About Vincent Parisi

First Name Vincent
Last Name Parisi
Nickname Vinny Parisi
Website http://www.igxpro.com
Bio I guess I'm the typical, modern day nerd. I was raised right on Batman: TAS and old-school TMNT. I've been a core gamer since I was 2 years old (I was beating Mario before I could finish sentences) and haven't thought twice about it since. My favorite game genre is RPG for sure. I love the advent of channels like Nerdist and Geek and Sundry, and will never turn down an invitation to a Con. (Though I don't cosplay... yet.) I hate not owning the latest and greatest gadgets and aspire to find my place in the world of game journalism. Favorite Games: The Mass Effect trilogy, Super Mario World, the BioShock series, the Ratchet and Clank series, anything featuring Nolan North. Favorite shows: FireFly (Browncoats, unite!), Bones, Castle, Spectacular Spider-Man (RIP), Transformers Prime. Anything featuring the voice talents of Steve Blum, Gina Torres, Ashley Johnson, or Yuri Lowenthal. Favorite Comics: Amazing Spider-Man (Thanks for the memories), most things featuring Batman, any one where Green Arrow makes an appearance.

Indie Culture Through the Eyes of GameLoading (Part 2)

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Blog, Gaming News On: 15 Oct

(Welcome back to Indie Culture Through the Eyes of GameLoading. This is the second and final part of a massive UberFeature. If you haven’t already checked out Part 1, I encourage you to do so now. ) There’s always the obvious explanation of why an indie developer would support a film project like this: It’s […]

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Indie Culture Through the Eyes of GameLoading (Part 1)

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Some have called the recent surge in self-publishing and the crowdfunding of video games to be the start of a “Golden Age” of indie gaming. When Indie Game: The Movie took a snapshot of independent development, it was during the early stages of a movement that would become much bigger than anyone could have anticipated. […]

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Indie Spotlight: The Amiable

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, PC On: 11 Oct

This week is going to be a very special edition of Indie Spotlight for two reasons: For one thing, I’m changing up the format a bit and deviating from the standard Q&A to develop a more feature-oriented approach. The second reason comes with the heavy-hearted revelation that it will also be the very last installment […]

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Review: Rain

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Playstation 3 On: 07 Oct

Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ), Acquire, PlayStation C.A.M.P! Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment MSRP: $14.99 Platforms: PSN (exclusive) Not content to let the PS3 fall into software obscurity as the PS4 inches ever-closer to launching, Sony is still releasing exclusive new IP both in stores and through the PlayStation Network store. Their most recent project […]

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Indie Spotlight: Flippfly

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, PC On: 04 Oct

It’s crazy how much can happen in the course of a week. For instance, the focus of this week’s Indie Spotlight is the Wisconsin-based indie team Flippfly. At the core of Flippfly are brothers Forest and Aaron SanFilippo, two motivated individuals who quit their jobs in pursuit of their game development dreams. Their current project […]

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Awkward: Flippfly-Hosted ‘Not on Steam Sale’ Includes Recently-Greenlit Titles

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, PC On: 02 Oct

Here’s an amusing tale for your Wednesday afternoon. Race the Sun developer – and upcoming featured devs for this week’s Indie Spotlight, spoiler alert! – Flippfly started their own special sale this morning to promote some of the struggling indie games that haven’t yet found their way onto Steam. The sale, dubbed the “Not on […]

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Nintendo Direct 10/01/2013: Highlights and Analysis

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii U On: 01 Oct

Nintendo held one of their increasingly frequent Nintendo Directs this morning, to focus on some upcoming Wii U and 3DS titles heading into the Holiday season. Most of the event was spent providing updates on soon-to-be-released first-party and third-party titles, but Nintendo managed to include a few surprises as well and even capped the event […]

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Sony is Keeping an Eye on Valve’s ‘Disruptive Technologies’

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, PC, Playstation 4 On: 30 Sep

Last week, Valve set the internet ablaze with a week-long string of announcements pertaining to the evolution of their Steam service. Between their new SteamOS, the collection of Steam Boxes from various hardware manufacturers, and the interestingly-designed Steam Controller, the company is making a big push into the living room as a serious console contender. […]

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Screen Australia Approves Funding for Upcoming Indie Games

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On:

I don’t have to tell you, my adoring readers, that I’ve developed quite the soft spot for indie games as of late. Perhaps my extensive coverage of incredible developers working on passion projects over the past few months- via my Indie Spotlight series, #Shameless – has really made me appreciate the kind of quality game design where […]

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Arkham Origins Includes Permadeath ‘I Am The Night’ Mode

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On:

Are you prepared to prove once and for all that you’re worthy of the mantle of the bat? Well good news Bat-fans: Arkham Origins will give players the ultimate test of mettle in the upcoming prequel to the mega-popular Arkham series. Speaking to Eurogamer, producer Guillaume Voghel was on hand at EGX 2013 over the […]

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Valve’s Big Three: News Roundup (Update #1: SteamOS) (Update #2: Steam Box Beta) (Update #3: Steam Controller)

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On: 27 Sep

This week marks a number of exciting changes for Valve, with managing director Gabe Newell confirming that the team will offer three major announcements throughout the course of the week. With that in mind, I’ve decided to consolidate all three announcements in one location; so this post will update continuously throughout the week as Valve […]

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Indie Spotlight: Young Horses

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: PC, Playstation 4 On:

I’ve got a real treat for you this week on Indie Spotlight, as I’m talking with the team responsible for one of my most anticipated titles of the year. That team is Young Horses, and their game is Octodad: Dadliest Catch. If you haven’t seen or heard anything about this game yet, first off where […]

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