Author: Anne Lee

September 2019 Community Game-Along: Sports Games

In some places, September means the start of the new school year, but here at Chic Pixel, it means it’s time for another Community Game-Along! This month, we’re doing another suggestion from the Chic Pixel Pals Discord: sports games!

Sports games are not usually a genre I personally gravitate towards, but that’s why the Community Game-Along themes are so great! It’s the perfect time to try a game you wouldn’t normally play, or check something off your backlog. Plus, there’s such a huge range of sports games, you’re bound to find something you enjoy!

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Madfest Brisbane 2019 Recap

Brisbane Madfest 2019 Event Recap

If you’ve been listening to the Pixel x Pixel podcast (and if you’re not, you should!), you’ll know that I’ve frequently lamented the fact that I haven’t been to a geek convention in a long time. Well, back in May, I fixed that!

I had the opportunity to go to the Madman Anime Festival, or Madfest, in Brisbane as a media attendee, and I spent both the Saturday and Sunday (May 25-26) seeing everything the convention had to offer. This was my first time attending any Madfest convention, and though it was smaller than I expected (just one hall in the Brisbane Convention Centre), it was packed full of fun!

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 23

Mamoru Miyano Zombieland Saga

Busy bees Anne and Marcus are rather tired these busy days, but we still have lots of things we’re excited to talk about! Anne isn’t playing anything of note, so it’s a whole lot of TV and movie talk this time around, plus more discussion on Saya no Uta (aka Song of Saya) and Steam. And don’t blame us if you can’t make it through this episode without humming the Bubble Bobble theme song!

20:00 – Media Minutes: Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse Japanese dub, Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Veronica Mars, Pedro Almodovar marathon
42:00 – Notable News: Saya no Uta out in Steam (covered in the intro), Bubble Bobble 4 Friends announced, Twitch Studio, Discord Go Live, Cooking Mama: Cookstar using blockchain technology

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from Alphabet Planet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 22

Pixel x Pixel is on a new schedule! Join us on Tuesday every other week for the best geeky discussions between two nerdy pals. In this episode, we talk fair food, visual novel organization, and fighting games, and more! A warning: Anne’s audio is a bit poor for the first 2 minutes or so, but it levels out after that. She should have her regular recording equipment again soon!

27:00 – Media Minutes: Veronica Mars, Granblue Fantasy, Apollo 11, Detective Pikachu, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
49:00 – Notable News: Saya no Uta Steam update, Android OS running on Switch, Android Play Pass, ESA E3 contact list snafu

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from AlphabetPlanet by Hiroki Kikuta

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August 2019 Community Game-Along: Fighting Games

To celebrate Evo 2019, this month’s Community Game-Along is all about fighting games! Fighting games can have a steep learning curve, but they’re a whole lot of fun!

As with every monthly Community Game-Along, participation is easy. Just pick a game that fits the theme and play it sometime during the month! Share your impressions by tweeting, writing a review, doing a live stream, singing a song, or whatever else tickles your fancy! Just be sure to use #FightingGameMonth so others can see it!

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Pixel x Pixel Episode 21

King of Crabs screenshot

After a bit of a break, Pixel x Pixel is back with all the niche media talk you know and love! Marcus went to Anime Expo and has a full event report, and Anne talks about her new job and what it’s like to work at a convention. Plus, we’ve got lots of news to catch up on. It’s great to be back!

24:00 – Media Minutes: King of Crabs, Stranger Things 3
42:00 – Notable News: Kyoto Animation fire, Switch Lite and battery update, Saya no Uta coming to Steam, Aksys Games otome games coming to Switch, NG and Yokai Watch 4 localizations announced

♫ “Willie Lomans,” “5 minutes pleasure,” and “6 pence and moon” from AlphabetPlanet by Hiroki Kikuta

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Final Fantasy VII JRPGJuly Giveaway

Final Fantasy VII Steam Giveaway JRPGJuly

Have you never played Final Fantasy VII, one of the most famous JRPGs of all time? Or has the remake hype got you itching to replay this classic game? To celebrate JRPGJuly, I’m giving away a Final Fantasy VII Steam key, so whatever your reason for wanting to play, you can enter to win a copy via the widget at the bottom of this post!

This giveaway is open worldwide. Entries close on July 21st at 9 am EST so you have time to enjoy your prize before the end of the month. Best of luck to you all!

Final Fantasy VII Giveaway