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Dragon’s Lair 30th Anniversary Interview June 25, 2013

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This month marks the 30th anniversary of the game Dragon’s Lair.  A pioneering development in the arcade space, Dragon’s Lair used an interactive laserdisc to display content, and the player would have to use the controls to steer the scene to its proper resolution.  The game used traditional hand-drawn animation directed by famed animator Don Bluth, who has made his mark in animation with films like The Secret of NiMH and my personal favorite of his movies Titan A.E.

30 years later, the guys at Traditional Animation has posted up an interview with game director Don Bluth,  In it, they discuss the history of the project, the Dragon’s Lair games and why its taken so long for Hollywood to make a Dragon’s Lair movie!

Give it a read here!

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain E3 2013 Director’s Cut Trailer June 25, 2013

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Konami released an amazing trailer for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain at the Microsoft E3 Press Briefing, but shortly after the event ended, they revealed that wasn’t all they planned to show.  A 9-minute Director’s Cut of the E3 2013 trailer has been released on Konami’s YouTube Channel.  The new footage shows some pretty graphic content including scenes of battlefield surgery and even torture, and it could be possible that it was cut from the E3 broadcast because of content.  Regardless, Kojima’s team seems to once again be drawing inspiration from current events (even though this does look to be a period game) and these are very important subjects that should continue to be discussed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ8TZ4fRxFw

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is coming to multiple platforms including Xbox One.

Apple TV Unboxing June 25, 2013

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It’s Tuesday, time for our Tuesday unboxing!  Since Apple has changed their proprietary charging port with the release of the iPhone 5 and recent generation iPads, all of Maniac’s stock iPhone adapters and charge cables were no longer going to work if he chose to upgrade.  Instead of buying adapters, Maniac took a leap forward and decided to stream all his content instead of using direct cables, and bought an Apple TV.

The Apple TV retails for $99 US and enables you to stream content from iTunes and various Apple devices directly to your HDTV or Home Theater system.  What is included in the box, and is it worth the upgrade?  Lets find out!

Oh and if you have an Apple TV and would like to see how to hook it up to your equipment, here’s a handy video for you!