Our best interviews, every perfect 10, and our convention coverage from 2011 to 2017.
The Interviews
The Doritos Pope IncidentHalo 4, Mtn Dew, Doritos; An Interview with Geoff KeighleyAustin sat down with Geoff Keighley to talk Halo 4, its Mtn Dew and Doritos double-XP promotion, and Comic-Con.
Chex QuestInterview with Chex Quest Team Member Charles JacobiChris Lock talks to Charles Jacobi, art director, lead artist and level designer on the cereal-box Doom conversion, about how Chex Quest got made and the official Chex Quest 3. Wikipedia's Chex Quest article cites it.
SlenderAn Interview With Slender Creator Mark HadleyChris Lock talks to Mark Hadley, creator of Slender: The Eight Pages. Wikipedia's Slender article cites it.
Difference Engine InitiativeThe Difference That Women Make: In Conversation With Hannah EpsteinRaven Poplar talks to artist Hannah Epstein about The Immoral Ms. Conduct, a choose-your-own-adventure game built from YouTube videos, and the Difference Engine Initiative, Toronto's game-making workshop for women.
NYCC 2013NYCC 2013: Interview with Troy Baker: The Joker of Batman: Arkham OriginsAustin talks to Troy Baker, the Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins, at New York Comic Con 2013.
NYCC 2013NYCC 2013: Interview With IGN’s Greg MillerAustin catches up with IGN's Greg Miller at New York Comic Con 2013.
20 Questions20 QuestionsAustin's 2015 interview series: eight developers and creators, including DICE's Ryan Duffin, Ubisoft Montreal's Gabriel Graziani and Battlefield's Dan Mitre (twice).
Big Moments
Our most-discussed stories.
EditorialP.S. I love you – How Sony Won Me Over With the PlayStation 4
NewsPhil Fish & Polytron doxxed by 4chan’s /v/, Fez & Polytron up for sale
Opinion[Opinion] Nintendo’s Switch plans are disrespectful to consumers
Perfect 10s
7 games have scored a 10 out of 10 on LevelSave.
10ReviewJourney – There is Nothing Like It
10ReviewFez – Three Dimensions of Amazing
10ReviewLegend of Grimrock – Element of Discovery
10ReviewMinecraft: Xbox 360 Edition – Oh Hell Yes
10ReviewBattleBlock Theater – My Best Friend Hatty
10ReviewPikmin 3 Review – Pluckin’ Away
10ReviewGrand Theft Auto V – Beautifully Corrupt, Elegantly Perfect
Must Play
24 more reviews that got our Must Play verdict.
- Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall – Greatness Unsheathed Chris Lock, 2013
- Monaco – C’est Magnifique! Kenny Rioux, 2013
- Doom 3 BFG Edition – Big F’ing Game Kaleb Steenmeyer, 2013
- The Last of Us – A Breath-Taking Survival Thriller Taryn Beach, 2013
- Hotline Miami – Call Me Deadly Matt Curione, 2013
- Guacamelee On Steam – Keyboards Forbidden James Pope, 2013
- Brains? More like Awesome Games Teresa Ryder, 2013
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures – A Ghostly Good Time Austin Griffith, 2013
- Peggle 2 – Ode to Joy Austin Griffith, 2014
- South Park: The Stick of Truth – Dungeons and Douchebags Austin Griffith, 2014
- Hitman GO – GO Buy This Game Austin Griffith, 2014
- Wolfenstein: The New Order – To The Moon Austin Griffith, 2014
- Shovel Knight – A Nostalgia Treasure Trove Chris Lock, 2014
- Ori and the Blind Forest – A Tale of Beauty James Rock, 2015
- State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition James T. George, 2015
- Shovel Knight for PlayStation James T. George, 2015
- Shovel Knight for Xbox One James T. George, 2015
- Super Mario Maker James T. George, 2015
- Guitar Hero Live – Reinvigorating Rocking Austin Griffith, 2015
- Halo 5: Guardians James T. George, 2015
- RE:View Jeanne D’arc Chris Lock, 2016
- Battlefield 1 – The War To Start More Wars James T. George, 2016
- Review Update: Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove James T. George, 2017
- Sonic Mania – Retro Royalty James T. George, 2017
Game of Show: PAX East 2015
Our picks for the best games on the PAX East 2015 show floor.
