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Indiescovery Episode 7: the best indies we played at PAX East 2023
It’s episode seven of Indiescovery and this week, wow, the gang is tired. With a busy four days in Boston for PAX East, mine and Liam’s brains were basically mush last week, so Rebecca – an absolute angel – graciously said she could host a special PAX East episode where she chats with Liam and me about the indies we saw on the show floor and try desperately to string together a coherent sentence. She also made bulletpoints of our entire chat so writing up the shownotes would be easier; we do not deserve her.
Saying that, our exhaustion doesn’t stop us from kicking up a riot over the BAFTA Game Awards at the start of the episode. We then delve into our PAX East indie round up and, as always, we end with our current hyperfixations.
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RPS@PAX 2023: What four PAX Rising devs learned after demoing their game for four days straight
At last year’s PAX East, we spent a lot of our time poking around the PAX Rising Showcase booth, which is a collection of indie games curated by PAX itself. Not only did we find a bunch of cool games to play, but we were also able to chat to the games’ creators, as all Rising finalists are invited to attend in person to show their work to the public.
This year, though, Rachel and I decided to go one step further. We interviewed the teams behind four of the eleven 2023 finalists, asking the developers behind Go-Go Town!, Paper Trail, Slay the Princess and Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action about their experience of bringing their games to PAX, what they learned along the way, and what it’s like to spend four days standing on your feet talking to thousands of attendees (spoilers: it’s really bloody tiring).
RPS@PAX 2023: Meet the PAX Facebook group that takes a community photo every single year
PAX East is a great place to play the latest games, sure, but as anyone who’s attended the event will tell you the games are just a small part of a wider medley of things to see and do. Last year we highlighted the show’s thriving pin collecting scene, for instance, interviewing a bunch of Pinny Arcade enthusiasts about the hobby and discovering that physical badges are just a minor part of the appeal.
Encouraged by the lovely warm feeling making that video left in my belly, we set out to shine a light on other lesser-known parts of PAX East during our time at this year’s show. This led us to discover the PAX East Facebook group, a community of over 8,000 members brought together through their shared love of video games, pop culture and PAX itself. The page is dominated by a striking banner image, a photograph that shows a large group of people crowded around the PAX logo that’s a permanent fixture in the main hall of the Boston convention centre.
Rachel and I found this photograph fascinating. Who were these people? Do they take this picture every single year? How did something like this start, and who was responsible for organising it in the first place?
Final Fantasy 16 Overview and New Gameplay | PAX East 2023
RPS will be at PAX East 2023
The RPS team are once again grabbing our passports and hopping over the pond to attend this year’s PAX East. Liam and I are heading out to Boston this week to play a bunch of awesome indie games, have a gab with developers, attend some cool panels, and generally have a good ol’ snoop around the show floor. And the best thing is that we’ll be sharing all our PAX escapades with our RPS supporters.
The Pokemon Company will be at PAX East 2023
The Pokemon Company will have a presence at PAX East this year, where attendees will be able to see its latest update on an upcoming game.
That’s not all! Other publishers like Devolver Digital, Yacht Club, THQ Nordic, and Inti Creates will have their upcoming games getting major updates at the show for all those in attendance to watch. In addition, the expo hall with have playable demos for unreleased games from Chucklefish, Ysbryd Games, XSEED Games, and Plaion.
As a major convention, those who head down in-person to the Boston Convention Centre can expect a bunch of merch stalls, as well as loads of booths from tech giants Intel, Corsair, and AORUS. More into the indie side of things? You can expect numerous booths feature exciting new projects from indie developers too!
I didn’t expect PAX Aus 2022 to go so hard for extreme gaming PC builds
Our PAX West videos are now available to everyone
Last month, Rachel and I made the long pilgrammage to Seattle in order to attend PAX West 2022. While we were there we ran around the show floor with a bag full of loose camera equipment, stopping frequently to enthuse about cool video games we’d discovered or to interview someone interesting. At the time, all of these videos were only accessible to our premium supporters. However, as 30 days have passed since we originally shared them, we’re now making them free for everyone to enjoy. Surprise!
From an interview with the voice cast of Team Fortress 2 to a comprehensive tour of the show floor, there’s something for everyone in this bundle of audio-visual delights. Scroll down to see what we got up to, and remember, if you like what you see please do consider funding content like this via our supporters programme. It truly means an awful lot.