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Sorry folks, but we won’t be able to giveaway the ticket for the Forward Unto Dawn event on Monday… The event was oversold and the ticket we bought to giveaway has been refunded to us.

Looking for a Halo 4 launch event in Chicago? What better way to get ready to get ready for launch time then watching the prequel downtown on the big screen!

Watch all (5) episodes of Forward Unto Dawn back to back in 1080p.

The event is being organized by Chi-Fi.com. “Get together with dozens of other Halo fans and get ready for the return of the Master Chief and Cortana in style! Tickets are $10 (to cover the cost of the theater). GET TICKETS HERE On eBay to ensure you get a seat! If you want to buy your ticket with cash at the theater, make sure to let us know ahead of time by emailing info@chi-fi.com.”

CONTEST:

Want to win a ticket and go for free!? Just follow @pixnpop and tweet: “RT and follow @pixnpop to enter 2 win a ticket to see #ForwardUntoDawn on the big screen in #Chicago for #Halo4 launch! http://ow.ly/eYvWt”

You have until 1:00am CST on Monday, Nov 5th, 2012 to enter. One winner will be chosen Monday at 10am CST. Prize is an admit one ticket to the Chi-Fi.com Event: Chicago Halo 4 Unofficial Launch Party, AMC River East Nov 5th 6:30. You must be 18 or older to enter. This prize has no cash value. Pixeldom is not responsible for this event, and will not be held accountable if the event is canceled or changed.

Schedule For November 5th:

6:30 PM – 5-Minute Halo Retrospective, Geek Level Check & Stump The Experts
7:00 PM – See Forward Unto Dawn on the Big Screen
8:20 PM – Thank You’s & Closing Remarks
8:30 PM – Theater closed: You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.

Complete Details at Chi-Fi.com

I’m very thankful to have gotten the chance to play through a bit of Assassin’s Creed 3 last week. Art of the Assassin, the traveling art gallery of original Assassin’s Creed 3 art, stopped by Chicago’s upcoming art neighborhood, Pilsen, right near Chinatown. The real estate is less expensive and there are a lot of old warehouse like buildings that have been converted to galleries/living spaces. I’ve walked through Pilsen during the middle of the day during the week once on a random adventure, but other then that this was my first intentional stop there.

We knew parking was cheap or free since I figured it would be similar to Chinatown. We drove in a few circles before finding the address, but it was clear we made it when we saw security hanging outside of a lit door on one of the dark shadowy  old industrial buildings that bared the Assassin’s Creed emblem in crisp clean cut vinyl on the window. Pilsen, like all other neighborhoods in Chicago has it’s own unique feel and culture where you can learn a bit about the history of Chicago through the group that settled there. The gallery was a beautiful space with warm toned lighting on the brick walls, creaky hardwood floors and exposed beams of Art Revolution.

The atmosphere of the event was laid back and friendly with enthusiastic Rock the Vote volunteers signing people up to vote (General Election Mail-In Voter Registration Deadline: October 9, 2012) at the door and  handing out election swag. There was a Revolutionary War themed photo booth with props that came with an Instagram-ish filter printout and the ability to share on Facebook or Twitter right from their equiped ipads runing custom software, which I would like to say worked seamlessly, that sent out a tweet with the correct #hashtag that was being pull to the tweetshare monitor. Free drinks were provided by Hennessey. A projector displayed live gameplay of Assassin’s Creed 3 showcasing the navel ship war play and general city gameplay.

THE GAME!
I’ve been trying to  avoid engrossing myself too much with AC3 videos, reviews, news, etc. I get my fair share, but I had been trying to not hype myself up too much. The new game is created on Anvil Next, a brand new engine created exclusively for Assassin’s Creed 3. And after playing the demo, I can say that I am really excited now to play this game. Loving the series to begin with I am anxiously awaiting more of the story to unveil, but the game flows so seamlessly with the new tech and feels so good. Hard to explain in words, but the familiar acrobatics and combat that I love from the previous games now preforms how I always dreamed it would. The graphics are rich with Earth tone colors and the movement is lifelike. The navel battle gameplay is intense while driving these massive  ships that felt hefty and required finesse to pilot. I only wonder what the multiplayer will be like.

I express my gratitude to Ubisoft for bringing this event to Chicago, as I think it was a big hit with our gaming/art community.

See some of our photos on the Pixeldom Facebook page.

We also talk about the event on Pixels and Popcorn this past week on Ep 129: Looper.

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After being overshadowed a bit by the release of Diablo 3, Max Payne 3 really gave us a game worth talking about.

If you’re continuing to play the game after the two week’s it’s been out,  I highly recommend you go check out rockstarnetwork.net where a friend of mine writes, for news, reviews, multiplayer happenings and good ol Rockstar love.

In case you missed it, here is the review from Pixels and Popcorn:

We’re back again this week with another episode of Pixels and Popcorn. Check out Episode 88: The Game, with reviews of Mortal Kombat for the PS Vita and The Walking Dead Game Episode One.

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Since we weren’t able to capture our gameplay from the Vita, check out the gallery of screen shots from Mortal Kombat below:

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Pixels and Popcorn is back for the 87th week in a row. This week we introduce you to the new format of the show. Over the last 20+ months we have been reviewing a movie, a video game and snack on one show that’s posted on Monday. We’re trying to make things a little more streamline for your consumption.

Shorter Episodes. We’ll have two episodes that come out each week. On Tuesdays you can expect to see our movie review and on Thursdays you’ll get our game review. This also means that if we make that sweet spot of a 15 minute or less, we can easily get our shows on YouTube for those of you who like to hang out and share videos through that medium.

The Snack. Hence the name Pixels and Popcorn, popcorn is going to be our main game from now on. We’ll still bring you other snacks when we’ve got something worthy of your time, but we just have to face it, there isn’t an awesome snack coming out every week. So if you see us drinking beer and eating popcorn, just know that it’s our snack of choice for the week.

So if you missed us yesterday on our normal release day. You can catch up with us today.

Here is our movie review for week 87: Marvel’s The Avengers.