Points of Interest – 12/14/07
InFormers: Robots in the News
- Video: Just in case you haven’t seen the Cartoon Network ad for TransFormers: Animated, narrated by Peter “Optimus Prime (in the new movie and original cartoon, anyway)” Cullen, now’s your chance.
Assorted Mushrooms
- Video: This dancing bear will make all your woe go away!… for a few minutes, anyway.
- Video: Oy, vey! This is the HD of the Holy Land, right here.
- Blog: I totally missed out on this poll which pit the theme song of Power Rangers Ninja Storm against Power Rangers Mystic Force. Close call, however. I’m not sure which I’d pick. But SPD beats both, anyway.
- Pics: The 5th turtle has added some new pictures of two new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles retro t-shirt designs, as well as some counterfeit action figures.
- Article/Review: Newsarama looks back at the history of Alvin & The Chipmunks, and then boldly goes where no man wanted to go, to review the new movie. How does it fare? Click and see.
Personally? I am intrigued, believe it or not.
Video Power
- Review: IGN Gear has a look at Nyko’s new Perfect Shot light gun attachment for the Wii, and makes it seem like a compelling substitute for the Zapper… if not for the latter’s inclusion of Link’s Crossbow Training.
- Video: The Passion of the Christ for the Wii?
- What’d He Say? According to Sony Chairman Sir Howard Stringer, the PS3 is “infinitely more fun” than the Wii.
Um, sure.
- Newsbit: So some guy talks on Live about how he plans to “shoot up his school,” and one would assume is surprised when he’s arrested. Real bright. Shows that you don’t need brains to get into an institution of higher learning these days.
“I was just joking.” Right, see how that holds up in court.
- Video: ScrewAttack.com looks back at a game I never knew was so bad: Home Alone.
Any game that boasts a total playtime of 20 minutes can NOT possibly be worth the money. Certainly not what they must have charged (and effectively gotten, given the popularity of the NES and the movie back in the day) for this dog.
- Is “dog” even a good term for a bad game anymore? What with Nintendogs‘ success and all, I mean…
- Interview: The developer helping Capcom out on Bionic Commando, GRIN, talks to Next Gen about opening a new studio, and the degree to which Capcom is overseeing Nathan Spencer’s latest swing.
- Article: Game Daily looks into the failures of gaming’s future.
- Article: Another feature of theirs looks at good uses for bad games. Pizza cutter, Christmas tree decorations, whatever works.
My favorite is the belt that “sends a statement.” And that statement is “I cannot be trusted with money.”
- Article: I’m more of a straight-edge myself, but if drinking is your thing, then Games Radar has 10 games suited to hammering your brains out to.
- Article: 2007 was a pretty strong year for video games, but how many greats got lost in the shuffle of other greats?
- Video: Continuing the 20th anniversary parody of Street Fighter, CollegeHumor.com presents The Later Years part 7.
- Article: Something I’ve yet to do with the Zapper– try using it on games never intended for it.
- Pics: Seeing Rockstar and Wii together was strange enough, but a Rockstar Wii has it beat.
- Say what? Some columnist, apparently a “Father,” says that “video games are like crack,” blaming them for various things like fat kids and his own shortcomings in college.
Personally, I think you’re just a weak man, De Souza.
- Pics: Video game wall hangings make a pretty nift gift, wouldn’t you agree?
- Article: And now, the second part of 1up and Nadia Oxford’s Street Fighter Retrospective is up, looking into the Alpha era and beyond.
And that’s it for today. And as I’m sure regulars have noticed, I’ve made a small addition to the format, so you have a better idea of where the link will take you. I think the tags are clear enough, but if you think maybe there are some better, make them known below!
–LBD “Nytetrayn”