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PAX West 2024: Popucom quietly became the co-op game we can't stop thinking about

Nate Hermanson

Oct 235 min read

PAX West 2024: Popucom quietly became the co-op game we can't stop thinking about

Popucom quickly became our favorite co-op game at PAX West, so grab a teammate you'd trust with a colorful bubble gun and hop in.

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PAX West 2024: Dance like THE MAN is watching in All Systems Dance - Hands-on impressions and interview

Nate Hermanson

Oct 1411 min read

PAX West 2024: Dance like THE MAN is watching in All Systems Dance - Hands-on impressions and interview

"We're trying to make it as fun as hell to think in revolutionary terms," says Dave Proctor, Mighty Yell CEO.

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PAX West 2024: Q&A with the minds behind the existential puzzler Time Flies

Julie Cooper

Oct 77 min read

PAX West 2024: Q&A with the minds behind the existential puzzler Time Flies

PAX West's fly-on-the-wall game: We talked with developers Michael Frei and Raphaël Munoz about Time Flies!

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PAX West 2024: oneway.exe might be the next big indie horror hit

Nate Hermanson

Oct 25 min read

PAX West 2024: oneway.exe might be the next big indie horror hit

oneway.exe does indie horror for the chronically online.

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PAX West 2024: Going medieval with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the perfect sequel

Nate Hermanson

Sep 247 min read

PAX West 2024: Going medieval with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the perfect sequel

Duels, cheeky dialogue, and all-around improvements — we played Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 at PAX West and didn't want to put it down.

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PAX West 2024: Centum's trippy AI horror changes the world around you every step of the way

Nate Hermanson

Sep 235 min read

PAX West 2024: Centum's trippy AI horror changes the world around you every step of the way

Instructions unclear, now trapped in Centum's ever-changing reality with a manipulative AI: a PAX hands-on demo and interview with Centum.

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PAX West 2024: Hands-on with Whisper Mountain Outbreak and Toge Productions' legacy on display in Seattle

Nate Hermanson

Sep 216 min read

PAX West 2024: Hands-on with Whisper Mountain Outbreak and Toge Productions' legacy on display in Seattle

Whisper Mountain Outbreak's classic survival horror vibes delivered some of our most tense moments at PAX West.

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PAX West 2024: Ender Magnolia balances beauty and brutality, just with fewer difficulty spikes | Interview with Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Nate Hermanson

Sep 166 min read

PAX West 2024: Ender Magnolia balances beauty and brutality, just with fewer difficulty spikes | Interview with Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Ender Magnolia publisher Binary Haze talked to us about the "oppressive and dark, but still beautiful" Metroidvania releasing winter 2025.

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PAX West 2024: Dread Delusion's James Wragg talks about making the retro RPG I couldn't put down

Nate Hermanson

Sep 95 min read

PAX West 2024: Dread Delusion's James Wragg talks about making the retro RPG I couldn't put down

Talking about crafting difficult choices for players and a weird world ripe for interesting lore with Dread Delusion's James Wragg.

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PAX West 2024: Heartworm is a standout in DreadXP's buzz-worthy indie horror lineup

Nate Hermanson

Sep 85 min read

PAX West 2024: Heartworm is a standout in DreadXP's buzz-worthy indie horror lineup

Catching up with DreadXP, Heartworm, and the team behind this Silent Hill-inspired retro indie horror game.

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PAX West 2024: Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland brings back the lost art of licensed games

Julie Cooper

Sep 54 min read

PAX West 2024: Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland brings back the lost art of licensed games

We played the demo for Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland at PAX a week before the game's release.

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