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Sakura-Con 2013

April 4, 2013 Frederick Linsmeyer
Sakura-Con 2013

You know it’s springtime when the cherry blossoms are blooming with costumes posing outside the Washington State Convention Center. Sakura-Con is a celebration of Japanese pop culture with the pale pink petals not only providing part of the convention’s logo, …

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In Pictures

Sakura-con 2013 in photos

April 3, 2013 Frederick Linsmeyer
Sakura-con 2013 in photos

With another successful Sakura-Con behind us, it’s time to go through the wonderful images from the weekend. For the first time, I decided to switch to the RAW format on my camera to make adjusting over-or-under exposed pictures look nicer. …

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Anime

English voices for Kirito and Asuna in Sword Art Online

April 1, 2013 Frederick Linsmeyer
English voices for Kirito and Asuna in Sword Art Online

Aniplex of America made a special announcement at Sakura-Con on Saturday regarding the English cast of Sword Art Online. Kirito will be voiced by Bryce Papenbrook with Cherami Leigh as Asuna. Information about the remaining English voices were not made …

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Food and Drink

EXP Restaurant + Bar review

March 23, 2013 Frederick Linsmeyer
EXP Restaurant + Bar review

Vancouver’s gaming scene just got a new level to explore; so grab some power-ups and top up your stamina at EXP Restaurant + Bar. On the edge of the downtown core and a few steps up from the corner Hamilton …

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Local

Evergreen Line station names announced

March 23, 2013 Frederick Linsmeyer
Evergreen Line station names announced

The Government of Canada, Province of British Columbia, and TransLink released the finalized names of the stations along the progressing Evergreen Line. The contentious transit project has been subject to delays, funding issues and controversy; but now it’s clear that …

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Hockey

NHL to realign teams for 2013-2014 season

March 19, 2013 Frederick Linsmeyer
NHL to realign teams for 2013-2014 season

Last Thursday, the National Hockey League’s Board of Governors approved a motion to reorganize the divisions in which the league’s 30 teams play in, along with modifications to the criteria for teams to advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Both …

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Gaming

Zelda concert to tour Canada and the US again

March 13, 2013 Frederick Linsmeyer
Zelda concert to tour Canada and the US again

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses returns on an encore tour of North America this year. After visiting cities in Canada, the United States, and Australia in 2012, the tribute to 25+ years of music from the video …

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Hockey

Volpatti leaves, Sestito joins

March 1, 2013 Frederick Linsmeyer
Volpatti leaves, Sestito joins

A day after the Washington Capitals snatched Aaron Volpatti off waivers, the Vancouver Canucks picked up left-winger Tom Sestito from the Philadelphia Flyers, also off waivers. Sestito played in seven games of the 2012-2013 season, scoring two goals along with …

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Hockey

Injury sidelines Kesler… again

February 28, 2013 Frederick Linsmeyer
Injury sidelines Kesler… again

Just as quickly as he returned to the ice, Ryan Kesler skated back off and back on to the injured list. After undergoing a CT scan, it was found that there was a fracture on Kesler’s right foot; he had …

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Gaming

Kingdom Hearts remake for PS3

February 27, 2013 Frederick Linsmeyer
Kingdom Hearts remake for PS3

Square Enix revealed on Monday that they are finally bringing Kingdom Hearts Final Mix to North America this coming Fall. Combined with Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, both games will be compiled onto one disc to make Kingdom Hearts 1.5 …

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