I’m stoked for this game, and it all started when I first saw the concepts for the covers below. Batman: Arkham Asylum was one of my favorite games of 2009, and adding Catwoman into the mix is the perfect way to make the game even more engaging in my eyes.

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My friend Ashley Hay and I recently did a shoot for an upcoming videocast that we are working on – Vinyl Monster. Ashley’s brainchild, VM will be a collaborative effort between the  Fancy Pants Gangsters and Game Informer. We’re still working out the details, but we’re looking at recording once every two weeks and will feature news and reviews as relates to designer toys, goods and geek merchandise. We’re also going to have tips and tricks for creating your own custom toys and will highlight videos submitted by users showing off their personal collections.

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Yes, San Diego Comic Con has come and gone, and I’ve failed to update my blog with even the smallest mention of the uber-event. Consider this retroactive post a first of many in the next few days, when I will update with full galleries of all the costumes I debuted, as well as images from the show floor. For now, you can get a peek at my week in San Diego via this feature I wrote for gameinformer.com, detailing what SDCC is like through the eyes of a cosplayer. Enjoy!

As always, I’m playing catch-up on some work related posts. In a bit of a fluff piece, but fun all the same, I found a slew of geeky t-shirts that won’t make design-focused individuals like myself cringe. Check out the goods here!

Another of the million reasons that this past month has left me in a tizzy is the massive amount of Gears of War 3 coverage we’ve been pumping out at gameinformer.com. I was lucky enough to be one of three to fly down to Epic HQ and see the game, and as such was responsible for the large majority of online content for the month that our June issue hit stands. Most of my time and energy was spent developing a visual identity for the 30+ days of coverage.

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After years of waiting, Video Games Live finally made its way to Minneapolis in April. This gave me the chance to introduce the concert to family and friends – something I’ve been wanting to do for years.

Friend and VGL host Tommy Tallarico let me help out with the costume contest before the show, so I paraded around in my Mario garb for the entire event. All and all, I enjoyed the concert as much as I did the first four times I attended!

You can check out a handful of pictures from the show below!

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I had the good fortune of heading out to LA last week for some pre-E3 festivities and was able to check out a slew of new games. One of them was Treyarch’s newest iteration in the Call of Duty franchise – Black Ops. Considering all the turmoil surrounding Activision, Infinity Ward, and the CoD property at the moment, the demonstration was impressive – full of the action-centric set pieces that we’ve come to expect. Check out my initial impressions and the debut trailer here.

Bad games happen. Playing them is part of the gig. It’s always a letdown, though, when an anticipated game fails to life up to its potential. Alpha Protocol was on the cover of the first magazine I helped put to bed back when I started at Game Informer a few years back. The long wait didn’t pay off, however, as Alpha Protocol turned out to be underdeveloped in nearly every aspect. Check out our reviews here.

After reading Preacher – now my favorite comic of all time – I found myself thinking about how awesome a game based on the property would be. That idea spun off into a feature for gameinformer.com highlighting some other obscure (meaning, not superheroes with capes) comics that would translate into unique games. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Read the full article here.

I’ve been dying to talk about this issue for well over a month – and not just because Portal 2 is an amazing game. The reason that I have been so excited to share is because I was given the opportunity to write the cover story. Being my first cover story, I was terrified/stoked out of my mind, but the entire experience went perfectly.

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