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Kingdom Con Review: A Gamers Gathering

Recently the other guys of Comic issues and i have had the pleasure of going to one of the few remaining gaming conventions here in San Diego, Kingdom Con.  This convention is a three day event held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel full of classic roleplaying and strategy games galore.  This convention was an important

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In Defense of Quicktime Events

Apologies for my recent silences, ladies and gentlemen. But have no fear, because it’s Pontification Hat time again! This time, rather than attacking a tired-out trope, the topic is instead the defense of a device that’s become an industry standard, even in the face of severe criticism. I speak, of course, of the dreaded quick-time

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Something I learned from Day[9]

If you are a hardcore or semi-hardcore (Where is the line?) player of Starcraft then you might know the name of Day[9]. Day[9] was introduced to me as a dynamic commentator of StarCraft mixing equal parts comedy and strategic insight. If there was a nerd that I wanted to be my CO it might be

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Comic Books
Anthony Silva

A new Ultimate Spider-man?

Just this past Monday Marvel revealed a new costume for the incredibly popular Ultimate Spider-Man, but what may be even more controversial is that it won’t be the loveable Peter Parker under the mask! Coming out of the “Death of Spider-Man” event that is being played out in both Ult. Spider-Man and Ult. Comics Avengers

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Food & Drink
Jennifer

Pokeballs Are Delicious

Most of us grew up watching Pokemon and playing the games for Gameboy every day. Many of us still do play the Pokemon games as they continue to come out, and one of those fans is my friend. This cake was made for Pixelated Geek’s very own Rachel!

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Crysis 2 – A Post-Modern Deconstructionist Shooter [Editorial]

The first-person shooter often exemplifies the term ‘formulaic.’ How often have you waded through masses of faceless Nazi’s, and how many times have you saved the world/universe from the machinations of a ruthless enemy hellbent of the enslavement of humanity? How many times can we be funneled down the same corridor with the same shotgun shooting

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TV & Movies
James McCaulley

Anime Ima: Fighting Spirit

I was apprehensive as to how to begin my inaugural post here at Pixelated Geek. After thinking about it, I can only say: My name is James McCaulley and I am a geek. I’ll try not to mess this up. This article will be the beginning of a new segment on the site where I will

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