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John Swasey Interview – The Man Behind Crocodile/All for One
If you have watched a dubbed anime you have probably heard some of the same voices in most of the popular anime. This is predominately due to how anime started and grew in America. Over the last decade, anime has gone from a niche trend that certain people enjoy to an almost culturally accepted norm. In anime, names like Chris Sabat, Vic Mignogna, Johnny Young Bosch, Tia Ballard, Nolan North, Tara...[Read More]
Demo Preview Tiny Troopers: Global OPS Pax EAST 2022
During Pax East 2022, there were so many games to check out. From fantasy Role-playing games to simulator games, I was on a mission to find something fast-paced with tons of explosions. I found my calling at the Wired Productions Booth, where I had the chance to check out an exclusive demo of an upcoming fast-paced Twin Shooter Game called Tiny Troopers: Global OPS developed by Epiphany Games. I w...[Read More]
Hands-On Preview of Below the Stone PAX East 2022
I had the chance to stop at The Apogee Entertainment Booth for another upcoming adventure game, Below the Stone; the game is currently being developed by Stollart Studios. It takes you on an undergrounded adventure to dive deep into a dozen randomly generated biomes to find rare resources below in this rogue-like dungeon crawler. The dungeon is filled with all sorts of monsters that will stop you ...[Read More]
Power Chord Preview Pax East 2022
At Pax East 2022, I was invited to check out Power Chord. Recently I started playing a lot of deckbuilding strategy card games and dungeon crawlers. When I heard about Power Chord, the game caught my interest especially the Rock & Roll concept. Power Chord is a rogue-like deck-building strategy game developed and published by Big Blue Bubble where players will have to assemble earth’s mi...[Read More]
The Day We Fought Space Hands-On at PAX East 2022
In the animal kingdom, there are creatures that are coined “living fossils” referring to creatures that have not if barely, evolved. Animals such as horseshoe crabs and chambered nautilus have remained mostly the same for millions of years and despite everything, staying alive. It can be argued that the shoot-’em up genre of video games, the genre is also a living fossil as well, but that is...[Read More]
City Block Builder Preview PAX East 2022
Rockers, in the coming week we will be wrapping up our PAX East 2022 coverage. Almost a month has passed since the event and we have shared with you a good majority of the demos we played during the event. If you missed any PAX East 2022 coverage, head to our PAX East 2022 section to view any articles you might have missed. My last PAX East preview is for a game that is by far not a game to sleep ...[Read More]
Lego Bricktales & Tinkertown PAX East 2022 Previews
Over the next week, we will be wrapping up our PAX East 2022 coverage. Almost a month has passed since the event and we have shared with you a good majority of the demos we played during the event. If you missed any PAX East 2022 coverage, head to our PAX East 2022 section to view any articles you might have missed. Right after PAX East, we covered one of Thunderful Games‘ PAX East demos, Th...[Read More]
Potionomics Hands-On Preview PAX East 2022
During Pax East 2022, I had the opportunity to check out a new upcoming game called Potionomics; the game has been in development for a very long time. This game caught my interest because of my love of magic and fantasy, who doesn’t want to run their potion shop? Potionomics is being developed by Voracious Games and published by XSEED Games; it is a simulation management deck-building game....[Read More]
PAX East 2022 Hands On Preview with Scathe
I might be biased, or based as the people on the internet say, but we need more wild and explosive games these days. Games, where you push start, and the action pretty much begins with a cool little story stringing it along. Not that there’s anything wrong with games that focus on major social and political issues or explore the dimensions and complexities of humans and class systems. Someti...[Read More]
Kao the Kangaroo (2022) PAX East Preview
The late 90s to the early 2000s were defined by platformers. Games such as Spyro, Crash Brandicoot, Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, Psychonauts, Sly Cooper, Banjo-Kazooie, Super Mario 64, and Donkey Kong 64 dominated the era. With open levels to explore and collectibles to gather, players had a variety of challenges to complete in order to perfect the game. Most PS2, N64, and Xbox players can r...[Read More]
Hands On Preview of DeadCraft from XSEED Games Pax East 2022
With Pax East 2022 finally behind us, I was invited to check out an upcoming game from XSEED Games DeadCraft during Pax East. DeadCraft is developed by Marvelous’s First Studio, creators of DAEMON X MACHINA. DeadCraft brings you into a world where you will have to survive not only against zombies but humans also. At the same time, you have a chance to not only craft weapons and unlock tons o...[Read More]
The Last Oricru Hands-on Preview PAX East 2022
When a genre breaks ground and plants its feet firmly on the foundation, others will follow in its footsteps. Ever since Demon Souls in 2009, the Souls genre has established a firm foothold and many have followed the path. The Surge introduced Souls-like mechanics in a specific world dominated by cybernetics and sweatsuits. Hell point put players on the fringes of the universe to fight demons, not...[Read More]