PAX East 2012: Becoming A Pathfinder

The Penny Arcade Expo is well known for being the destination for fans from across the globe to gather and play the latest in console, PC, and mobile games. However, it is also a place where collectible card games, board games, and pen and paper RPGs have as much a place and purpose as their digital counterparts.

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PAX East 2012: Boston Indie Showcase Panel Liveblog

PAX East 2012: Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II Hands-on preview

Looming around the corner, catching the emerald glint of his eyes was the iconic blue rodent captured in his stoic glory. Behind him laid the alpha demo of Sega’s latest effort to recapture Sonic’s fame in the sequel to the intended throwback, Sonic The Hedgehog 4. The new Episode II has its work laid for Sonic, but Sega promises yet again that this is the answer to all of Blue Blur’s woes, and they may just be right this time.

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PAX East 2012: Gearbox Studios

Exciting things are coming from Gearbox Studios this year. I got the chance to play two blockbuster hits coming from the Texas based studio that should be hitting shelves this year. Aliens: Colonial Marines is being published by Sega, and is considered to be cannon in the Alien universe. The other title is the long awaited sequel to the very popular shooter Borderlands, Borderlands 2. I was very excited to see both games in action, and extremely happy to be able to play both multiplayer and single player in both titles.

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CHC HD -- Episode Zero -- Pax East 2012 Prologue

Pax east is underway right freaking NOW. And I'm in Boston, Massachusetts to attend one of North America's premier video gaming events, with what could be the largest turnout yet! But this isn't the first time we've done this; here are a few unreleased highlights from last year's PAX East!

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PAX East 2012: Bioware and Mass Effect

Bullet Heaven HD April Fools 2012!!

2012. April Fools. SO MANLY.

QCF: Ninja Gaiden 3

In the madness of the Shibuya skyline, a towering colossus wreaks havoc in the metropolis all around her, and one man dares to face her on a rooftop’s edge. Enter Team Ninja’s newest chapter to their action franchise, Ninja Gaiden 3. Team Ninja had quite a bit of pressure applied with the absence of Tomonobu Itagaki, the man who has helmed the director chair on every major game within the series, has left the dubious position with the mastermind behind the Sigma remakes, Yosuke Hayashi. So what we have here is a bigger departure in the design than one would expect, but has it done any harm to the franchise? Well…

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