Points of Interest – 12/19/07
InFormers: Robots in the News
- Merch: BigBadToyStore.com now has a bust of Optimus Prime’s old flame, Elita-1.
- Reviews: BWTF.com and Unicron.com have both been fortunate enough to see the premiere movie for TransFormers: Animated, and here’s what they think.
- Bios: Plus, they seem to have some new character bios as well.
- Game: If that’s not enough, you can play a game at Cartoon Network’s website that reveals a little more about the show.
- Factoid: Seems that of the Optimus Prime toys sold online, one in every five is a fake. Can’t say the odds please me, but I wonder if this is including the blatant fakes?
- Interview: Marty Isenberg and Sam Register chat with Newsarama a little bit about TransFormers: Animated, possibly with spoilers.
Assorted Mushrooms
- Merch: HotTopic.com finally has the retro TMNT goods, as you can see. That Raph beanie is weird, though.
- Pics: Mini-toys are cool, because it means they can interact with things of a much grander scale. Case in point, Playmates’ new Mini-Mutants line for TMNT: Moto-Slider Donatello, Moto-Slider Michelangelo, Moto-Cycle Leonardo, Moto-Cycle Raphael, Leo’s Ninja Dojo playset, Raph’s Iron Pumpin’ Gym playset.
- Pics: More pics of the 2K8 TMNT toon reveal two new vehicles.
- Video: Speaking of trained turtles…
- Video: Oh, deer…
- Video: I don’t get any of this.
- Video: More police fun. The guy filming this is lucky, it could’ve gotten far uglier than it did.
- Video: Panda wrestling.
- Newsbit: Will Smith has a new toilet in his house, and a very unorthodox one at that.
“People think it’s all about suction and that they’re going to have their insides removed … but it doesn’t suck, it blows. Not everyone can handle this thing emotionally.”
That’s right. It’s an ass-blaster.
- Auction: How much would you pay for an ancient AOL disc?
For me, damn sure not that much.
- Article: This week in IGN’s Hero Showdown, it’s Peter vs. Homer.
- Interview: IGN interviews Jeff Hardy, who just beat Triple H last Sunday to become the #1 contender for the championship. He discusses this, landscaping, and meeting soldiers.
Video Power
- Video: As promised: Mini-Me hocks World of Warcraft.
- Pics: From WebbAlert: Wood you like to see an interesting SNES mod?
- MP3 Interview: Capcom takes the opportunity to interview one of their latest stars, Harvey Birdman.
- Pics/Newsbits: So Mega Man has finally and officially reached 20 years. To celebrate, a lot of pictures have been made to commemorate the occassion, including this neat plug-pixel art, lots of sprites and images from Rockman Perfect Memories, two pieces of giftart at The Mega Man Network, and word of a possible “what might have been” game to celebrate.
- Article: Not one to be left out, Racketboy’s Retro Gaming celebrates 20 years of Final Fantasy.
- Newsbit: Seems that Nintendo is not pleased with retailers who are forcing bundles on customers at marked-up prices that negate the Wii price advantage…
- Newsbit: Sony’s CEO says that Activision’s CEO ought to “try making his own console” before judging Sony’s pricing tactics.
- Newsbit: Silent Hill 5‘s Producer says that American development is taking the lead, and Japan is in trouble.
- Video: ‘Tis the season for vulgarity as The Angry Video Game Nerd takes his stab at a Christmas carol.
- Video: I remember Dino Riki, the box anyway. I had no idea it was a shooter… crazy.
- Newsbit: “Sony tops Fortune’s gaming PR gaffes.”
No comment.
- Article: So, what were the top 50 moments in 2007? That’s what Next Generation aims to find out.
- Article: GameDaily looks back at 30 years of the best games to give (or get) as a gift.
- Article: 2007 saw a lot of secrets come to the fore, but which ones were the worst kept?
- Article: The worst of the worst… Games Radar brings you the Top 7 Most Evil Games.
- Video: The boys over at the Chicago Gamers’ Club reveal their picks for the top 10 game series that need to be revived.
- Newsbit: Take Two on Grand Theft Auto for Wii: LOL
- Review: Just what I’d expect from the Sony Defense Force… a fair and unbiased review of Super Mario Galaxy.
Someone, please tell me this is a parody. It’s the internet, so it’s hard to tell sometimes.
- Article: Ever wonder what the actors who voice your favorite characters look like?
- Study: Testing seems to show that women prefer 2D gaming vs. 3D, and more fantastic elements than realistic.
…*cough*
- Auction: Wow, I wish I had a Mario jacket like this.
- Stats: So, how did the launch of Super Mario Galaxy compare to that of Sunshine?
…and regretfully, I have to cut this short now. Been running nonstop since before 9am yesterday, and while it may not show here, it’s definitely affecting my work. Luckily, we got through most of the stuff this time, and next time I’ll try and grab whatever’s left.
–LBD “Nytetrayn”