I think most of us can agree that this is not the way to advertise a Wii game:
Yeah, I mean, I get it's supposed to be over the top funny and all - but mostly it succeeds in lampooning itself more than anything else. Since I doubt anyone actually wants to invite their friends over to throw punches at each other, smash the furniture and spit randomly - it leaves one wondering just what the actually gameplay might be like. It's about the silliest Wii advertising I've seen since Nintendo suggesting hiding behind your couch might be a good strategy to play Metroid.
And if you want more ridicule, see it in slow and fast mode.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Godzilla Wii Commercial (Ugh)
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Labels: gaming, godzilla, monster in the harbor, videos, wii
30 Years Of LucasFilm Christmas Cards
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Forest For The Trees With Colorado Killer
I'm fighting off some kind of dire sleeping plague, so hold on tight while I attempt to form complete sentences.
This Sunday, Matthew Murray attacked two locations and killed four people, two at a missionary center and two at a Church. Theories abound and of course his relationship to video games pondered, but this struck me as odd:
When I was a teenager my mother would do a pat down to check for music, DVDs and video games whenever I came out of an electronics store like Best Buy or Circuit City.
I’d still obtain things anyways, it was like getting drugs from a drug dealer, EVERYTHING had to be done in secret. lolI remember getting thrown around the room and hit while getting interrogated about whether or not I had video games and DVDs. Then there were the constant interrogations by the church pastors… I remember having to listen to everything in secret, at very low volume levels or with headphones, whether it was video games, TV, DVDs, or music/radio.
Emphasis mine. Does anyone else think that kid getting "thrown around a room and hit" might have something to do with his level of aggression?
Or:
Again, emphasis mine. Anyone else think that maybe this isn't as mysterious as it looks?
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Jim Henson's Time Piece
Via POPMODERNE. According to the Muppet Wiki (and can I just take a moment to thank the Internet that such a thing as a Muppet Wiki exists): "Henson began the project in the spring of 1964 and continued to work on it for nearly a year, between commercial projects and various Muppet television appearances. The short film premiered in May 1965 at the Museum of Modern Art and was distributed through Pathe Contemporary films to arthouse theaters and the film festival circuit. It played in New York City along with the French feature A Man and a Woman."
Frank Oz and other Hensonites make appearances as well.
Machine Girl Trailer
I got this off Boing Boing, so chances are it has been around. Warning: cartoonish uberviolence ensues.
TIGSource Asks You To Text The Halls
What is Interactive Fiction? Interactive Fiction has a long and storied history that begins with the history of video games themselves. Put simply, they are text-based games. They have a strong cult following to this day, and I'll let Wikipedia explain the rest!
Text the Halls: An Interactive Fiction Competition [TIGSource]
Sweet.
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Labels: gaming, indie development, interactive fiction
Monday, December 10, 2007
Sunday, December 09, 2007
For Sunday: The **** Of The Count
Some friends revealed this to me last night at a party. May be the lowest form of humor I've ever posted:
Remember - censorship is bad, but at least it can still be funny.