Dave Gilbert, the main man behind the adventure game studio that is Wadjet Eye Games, came to PAX East with plenty to say about his genre of choice. We got a chance to catch up with Gilbert during the first day of of the show, and were able to talk about both the origins of […]Read More
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One of the biggest and best surprises of PAX East, SuperGiant Games’ Transistor, drew one of the largest crowds over the three-day conference. We got a chance to get our hands on this strategic, downloadable title, and creative director Greg Kasavin was also nice enough to talk at length about the game. [youtube id=”yulxvzgkQV0″ width=”620″ […]Read More
While exploring the PAX East Indie Megabooth during this year’s show, we happened to land upon a new isometric title dubbed Rack N Ruin. Its unique art style and devilish protagonist piqued our interest and thankfully, one of the leading developers was nice enough to talk to us about his Zelda-inspired creation. [youtube id=”yUJCf-_SPxM” width=”620″ […]Read More
If you don’t have a good pair of headphones, consider investing in some before June, and not just because Matthew Morrison (GLEE) is releasing his second solo album. No, the real reason your ears should be excited for this summer is a little game called Beatbuddy, developed by the fine German folks at Threaks. Beatbuddy […]Read More
New ground isn’t broken solely by professionals with dozens of years of industry experience. Sometimes, it takes a spark of independent creativity to introduce a fresh ingredient into a genre, and that’s exactly what happened in 2011 when Coffee Stain Studios released Sanctum on PC. A student project that melded first-person shooting and tower defense, […]Read More
There’s no shortage of first-person shooters to blast through these days, but it’s rare to find a member of the genre that values narrative excellence over mechanical precision. 4A Games’ 2010 release of Metro 2033 was a rare case of a shooter with more brain than brawn, and the forthcoming Metro: Last Light seems to […]Read More