The Daily ‘Shroom – 11/6/07
InFormers: Robots in the News
- Yay, more drones. Looks like Movie Dreadwing is getting a new coat of paint and a new moniker as Overcast.
- Speaking of the movie, star Shia LaBeouf was arrested at a Chicago Walgreens, though the circumstances seem like they could be dubious.
- God, I hate “animanga” and such books that are nothing but screencaps from a cartoon or TV show with word balloons, posing as comic books. Despite all that, however, this preorder for one of the Animated TPB’s of that nature gives is a damn fine look at a somewhat-G1-esque Animated Megatron. Not too shabby.
Now to just make sure that my comic shop doesn’t pull these aside for me.
- So now IDW’s trying to turn Ramjet into some sort of, I dunno, character. Which is why he gets his own one-shot in Spotlight, which is why this five-page preview is floating around.
I might be more into it if I could actually make out the text. What is this, Dead Rising?
- Shockwave: one eye, one hand, and now, zero legs.
Assorted Mushrooms
- In 2008, Toys for Tots celebrates 60 years of service. Rock on.
- GameSpite.net has what’s new in anime, DVD, and… um… oh, yeah, games this week. Melancholy of Haruhi and Ratatouille rock the hiz-ouse.
- Them an-ee-may boys over at IGN have some new trailers goin’ on, if that be your thing.
- Looks like the squeaky wheel gets the grease, as Hasbro has made some concessions to all the fanbitching (I don’t mean it in a negative way, I’ve been doing it, too) about the upcoming GI Joe movie.
Now, let’s just hope that they have some actual creativity on board who can work within a concept, rather than feel strangled by it.
Also, fun fact: The mentioned “Pit” is a name used in both of Hasbro’s top properties, GI Joe and TransFormers. In GI Joe, it’s the name of the Joes’ headquarters, while in TransFormers, it has several meanings– all bad– that are usually associated with evil, or their version of Hell.
Video Power
- Smash Bros. DOJO!! kicks us off today with a small flurry of updates.
Starting off, there’s the new Fire Emblem theme, lyrics and all. Not quite as fast-paced as what we had in Melee, but it’s not bad.
Next up is a new Adventure Mode movie, Fox’s Misfortune, which is really more of a misfortune for someone else as Fox totally takes it to him.
Finally, tonight’s update is surprisingly diverse, as they cover items from previous installments. The way Sakurai does this stuff, it’s almost like 6 updates at once!
Say, is that some sort of clock in there? That ought to prove interesting, as I’ve only ever known clocks to do one thing consistently in games. Hint: it’s not keeping time.
- As noted above, GameSpite has us covered in what’s new this week. Personal picks for the best shizzle to rock yo’ hizzle, fo’ rizzle, are Fire Emblem, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, LEGO Star Wars. Aqua Teen may be a rental, at least.
As for my pick for “Game of the Year,” I think I can safely recommend Cabela’s Big Game Hunter. Ok, maybe not, but I like it better than most FPS I set my hands on. Just watch your legs, those wolverines will tear your ass apart and leave you pulling yourself back to camp by your tongue.
- NiGHTS is nearly upon us, and what’s more, it’s raining! It’s snowing! Bolts of lightning are ripping down from the sky! It’s all of these things, and maybe a little more, depending on where you live.
The downside is, they only brought it to their B-game, the “A-Life” thing. Oh well, just think of the possibilities for Animal Crossing.
- For more NiGHTS news throughout the week, keep your eyes peeled to 1up.com as they go through one week of NiGHTS.
- Nintendo of Canada has started a new website dedicated to getting families up and playing with their Wiis together. Just remember that if you’re going to play vigorously with your Wii, that you should use protection.
On a related note, woo! Go Nintendo linked me again! I feel so loved.
- On a side note, those jackets aren’t quite as much like Sock’em Boppers as I’d hoped. I had to spend all afternoon apologizing and explaining to the wife why I hit her in the head with a Wii remote. So keep that in mind before things get out of control. In the meantime, if you need any further advice, I’ll be sleeping over on the couch.
- South Park is becoming a real cartoon of the gaming people, it seems. Pity that any attempts at actually making it into a game have gone south.
Nonetheless, that hasn’t stopped them from their continued numerous fanwanks into the realm of gaming, and their newest episode, “Guitar Queer-o,” should be no different when it airs tomorrow night.
- Virtual Console receives three new titles today: the formerly Japan/Europe-only Genesis title Alien Soldier, Power Golf for the TurboGrafx-16, and some game no one’s ever heard of before, might’ve sold one or two copies in its day.
It’s so unheard of that they actually had to post a second trailer just so people might have some idea of what it is.
Want to know what’s totally hawt, and what’s totally for naught? Don’t let your Points perish, just turn to 1up’s Parish to know where to spend.
- Purely to torment me, GameTrailers has more new videos from Super Mario Galaxy. Many more, in fact.
A US commercial, even!
- On top of that, looks like Nintendo World is holding a midnight launch, too. Which is sort of funny, because for the Wii itself, you had to wait until they opened the launch day.
Wish I could go, I loved that store. If I ever had to work retail again, that’d be the place I’d want to be.
–LBD “Nytetrayn”