The following pic sums it up rather nicely.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The State of Gaming Today
I am really hating this recent trend when it comes to purchasing new games: exclusive DLC depending upon which store you purchase the game from, players getting special DLC/levels/costumes/shinies for buying it on Day One, paying a premium for map packs, et cetera. It's getting crazy. And it's not isolated to the console market. PC games are suffering from this as well (I'm looking at you, Dragon Age 2).
The following pic sums it up rather nicely.
The following pic sums it up rather nicely.
New Wonder Woman Costume Revealed
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm about a week behind in cool news. Dealing with some personal stuff that's keeping me from going full-geek as of late. Whatever.
Anyway, here is the first look at the new Wonder Woman costume for the upcoming NBC series (the pilot could be released as early as this fall).
I certainly don't hate it, but certain aspects don't make sense to me: the latex is a bit too shiny, the heels - though sexy - don't make for an athletic costume. Well, it looks like the newest pictures taken on set are a bit different. No more heels, less shine, and the boots are now red.
Rumor has it that the second picture is actually the stunt double.
At any rate, Adrienne Palicki looks hot as the new Wonder Woman. I just really hope the new series won't be terrible. By the way, if Palicki doesn't look quite so familiar to you in these shots, check out THESE PICTURES where she looks a lot more like her character from Friday Night Lights.
Anyway, here is the first look at the new Wonder Woman costume for the upcoming NBC series (the pilot could be released as early as this fall).
At any rate, Adrienne Palicki looks hot as the new Wonder Woman. I just really hope the new series won't be terrible. By the way, if Palicki doesn't look quite so familiar to you in these shots, check out THESE PICTURES where she looks a lot more like her character from Friday Night Lights.
Battlefield 3 - Fault Line Episode 3: Get That Wire Cut
This video makes me feel all tingly in my nethers.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Sucker Punch Movie Trailer 2
I've posted info and trailer for Sucker Punch before. I don't care. I already love this movie and it isn't even out yet (to be released March 25, 2011). It could be the worst movie in history, and I don't care.
It's like a couple of dudes sat around drinking a few beers and the following conversation took place
DUDE 1: I know... let's make a movie about this hot chick, wearing a school girl outfit, and she carries a katana
DUDE 2: Yeah, yeah. And have her fight a giant samurai robot!
DUDE 3: With a gatling gun!
DUDE 1: Nice! But, there's like other hot chicks, right? And they all wear garters or at least we keep filming them in their underwear.
DUDE 2: Yes! And one of them flies a World War I era biplane while fighting... uh...
DUDE 3: A fire breathing dragon! And throw in some Nazis somewhere.
DUDE 1: I just got an erection thinking about that! Okay, so we wrap it all up in this existential storyline where fantasy and reality meet or are mixed up!
DUDE 2: Dude! That's fucking awesome! Pass me another beer.
DUDE 3: Hot chicks... katanas... giant samurai robots with gatling guns... biplanes... Nazis... fire breathing dragons... garter belts and school girl outfits... I'll be in my bunk.
It's like a couple of dudes sat around drinking a few beers and the following conversation took place
DUDE 1: I know... let's make a movie about this hot chick, wearing a school girl outfit, and she carries a katana
DUDE 2: Yeah, yeah. And have her fight a giant samurai robot!
DUDE 3: With a gatling gun!
DUDE 1: Nice! But, there's like other hot chicks, right? And they all wear garters or at least we keep filming them in their underwear.
DUDE 2: Yes! And one of them flies a World War I era biplane while fighting... uh...
DUDE 3: A fire breathing dragon! And throw in some Nazis somewhere.
DUDE 1: I just got an erection thinking about that! Okay, so we wrap it all up in this existential storyline where fantasy and reality meet or are mixed up!
DUDE 2: Dude! That's fucking awesome! Pass me another beer.
DUDE 3: Hot chicks... katanas... giant samurai robots with gatling guns... biplanes... Nazis... fire breathing dragons... garter belts and school girl outfits... I'll be in my bunk.
