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Top 10 Games at PAX West 2017

PAX West 2017 had a lot of games to see. We made a lot of appointments and squeaked in a few more just wandering around to see what caught our eye. However, of the many games we saw, ten of them…

September 13, 2017 | 01:00 EDT

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Dauntless Interview With Design Director Chris Cleroux

Travis Williams and I had the opportunity to play Dauntless at PAX West this year. We understood some about what Dauntless was, but didn't know a whole lot. I like to approach games at events knowing…

September 12, 2017 | 01:00 EDT

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Rend: An Online Fantasy Survival Game From Original WoW Devs

I don't like survival games; in fact, I actively avoid them. So, I was a little wary going into our appointment to check out Rend at PAX West. Boy, am I glad I went. I went from being less-than…

September 9, 2017 | 01:00 EDT

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Spirits Come To Life For One Last Night in Necrobarista

Necrobarista is a point and click visual novel centered around a mystical cafe in Australia where necromancer baristas can bring wandering spirits back to life for one more night. The premise is…

September 9, 2017 | 11:00 EDT

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Breakaway Preview - Rocket League Meets SMITE

Last year, Amazon announced they would be getting into game publishing with three games, with Breakaway leading the way as their big release. Breakaway is a team game all about defending your goal…

September 8, 2017 | 12:00 EDT

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Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption First Look - Boss Souls

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption is the game you'd get if the bosses from the Soulsborne games had a baby with Mega Man and it aged in reverse like Benjamin Button. If that sounds like a wonky mashup…

September 8, 2017 | 11:00 EDT

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Dialogue is King in No Truce With The Furies' Unique World

No Truce With The Furies is a point and click adventure where everything is handled through dialogue, even the main character's discussions with his senses and memories. You take on the role of a…

September 7, 2017 | 01:00 EDT

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XCOM Meets Cloak and Dagger in Phantom Doctrine

Phantom Doctrine by Creative Forge, the folks behind Hard West, is the game you'd get if you took XCOM, removed all of the alien and sci-fi bits, replaced them with 1980's era espionage between the…

September 7, 2017 | 11:00 EDT

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Collect Stories and Wander the US in Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is all about collecting stories. You wander across the United States collecting and trading stories from people all around the country. The best way to explain the…

September 6, 2017 | 12:00 EDT