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This Is What ‘Reddit In Real Life’ Looks Like

Why in the world was there be a Reddit booth at a video game convention this past weekend?

April 10, 2012
PC

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Has A Horde Mode, Too

Developer/publisher Ubisoft didn’t show off much of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier at PAX East. I experienced the tactical shooter through rounds of Guerilla mode, tackling up to 50 waves of increasingly difficult hordes of soldier enemies with three fellow elite Ghosts.

Mobile

Book Two Of Dragon Fantasy Is Pure Super Nintendo RPG Nostalgia

Book One of Adam Rippon’s Dragon Fantasy was non-stop 8-bit nostalgia. Book Two doubles that.

PC

New Characters, Monsters, Traps Ensure That Orcs Must Die Again

Here’s the PAX East demo of Orcs Must Die 2, the sequel to last fall’s popular downloadable tower defence game.

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David Gaider, Ken Levine And Chris Avellone Discuss What Matters Most In Games

This Saturday, at PAX East, I had the pleasure of attending the “Plot vs Play” panel, moderated by Joystiq’s Ben Gilbert and Kotaku‘s own Jason Schreier. The panel brought together three developers who have all worked on landmark, story-driven games to discuss their differing philosophies on the presence and purpose of story in gaming.

News

All The Awesome Stuff We Saw At PAX East This Weekend

PAX East 2012 is no more. Legions of gamers have returned to their nests. Boston is finally at peace. But for three days, the US east coast morphed into a cosplay-stuffed playground for all things gaming, a wonderful wonderland of Mass Effect characters and developers who look like cats.

In Real Life

Penny Arcade Pranks ‘Ocean Marketing’ Nemesis

The founders of Penny Arcade pulled a fast one on one of their most notorious foes this weekend, hitting Paul “Ocean Marketing” Christoforo with a prank they say has been in the works for the past three weeks.

In Real Life

What Does Comic Book Guy Think About Mass Effect 3?

During their adventures at PAX East this weekend, our intrepid crew stumbled upon none other than The Simpson‘s resident geek culture reviewer Comic Book Guy, who offered his impressions of the final chapter in the Mass Effect saga.

PC

Hell Yeah Is A Gory, Comedy ‘Metroidvania’ Set In Hell

Ash is a rabbit and the prince of Hell. His questionable interactions with a rubber ducky have been photographed by the paparazzi. As a result, embarrassing images have spread across Hell’s version of the internet — the Hellternet — which is full of porn, gossip, ads and nice commenters.

April 9, 2012
PC

Borderlands 2 Needed Afros, So Gearbox Added Character Customisation

Earlier today I attended Gearbox’s panel at PAX East, where they revealed a badarse new downloadable class in the works for Borderlands 2.

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