Playing video games socially is something that we’re all more than likely familiar with: invite friends over, have a few beers, play some Rock Band. Many of us might also grab a drink when playing Madden or when grinding in Dragon Age. What may not be known, though, is if alcohol consumption really is as common an occurrence among gaming sessions as we’d like to think it is.
The SideQuest Episode 130 – PAX East Love
Ryan and Dali are closing out PAX East 2010, so the conversation revolves around drinking, gaming, journalism, and drinking.
PAX Impressions: Split/Second
Split/Second’s goal is to create a Michael Bay movie on a circular track. We spent some time with it at PAX East.
Interview: Anthony De Sa Ferreira, Golgoth Studio
Recently, we were able to speak with Anthony De Sa Ferreira, Director at Golgoth Studio, as well as shedding some light on the background of their upcoming Toki re-imagining.
The SideQuest Episode 129: The Sound of Bliss
Episode 129,with special friend Taylor Bliss! Here’s a game for you to play, in honor of Taylor’s porn star name, notice every single sexual innuendo we subtly throw out during this show! We talk iPhone games, regular games, PAX east, and movies. Also, our internet sucks hard, so there are breaks in speech at every turn, but don’t get discouraged, its still a great episode!
Interview: Alexandra Raymond, The Border House
Editor’s note: This interview contains minor spoilers for Mass Effect 2. The gaming community is just a smaller version of the world you interact with when you go to class, work, supermarket, or bar. Have you ever been uncomfortable due to a linear combination of your surroundings and your identity? Do you go to a…
PAX East: Online Communites and Real Life Relationships
We attend the panel at PAX about forging online communities.
The Big PAX Thank You Post
The SideQuesting team met our fair share of incredible people at PAX East. Some we have known for years, some we’ve met for the first time, and some we never thought we’d have the opportunity to. This post is a big, giant “THANK YOU” to all of those people who made our time together wonderful.
BioWare Bazaar announced. Enter now!
The recently expired countdown on both Mass Effect2 and Dragon Age websites has lead to a rather unexpected, yet welcome reveal. Bioware announced an online auction for 400+ pieces of shwag, giving you an opportunity to score anything from a “Griffon hat” to a $2,000 custom Mass Effect 2 artwork desktop computer, naming the auction…
Alpha Protocol devs on female lead, sexual orientation
Here at PAX East 2010, we were able to take a minute and speak with Lead Systems Designer, Matthew MacLean, for Obsidian Entertainment after being shown Alpha Protocol. Thus far, it has been revealed that the protagonist in Alpha Protocol is a male spy named Michael Thorton. When asked about the early stages of development…
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