This past December, the indie gaming scene got to end the year in New York with the second annual Bit Awards presented by Playcrafting. Fans and developers filled the Tishman Auditorium at Parsons for more than just awards being handed…
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Expanded PAX East Show Tickets Available Now (Well, FOR Now Anyways…)
It may seem like it’s a far ways away, but 2017 is almost done, which means it’s prime time to start looking at convention lineups for 2018. That includes PAX East, the east coast’s biggest convention for games and gamers.…
Don’t Sleep on Play NYC
I’ve been to a number of conventions for pop culture and games from coast to coast, and there’s a certain expectation you have when you attend one. Sprawling crowds, long lines for a panel or trying out a game demo,…
… So you were owned by the NES Classic
** NOTE: During the time of writing the SNES Classic had yet to be announced, and as such Nenedamus was still awesome and ahead of the game ** Nostalgia is wasted on the young. So many things in gaming…
PAX East: Bear With Me Episode 2
I’m a nut for point and click adventures. I grew up on the the old LucasArts library with the Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion games among others. So seeing the Bear With Me series was already up my alley. Mix that with old…
Ultimate Chicken Horse at PAX East – a Game for Best Frenemies
What’s in a name? When I saw press and previews for a game called Ultimate Chicken Horse, how could I not go and check it out at the Indie Megabooth? The humorously twisted minds at Clever Endeavour, the devs behind…
The Super Nintendo Turns 25
[Originally published on Sub Cultured as The Super Nintendo Turns 25] The Super Nintendo – or the SNES for short – celebrated its 25th birthday this week. Granted this may not mean much to the Sega faithful from the 80’s…
Archetype, Age, and Leveling Up
[Originally published on Sub Cultured as The Aging Gamer: Archetype, Age, and Leveling Up] What do you kids know about archetypes? They are a set of what psychiatrist Carl Jung called “elements of the collective unconscious” a long time ago- basically…
Done with Fighting Games
[Originally published on Sub Cultured as The Aging Gamer: Done with Fighting Games?] You can count on my having been an all purpose nerd for pretty much my entire life – to the tune of getting the call at age 10…
Square-Enix @ NYCC – Deus Ex Mankind Divided
[Originally published on Sub Cultured as Square-Enix @ NYCC – Deus Ex Mankind Divided] Last week at New York Comic Con, Square-Enix was one of the major gaming presences in the city. Among the previews and demos they offered was the upcoming Deus…
