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Comic Issues
Andrew Plein

Comic Issues #1

You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Wednesday for me has always been Comic Book Day, in which you would make a pit stop at your fav shop and pic up the newly released books. With that in mind it’s time to celebrate with a brand new podcast. The

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Custom Button Mapping Petition to be at PAX East

You may or may not be aware of a custom button mapping petition that has been started by Chuck, a.k.a. AskACapper.  Chuck is quadriplegic but loves to play video games.  While some games allow for some limited, pre-set button mapping, very rarely does a game give you complete control over what function a button does.

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Capcom Unveils Shadow Mode DLC for Marvel VS Capcom 3

Marvel VS Capcom 3 has yet to hit stores and already Capcom is rolling out announcements of upcoming downloadable content. While DLC should be no surprise, especially with the announcement of Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath being DLC characters a few months back, this particular DLC mode is probably not what many people expected to see.

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The Case for Chaotic Good: Altruism the Human Way

Chaotic Neutral is the way to go, you’re told.  When you roll up your first D&D character, all of your gaming friends and vets tell you that CN is the perfect alignment because “you can do whatever the hell you want to.”  There’s a lot of free range in Chaotic Neutral; you can decide to

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Comic Issues
Andrew Plein

Countdown to Comic Issues

This week promises to be a fantastic one. Or perhaps fantastic four, with the crew of a brand new Podcast making it’s premiere this Wednesday, Feb 9th, on PixelatedGeek. So what is this new podcast all about? What wonders are there to behold? Talk a look, it’s in a Comic Book.

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Jane McGonigal on how Gaming Can Change the World

Can video gaming change the world?  I don’t know.  Jane McGonigal believes it can, and appeared on The Colbert Report on Thursday to share her beliefs. We currently play an estimated three billion hours playing online video games.  Jane claims that this is not nearly enough, and that we should be playing 21 billion hours

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San Diego Comic Con Tickets Sold Out in One Day

If you forgot to set your alarm clock last Saturday at 9am, you missed out. All San Diego Comic Con badges are now sold out. I’m not just talking about the four-day badges without the preview night. This also includes all the single-day passes. This year is the fastest yet that the Comic Con badges

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iam8bit’s Fight Club featuring Marvel VS Capcom 3 and more

Last night, iam8bit hosted a Marvel VS Capcom 3 Fight Club at Club 740 in downtown Los Angeles. The event featured cosplayers, live performances, make-up artists providing guests with battle scars and of course, Marvel VS Capcom. Players had a chance to get their hands on MvC3 and try out over 30 different characters. Also

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