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The Future in Interactive Graphic Novel Storytelling is Here With TREADWATER

by Manny Popoca
written by Manny Popoca
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What is TREADWATER: In the wake of a global economic meltdown, chaos erupts and the world’s safety is jeopardized by a new wave of crime and terror. A privately funded team of hi tech special operatives is assembled, known as Treadwater, the only force standing between hope and anarchy. The all new Graphic Novel: TREADWATER is a dark and mature sci-fi action drama about a team of vigilantes who will do whatever it takes to maintain peace in a dystopian future.

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TREADWATER is the future in interactive graphic novel storytelling! PopcultHQ personally got to meet and talk with the creative team behind TREADWATER at this years c2E2 comic convention entertainment expo. TRDWTR was one of those projects that instantly caught my eye and one of the very few comic book titles at C2E2 that I could just not learn enough about! This was well before I even knew that the very talented Chad L. Coleman was even part of the comic book team! That’s right! The actor from The Wire and The Walking Dead is an actual part-owner of the graphic novel company. Not only that Chad is also an original character in the series itself!

TREADWATER is far more than just what the average consumer would call a comic book  this is a graphic novel experience that is tied into every form of media it can properly touch. From an already planned and tested video game along with an outstanding interactive website that places the reader into the TRDWTR universe.

PopcultHQ has an exclusive interview with creator Morgan Rosenblum and actor Chad L. Coleman from #C2E2 that will be published on our website very soon. For now enjoy everything  we can bring you on TREADWATER  before everyone else finds out about it!!

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Order your copy of Treadwater GN at you local comic book store today!!

Check out their web-site and video trailers! 

Treadwater Vol. 1 Graphic Novel
Item Code: MAY151293

Treadwater Web-Site: Treadwater website

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Hodor Gets a World of Warcraft Tattoo

by May
written by May

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Kristian Nairn, Hodor from Game of Thrones, has revealed his love for World of Warcraft.  He’s so sure of his love for World of Warcraft that he has made a permanent statement about it on his arm.

The actor, who plays a character famous for his words (er, rather… word), shared his new arm piece on Twitter.

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Nairn’s tattoo is that of The Banshee Queen, Lady Sylvanas Windrunner who is also known as “Dark Lady” and “Queen of the Forsaken”.  Lady Sylvanas is known to be the evil Lich King’s foe and the leader of a faction in World of Warcraft known as the Forsaken as a part of the Horde.  Her story plays an essential role in the WoW expansion called Wrath of the Lich King, which makes her one of the most well-known characters of the realm.

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Nairn shared his act of love with the developers of World of Warcraft, Blizzard, and they responded with equal excitement.

Talk about mixing fantasy franchises.  The fantasy drama, Game of Thrones, has premiered its fifth season just this month on April 12th on HBO.

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Xbox 360 Finally Gets Upgraded Hard Drive Support, but is it a Few Years Too Late?

by April Carvelli
written by April Carvelli

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Xbox 360 seems to be coming into the game a little late, but it looks like they finally get access to the Preview Program. Selected members can sign-up through their Xbox 360 and have the chance to install updates or check out new features before they are available for the general public.

It seems that the next upgrade that they will let Xbox 360 users test is the ability to actually use a 2TB hard drive to store data. Good news for those Xbox 360 players who are currently shuffling around games and memory, but to be honest it is probably a little late. The external drives are expensive and rather than spend the money on a new hard drive, they might as well move up to the newer system, Xbox One.

If you are a dedicated Xbox 360 player though, you might find it interesting and chose to invest in a new hard drive, but I would suggest that you hold off for a bit to make sure that all of the bugs are worked out.

The other big change they announced is that the console will no longer be reserving hard drive space in advance, that means if you have 10GB of games, the Xbox 360 will only use 0GB of space after the update.

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‘Call of Duty: Black Ops III’ Teaser Trailer Released

by May
written by May

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Treyarch recently released a teaser trailer for their highly anticipated game, Call of Duty: Black Ops III.  The teaser called Back in Black retraces steps of previous Call of Duty: Black Ops (COD BLOPs) characters including Alex Mason, the protagonist from the first COD BLOPs.

The first game to the series, Black Ops, was released in 2010.  The story takes place in the 60’s and gamers play through a series of flashbacks Mason has while being interrogated by an unknown identity.  The second installment of the game, Black Ops II, takes place in the 80’s and then in 2025 when Mason, the previous protagonist has retired from his agent days.  Alex Mason’s son, David Mason, then becomes a playable character in Black Ops II.

The video reveals that more details will come to us later this month as the world reveal date is set to April 26.  We get clued in hearing snippets about letters and numbers which is consistent with the first game in the series, not to mention an unidentifiable voice asking Mason what they mean.

The game is said to follow in the same footsteps of the first-person shooter franchise and the Call of Duty website promises that players will get a taste of more “cutting-edge military robotics [that] define warfare”.

