The Daily ‘Shroom – 1/10/08
InFormers: Robots in the News
- Newsbit: Good news for TransFormers: Animated, as it’s #1 for boys in its timeslot.
- Pics: A bevy of pics have surfaced of a new Animated Optimus Prime, now with battle damage! Though really, it just looks like he’s got tats. Or a Venom symbiote problem (it wouldn’t be the first time).
- Newsbit: The third set of Movie Legends toys in the “Allspark Battle” line of two-packs has been revealed.
- Pics: New pics of Premium Ironhide and Blackout have surfaced, too.
- Newsbit: And speaking of the Premiums, Leader-class Optimus and Megatron will be mass-released.
- Pics: TNI has a first look at Movie Autobot Evac.
Assorted Mushrooms
- Pic: NECA’s Michelangelo figure is almost ready, just a couple of small color changes and he’s set!
Video Power
- Newsbit: At the end of December, a mention was made here in passing about Microsoft’s customer service practices in regards to one fellow who moved to the United States from England. He was able to move his Xbox Passport over with no problems, and yet they won’t allow him to change his billing address. Their best advice?
“Go back to England.”
Ouch. That’s just not right, and is in fact pretty much the very definition of inexcusable. But it’s gotten better, as things have escalated and Microsoft have purportedly attempted to get the man fired from his job with a video game website, so as to “remove any potential sources of contention” between the site and Microsoft.
As Penny Arcade user Djiem so eloquently put it:
So, let me get this straight.
Some people at Microsoft have enough time, ressources and energy to deny your legitimate request, insult you, google you and try to get you canned, but they can’t just do a little magic trick to your gamertag?This is ridiculous.
Seeing where this goes… not sure what to do. Maybe stop reporting on them? Guess we’ll see.
- Newsbit: Craziest story of the day: Star Wars characters in Soul Calibur IV.
You can find my thoughts at the Editor’s Take here. But really, keep Cassandra in that outfit, and they can add anyone they want.
- Newsbit: Smash Bros. DOJO!! brings forth a smashing bit of news… Final Smashing, in fact, as Solid Snake cuts loose.
- Newsbit: New info on the Street Fighter IV front today, as a new female fighter by the name of “Crimson Viper” has appeared in the pages of Famitsu. Just seeing that makes me want to shout out “Co-BRAAAA!!!”
Plus, it’s been confirmed for arcades. But does that effect the US at all?
- Newsbit: According to Engine Software, Wii Ware should be launching around March.
- Videos: Capcom brings to CES 2008 a two-part Bionic Commando presentation.
- Newsbit: Excellent, Burnout 3: Takedown is coming to Xbox 360 as an “original” next week. Definitely one of, if not the best, in the series.
–LBD “Nytetrayn”