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PAX West 2017 Takes Place this Weekend
The Penny Arcade Expo includes five big gaming conventions every year (not including the developer-only mini-PAX Dev), but PAX West is always the biggest. Formerly called PAX Prime, PAX West...Read More
Nindies Summer Showcase Reveals 20 Indie Titles Headed for Switch
Nintendo hosted their second ‘Nindies’ Showcase video this week to kick off PAX West 2017. The Nindies Summer Showcase presented over a dozen indie titles coming to Nintendo Switch between...Read More
Square Enix Announces Life Is Strange Mental Health Campaign
The first prequel episode to adventure series Life is Strange, Before the Storm, launches tomorrow on August 31. Square Enix is timing its arrival with a fund-raising campaign on social...Read More
IThrive Games Seeking Gaming Essays for Well Played Journal
IThrive Games has extended the deadline for essay submissions for a peer-reviewed issue of academic journal Well Played, published by ETC Press. Submissions can be researched and data-driven, or theoretical...Read More
Play The Destiny 2 Beta on PC Right Now
The Open Beta for Destiny 2 starts today, August 29. It’s open to everyone though this beta test is PC only. You’ll have to download Blizzard’s Battle.net launcher if you...Read More
Watch the Launch Trailer for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
One of the biggest announcements at E3 earlier this year, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, is out today on Nintendo Switch. It’s a tactical strategy RPG developed through a unique...Read More
StarCraft: Remastered Review: Space Wars Nostalgia
Available On: PC (Windows, Mac) Blizzard’s online service Battle.net wasn’t quite my first foray into online gaming, but it did solidify my love of computer gaming throughout the late 90s and...Read More
Star Citizen Will Include Player-Driven Facial Animations
Cloud Imperium Games, developers of the multi-million dollar crowd-funded space sim MMO Star Citizen have announced a partnership with Faceware Technologies. Faceware will help provide a new feature to Star Citizen:...Read More
No Game Over: Pyre and the Acceptance of Failure
I had mixed feelings about Pyre, the recently released tactical RPG by Supergiant Games. Despite my misgivings on how the story and gameplay were structured, I was fascinated by Pyre’s complete...Read More
Paradox Interactive Announces Cities: Skylines – Green Cities
At Gamescom this week, Cities: Skylines unveiled a new expansion for the game called Green Cities.Read More
Square Enix Announces 3D Remake of Secret of Mana
One of the most cherished JRPGs from the 90s is getting a full 3D remake. Square Enix has announced Secret of Mana with all-new 3D graphics and English voices (with...Read More
New Overwatch Animated Short “Rise and Shine” Reveals Mei’s Story
Blizzard has released their latest Overwatch origin story and animated short. “Rise and Shine” centers on defensive hero Mei, who’s armed with a freeze ray and multiple freezing and disruptive...Read More
Studies Reveal Video Gaming’s Effects on the Brain
A comprehensive research analysis was published earlier this summer on scientific journal Frontiers. The study is titled “Neural Basis of Video Gaming: A Systematic Review.” The study correlated data from...Read More
Microsoft Announces Age of Empires 4, Remasters of 2 & 3
If you’re an Age of Empires fan your ship has come in – make that a whole fleet of ships. This week at Gamescom Microsoft revealed the first new Age...Read More
