Interviews

If you're a hardcore gamer committed to first person shooters and RPGs, the release of Spelunky HD may have slipped past your radar. The acclaimed update of a freeware classic, Spelunky HD slipped out as a Xbox 360 exclusive in the summer of 2012. The game had very little promotion from Microsoft but garnered great reviews and a devoted fanbase.

As SDCC's Konami gaming suite, we sat down with the producer of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Dave Cox, to get the scoop on the latest entry in this whip-swinging, vampire-slaying franchise. 2010’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow rebooted the popular Castlevania franchise. Cox promises that its sequel will be longer, bigger, and better, putting you in control of Dracula, formerly known as Gabriel

Jordan Mechner is perhaps best known for his achievements in the video game world; he kicked-off his career in the '80s when he single-handedly created the best-selling video games Karateka and Prince of Persia -- the latter of course spawning several sequels (selling over 17 million games), and a Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.