National Video Games Examiner Patrick Hickey Jr. chats with the team at Playmation to discuss their new Gamma Gear starter pack, which allows players to harness the power of Bruce Banner himself, The Incredible Hulk. Discussing how the set divers from the Repulsor Gear and what the future holds, Playmation shares the exciting new goals for their brand and relationship with Disney.
Patrick Hickey Jr.: How is this set different from the Iron Man one?
Playmation: The Gamma GearStarter Pack allows users to harness the power of the Incredible Hulk to “smash†their way through missions and pound and stomp through battlegrounds with different Hulk moves while earning new abilities along the way. Repulsor Gear is about feeling the power of Iron Man tech, Gamma Gear is about feeling the strength, size and impact of the Hulk. The Gamma Gear Starter Pack also includes a new Smart Figure, as users can now battle Loki to gain all new abilities and unlock a new location.
Hickey Jr.: How do you guys feel like you captured the essence of Hulk?
Playmation: The Incredible Hulk has moves that are all his own. We tried to really capture the physicality of his movements and signature moves like the thunderclap, ground slap, throwing huge and heavy (imaginary) objects and “smashing†his way through missions.
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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
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