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Fan Expo 2010 – Geoff Lapaire Interview

September 16, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2010, Geoff Lapaire, interview, Kyle, Pure Pwnage, Show, Showcase, TV1 Comment

To round out our Pure Pwnage coverage from Fan Expo 2010, we return to Geoff Lapaire, who earlier gave us a sneak peek at the official Pure Pwnage Android app. Although he doesn’t name the location, the Pure Pwnage TV show has been picked up in another market. Alex talks with him about working on the TV series compared to the web show, and where things stand with the second season of the TV show. On that subject, they have two episodes scripted, and are still waiting to get the…

Fan Expo 2010 – Robin D. Laws Interview

September 13, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves crowd sourcing, Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2010, game design, Hamlets Hit Points, interview, Korad, Over The Edge, Robin Laws, role playing games, RPG, Show6 Comments

One of Peter’s main quests during this years Fan Expo was to seek out writer and game designer Robin Laws. In the midst of the fire marshal declaring the building over capacity, they found the time to have a lengthy discussion on gaming. In particular, Robin discusses the Hamlet’s Hit Points project, which analyzes other forms of storytelling, with the objective of taking those dramatic beats, and adapting them to a role-playing environment. You can catch part two of the interview after the break…

Fan Expo 2010 – Tahmoh Penikett & Dean Stockwell

September 12, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Battlestar Galactica, BSG, Dean Stockwell, Dollhouse, Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2010, interview, Quantum Leap, Show, Tahmoh Penikett3 Comments

It’s a Sunday afternoon two four, as Peter had a chance to take a couple of minutes each with Tahmoh Penikett and Dean Stockwell over int the signing area during Fan Expo. Why are these posted together? Well, because it represents both the human and cylon factions of Battlestar Galactica, of course. You can catch the Dean Stockwell interview after the break…

Fan Expo 2010 – Benjamin Rivers Interview

September 11, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves artist alley, Benjamin Rivers, Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2010, interview, Show, small press1 Comment

Benjamin Rivers, creator of Snow and Empty Words, talks with Peter about his comics work, and about the freedom that one has when self publishing. You can check out both Empty Words and Snow online.

Fan Expo 2010 – Longbow Games Interview

September 10, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2010, Hegemony, interview, Jim McNally, Longbow Games, PC gaming, RTS, Show, Video game16 Comments

Toronto developer Longbow Games was on hand at Fan Expo demonstrating and selling their new real time strategy game Hegemony: Philip of Macedon. Developed by a staggeringly small team of about 5 people, the game maps out a huge area around ancient Greece, and includes a smooth zooming engine for navigating between field level battles to overall strategies. Longbow president Jim McNally was kind enough to talk to us in detail not only about Hegemony, but the challenges and opportunities that arise in a small game development house.

Fan Expo 2010 – Uyugomiak

September 9, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Comic, Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2010, interview, Show, The Chubby Bounty Hunter, Uyugomiak, zine2 Comments

We sit down to talk with Toronto based writer/artist Uyugomiak in artist alley at Fan Expo. On hand were the first few issues of The Chubby Bounty Hunter, a post apocalyptic alternate world story, as well as his Uyugomiak Miniatures, which collects his non serialized work.

Telus LG Shine Plus – sneak peak video

September 8, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Android, Android 2.1, Android 2.2, Eclair, Froyo, google, hands-on, interview, LG, LG Ally, LG Shine Plus, Show, smartphone, sneak peak, superphone, Telus4 Comments

A little while back, we got a chance to take a look at the Telus version of the LG Shine Plus, aka the LG Ally in the US. This model of the Shine Plus is unique to Telus, and can now be found on their website. The new smartphone sports a landscape slide out QWERTY keyboard, and a largely brushed metal body. Though the processor may be a little underpowered compared to its 1 GHz competitors, the Shine Plus runs Android 2.1 very smoothly, and Telus is talking with LG…

Fan Expo 2010 – Jarett Cale Interview

September 7, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Fan Expo 2010, interview, Jarett Cale, Jeremy, PC gaming, Pure Pwnage, Show, Showcase, Starcraft 2, uber micro2 Comments

Every time we get a chance to talk to the guys from Pure Pwnage, it’s always a blast. We catch up with Jarett Cale at Fan Expo this year, to talk about what’s happening with season 2 of the TV series, and where the web series stands… “Honestly, it’s a bit depressing working on the web series, having to rewrite because of what happened to Troy and being able to have the ending we originally envisioned. So I get kind of bummed out, so I work in small intervals, I…

Fan Expo 2010 – Caanan Grall Interview

September 6, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Caanan Grall, Celadore, Comics, Fan Expo 2010, interview, Max Overacts, Show, webcomics3 Comments

While make our way through artist alley, one of the many tables that caught our eye was that of Caanan Grall, creator of Max Overacts and Celadore, the latter which originally appeared as part of DC Comics ZUDA online experiment. After taking a look at some of his work on Celadore, we had a quick chat about the upcoming graphic novel release of Celadore. Be sure to check out the Max Overacts webcomic.

Fan Expo 2010 – Jamie Toghill Interview

September 5, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Battle Grids, Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2010, interview, Jamie Toghill, Propaganda Games, PS3, Show, Syndicate, Tron Evolution Battlegrids. Tron, Tron Interceptor, Tron Legacy, Wii, Xbox 3604 Comments

There was no mistaking the big push that Disney was making this year for Tron Legacy, the long awaited sequel to the classic sci-fi film. The Tron Legacy booth was the largest on the show floor, complete with a 20 foot tall Interceptor. Beside the usually merchandise that goes along with modern sci-fi movie, the video game Tron Evolution was on the floor and playable on multiple consoles. Also on hand was Jamie Toghill, lead designer for the Wii version (Tron Evolution Battle Grids) from Propaganda Games. We had a…

Fan Expo 2010 – Camilla d’Errico Interview

September 4, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Camilla derrico, Comics, Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2010, How to talk to girls at parties, interview, Neil Gaiman, Show, Sky Pirates, SwagBag 2010, Tanpopo5 Comments

One of our first stops at Fan Expo this year was at Camilla d’Errico’s booth. She has a unique art style that bridges the gap between anime and western style comics work, which she’s using to full effect in her book Tanpopo. The book uses the text of classic literature, such as Faust, accompanied by her characters. You don’t have to take our word for it though, as you can catch some examples at her website. As an added bonus, she’s donated some of her work to our Swagbag 2010…

Fan Expo 2010 – The Anthology Project

September 2, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Comic, event, Fan Expo 2010, interview, Nick Thornborrow, Show, SwagBag 2010, The Anthology Project2 Comments

Last year at Fan Expo, we spoke with Nick Thornborrow of The Anthology Project, which was aiming not just to put out a quality collection of shorts from a variety of artists, but to really care about the physical quality of the book itself… to make a beautiful “artifact” as Nick put it. Well, the book was released a few months ago, and he has no worries in that department. The artwork from each of the contributors really pops in this hardbound, and really does them justice. Nick also mentions…