It’s that time of year again. LevelSave’s crew has boots on the ground at the East Coast’s biggest gaming convention, PAX East. We’ll be coming at you live all weekend via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Snapchat. Be sure to follow us on your favorite social network so you can get all the awesome news as we find it.
I’ve been playing video games for as long as I can remember. When I was in elementary school I was subscribed to Nintendo Power. In middle school and high school it was Next-Generation. As an adult it was Game Informer. While I did visit IGN sporadically for reviews, I had never desired to listen to podcasts about gaming. For whatever reason I didn’t digest my gaming info through that medium. Little did I know, that the simple act of listening to a...
Well, this is a shocker. Just hours after the release of the badges, all of them except for Monday are sold out. While it seems many of these were to scalpers who know how much money they can make off of it, it’s still appalling. Right now the PAX website admits you into a queue to buy passes, stating that all passes except for Mondays are sold out. That’s Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and 4 day passes, already gone. A quick eBay search shows multiple listings for...
Guacamelee’s release looms ever nearer, casting a shadow of anticipation over my beating heart. Thankfully Drinkbox finally announced that my expectant vigil will soon be over. Guacamelee will be released April 9th in the U.S. for PS Vita and PS3. Guacamelee is a Metroidvania style game set within a Mexican art style. You play as a luchador, or luchadora, swapping between the living and dead dimensions while beating up baddies. There is much more to the game but that...
Switchblade Monkeys is an independent group of Senior-Level Staff from Blizzard, Hasbro and Radical among others. When they decided to leave the world of AAA titles and corporate interference to make a game that would represent them as a team and bring all of the elements they love from all of their favorite genres. From this inspiration came Secret Ponchos, a shooter with that stylish Spaghetti Western flare. Secret Ponchos is not your typical arcade shooter however...
PAX, and other gaming events, can be fun and exciting, but dangerous. Not only do you have to deal with the physical strain on your nerdy body, but there is a biological war going on every time you step into the convention center. I have been on both sides of several conventions, not all of them gaming, and have a few tips to keep your pain to a minimum and your enjoyment to a maximum. These are specifically aimed at PAX but several could be used for any type of...
Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead game is one of a kind. Never in my life has a game given me such extreme emotions of hate, depression, regret, it’s simply amazing the work that goes into these games – and I love it. A little over a month ago at PAX Prime, Chris Lock and myself had a chance to chat with the writer of Episode 3 of The Walking Dead, Telltale Games’ Harrison Pink. The interview is embedded below, and be sure to keep your eyes tuned to...
While, in my personal opinion, there were very few reasons for anyone to pick up a Wii for anything other than Mario and Zelda, one title has always stuck out at me for being totally worth it: Epic Mickey. Receiving much fanfare and many positive reviews, Epic Mickey completely rebranded the well-known loveable mouse and integrated a darker steam punk tone never before seen in the Disney universe. Now, Epic Mickey is back. As my PAX Sunday came to a close, I had a few hours...
They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Well “they” are wrong; the true way to a man’s heart is through video game goofs and puns. That is at least how Guacamelee forcefully lodged its way into my chest. On top of the puns, which I frankly would have settled for, lies some amazing gameplay. This game is as Metriodvania as Metroidvania can get. In my short time with the demo I used a super uppercut to reach a high ledge, learned how to wall...
While planning for PAX there were multiple skype meetings between the staff that was attending the show. During almost every single meeting I tried to convince everyone to go see Orc Attack with me, it never worked. Near the end of our last meeting before the convention I was able to make Austin agree to go with me; after I told him you could fart to attack. So during PAX we would walk by the booth, always with somewhere else to be, and say “We gotta get to Orc Attack.”...
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