1. Fear is in the air, as All Hallows’ Eve draws ever near. What better time to sit back with the lights dim, and read about the correlation of the use of fear across the mediums of book, movie, and video game in a carefully-woven tale by The Missus known as Midnight Show.
2. This is sort of against the norm for the site, but I figured I’d throw it in since I’m something of a chicken fiend.KFC is going to eliminate the use of trans-fat in all their locations, according to this video.Thanks to BPMOmega, I know now that Canadian KFCs will switch to trans-fat free Canadian canola oil. Because America Jr. has to distinguish itself from down below in every way they can.

   But that video has me pining for some back-home KFC. Mmm, bowls. Biscuits. I’ll never understand what KFC Canada’s problem is.

3. The Allspark has a couple of interesting tidbits.First up, news that makes me want to weep, as I STILL can’t partake, a real steal on the purchase of the 20th Anniversary release of TransFormers: The Movie on DVD:The following is ripped from the Fatwallet forums. Use coupon code “NEWMEM96″ ($5 off) when checking out from FamilyVideo.Com to score the 20th anniversary DVD of TFTM for $9.58 shipped.

   I don’t think you’ll beat that price anytime soon.

4. They also link to ACToys, who features a nice gallery of Classics Jetfire(more on page 3). It is a thing of great beauty.But the question remains: can he gerwalk?
5. Atomic Fire reports that Capcom has been working on their own official Mega Man ZX website, now more closely resembling its Japanese counterpart than the oversized magazine ad that once occupied the space.As Delta said there, hopefully this will be a sign of how future sites may be treated… though preferably more punctual.
6. Got my new Nintendo Power today, and I was going to discuss its contents here briefly, but wouldn’t you know it, NOA Kent beat me to it.One thing I did like inside was the very oldschool Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis ad, which was a damn-near perfect emulation of the first-ever US Sonic ads.
7. Pok?fan NOA Andy reflects on a recent trip to the Nintendo World Store in NY, and how now is a good time to be a fan of the little guys.
8. More new Sonic 360 screens.
9. Are games the new MTV? That’s what GameSpot asks as Nimrod’s Mark Canham discusses how gaming can be used to break in new bands.See, this is sort of what I’ve been saying for awhile now. You look at a Rockman game in Japan, with its opening video running to a cool song and music, and usually, when it gets here, we just get a slightly blander instrumental track(though it’s sometimes good, admittedly). Why not up the quality a bit and get someone breaking in with a good sound to make a theme?Heatman, Ryouko, and myself even showed how it could be done. Behold, Mega Man X8: US, Remastered, and the later-released Japanese.
10. Go Nintendo has some new screens and a link to a video for the DS game adaptation of Death Note.I’m looking forward to this one.
11. Does this count as a crossover? Sonic and some Stormtroopers playing Rayman: Raving Rabbids.
12. Ah, now this is good… four videos from the demo of Gyakuten Saiban 4, aka Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney in the US.Personally, I think the old music was catchier. Beyond that… intriguing.Oh, and blondie there reminds me of Mega Man ZX‘s Giro for some reason.
13. Eggs-Box 360? And you thought the George Foreman PS3 was brilliant.This runs entirely too long, but it’s cool to see an XBox 360 flash-fry an egg.Remember, gamers, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
14. I didn’t really want to mention this, but one of Cracker Jack’s lines just made it irresistable…However, now each of you knows, and from now on, from this minute forward, you are all on the hook.OH NO! Not “the hook!” Pfah.

    Guess I may as well throw this in, as well.

    Frankly, that pic kinda freaks me out a little. Not for any homosexual reason, but for much the same reason last night’s American Dad where Steve was totally all over that 80-year old lady.

15. …pictures! Where are the pictures?!
16. 1UP’s own son of a Fitch goes hands-on with Sonic Rivals for the PSP. So far, it sounds like too little of a good thing, but a good thing all the same. Guess they’re expecting people to replay the stages as each character to make up for general length.
17. NiGHTS 2? More like “Not 2.” Sorry, folks. Still, a nice piece.
18. For all those who love pretty virtual ladies, there’s a new DOA Xtreme 2 trailer out, now with gameplay!

LBD “Nytetrayn”

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