InFormers: Robots in the News

1. Wow, the TF Wiki has added some really awesome updates to some Japanese TransFormers articles (don’t worry, it’s only ABOUT Japan, not in Japanese).

   First up is an in-depth timeline of the entire Japanese Generation 1 canon, which fits pretty much EVERYTHING together as a cohesive whole, even Car Robots (aka Robots in Disguise) and Kiss Players.

   Oh yeah, the Kiss Players line. That’s the OTHER update. Turns out that it’s not quite as bad as many thought. Close, but not completely. And there’s some interesting story that all that bizarreness is wrapped around, too.

2. Ben Yee has some new reviews up, including Leader class Movie Megatron, Robot Replicas Optimus Prime, and Target-exclusive Air Raid.
3. To celebrate the release of The Movie on DVD today, IGN pays tribute to Optimus Prime, both the animated and live-action versions, and asking reader to pick which one they would rather follow.

Assorted Mushrooms

1. From the Jones Soda Company, makers of the annual “Thanksgiving Dinner” soda pack featuring such delightful anomalies as “Turkey & Gravy” soda, comes Candy Corn Soda.

   Bottoms up.

2. Stephen Colbert writes for The New York Times. This should be interesting.

Video Power

1. Who knew? Turns out that the PlayStation 3 is the smartest choice of the three consoles this generation.

   Maybe not the best choice, but certainly the smartest… smart enough to make a robot recognize objects, at any rate.

2. Last year, Gears of War and Viva Pinata were released to the holiday rush for the Xbox 360. Gears of War was sure to sell.

   Now, Rare wants to know why Microsoft didn’t support the underdog as much as they could or should have.

   Of course, one has to wonder, with an ad like this, what more could they really do? Oh, and an animated series.

3. ScrewAttack.com looks at Mr. Bones. No, I don’t know what the hell it is, either. Let’s find out.
4. Game Daily celebrates Donkey Kong’s first foray onto the Wii with a look back at the big ape’s storied career.
5. Um, ok. Seems a little late, but Games Radar is getting into the whole history thing as well, though they’re doing theirs on Metroid.
6. Be careful what language you use online in Halo 3, or else He might hear you.
7. A neat feature from the BBC shows that there ARE some people out there, unlike certain lawyers who will remain nameless, that recognize that video games are NOT the cause of all of society’s ills, and can actually have some benefits as well.
8. 1up profiles none other than Eiji Aonuma, the new face of Zelda in an exclusive interview.
9. Ladies, if you decide to wear a skirt like this, please try to keep an open mind when people become fixated with your nether-regions.

   Conversely, wear something like this, and odds are your assumptions will be right on target.

10. Red Ring of Death: The Nightmare Continues.

    I bet if I had actually kept track of how many times I’ve reported on shoddy Microsoft customer service here, I could’ve made all sorts of titles that sound like bad cult classic horror movies. Maybe next time.

    But this is bad, when you’re essentially promoting the system for free and they screw you over to this magnitude.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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