When it comes to fighting games, few men know are as knowledgable as Capcom’s Seth Killian–which is why 2D-X News Editors Avion Foster-Jarvis and Eric Guzman arranged a meeting with him at New York Comic Con. The three men chatted about the intricacies of the Street Fighter X Tekken Gem System and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3‘s Heroes and Heralds mode.
Neal Adams talks about video games, comic books, and why he threw away his Dreamcast.
Alyssa, the cosplayer who sent whispers through the halls of the Jacob Javits Center (and prompted many a messageboard, Twitter, and Facebook query) is making her grand reappearance at New York City’s geekiest of geekfests. 2D-X interviewed the Mortal Kombat fan last year, so we thought it only appropriate to check in on her plans for this year’s show.
The American arcade scene may be coughing and wheezing, but there is a digital oasis where gamers can play the titles of yesteryear: The American Classic Arcade Museum. Nestled in Laconia, New Hampshire, the ACAM is dedicated to preserving that former pop culture staple that has come close to going the way of the do-do in recent years. I had the good fortune of meeting Gary Vincent, the president of the American Classic Arcade Museum, at the ACAM PAX East 2011 showcase. We spoke about the origins of his establishment, and the arcade scene as a whole, which you can view in the video above.
Justin Wong, the King of Chinatown, discusses his hopes for Mortal Kombat, the arcade scene, his Magical Drop skills, and much more.
Musclebound professional wrestlers aren’t the demographic that comes to mind when one thinks of highly enthusiastic cosplayers, but Eric “The Smoke” Moran isn’t one to let macho flexing prevent good times. This gentle giant–a man who has has wrestled in professionally in the ECW, WWE, and NWA–spoke to us during PAX East 2011 about many a nerdy thing, including cosplay, 8-bit ties, and overall geek culture.
Keith Apicary may have been the first person that we interviewed at PAX East 2011 about the date-ability of a person wearing ThinkGeek’s 8-bit tie, but he wasn’t the last. We ran into Stella (a Team Fortress 2 cosplayer) on the main video game hall, who was happy to discuss the badassery of the ties, as well as what it means to be a geek in 2011
SEGA’s Senior Producer discusses the creation, gameplay, and technical details of his gangster game.
PAX East 2011 may not have had a high density of cosplayers, but there were a handful of excellently garbed attendees that caught the eye. One was Paige, a cosplayer who was celebrating her honeymoon at the nation’s largest gaming convention. This “Tiny Leia” was not at all shy about the chatting us up despite the revealing outfit, and promptly shared her thoughts on PAX East and the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic video game.
Back at New York City Comic Con, I proclaimed ThinkGeek’s 8-bit tie the ultimate geek accessory due to the way that ladies flocked to the piece of cloth. They pointed, they stared, they said that it was one of the coolest things ever. Today, as PAX East 2011 kicked off, we decided to test that proclaimation by polling random attendees (which you’ll see in detail in an upcoming clip). But as we made our way through the BECE crowd, we found someone with a rather strong opinion regarding the 8-bit tie. As we queried the crowd, we encountered Talking Classics infamous Keith Apicary, the man best known for a series of hilarious retro gaming YouTube videos, and being booted out of nearly every major video game convention in the nation. In this clip, Keith proved that the 8-bit tie gives gamers an extra dose of geek machismo and the ability to sweep a lady off her feet.
