Monday, November 8, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
New Neverwinter Game In 2011
I was a huge fan of the 2002 Bioware game, Neverwinter Nights (I never played the 1991 AOL version of the game). My gaming buddies and I spent many, MANY hours delving into every official campaign and module as well as dozens of user made adventures. 2006 rolled around and we were psyched to play Obsidian's Neverwinter Nights 2 but the endless number of glitches and terrible GUI kept us from enjoying it. We never did finish that game as a group.
Last night I got an email from Atari announcing a new Neverwinter to be released in 2011. The above is a screen cap of the main site displaying the classic classes (from left to right) Cleric, Wizard, Fighter, Rogue, and Ranger. The game is being developed by Cryptic Studios from the ground up as a co-op RPG, which is exactly what I've been dying for since playing Borderlands. Sure, I can play (and have played) Turbine's Dungeons & Dragons Online, but it's still an MMO and I just don't have the kind of time necessary to invest in a proper MMO. But a co-op RPG? Hells yes. The game will take place in a post Spell Plague Forgotten Realms and will be using the current version of the D&D rules (4e) as its base.
And here's another kickass little tidbit: R. A. Salvatore is helping to get it creatively off the ground. And in a stroke of marketing genius, he's just published a new novel called Gauntlgrym: Neverwinter Book I as a tie-in and sets the background for the game (here's the Amazon linkage for it).
The official website is here.
His Face All Red
Check out this one-shot web comic called His Face All Red by Emily Carroll. I wish I had found this prior to Halloween as this is a great, little scary story.
Also, take a peek at the author's blog here. I love her art style.
Diarrhea Awareness
According to the Wikipedia entry for "List of causes of death by rate," more people die annually from "Diarrhea diseases" than from breast cancer. Diarrhea related deaths make up 3.15% of all deaths per 100,000 people per year whereas deaths caused by breast cancer make up only 0.84%.
If breast cancer awareness gets a pink ribbon for people to display their solidarity, what should diarrhea awareness get?
Here is one person's suggestion:
Simply awesome.
If breast cancer awareness gets a pink ribbon for people to display their solidarity, what should diarrhea awareness get?
Here is one person's suggestion:
Simply awesome.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Sucker Punch
Zack Snyder (director of the Dawn of the Dead reboot, 300, and Watchmen) co-wrote and is directing Sucker Punch, due to hit the theaters in March, 2011. Here is the synopsis according to Snyder (from the Wikipedia entry):
Set in the 1950s, it tells the story of Baby Doll (Browning), who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and lobotomy. She ends up in mental institution in Brattleboro, Vermont, and while there she starts to imagine an alternate reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is captured by an unknown adversary. She has 5 days to escape before being lobotomized. In order to cope with the situation, she enters the hyper-real world of her imagination, and the lines between reality and dream begin to blur. She is joined with friends who are inmates from the institution. Lessons learned in the said fantasy world could help the girls escape their real-world fate.
Check out the official trailer below.
This looks absolutely amazing.
I think I need a change of pants.
Anyone Else Hate The Halloween Snickers Ad?
This just creeps me the eff out. And it doesn't help that the visage reminds me of Jocelyn Wildenstein!
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Drunk Guy Taunts Cop With Pink Dildo
I assume this takes place somewhere in Germany as the officer has "Polizei" written on the back of his jacket (that and he has a kickass looking bike for a ride). Why the obviously inebriated guy is packing a pink dildo/vibrator and a tiny pair of panties is beyond me but it sure makes for awesome video.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
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