The last day of PAX Australia opened with a panel by the crew from Gearbox Software. Randy Pitchford and crew spent an hour and a half covering their new and upcoming releases. First up was Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, a game made right here by 2K Australia. In addition […]
Today’s session started off with the Penny Arcade guys again, watching Mike do his magic on the big screen. With many of the attendees being veterans of last year’s event, there was no shortage of reminders to include shout outs in the new comic strip. I also had a […]
On day two of PAX Australia, the Penny Arcade Q&A involved Mike drawing up a new strip while the audience watches. Last year Jerry wrote the text at the beginning but this time he was prepared in advance so Mike could draw right away. I’m always extra curious about the […]
Though I did have a handful of issues with last year’s venue for PAX, this year is a substantial improvement. The Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre is a perfect location for an event like this with plenty of floor space and dedicated theatres for the panels. The advantage of […]
First cab off the PAX rank this year was Pete Hines, VP of Bethesda, who has worked for the company for 15 years and shared with the Melbourne crowd some of his stories and experiences during that time. With a career that previously included working as a DJ […]
With Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s devices division, the biggest supplier of Windows Phones was finally brought under the care of the company it bet the house on. The question for the future will now be whether or not they can continue to innovate in the mobile space but […]
Usually I wouldn’t be writing about a console title update but this one has some significance to Xbox One players. More importantly Titanfall players. As previously said, the game is an amazingly well executed multiplayer shooter. However there was an extreme lack of content and variety at launch; some […]
The end of this month heralds the return on the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) to occasionally sunny Melbourne and it’s returned bigger and better. With a new location in the heart of the city and covering more than twice the area than last year it is going to make […]
Now that Forza Horizon 2 has hit and delivered what is likely the racing game of the year, I was curious about diving back into the original and seeing how much had changed. For me it was also an opportunity to play more of a game which I […]
After launching one of the most successful gaming Kickstarter campaigns of the last couple of years, we finally get to see Brian Fargo’s dream of seeing a sequel to Wasteland, the game that later inspired the Fallout series. The final product shows that there is still life left in the old […]