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Comic Con: Amazing Spider-Man video game trailer premieres

Poster image from the Spiderman movie rebook due

Photo credit: Marvel Comics

Not to be confused with the recent video game releases, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions or Spider-Man: Edge of Time, New York City's favorite web slinger has another upcoming video game due out next summer alongside the Hollywood reboot of an all-new Spider-Man movie.

The Amazing Spider-Man is being made by Beenox, the same studio behind the two most recent Spider-Man games. Gerard Lehinay,...

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New York Comic Con showcases geek culture

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First, the good news – Comic Con is in town this weekend at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Awesome. Now the bad news – unless you already have tickets, you probably won’t be able to get in. Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are completely sold out.

But you do have a glimmer of hope to get into the geekfest. Tickets for today are still available for $45.

Whether you...

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Hasbro takes biggest booth at Comic-Con

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Hasbro has etched itself among the toy making elite but this year will make its first New York Comic-Con appearance and they are making everyone know they are in town. The largest booth on the show floor will showcase their many highlighted brands and up and coming action figure lines.

Included in the mix are the latest Transformers sets from the film Transformers: Dark of the Moon....

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Watch live video from Comic-Con in San Diego

Costumed characters walk to preview night on Wednesday

Photo credit: AP, 2011

Comic-Con 2011 kicked off Wednesday night at the San Diego Convention Center, and today promises to be full of even more exciting events, panels and reveals.

We're particularly looking forward to learning about the future of the Halo franchise along with news of Capcom's upcoming games, like Asura's Wrath and Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

This weekend is sure to be packed with...

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