PAX East 2011: Hands On Skulls Of The Shogun -w- Seth Killian?

PAX East 2011: Hands on Skulls of the Shogun -w- Seth Killian?

Seth Killian (Community Manager: Capcom) has no clue who I am, but for about 30 minutes he and I worked together to defeat the rival “green” Shogun in Haunted Temple’s: Skulls of the Shogun.  Skulls of the Shogun was a big surprise for me.  In a virtual sea of first person shooters, action platformers, and… well… crap… Shogun stood out as one of the few turn based strategy games at PAX East 2011.

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Shoot Many Robots: PAX East Preview

Shoot Many Robots: PAX East Preview

Let's call this one BorderSlug or MetalLands or BorderMetalSlugLands...I digress. Shoot Many Robots is an Action-RPG side scrolling game being put out by Demiurge. The studio up to this point has been best known for working alongside of other studios…

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PAX East 2011: Gears Of War 3 Hands On – A Lancer To My Heart

PAX East 2011: Gears of War 3 hands on – A lancer to my heart

Often viewed as “the most anticipated game of 2011”, Gears of War 3 is set to burst from its emergence hole on September 20th of 2011. I don’t drive a pickup truck, don’t chug beer out of a football helmet, and can spell my own name (on occasion) and guess what haters … I’m a huge Gears fan.. The Gears of War series gets a bad rap for being “another space marine game”, or “digital testosterone”, but I disagree. I’ve played the games, read the novels, and truly believe the Gears of War franchise is a rich and adult science fiction universe. But how does Gears 3 play you ask?

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Rated NA #13: The Guys Have A Rave

Rated NA #13: The Guys Have A Rave

This week we discuss Otronicon, 3DS pre-ordering (sheesh this is old), Batman casting, Kongregate app getting pulled (and subsequently re-added) to the Android marketplace and World of Starcraft. We review Tron Battlegrids for the Wii, Dead Space 2, and DCU…

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Brea Grant: The Nerd Appropriate Interview

Brea Grant: The Nerd Appropriate Interview

Brea Grant is a bit of an anomaly. Most folks recognize her has the ill fated speedster Daphne on NBC’s Heroes. Shortly after that Brea geared up to appear in Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2, one of horror’s most beloved franchises. Brea then went on to co-create the historical zombie gore-fest “We Will Bury You” for IDW publishing. Having met Brea on a handful of occasions I can tell you she’s as nice as she is talented. Enjoy this candid conversation about zombies, history, time travel, and talking dogs.

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PAX: The “Other” Us – Best Panel Ever?

PAX: The “Other” Us – best panel ever?

Conventions have a lot to offer, blisters, PAX pox, XXL T-shirts, and… inspiration? While the other aforementioned items are common at conventions, “The Other Us” panel at PAX East was one of the most moving and inspirational panels I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing… Maybe the Earth isn’t doomed after all?

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