Green Lantern Movie Trailer
I've already posted Green Lantern trailers and such before, but here it is again... because Green Lantern is as awesome as a pair of underwear freshly washed and right out of the dryer. I'm sure the movie will suck, but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed. Release date: June 17, 2011
The Hangover II Teaser Trailer
First trailer for the upcoming movie, The Hangover II
To be released May 26, 2011
To be released May 26, 2011
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Recut Trailer
This is absolutely brilliant. A fake movie trailer for Ferris Bueller's Day Off recut to look like an indie movie.
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Repair Tool and Defib Kills
Love this video. Two players, Dr. Defib and Dr. DrillBit, showing off some of their best kills with the repair tool and defibrillator. I absolutely hate the Recon players in Bad Company 2 and I love seeing them get taken down by repair tool or defib.
Sure, there are some decent players out there that play the recon role properly, but the vast majority sit and camp. There are endless ways for the Recon class to help advance the cause. Having a high K/D ratio doesn't help your team. If you're not in a squad, you're not helping. If you ARE in a squad and you're camping, you're a shitty spawn point and thereby are not helping. If you're not going after M-Com's, you're not helping. If you're on offense, then effing move UP! Your awesome K/D ratio isn't doing squat because the Defense doesn't lose tickets for your kills! It's called Recon class, not sniper class. Ugh. Anyway, enjoy the damned video.
Sure, there are some decent players out there that play the recon role properly, but the vast majority sit and camp. There are endless ways for the Recon class to help advance the cause. Having a high K/D ratio doesn't help your team. If you're not in a squad, you're not helping. If you ARE in a squad and you're camping, you're a shitty spawn point and thereby are not helping. If you're not going after M-Com's, you're not helping. If you're on offense, then effing move UP! Your awesome K/D ratio isn't doing squat because the Defense doesn't lose tickets for your kills! It's called Recon class, not sniper class. Ugh. Anyway, enjoy the damned video.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
SHAZBOT!
Tribes: Ascend, a sequel to 2001's hit game Tribes 2 (one of the best PC games of all time, IMHO), is due to hit the stores (or downloads) later this year. No, Tribes: Aerial Assault does not count as a sequel since it was really just a port of Tribes 2 for the PS2. Don't know much about Tribes: Vengeance aside from that it was supposedly very meh. Though the trailer doesn't tell you much or show you anything, the thought of an updated take on Tribes 2 gives me shivers in all the good places. Rumor has it that it will be download only via services such as Playstation Network, Xbox Live, and Steam (or some sort of digital download service for the PC). Linkage to the official site HERE.
Hawken
Indie game company Adhesive Games is busy working on a first person mech combat game called Hawken. After only 9 months of work (and still a work in progress), it is looking damned sweet.
Shipping Label of Awesome +2
A guy lets his older brother order a blu-ray player off Newegg for him. This is the shipping label.
Pac-Man Reimagined
Those Guys Don't Have A Chance
Actually, he's already paced everyone and the race only just got started.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Dog Trainer Saves Dog With CPR
Maybe because I'm a dog owner, but I felt the need to link to the following video. My apologies for the lack of geekness today.
If you are also a dog owner, I implore you to visit THIS LINK for a PDF of canine CPR techniques. Print it out, stick it on your fridge, learn it.
Yes, it works for cats too.
If you are also a dog owner, I implore you to visit THIS LINK for a PDF of canine CPR techniques. Print it out, stick it on your fridge, learn it.
Yes, it works for cats too.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Attention Hipsters
I can't put my finger on "why," but I just cannot stand the Hipster look. I pretty much want to beat the shit out of every Hipster I see at the local Starbuck's with his own MacBook Air. To you fucking idiots that look the part, I give you the following picture:
Predator: The Musical
This is about 400 different shades of Effing Awesome. If you aren't very familiar with the original Predator movie then it may not be quite as funny for you. But, then again, that would also mean you're a gods damned idiot.
"Stop shaving; you don't have a beard."
"Stop shaving; you don't have a beard."
