Every year thousands of gaming fans flood Boston in the hopes of getting to play the newest and best games at PAX East. This year was no exception and with this being my fourth PAX, I have to say, it may have been the best yet. Walking around the show floor there were some noticeably …
When I began my hands on demo of Children of Morta at PAX East 2018, I was immediately stuck by the gorgeous pixel-art. Combined with the animation, it is really next level stuff. Looks alone aren’t enough to hold most people’s attention, but it turns out that the art isn’t all that Children of Morta …
Ever wonder what happens after a long night of dungeoneering, when you head to the store and sell off the various oddments you collected on your adventures? Moonlighter answers this question by letting you play both sides of the coin. By night you hack and slash your way through randomly generated dungeons collecting all sorts …
PC gamers are in for a treat, as Ska Studios has released two of their classic Xbox 360 Arcade titles on Steam for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Both The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile and Charlie Murder are brutal brawlers with a punk rock aesthetic and ooze with Ska Studios’ signature style. They are each priced at $9.99, and Steam is …
Before heading to PAX East this year, I did my due diligence in researching the indie titles that would be in attendance. Each year we are inundated with press e-mails about which games will be shown at the yearly convention in Boston, and with a scant three days to check them out, you need to …
Each year PAX East showcases the best of the best in the video game industry. Most of the time the games wow attendees in their art, story, or innovative game play. This year for me, however, I was blown away by the message one booth was sending to all those who stopped by to try …
Dick Wilde is the latest game in the VR horde shooting genre with enough style to be worth taking a look at. While most VR games have you mowing down waves of vicious zombies or evil robots, developer Kittypocaylpse takes aim at our greatest threat, nature. You play as Dick Wilde, the ultimate outdoors-man, using …
For all those growing up as older children in the 90s, hold onto your light-up LA Gears because Odyssey gets you. Voyage of the Mimi? Check. Ghostwriter? Heck ya. Bill Nye? In spades. Today we’re talking about a game in the new generation of learning material aimed teaching children science. From their kickstarter material; Odyssey is concerned about …
In development since 2013, Circles is the brainchild of Jeroen Wimmers whose previous title, Westerado: Double Barrelled from Adult Swim Games, is a far cry from the meditative play-style of Circles. Circles is aptly named and involves only one element. You guessed it, circles. With no instructions, text based elements, or scoreboard, Circles drops you into a flat, …