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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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Gaming
Raul Valle

[Preview] Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition: Hands-on First Impressions

Since the announcement of the Nintendo 3DS, I’ll admit I’ve been a bit cynical about it given my own distaste for 3D gimmicks.  Still, after getting the opportunity to try it out at last night’s Marvel VS Capcom 3 Fight Club event, I have to say my opinions on Nintendo’s latest handheld have changed.  And

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