Pinny Arcade Coming to PAX

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Penny Arcade just brought some more fun to their infamous Penny Arcade Expo, PINS! Gabe of Penny Arcade fame was proud to announce their new collectible trading pins, aptly named, Pinny Arcade. Trading Pins are popular in all of the Disney theme parks, something Gabe admits has him “totally hooked”, so it seemed appropriate to [...]


Ron Gilbert Opening PAX Australia

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Hot of the presses people! From the desk of PAX Australia itself, Ron Gilbert, the man behind Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, and the recent adventure game The Cave, will be providing PAX Australia’s opening keynote. I like to brag that I had some great chats with Ron Gilbert while at PAX Prime last year (pics [...]


A Second Trailer for The Cave Surfaces

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The collaborative title from Sega and Double Fine, and the wonderful mind of Ron Gilbert, The Cave‘s second trailer surfaces. This time describing some of the unique characters you’ll be helping guide through the treacherous tests the Cave has waiting for them. My favorites are of course the Twins, and that’s only because the Knight [...]


Play HAWKEN, Beta Impressions.

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I lucked out this weekend, and got to play some HAWKEN in the beta event that went down. We are now about 42 days away from launch and things are looking good! However, that being said, I don’t know what is and isn’t going to change from the current build, so I’ll just go over [...]


100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience.

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If I told you arcades were still alive and well, would you believe me? If I told you they weren’t only alive, but some filled up three story buildings, would you believe me then? These arcades do exist and they’re still very much alive and kicking, with a deep rooted culture in Japan. The documentary [...]


Miss The Nintendo Press Conference? So Did We! But We’re Wii U Fast Learners.

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In the wee early hours of this morning, while most of us slept, Nintendo and their COO Reggie Fils-Aime were up-and-at-em spitting out all sorts of Wii U announcements. Let me cut to the chase and give you all the ish I know you want to hear. The Wii U will release on November 18th, [...]


So You Wanna Make Games? Jesse Schell Can Help!

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Have you ever had an idea for a video game, but no idea where to start or how to do it? Well fear not my fellow nerds! Thanks to Jesse Schell and Schell Games, you can! It’s called Puzzle Clubhouse– a unique kind of community game that’s both crowd-designed and crowd-supported. So you’ve always wanted [...]


Hitman: Absolution, More Like Absolute…GOLD

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Another smash at PAX was Hitman : Absolution. Burke hated it, but between you and me, he’s better at stealth games which involve hiding under a box in plain site and require little to no actual stealth..wink wink! I personally loved that you have so many options to take down your targets. The freedom that [...]


Talking The Walking Dead With Telltale’s Kevin Bruner! PAX Prime 2012

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This years PAX was like nothing I’ve ever done before, besides getting hands on with everything I could and swapping germs with all the other expo goers, interviewing notable characters in the gaming industry was truly a dream come true. Having a normal conversation with the legend Ron Gilbert, the fun times we had playing [...]


How I Got CRUSHED At PAX By Skylanders

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Another stop in the journey that was PAX Prime was on the third floor DS Lounge where Activision was kind enough to show me  the new Giants up close and personal. The two gentlemen that were demoing the figures brought a couple assorted 1st Gen. Skylanders with them but also brought Tree-Rex, Crusher and Bouncer [...]