Halloween Means It's Time For Sexy... Chewbacca?

Ahhh, I love Halloween.  It's the one day of the year that always manages to bring out the slut in your average, everyday girl (check out this linkage for what I'm talking about, Willis).  Now, I'm not advertising for the following website, just letting you know that these guys have just about every possible slutty costume under the sun.  No need to just wait for Halloween to buy your girlfriend that sexy Chewbacca costume you've always wanted her to wear.  Yeah, that's right you perverted deviant.  We know you've always wanted to dress as Han and biblically get to know that Wookie over a holo-chess board.  RAWWWR!  "Laugh it up, fuzzball" indeed.

X-Men Arcade Coming to PSN and XBLA!

I don't know if you caught that in the headline, but THE ABSOLUTELY KICKASS X-MEN ARCADE GAME IS COMING TO THE PLAYSTATION NETWORK AND XBOX LIVE!!! And here's the kickassiest part of it all - it's going to "feature drop-in online multiplayer supporting up to six players." I've got one word for this news: Holy Shit!  No release date has been set, unfortunately.  A tiny bit more news, some chatter, and a video at Kotaku.  Can't wait for this.  I used to love hearing the machine bellow "COLOSSUS!" when I'd join.

MegaMan 8-Bit FPS Deathmatch

More retro games need this exact treatment, IMHO.  The geniuses over at Cutstuff have just released a Doom mod/TC based on MegaMan characters, levels, and music.  This has awesome written all over it.  Check out the following video for a sample of the weapons:

Zombie Modes in Other Games

Seems like "Zombie Modes" are all the rage these days.  Call of Duty: World At War had it.  Now they've announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops will have it as well.  Borderlands had the add-on, Zombie Island of Doctor Ned.  Hell, even "Grand Theft Prairie Wagon" (Red Dead Redemption) just released some DLC for a zombie mode.  Not that I'm complaining.  Nothing gets me going like a good, old fashioned zombie head blastin' game.  One of the recent Kotaku 'Shop Contests was to come up with zombie modes for other games.  Check out the gallery here.

US Army Tests IRL PipBoys

If you haven't checked it out yet, I had a quick article back in September you can see right over here.

Check out today's Kotaku article.  It's not the same item.  It's definitely a bit different but this one seems a tad more streamlined.  Some day I'll have to get all the specs on both and make a good comparison.

It's That Time of Year Again!

I can't embed this one, but definitely check it out:

Girls's [sic] Costume Warehouse

"Sexy 1900 steel conglomerate tycoon."


 

Guild Wars Hall of Monuments Calculator

When the Guild Wars Eye of the North expansion came out, they said that anything we put into the Hall of Monuments would have some sort of bearing on the sequel.  I'm still not completely sure what that means, but they've just unleashed the Guild Wars Hall of Monuments Calculator.  A snippet from the site:

The rewards that your Guild Wars 2 characters earn are exclusive to the Hall of Monuments and can't be picked up or earned anywhere else. Depending on your Guild Wars characters' history, you can unlock:

• Special Hall of Monuments titles
• Animal companions for your ranger, like the Black Widow Spider and Rainbow Jellyfish
• Miniatures such as the Red Servitor Golem or Orange Tabby Cat, that any profession can use
• A wide selection of weapons, like the Living Shortbow and the Fellblade
• Armor pieces for your light, medium, and heavy armor sets

Your new Guild Wars 2 characters will be able to use these low-level items and armor right away, and we'll provide you with the means to use these special items as you advance to higher levels.

Online Communities 2010

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Taken from the very awesome online comic, xkcd.

Don't Let Me Die In Vain

Avenge me, Narwhal!

Katy Perry on SNL

In case you missed it, Katy Perry had a guest spot on Sesame Street and sang "Hot n Cold" with Elmo.  The segment received a shit storm of criticism from concerned parents that it was simply too sexy for a kids' show.  As a father, part of me agrees.  As a straight, male there is another part of me that wants to see more.  To make light of the criticism, Perry was part of a sketch on a very recent SNL in which she... well... click the pic above for the animated version.

I'm not particularly fond of her music, but she's a helluva looker.  I love her sexy but nerdy style that I also see in Zoey Deschanel.  Anyway, more videos below.

Here's her stint on Sesame Street:



And her sketch on SNL:



And Katy Perry dressed as a schoolgirl during one of her musical performances from the same SNL:

My New Cell Phone

Zack Morris would be proud

Star Wars in 3D

<sigh> I really don't like this 3D movie trend we're experiencing - especially for movies that haven't been directed with 3D in mind.  Avatar worked because Cameron directed and shot various sequences knowing that it would be seen in 3D.  Clash of the Titans didn't work because it was not shot in the same manner - the 3D was applied very much after the fact.  This latter case is becoming all too common.  And now it's being applied to "the Holy Trilogy" (and the "Un-Holy Trilogy").  All six Star Wars movies are getting the 3D treatment starting with Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 2012.  I know the Star Wars franchise is a huge money maker for Lucasfilm but this just seems, I don't know, too obvious an attempt at milking his cash cow bone dry.

There are definitely some scenes that have some awesome potential for 3D.  Consider the following from each movie:
- the podrace in Episode I
- the Battle of Geonosis in Episode II
- the massive space battle over Coruscant at the beginning of Episode III
- the Death Star trench run in Episode IV
- the Battle of Hoth in Episode V
- the speeder bike scenes and Death Star assault from Episode VI

Here's an idea: instead of re-releasing the movies so that we can watch Han kiss Leia or Anakin's terrible CG balancing act on those fat, cow things on Naboo, neither of which would benefit from 3D, how about releasing a special feature that is JUST those scenes I mentioned above.  Maybe throw in an occasional quick cut to showcase the Stormtrooper's stun rings when he shoots Leia in Episode IV or the A-Wing crashing into the Star Destroyer bridge in Episode VI, but more or less just make a one to two hour montage of the coolest scenes from all six movies in 3D and leave it at that.

Just my two cents.

Crazy Optical Illusion

You've got to check out this optical illusion. Focus on the white and black ball and see that it moves across the screen in a vertical manner. Focus on the blue ball to the right and it appears the white and black ball will move diagonally across the screen. Quite awesome. You can change some of the parameters of the illusion for fun too (controls on the bottom).

Homeless Man Under Pressure

Absolutely brilliant and touching.

Midnight Riders Video Contest Winners

There was an official contest to make a video for the Midnight Riders song "Save Me Some Sugar (This Won't Take Long)" and they ended up selecting two winners. Check 'em out below.