PAX West Archives

One of the last things we expected to be playing at PAX West was a rhythm game, but there we were, trying out Spin Rhythm Created by Super Entertainment out of Melbourne, Australia, the game plays like a lot of titles from the genre where you have to keep in beat with what's happening on the[...]

One of the cooler visits we had at PAX West was checking out the game from Mega Cat Studios, such as Log Jammers It also helped that they had a couch for us to sit on, which is a sticking point for us when it comes to developers Bring chairs! Anyway, if Log Jammers looks[...]

We got to try a few different games out from the Indie Games Poland booth at PAX West, but one of the most intriguing was Bee Simulator It is exactly what it claims to be, and that is a simulation where you play as a bee Apparently, the devs at Varsav Game Studios did a lot[...]

While we were at PAX West, we got sent our review copy of Dragon Quest XI, so while we were in Seattle, we took an opportunity to play a little The demo build we got to play of the game from Square Enix put us in two specific points in the game The first was at a[...]

One of my last PAX West appointments for the first day was a visit with the PR team behind Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics to try out the game As the name would clearly suggest, you're getting into a bit of the Lovecraft world with this one, as you're getting a tactical RPG based in World War II[...]

One of the games we were truly curious about going into PAX West was Pathfinder: Kingmaker, and how well the game could hold up to the series We got a chance to sit down with a developer and experiment a little with the game and be shown the ropes of how it all worked If[...]

One of the cool surprises for us that was a very last minute addition to our schedule was getting to check out Diablo III on Nintendo Switch.

At PAX West, we also get to see games that are already out that are headed to new systems, like Aragami: Shadow Edition from Merge Games The original is already out on Steam and has been doing okay for the past couple years, but it appears this special edition was called up by Nintendo to be[...]

It's a rare moment when we get to fall in love with a game because it's so darn cute, but Sparklite caught our attention at PAX West this year Another title from Merge Games, this one puts you in the shoes of a go-getting adventurer named Ada who is also a badass engineer who comes up[...]

If there was ever an award for us to give to the weirdest game at PAX West, Buildings Have Feelings Too would be near the top When we originally first approached the game, we were told that it played a little bit like Sim City, but at the same time we were also told no one[...]

The minute we learned Liquid Bit was bringing Killer Queen Black to PAX West, we had to jump in and get another few rounds of the game in This time around we were getting what could be considered a much more accurate version of the game as this now gave more level variety and added[...]

The minute we started racing in Chiki-Chiki Boxy Racers at PAX West, we could tell there was something just a tad familiar about this one Another title from UNTIES, this is an 8-player racer where you're battling it out in rather blocky cars as you race around the track and fight each other in battles[...]

I never knew I needed a game with sentient balloons fighting each other until I got to play Battlloon at PAX West This is a fun little game from a company called UNITES who basically brought a 16-bit retro looking title to the convention that was a lot more fun that some of the others we played[...]

The last time we saw Super Meat Boy Forever in person was at last year's PAX West during the Nintendo Nindies presentation At the time, we were under the impression that the game was pretty much a done deal and that we'd be seeing it in the near future One year later, we're still waiting as[...]

There are some games at PAX West that are challenging and some that are annoying Irony Curtain definitely fell into the latter for us Don't get me wrong, I love puzzle games and love to get a challenge to test my wits and make sure I'm not going completely senile But occasionally you do get[...]

Artifex Mundi brought a couple of games to PAX West this year for us to try out, the first of which is a puzzle game called My Brother Rabbit I'll be honest, I'm not really sure what to make of this game as it has a bit if a weird little story going for it[...]

One of the games we fell in love with a last year's PAX West was a little indie title named Necrobarista, and we haven't been able to get it out of our head The Australian developers at Route 59 returned this year with a longer demo of the game which we immediately signed up for[...]

The second game we got to mess with from Graffiti Games at PAX West as a new platformer they had called Double Cross The game will put you in the role of a special agent who uses a few abilities mixed with time mechanics to fight bad guys across multiple dimensions in an effort to[...]

The first of two games we got to try out with Graffiti Games at PAX West was a familiar little title called Joggernauts We've actually run into this game a couple of times here and there, and we believe the last time was at PAX East in a very brief introduction as we were running between[...]

One of the first appointments I got to attend at PAX West was a chat with NIS America and looking at some of their upcoming titles The biggest one they had to show off was SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, which turns out will have a lot more going for it than just the games[...]

Fortnite may not have been on the PAX West expo hall floor, but that's because Epic Games had too much Fortnite to be contained in a mere booth The publisher made a ton of announcements about the blockbuster game at the convention, including the announcement of a new grappling hook item, a new costume, the game's[...]

And yet, Dynamic Pixels and tinyBuild are giving it a sequel. Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seek was available in an alpha build at PAX West, and the sequel was as unstable as the original Most of my key commands failed, often several times in a row, the build crashed, and the look sensitivity was random[...]

Swag & Sorcery is Lazy Bear Games, Uroboros Games, and tinyBuild's answer to people who like Fantasy worlds but hate RPGs.

Abylight Studios and Heart Machine's Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition will be released in just a few days for the Nintendo Switch.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Supergiant Games' Bastion first released back in 2011 as an indie Action-RPG, and yet it feels new.

Snowhydra games’ action arcade adventury party game hybrid Zarvot puts players in control of aggressive cubes that are capable of firing face lasers.

Liv Games and Halfbot’s Bullet Age is a Switch co-op indie RPG. For the most part, the game plays like a classic fantasy RPG just also with guns.

The versus mode is also getting an update, so there's plenty new coming to the Switch port. The only demo available at PAX West this weekend was the revamped multiplayer, which is a bit more reactive than the previous build Otherwise, it feels pretty darn similar, and thats really all we wanted. The description for the Adventure[...]

BioWare's highly anticipated sci-fi co-op shooter Anthem had some juicy reveals for attendees of the panel today at PAX West. Of all the details shared at the Anthem panel, perhaps the most fascinating was the new footage revealed to fans as part of the "Our World: My Story" trailer, which gives a ton of details on how[...]

This first group of "Take This Streaming Ambassadors" will serve as grassroots innovators and motivators in Take This's campaign against the stigma, hopelessness, and isolation found when dealing with mental health issues in the gaming community. The 14 Ambassadors announced at PAX West this weekend are: Amy Falcone NihonTiger Dayeanne Hutton Sticking Points John Phipps é Cardona Random Tuesday Mxiety Mark Speedy MissKyliee Sammmtastic Tanya DePass Taylor Quinn GamrEnchantment Take This defends[...]