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NYCC 2013: Preview: The Legend Of Zelda – A Link Between Worlds

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, the new spiritual successor to the SNES classic A Link To The Past, was on display at NYCC 2013 and from the preview on display, it’s going to be a fun time. A mix of new school graphics and gameplay enhancements and the classic Zelda top-down perspective, Link Between Worlds doesn’t come across as a revolutionary title but it certainly seems like a lot of fun. I was able to traverse Hyrule field like always but this time...

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State of the Industry – The Rising Costs of Game Development

Over the past three years publishers’ sales expectations for their projects have risen dramatically.  Games like Dead Space 3, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and Tomb Raider all carried a heavy burden to sell millions upon millions of copies to be considered a success.  By all accounts, these three games have been critically acclaimed and are worthy of a purchase yet some in the industry look upon their sales numbers as failures.  It is no secret that the cost to...

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NYCC 2013: Interview with Troy Baker: The Joker of Batman: Arkham Origins

WB Games granted us the amazing opportunity last Saturday at New York Comic Con, the chance to sit down with Troy Baker, the amazing voice actor taking over the roll of The Joker from Mark Hamill in Batman: Arkham Origins. You may have also heard Troy in every big-name game this year. He was also Booker in Bioshock: Infinite and Joel in The Last of Us. Troy talks with us about what went through his mind when when he found out he was getting the role of the Joker. “I...

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Nintendo: What Now?

I have had the headline burning in my brain for a while now. Reading article after article of Nintendo’s Wii-U console sales being rather slow off the gate and falling behind not only in terms of numbers, but falling out of the minds of the gaming community at large. Consider the success of the Wii, which had sold a mind-boggling 100 million units. In December 2009, thanks to a price cut and New Super Mario Bros Wii coming out, it sold over three million in one month...

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NYCC 2013: Interview with one of Halo’s Spartan-III’s

We had the chance to see many amazing cosplayers at this years New York Comic Con, with the cream of the crop being this amazingly well done Spartan-III done by one of the members of the New England Halo Fans – a dedicated group of Halo lovers Spartans that use their time to craft beautiful pieces of armor. Watch the interview below for a look at this amazing piece of craftmanship, and be sure to check out their facebook page for more information.

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NYCC 2013: Interview With IGN’s Greg Miller

On Thursday, Matt and I began to take an elevator to the lower level of the New York Comic Con. “IGN’s Greg Miller!” he yelled to me “Let’s go say hi!” I replied. And so we did. Matt and I set up a camera and filmed a fake interview with IGN’s Greg Miller and Marty Sliva in the background. Greg loved it! He called us out on our “inception” video and we offered to interview him. Being the kind hearted soul that he is, he...

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NYCC 2013: Interview With The Legend of Zelda’s Link Cosplayer

New York Comic Con this past weekend was filled with plenty of amazing cosplayers, and we spent a good portion of the weekend trying to track down the best cosplayers. One of those cosplayers was this amazing Link, complete with a Hylian Sword and mirror shield, this Link spared no expense on making his green tunic one for the legends. Check out the video below for our short interview with Link, and hit the gallery right below it for some pictures of his costume we...

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NYCC 2013: Super Mario 3D World Hands-On Preview [With Video]

Matt and I had the chance to get our hands on Nintendos latest addition to the Mario Bros. franchise, Super Mario 3D World, this past weekend at New York Comic Con 2013. While neither of us were able to use the gamepad during our play session, we both agreed that we loved the taste this game left in my mouth. During the short one level demo, I was given Princess Peach to play. From what I understand, each character has different speeds and abilities, with Peach being the...

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NYCC 2013: Hands On With Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, may be a mouthful of a title but it looks like it’s going to be a handful of a game. I was able to snag a hands-on 15 minute demo on PS Vita as well as 3DS where I tracked Catwoman through the Gotham city skyline and walked away liking what I saw. Developed by Aramature Studio, a team comprising of former members of Retro Studios, Blackgate is an adventure that is it’s own entity. Not simply a gimped version of its console...

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Terraria iOS – Updated and Amazing?

Like many others, I was overly excited when I discovered that one of my all time favorite titles was now available for handheld mobile devices.  Terraria for iOS has arrived!  Get your chargers out ladies and gentlemen, because your batteries are about to be tested and used like never before.  If you have ever played Terraria on PC, XBLA, or PSN, then you should already understand how easy it is to lose countless hours playing this critically acclaimed, retro style, 2D...