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  Five Comics That Will Make You Switch Identities This Week

  If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2012
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  Just What You Need, a New Way to Maim Your Friends

  You know that old “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” assertion? Well, it doesn’t apply to Mortal Kombat and it’s many incarnations. The Mortal Kombat franchise has been continuously redefining gameplay for the past 20 years. And, by Kratos, they’ve done it again, with the release of Mortal Kombat for PlayStation Vita. Mortal Kombat…

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  Starting Today, Read The Digital Comics Financed By Mark Waid’s One-of-a-Kind Collection

  You might’ve heard about how Mark Waid—veteran writer behind the awesome, on-going run of Daredevil—was selling off his massive comics collection to help finance a new digital comics intiative Well, Thrillbent—the site that Waid is spearheading—has launched today, with two offerings written by him that you can read for free. Insufferable tells the story of…

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2012
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  Awesome Art Happens When Creators Cross Over for Comics Vs. Games

  Cool stuff happens at TIFF Nexus, a collaboration and design collective in Ontario. Right now, they’ve helped mount an exhibition that mashes together 14 artists and designers from comics and games with digital and physical work that draws inspiration from each medium. The centerpiece of the show, programmed by the Hand-Eye Society, is a series…

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2012
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  Earth 2 Lets James Robinson Re-Invent DC Comics’ Biggest Superheroes

  Alternate realities are seductive, aren’t they? They entice you with the familiar, dangling remixed elements of the worlds you know in front of your eyes. Then there’s the thrill of the new randomness that a parallel plane of existence can hold. Alt-earths have been a sturdy concept in speculative fiction and, in superhero comics, they’ve…

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2012
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  Gone, Gone The Form of Man! Panel Discussion Starts Now!

  Are we still pretending that comics and video games don’t have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we’re not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2012
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  Three-Fourths Of Video Game Kickstarters Fail

  Turns out not everybody is Tim Schafer. Though the creator of Grim Fandango set Kickstarter records earlier this year, raising over $3 million for his point-and-click adventure game, most crowdfunded gaming projects aren’t nearly as successful. In fact, according to a Kickstarter representative who spoke to Kotaku yesterday, only about 25% of video game projects…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2012
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  Skyrim DLC Is Called Dawnguard, Coming This Summer

  Skyrim‘s first piece of downloadable content, Dawnguard, will be out this summer for Xbox 360, publisher Bethesda said today. Dawnguard, which Bethesda trademarked earlier this year, could refer to a museum located in the city of Dawnstar that is dedicated to the “Order of the Mythic Dawn.” A recent patch also hinted at potential future…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2012
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  The Inspirational Story of the Place Where I First Saw Crysis 3

  On the corner of Brannan and Embarcadero streets in San Francisco, CA., an entire block is dedicated to what appears to be a Mediterranean-style condo complex. I recently attended an Electronic Arts event there showing Crysis 3 and Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, and the unassuming architecture and building front had only one way in, through…

  Douglass C. Perry Published May 1, 2012
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  Blizzard Will Take a Big Cut Of Any Money You Try To Make From Playing Diablo III

  You’ll have to cough up a significant fee while selling items on the real-money auction house in upcoming action-roleplaying game Diablo III That’s the catch associated with one of the big new features in Blizzard’s big new game: the fact that you’ll be able to buy and sell in-game items with other players in Diablo…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2012
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  Diablo III Will Let You Play On Any Region’s Server

  Developer Blizzard today released a full list of the region servers that will be available in Diablo III, again reiterating that you’ll be able to play on any region’s server in the upcoming action-roleplaying game. Game servers will be divided into three regions: The Americas, Europe, and Asia. Any player will be able to pick…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2012
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  You Should Really Offer Your Seat To The Old Man On The Subway

  You have fair warning. Next time you see a pleasant-looking old man searching for a seat on the subway, offer yours up to him. Because he may be a vengeful Sith with a penchant for swift, bloody violence. Sub Wars [YouTube via Reddit]

  By Tina Amini Published May 1, 2012
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  The Ultimate Automated Dorm Room Comes Complete with Party Mode

  UC Berkeley student Derek Low is a master of science and technology. Here he uses his vast powers to create a dorm room that reacts to his every whim, even if that whim is playing irritating house music. He calls the project B.R.A.D. — Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm — and while I am not seeing…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 1, 2012
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  Here’s That Portal-Themed Beyonce Parody You’ve Been Waiting For

  Move over, Weird Al. Portal‘s autotuned robot is taking your job. At least until you release a video game-themed cover of Call Me Maybe. Warning: this video contains spoilers for Portal 2 Portal 2 – If I Were A Core (Beyonce – If I Were A Boy Parody) [YouTube]

  By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2012
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  Spellsword Keeps Endless Battling Addictive And Fun

  Sometimes you just want to wander around a room and slash things with a sword. While listening to great 8-bit tunes. And squishing adorable baddies like bees and slimes. And collecting spell cards that poison or freeze or incinerate your opponents in glorious violent fashion. Spellsword‘s got you covered. Spellsword, a new arena battle RPG…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2012
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  Tuesday Watch This, Play This

  Watch! The best dorm room I’ve ever seen. Watch! Beyonce sounds better with some Portal. Play! Jason gets his RPG fill with Spellsword on the iPad. Watch! Don’t anger the old Sith man.

  By Tina Amini Published May 1, 2012
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  Feeling Bluer Than a Certain Cerulean-Hued Hedgehog?

  Call it reverse Seasonal Affect Disorder. Call it a recently realized jealousy of city park employees. Call it being stuck in a 9-5. Call your bad mood whatever you’d like—because no matter what, the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the birds are tweeting, and you’re stuck inside on Twitter. So goes the life…

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  I Want a Prometheus Video Game. Does That Make Me Crazy?

  Absolutely stunning movie trailers for The Dark Knight Rises and Prometheus exploded all over the web in the last 24 hours. A few weeks ago, it was the promo clips for Looper that got everybody buzzing. Like lots of other folks, I eagerly watched all those teasers over and over again. And I can’t stop…

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2012
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  Max Payne 3 DLC Will Last Through The Fall, All Yours For Only $30

  The full run of downloadable content for Max Payne 3 is available for pre-order starting today, two weeks before the game’s console release (and about a month before it’s PC release). All of it is multiplayer, and all of it can be bought in one $30 gulp if you don’t want to buy it all…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 1, 2012
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  Angry Birds Land is Now a Real Place, and It’s In Finland

  Angry Birds remains big business. The original, now-classic game continues to expand, and the sequel, Angry Birds Space, just hit the 50-million download milestone in 35 days. You can get Angry Birds fruit snacks, costumes, playground equipment, and any other kind of irritated avian-themed merchandise you can possibly think of. And now, Eurogamer reports, the…

  By Kate Cox Published May 1, 2012