New Spidey Movie Has A Title: The Amazing Spider-Man
Scheduled for a Summer, 2012 release, the upcoming Spider-Man reboot now has a title: The Amazing Spider-Man. My thoughts:
- I love the new title
- I'm still unsure how I feel about a reboot so soon after Sam Raimi's Spidey movies
- My geekness is confused by the title not jibing with the rumor that the story is going to be based on the Ultimate Spider-Man series
- Gwen Stacy will be in it, but will she die confusingly as per the Amazing Spider-Man Issue #121 or will she meet her doom as per the Ultimate series? Or will they save that for a sequel?
Anyway, here's the original picture the studio released to showcase Spidey's new costume. [As always, click to embiggen the pictures - some of these are pretty high res.]
There's been a lot of chatter online regarding what looks to be wrist mounted web shooters. In the comics, due to Peter Parker's high intelligence and aptitude for science, he constructed mechanical web shooters; however, in the most recent movies, part of his genesis as Spider-Man included webs that shot directly out of his body organically. This change never bothered me. Spider-Man 2099 (of which I was a big fan) was able to shoot organic/natural webs from his wrists (he also had those little barbs on his fingertips that they borrowed for the movies whereas Peter Parker never had them) as a part of his "mutation" and it kind of makes sense since he is Spider-Man and all (yeah, I know it would make more sense for it to shoot out of his ass, but that would make for a very strange, yet awesome, movie). Here are some close ups of the wrists on the photo above:
Well, to put this to rest: yes! The new Spider-Man costume will have mechanical web shooters. Check out the most recent pic released by the studios this week.
I have to admit that I absolutely love this costume now that I see it in an action pose. It's like a cross between the traditional red/blue and Spider-Man 2099 (see below)
Here's to hoping it doesn't completely suck.
- I love the new title
- I'm still unsure how I feel about a reboot so soon after Sam Raimi's Spidey movies
- My geekness is confused by the title not jibing with the rumor that the story is going to be based on the Ultimate Spider-Man series
- Gwen Stacy will be in it, but will she die confusingly as per the Amazing Spider-Man Issue #121 or will she meet her doom as per the Ultimate series? Or will they save that for a sequel?
Anyway, here's the original picture the studio released to showcase Spidey's new costume. [As always, click to embiggen the pictures - some of these are pretty high res.]
There's been a lot of chatter online regarding what looks to be wrist mounted web shooters. In the comics, due to Peter Parker's high intelligence and aptitude for science, he constructed mechanical web shooters; however, in the most recent movies, part of his genesis as Spider-Man included webs that shot directly out of his body organically. This change never bothered me. Spider-Man 2099 (of which I was a big fan) was able to shoot organic/natural webs from his wrists (he also had those little barbs on his fingertips that they borrowed for the movies whereas Peter Parker never had them) as a part of his "mutation" and it kind of makes sense since he is Spider-Man and all (yeah, I know it would make more sense for it to shoot out of his ass, but that would make for a very strange, yet awesome, movie). Here are some close ups of the wrists on the photo above:
Here's to hoping it doesn't completely suck.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Angry Video Game Nerd's 100th Episode
Guest starring R.O.B. the Useli-Robot from the original release of the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Mortal Kombat Challenge Tower
The newest game in the franchise, simply titled Mortal Kombat, is set for an April 19, 2011 release. I felt very "meh" every time I heard any news snippets about the game, not being a fighting game fan (at least not since Mortal Kombat 3). Now, with the release of this video detailing the Challenge Tower mode, I may have to reconsider my stance.
This just looks like way too much fun. I wish this was a PSN/XBL purchasable game separate from the actual disc.
This just looks like way too much fun. I wish this was a PSN/XBL purchasable game separate from the actual disc.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Battlefield 3 - More Gameplay Footage
EA/DICE just released almost 3 minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming Battlefield 3 (rumored release dates have been anything from Fall, 2011 to Spring, 2012). They're going for an episodic release of trailers to show off the game's gameplay. This one is titled "Battlefield 3 Fault Line Episode 1: Bad Part of Town" and the next part is to be released March 16, 2011. I have five words that need to be said about this video:
HOLE.
LEE.
FUH.
KING.
SHIT.
Watch and drool here:
HOLE.
LEE.
FUH.
KING.
SHIT.
Watch and drool here:
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