And as any COD BLOPs player probably expects, the Zombie side of the game will also return.

What do you expect to see from COD BLOPs III?  Check out the video and leave your thoughts about the game below!  What do you expect to see from COD BLOPs III?

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Sony to Pay Vita Owners in FTC Award

by April Carvelli
written by April Carvelli

ps_vita_systemIf you are a Sony Vita owner and you purchased it before June 1, 2012 then you can get either $25 cash, $25 in PlayStation Network Credit or a gaming package worth over $50 from Sony.

Last year the FTC ruled in favor of the owners of ‘misleading’ advertising for the Vita game console. According to the FTC complaint there several false claims about the Sony Vita console during the 2011 and 2012 advertising campaigns. The most notable one was regarding Vita’s cross-save and remote play abilities. The advertising led consumers to believe it covered all games, however these were function only available to certain titles.

To claim your reward you must head over to Vita Claims website, by June 29th, and complete a PDF form with details such as your console serial number and your PSN ID.

On the form you get to choose which reward option works best for you;

  • A $25 check
  • A $25 game credit
  • or one of the below gaming bundles;

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Mortal Kombat X and Rock Band “System Of A Down” Join Forces for All New Trailer!!

by Manny Popoca
written by Manny Popoca

image Heavy Metal Rock band System Of A Down has joined forces with the Mortal Kombat X video game! Also check out a sneak peek of Mortal Kombat X in full live-action with the ALL NEW trailer released by Maxim and Warner Brothers. What more can you ask for in the world of BADASSNESS then to have Mortal Kombat X teaming up with  rock band System Of A Down!! Watch as Shavo the drummer from SoaD shows some inner workings of his BTS (behind the scenes) touches to the soundtrack of Mortal Kombat X.

Here is our Mortal Kombat X preview image

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Kickstarter Takes a Chance and Rolls a D20 on a Dungeons and Dragons Bar

by May
written by May

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The Daily Dot picked up on some cool news about a recent Kickstarter campaign.  In Fort Collins, Colorado, Dungeons and Dragons enthusiasts used the crowd-funding site to successfully raise enough money to build up what could be every old school geek’s dream.  That’s right — a D&D themed bar.

With the help of those all around the internet, the Garzas’ campaign did not only reach, but surpassed her initial goal raising over $57,000.  The tavern, being dubbed Dungeons and Drafts, was originally reaching for a $9,600 goal and it did not have a hard time meeting it within the first six and a half hours the Kickstarter went live.

The description even makes the idea sound more enticing,

“For too long geeks have had to endure noisy sports bars and venues without readily accessible polyhedral dice just to have a drink with friends. Well, no more!  Dungeons & Drafts is here to provide geeks from all walks of life with a welcoming place to call their own, kick back with a pint, and play a game with friends.”

Backers that supported the campaign are promised to receive rewards ranging from signed copies of the opening day menu or plaques at the bar.  There were even rewards for those who backed a certain amount to get their own private party.

The campaign to raise funds is over, but if you’re still interested in seeing the Dungeon and Drafts Kickstarter page, you can check it out here.

 

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Star Wars: Battlefront Trailer to Premier at Celebration

by April Carvelli
written by April Carvelli

Battlefront_copyStar Wars and gaming fans alike have been waiting for EA to give us the latest and (hopefully) greatest iteration of the well-loved Star Wars series and it looks like that wait will shortly be over.
Electronic Arts recently posted on the Star Wars website, “We’re thrilled to share that Star Wars: Battlefront will be taking part in Star Wars Celebration next month in Anaheim, CA from April 16-19. We could not think of a better or more appropriate place to debut the game officially for the first time than the premier event that celebrates the Star Wars universe and the legions of fans who have fallen in love with it.”
So far we know that Star Wars: Battlefront will be made available on PC, Xbox One and PS4, totally eliminating the older systems from its game play. The game release is scheduled to coincide with the upcoming moving release at the the end of the year, but in the meantime they plan to tease us by giving us bits and pieces.
The good news however is that we will be getting a preview of it next month at the Anaheim Star Wars Celebration, which means that there will probably be lots of game promo goodies as well. If you get a chance head over to the Celebration and check out the game in person, otherwise you will be stuck here reading the scraps of information others give you.

In the meantime you can check out the June 2014 promo trailer they did;
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yKv45X_OIo]

Actually I am serious, if you get a chance to check out the Star Wars Celebration do so, it is not a chance you want to miss.

images courtesy of Lucas Arts and EA Games
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Nintendo Finally Moving to Mobile Platforms

by Manny Popoca
written by Manny Popoca

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Nintendo is finally moving into a new gaming platform, at least with a classic. For years they have resisted any attempt to move their games over to smartphones and tablets; now they have partnered with DeNA, a leading mobile gaming company out of Japan.

The partnership entails the exchange of stock, so this is a true long-term partnership and not just just a ‘we pay you to do this one job’ type of partnership.

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