Jared McCarty

PAX West

PAX West Presents: Ebenezer and the Invisible World

A new take on a classic Christmas tale

PAX West

PAX West 2023: Enotria: The Last Song

A beautifully unique take on elements of the Souls-like formula

PAX West

PAX West 2023: A Rogue-Like Experience

Rogue-likes continue their dominance at PAX

PAX West

PAX West 2023: Hands-on With New PDP Controller

Combining form and functionality

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PAX West 2023: Stack Up, Gaming for the Greater Good

Meet Stack Up, the veteran-run charitable organization on a mission to improve mental health through gaming

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PAX West 2023: A VR Experience

Three stand out VR games to keep an eye on

Early Access Review

Six Days in Fallujah - Early Access Review

The controversial game finally comes to market

Review

PERISH: A Brutal FPS Roguelike

Doom meets mythology in a unique and brutal FPS

Review

Kaku: Ancient Seal Review

Checking out the debut title from Chinese developer Bingobell

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Making Self-Care Fun

How MIT are leveraging game design principles to combat depression

Opinion

The Importance of Agency

Examining and contrasting the methods of establishing a bond between characters and their audience

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Your Brain on Video Games

Here’s what the research says

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The Mojave Horror - The Terrifying Vaults of Fallout: New Vegas

The evils of the Vault-Tec Corporation

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Duke Nukem Forever: Born Again

Hail to the King, baby

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A Rare Conundrum: Donkey Kong 64 vs the Expansion Pak

All you need is RAM

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Rip and Tear: How Doom Changed the Gaming Landscape

The iconic franchise has a long history of innovation and controversy

Game Design

Game Developers are the Masters of Smoke and Mirrors

The incredible techniques that make the impossible a reality

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SPOOKYJUMP: The Best Games To Play This Halloween

Play these games if you dare...

Preview

A Sneak Peak at Marauders

Escape from Tarkov - In Space!

Preview

PAX West 2022 - Rogue Games

Hands-on at PAX West with Sprawl, Dust & Neon, The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Seafrog, and Cookie Cutter

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PAX West 2022 - Thunderful Games

Hands-on at PAX West with Planet of Lana, The Last Hero of Nostalgaia, and Wordless from Thunderful Games

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PAX West 2022 - Apogee Entertainment

Hands on with Turbo Overkill, Dead Fury, Elements, and Below the Stone

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PAX West 2022 - Mythforce From Beamdog Studios

Nostalgia is a feature in this FPS hero-shooter

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PAX West 2022 - MetalCore by Infinite Games

Will the mech-based game stand on its own legs, or fall victim to its NFT underpinnings?

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PAX West 2022 - Dissecting the Horror With DreadXP

DreadXP delivers the scares at their PAX West booth