PAX East 2012 – Plot vs Play: The Duality of Modern Game Design
How do you tell a story to somebody who can control the way it’s told? How do you blend a game’s narrative with its mechanics without forcing prominence on one over the other? How do you...
Nerds making music, and making a living off of it? See how these geeks have managed to captivate popular culture. Hear how Nerdcore Hip-Hop began from its godfather himself, MC Frontalot. Video...
PAX East 2012 – How Not to Succeed as a Freelance Game Journalist
Making a successful go at being a game journalist involves more than just good ideas and proper grammar. Join experienced editors (and former freelancers) Susan Arendt (The Escapist) and Justin...
PAX East 2012 – Giant Bomb Easter Weekend Safe and Sane Family Funfest 2012
Celebrate Easter weekend with the traditional Boston tradition of a Giant Bomb PAX panel! Time Magazine, Good Morning America, and The New Yorker all agree, the Giant Bombcast “...is a thing!”...
PAX East 2012 – Borders, Bigotry, and Body Dumps: International Videogame Controversies
As videogames become an international hobby, games are increasingly running into problems of representation and localization. FPS games like Call of Duty and Call of Juarez: The Cartel...
I give my impressions on various games I played while attending PAX East 2012, as well as reveal my favorite game of the show. I also show some of the swag that I picked up on the show floor. I had a...
