#March2012
DARPA Director Leaves PENTAGON For GOOGLE. Skynet Confirmed
If the Metal Gear Solid series taught me anything, it was that long-winded existential masturbation sessions can get old. It was news to me. If the series taught me two things, it was that DARPA is a bunch of future-killing robo-bastards. Now that DARPA director Regina Dugan is stepping down to take a job at Google the obvious is confirmed: Google is Skynet.
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Quantic Dream Drops ‘KARA’. Robo-Fetish Motion Capture Wonder.
I may be a bit late with this, but whatevs! What can you do. You may know Quantic Dream as the developers who brought the world’s most interesting shaving simulator to life in the form of Heavy Rain. (I be trollin’, I know) At this year’s GDC they dropped their new motion capture technology in the form of the short called Kara. Jokes aside, it’s fucking amazing.
Hit the jump to check it out.
Monday Morning Commute: Bakula’s Packin’
Hello there, `fraidies and gentle-hams. My name is Rendar Frankenstein, and once upon a time I was one of the captains of the fine vessel known as Omega-Level. With Caffeine Powered, I helped steer this nerd-craft through the Interweb Ocean, fending off the ever-present threat of vibe-pirates and soul-trolls. In those early days, I’d write reviews and drink casks and even occasionally lend my word-vomit to the back of comic books.
But these days, I’ve taken to the dark underbelly of SPACESHIP OL. I like it here, where I can chat with the suspected mutineers about their murderous visions and incorrigible bloodlusts. And no, I wasn’t demoted to chomping on fish-heads and tossing the shit-barrels overboard by the powers-that-be, I volunteered for this spot. It fits me just fine.
Because the fact of the matter is that I’m Rendar Frankenstein — the hack writer extraordinaire who wears a heart on his sleeve that bleeds so profusely you’d swear he’s menstruating.
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This here’s the MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE, a weekly show-and-tell session that promotes the cross-pollination of all things in the pop-nerd sphere. To get things started, I’m going to show you the various ways I’ll be staving off workweek ennui. Your job is to then hit up the comments section and share what you’ll be watching/reading/eating/playing/drinking/doing to exorcise the forty-hour-a-week demons.
Let’s do this.
‘SKYFALL’ SET PHOTOS Bring The Javier Bardem! Plus! New Info.
Ya’ll want some Skyfall set photos upside your dome-pieces as well as some new information from the flick? ‘Course you do. Unless you’re just here to stare at Daniel Craig’s happy trailer. Sadly this is the one batch of pictures that don’t feature it.
AMC Plans Six Film ‘AVENGERS’ MARATHON On May 3. Don’t Do It
The day before Avengers drops, AMC is holding the mega-wowie of all marathons. Do you have the power to bare witness to the Ultimate Marvel Marathon? Do you, foolish mortal?
Microsoft Changing Achievement Policy For XBLA Games. There Was One?
I had no damn idea there was an Achievement Policy when it came to games Xbox Live Arcade games. Intriguing. I assume it was to prevent cheap games from being covertly marketed as achievement farms? (Not that it stopped them)
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON VIDEO: “We Stopped Dreaming”
Neil deGrasse Tyson isn’t just a cuddly teddy bear and astrophysicist. He’s also a goddamn inspiration of mine, and a space-bound philosopher. This video has him laying it down about our lack of star-gazing in his typically dulcet tones.
Hit the jump for some NdGT.
‘STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN’ REVIEW: SH*T TALKING EVOLVES
Capcom and Namco join forces and pit their premier beat-em-up characters against each other with Street Fighter X Tekken: a tag team brawler that defies expectations and forges its own distinct personality. As I write this review I find myself in the deepest, darkest recesses of an almighty hangover. For you see: Street Fighter X Tekken is not a game best experienced alone, but rather in the company of your friends. To adequately write this review I had to experience what kind of beer-fueled abuse it spawned; the characteristic cries of bullshit, shenanigans and cheapness. After all, what’s a beat —em-up without the trash-talk?
RUMOR: Is This The Plot To ‘IRON MAN 3’? I Hope So.
There’s a rumor that be a-rumor-rating across the internet today regarding the plot to Iron Man 3. Just a general guideline, nothing too spoilery. If true!, however, I’m pumped.
