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Author: Ron Newcomb

"News" Written By: Ron N. 

Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 is Now!

January 4, 2015January 4, 2015 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments AGDQ

The holidays are done, but the real fun is just beginning.  Once again the best speedrunners have congregated into a

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Impressions Thoughts Written By: Ron N. 

And They Dubbed It “Sm4sh”

November 13, 2014 Ron Newcomb 4 Comments 3DS, Bowser, Dark Pit, Fighting, Greninja, Ike, Link, Lucina, Marth, Nintendo, Pit, Robin, Sheik, Shulk, Sm4sh, Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. 3DS, Wii Fit Trainer, Zelda, Zero Suit Samus

My favorite feature of the new Smash Bros is customizing a character’s B-button special moves.  The reason this is my favorite

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PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Chariot

November 6, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Chariot, Co-Op, Indie, Pax, PC, PS4, STEAM

  Games with clever new mechanics are hard to come by, which is why I’m so enamored with Chariot. A two-player

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PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Axiom Verge

November 6, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments 8 bit, Axiom Verge, Metroidvania, Pax, PS Vita, PS4, Tom Happ

For those of us who love Super Metroid, there is Axiom Verge. The story stars one research scientist specializing in

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PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Apotheon

November 6, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Alien Trap Games, Apotheon, Greek Pottery, Pax, PC, STEAM

For me, Apotheon’s main draw is its unique art style. The game is presented in the perspective and colors of

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

Pax Prime 2014: SoundSelf

September 8, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Meditation, Oculus Rift, Pax, SoundSelf

The Oculus Rift game that wasn’t. SoundSelf is an interactive experience that begins and ends with you on the floor,

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Thoughts Written By: Ron N. 

Pax Prime 2014: Duet

September 8, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Android, Duet, Indie, iOS, Kumobius, Pax, PC, STEAM, Tim Shiel

Duet is an indie touchpad game with a simple premise: you can spin a circle clockwise or counterclockwise, and on

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Thoughts Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Fenix Rage

September 7, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Action, Fenix Rage, Green Lava Studios, Indie, Pax, PC, Reverb Triple XP, STEAM

Fenix Rage is a blocky platformer that would seem to fit best on a 3DS or Vita. Gameplay, especially the

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Thoughts Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Gemini

September 7, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Gemini, NYU Game Center Incubator, Pax

Gemini is a quiet, soothing touchpad game in which you can move a spark of light left or right. Your

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Toy Soldiers – War Chest

September 5, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Pax, PC, PS4, STEAM, Tower Defense, Toy Soldiers: War Chest, Ubisoft, Xbox One

One blessing of the 8-bit days was that the pixel-on-pixel violence didn’t seem very real. But, the same game in

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Magnetic By Nature

September 5, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Magnetic By Nature, OUYA, Pax, PC, Platformer, Puzzle, STEAM

A robot has powers to magnetically attract or repel metal objects near him, and he has a lot of cliffs

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Never Alone

September 5, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Co-Op, E-Line Media, Indie, Kisima Ingitchuna, Never Alone, Pax, PC, Platformer, PS4, Puzzle, STEAM, Upper One Games, World Games, Xbox One

If games that Mean Something mean something to you, then let’s talk about Never Alone. Mechanically, it’s a two-player co-op

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Catlateral Damage

September 2, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 4 Comments Cat Carnage, Catlateral Damage, Chris Chung, Pax, PC

A cat, a rack, a plan: Catlateral Damage. The number of games in which we can be a house cat

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Drew and the Floating Labyrinth

September 2, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Drew and the Floating Labyrinth, Dust Scratch Games, Indie, Pax, PC, Platformer, STEAM

One of Drew and the Floating Labyrinth’s main selling points is that despite being 3D with free-form camera control, the

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: N++

September 1, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Metanet Software, N++, Pax, Platformer, PS4

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single ninja in possession of a good walljump must be in want

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-(5/31/22) Yes I’m doing some reviews lately. I’ll get back to dev’n when I’m done with my current reviews.
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-Thank you to all developers and PR people who make this wild ride possible. It is a pleasure!

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