PAX East 2017
Runic Games Announces Released Date for Hob
Developer Runic Games has officially announced the the release date of their much anticipated action/adventure title Hob. Hob is now set to release on September 26th for Playstation 4 and PC. Hob is the Zelda inspired open world adventure that was announced all the way back at PAX Prime 2015. Runic Games is not stranger to quality as they developed the wonderful Torchlight and Torchlight 2, with t...[Read More]
Marooners’ Rock Awards – Best Games of PAX East 2017
A while back, we shared a ton of amazing games that we nominated in various categories as some of the best games from our time at PAX East 2017. That weekend brought many of the Marooners’ Rock team to Boston, checking out hundreds of games and experiencing quite a bit of sensory overload. Just as I mentioned in our nominations post, there are plenty of games that we missed out on; this isn&...[Read More]
Hob PAX 2017 Hands-On Preview
I can’t help but feel captivated and deeply moved by the game Hob. During my hands-on experience at PAX East, I had the privilege of sitting down with members from the Runic Games team and trying things out myself. Needless to say, I was impressed and fell in love.
Forts – PAX East 2017 Hands On Preview
Physics based games always get me excited. As soon as I learned about Forts, a physics-based battle game, I personally volunteered for this one at PAX East 2017 back in March.
Award Nominations from PAX East 2017
Boston, an often overwhelming city, offers one of the best opportunities to see the newest games and ideas in the industry. Six of our writers descended into the city from all over the country and we want to take the time to show some of the most noteworthy games we had the pleasure to check out. Now, it is important to note that there were far too many games for us to see. There was no way we cou...[Read More]
Perception Is A Wonderful Mix Of Atmosphere and Characterization
Survival horror is a favorite genre of mine. I’ve always enjoyed good tension and feeling helpless in a video game (if that doesn’t sound weird). In my opinion, a good horror game needs to make the player defenseless, so the stakes feel even higher when approaching a each situation. A sort of disadvantage I guess I could say, the most common one is not being much a fighter, forcing the player to r...[Read More]
Dauntless (Alpha) – A New Way to Hunt on PC
One of my favorite multiplayer experiences across all consoles has to be Monster Hunter, starting first with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. Some of my best gaming memories from college involved everyone gathering at a friends house with their 3DS systems to hunt super challenging foes, all while making our characters stronger and sharpening our skills. Those nights were filled with laughs and triumphs...[Read More]
My Memory of Us Preview at PAX East 2017
During PAX East, I had the pleasure of sitting down with developers at the IMGN.PRO booth for a hands-on preview of the game My Memory of Us. Though the game is still in its early stages of development and has yet to be given a release date, I can confidently say that I have never been so deeply moved by a game so quickly.
PAX East 2017
Coverage of PAX East 2017 for everything gaming. With the new Nintendo Switch finally out, how will the event play out?