GGold Game of ShowHands on with Motiga’s Gigantic – LevelSave’s PAX East Game of Show
SSilver Game of ShowHands on with The Behemoth’s Game 4 – LevelSave’s PAX East Silver Game of Show
BBronze Game of ShowHands on with Harebrained Schemes’ Necropolis – LevelSave’s Bronze PAX East Game of Show
On the Show Floor
Convention coverage by year. Counts are every story we filed from the show.
2011
Also: Tokyo Game Show 2011 (1)
2012
E3 2012 43 stories
PAX Prime 2012 16 stories
- PAX: Hands On With Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Chris Lock
- PAX: Hands on with Orc Attack- A Gas Chris Lock
- PAX : Hands on with XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Welcome to Erf Barry Villatoro
NYCC 2012 1 story
Also: Comic-Con 2012 (2)
2013
E3 2013 71 stories
- Halo 5: What Did We Just See? Austin Griffith
- E3: Microsoft’s 2013 Faux-Liveblog Chris Lock
- Liveblog: Microsoft’s E3 2013 Press Conference Austin Griffith
- Hands-On Preview: Super Mario 3D World Adam Shear
PAX Prime 2013 2 stories
NYCC 2013 10 stories
Also: PAX East 2013 (3), gamescom 2013 (3), GDC 2013 (1)
2014
PAX East 2014 6 stories
E3 2014 39 stories
- Assassin’s Creed Unity – Moving the Conversation Forward Taryn Beach
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection is Coming – but is the time right? Austin Griffith
- Microsoft E3 Press Conference: Throwing Down the Gauntlet Barry Villatoro
NYCC 2014 3 stories
- NYCC 2014 Preview: Tripwire Interactive’s Killing Floor 2 Austin Griffith
- NYCC 2014 – Arrow DLC Announced at Lego Batman 3 Panel Christopher Zevallos
Also: Evo 2014 (2)
2015
PAX East 2015 9 stories
- Hands on with Motiga’s Gigantic – LevelSave’s PAX East Game of Show Austin Griffith
- Hands on with The Behemoth’s Game 4 – LevelSave’s PAX East Silver Game of Show Austin Griffith
- Chris’ PAX East 2015 Recap Christopher Zevallos
E3 2015 94 stories
- Rise of the Tomb Raider gets an E3 Preview James T. George
- Xbox Game Preview Program // E3 2015 James T. George
- Nintendo Digital Event 2015 Christopher Zevallos
- Dishonored 2: What did we just see? Austin Griffith
NYCC 2015 4 stories
- Hands on with Team Gotham’s The Guest Austin Griffith
- Hands On with ADR1FT on Oculus or: why I’m buying in to Virtual Reality Austin Griffith
2016
PAX East 2016 6 stories
- Interview with Skreens’ Marc Clement – PAX East 2016 Austin Griffith
- Total War: Warhammer made me want to be a better General Austin Griffith
- Hands on with Mirrors Edge Catalyst – PAX East 2016 Austin Griffith
E3 2016 41 stories
- Microsoft’s E3 Conference Did Not Impress – and that’s a problem Austin Griffith
- Ubisoft’s Steep is the Next Generation’s Wii Sports Austin Griffith
- Arkane shows Dishonored 2’s First Gameplay – E3 2016 Austin Griffith
- Preorder the Dishonored 2 Collector’s Edition While You Can Austin Griffith
2017
PAX East 2017 2 stories
- Hands on with Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality Austin Griffith
- Photos from PAX East 2017 Austin Griffith