PAX East 2020: Day 1 Experience

This year at PAX East was quite unusual as it coincided with the emerging spread of COVID-19 or the Coronavirus across the world.  While relative cases in Boston were very low at the time, the fear of travel caused some major players to reduce or cancel their presence outright but PAX East as a conference …

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Videogame Review: The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds, a Fallout-esque space romp by Obsidian and Private Division, is a truly inspiring video game that adds a lightness to a well-known genre. The game is silly and serious, heavy-handed but with a light touch at times, deep yet simple, and just plain fun.All the time I was playing The Outer Worlds …

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PAX East 2020 – Curse of the Dead Gods Preview

I have said this many times but one of the best features of PAX East is the depth and breadth of gaming experiences, for every FF VII Remake there is a soon to be Indie classic like Curse of the Dead Gods. Reminding me of Dead Cells mixed with the risk/reward systems of Darkest Dungeon …

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PAX East 2020 – KAPOW! Boardgame review

I take a lot of time to wander various areas of PAX East and found myself at the White Wizard booth where they were doing demo sessions of KAPOW! Billed as a Fast and Furious Buildable Dice Superhero Game this was instantly fun and engaging. I took a set home and spent many hours playing …

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