shades, and a Hello Neighbor doll that made everyone on the flight home ask me "what is that?", we got to[...]

The minute we saw Killer Queen Black would be at PAX East after getting announced for the Xbox One, we had to go pay them another visit Not shying away from this at all, Killer Queen in the arcade is a guilty pleasure, so any chance we can get to play the console version at[...]