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Exclusive Interview: Sex, Drugs, And Cartoon Violence Author Russ Pitts

One day, someone will write a tell-all book about what it’s like being a video game journalist. But today is not that day. Which is good because I’ve been writing about games for more than twenty years and I’m getting bored just thinking about it.

Instead, today is the day you get to read about what it’s been like for video game journalist Russ Pitts to write his second memoir, Sex, Drugs, And Cartoon Violence: My Decade As A Video Game Journalist (paperback, digital). The follow-up to last year’s Eagle Semen: The Story Of TechTV Employee Number One, the book chronicles Pitts’ ten year stint at Polygon (where he was one of the Founding Editors and their former Features Editor) and The Escapist (where he held multiple titles including Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Director), as well as his time contributing to IGN, Gamespot, Kotaku, and other gaming outlets.

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Funko Announce Futurama Mopeez Toys

Funko have announced that they’ll release a series of Futurama Mopeez toys this July.

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“Shadow Complex Remastered” Review

 

Another day, another old game getting a makeover. This time it’s Shadow Complex Remastered, which is bringing an upgraded version of the 2009 side-scrolling, sci-fi shooter Shadow Complex to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. But while it doesn’t add enough to make it worth a double dip, the game does hold up rather nicely, especially for fans of the Metroidvania genre.

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Exclusive Interview: Halo New Blood Author Matt Forbeck

It’s easy to think that the age of physical media is coming to an end. And for some things, it clearly is. But it seems the death of paper books may have been greatly exaggerated. Case in point: Matt Forbeck’s Halo New Blood. Though it was originally released digitally last year, the sci-fi novel — about a character from the video games Halo 3: ODST and Halo 5: Guardians — is now being released in paperback…by popular demand.

For those who missed it when it was 1s and 0s instead of paper and ink, I spoke to Forbeck about what the book is about and how it connects to the aforementioned games.

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Dark Horse Comics Announce Halo Tales From Slipspace

Dark Horse Comics and 343 Industries have announced that they’ll release a new Halo graphic novel collection called Halo Tales From Slipspace on October 12th.

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“Tom Clancy’s The Division” Single Player Review

 

At a preview event for Tom Clancy’s The Division (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC), Creative Director Magnus Jansen said that while this open world, third-person shooter RPG was built for co-op, you could play it solo, and have a good time doing so.

Well, as someone who doesn’t play well with others, I wanted to see if this was true, so I played the game by myself. And while I found that the game does have some issues when you play solo, in some ways, it actually works better if you play it on your own.

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Funko Announce Warcraft POP!, Dorbz, And Mystery Mini Toys

Funko have announced that they will release POP! toys, Dorbz toys, and Mystery Minis of characters from the upcoming World Of Warcraft movie Warcraft this April.

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Exclusive Interview: Lumo Game Developer Gareth Noyce

One of the great things about the current and previous generations of video games is that you can not only get tons of old games for new systems, but you can also get new games in old genres. Case in point: Lumo, an isometric arcade adventure being made by Triple Eh? Ltd., which Rising Star Games will release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Vita, and PC this April. To find out how it fully embraces the spirit of those ’80s games, but with modern tenets, I spoke to Game Director Gareth Noyce as he played his way through the opening rooms.

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Funko Announce Blizzard Overwatch POP! Toys

Funko have announced that they’ll release a series of POP! toys based on the upcoming Blizzard shooter Overwatch this May.