Did you enjoy the latest Rockstar game, Max Payne 3? I found the design and style of the game very cool (although I miss that stronger film noir styling). But with all that slow-motion and bullets flying everywhere, you have to wonder when Max finds time to breathe. What’s his daily life like? Timtimfed avoids all the usual ‘Payne’ word puns and jumps right into (literally) Max’s daily life. Watering the garden while diving in slow motion? Sure, it makes sense… right?
Posted by Ben Huber on Jul 1, 2012 in Anime, Fandom
Looking for something to show off your love for Ghost in the Shell, all the time? Why not sneakers? Reebok has teamed up with MegaHouse to created a set of limited edition sneakers themed after the Tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell. They actually look pretty slick, and definitely evoke the feeling of the Tachikoma without literally making the shoes resemble the AI units. You better get ready to hunt if you want them, though: only 500 will be made. That’s a collector’s item right there. More images after the jump! Read more…
When I say ridiculous, I mean it in a good way. RZA will be directing a new film that looks to be equal parts insane and awesome – and it’s being produced by Quentin Tarantino. Co-starring with Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu, The Man With the Iron Fist is set in 19th century China as a blacksmith must protect his village from traitorous threats. Who knows if the film will be good, but I will bet on one thing: it’s sure to be entertaining. No news on a specific release date yet, but hopefully we’ll see the film come out sometime this year.
News has been slowly tickling out of Marvel, hinting at a possible feature film of Guardians of the Galaxy, and the most recent tidbit from Latino Review seems to confirm it. We may indeed see Marvel announce the film at Comic-Con in July – and if this happens, will we get to see Rocket Raccoon on the big screen? That’d be my number one request. Will this be the 2014 mystery film from Marvel? We’ll have to wait till their panel to find out. Read more…
There’s not a whole lot to say here. The (probably unnecessary) remake of Total Recall has a new trailer, and while it doesn’t show off much more than our first looks, it still looks more solid visually than most needless remakes. Still no word on if it’ll actually be good, though. However the question on your minds, I’m sure, is whether the woman with three breasts makes a return, and of course, the answer is yes. What film wouldn’t use that in their marketing?
Valve’s final Meet the Team animated short has finally been released, nearly five years after the game first came out. Given the omnipresence of “Valve Time” (the frequently mentioned joke that Valve operates on a different clock than the rest of the world) it should be no surprise it took this long. Yet, this video is certainly worth it. The latest update also came out, delivering Pyro-vision goggles, a Robot Chicken hat, and a new game mode in which you launch a monkey named Poopy Joe into space. Don’t tell me that doesn’t sound like a blast (and it’s free-to-play). Read more…
Japan might be getting a full disc release of Okami HD, but at least the US and Europe are getting it at all! This fall on PSN, you’ll be able to pick up the much-revered Clover Studios game, Okami, in HD for $19.99. This reveal trailer gives a pretty good look at the update of the game, and man, does it look great. I’m glad we’re getting it on PSN, and that price is pretty much the sweet-spot for this type of release. Hopefully it’ll do well here!
A newsletter signup showed up on the Adult Swim website yesterday, emblazoned with images of the Team Fortress 2 cast and a warning: next week there will be new details of an Adult Swim and Valve team-up. This, of course, set the internet ablaze wondering what this could possibly be. This past week Valve has been running a small ARG within TF2, dropping hints that their final animated short, Meet the Pyro, could be coming out next week. Could Adult Swim air it on TV? Or perhaps they’ll show the annual TF2 Community video awards show, the Saxxy Awards? We’ll find out soon!
DigiPen students seem to be making it big! First the group of students that made Narbacular Drop become Portal developers (and Kim Swift has just released Quantum Conundrum) and a second group helped make the paint for Portal 2. Now another intrepid group of students is hitting it big with their game: Perspective. It’s first-person, yes, but you play as a little Mega Man-esque character who jumps throughout the world you’re viewing. Depending on the angle you’re looking at, the whole map can change. Check out their amazing video above, and who knows? Maybe the next big game will have these students behind it.
Yesterday, Nintendo announced a new 3DS revision to be added to their lineup. This came just after Miyamoto stated a week ago that Nintendo wasn’t working on 3DS revision (probably because it was already done). But of course, keeping in tradition, the 3DS XL was announced for the US, Europe, and Japan. It’ll arrive August 19th on our shores, for $199.99 (in blue and red), but Japan and Europe are getting it next month on July 28th (with silver and white). Essentially it’s just a bigger 3DS, with 90% larger screens and matte finish, so it’ll fit in my hands better and won’t leave as many fingerprints, but I can’t help but wonder if that larger screen will pixelate the games too much? Read more…
I think I echo most people’s sentiments when I say I hate political attack ads. However, these are just fantastic: Mother Jones Video on YouTube has created three short attacks ads that could’ve spawned from the Game of Thrones universe. One attacking Daenerys, one for Robb Stark, and one for Joffrey. There are minor spoilers for events in the second book/second season but nothing too deliberate. Watch the Joffery ad above, then check out Dany and Robb after the jump. Read more…
Yes, this is the most bizarre video I’ve seen this week. It’s also very, very well animated. It’s a little NSFW too, unless your job approves of Pokemon on acid (wish I could work there). High5Toons has done a great job showing what would happen if we took the Pokemon’s move’s names literally. And really, the image of Pikachu rubbing a balloon on his head to generate a static charge had me laughing. That’s just clever. Anyway, on with the Pokemon acid-trip!
Here’s a new television ad for The Dark Knight Rises that sheds a little more light on how the film starts. We see Bruce getting back in the game and building up his armoury to take on Bane, as well as the return of Lucius Fox. He offers up the new hovercraft to Bruce, reminding him that yes, “it does come in black.” A nice little callback to the first film, for sure, and while this does make me a little more excited for Rises, I still hope it stands on its own and doesn’t fall back on the previous films too much.
Movie studios have been a little wishy-washy lately, haven’t they? No surprise, I suppose, given the economy, but here we go again: Paramount Pictures has reportedly halted work on Michael Bay’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. You know, the one in which they weren’t teenage mutant ninja turtles, but were just ninja aliens that kind of looked like turtles. But maybe they were at least still teenagers. Or something. It was originally planned as a 2013 holiday release but with Paramount tossing out the pre-production staff and pushing the date back to May 2014, it looks less likely for the film to happen anytime soon. Who knows what’ll happen – perhaps it’ll start back up to meet the May 2014 date, or maybe it’ll just fade away till the next inevitable reboot. One can only hope!
Our strange fascination with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter continues. This new clip from 20th Century Pictures gives us a straightforward look at some of the action scenes in the upcoming film – and yup, it still looks ridiculously silly. But despite all this coverage I can’t quite seem to pinpoint exactly how I feel about this. I’m neither turned off nor enamoured by the over-the-top action. It works fine and is choreographed well enough that you can see what is going on, but while the idea of fun is there, I still get a sense of emptiness to the whole affair. I guess we’ll find out on June 20th when the film releases!
Here’s a neat item to help expand your collection of awesome geeky cookbooks: a Star Wars Cookbook! Wookie Pies, Clone Scones, and other Galactic Goodies is a cute little book that recently popped up on our radar and really, when you include Yoda-shaped cookie cutters, you know you’re on the right track. The photography for the book is hilarious as well, featuring Luke and Ben Kenobi trying to smuggle an R2-D2 torte into Mos Eisley. Check out some more images after the break! Read more…
Posted by Ben Huber on Jun 15, 2012 in Cinema, Fandom
After watching this video, I really want some Inception LEGO sets. Especially if you could rotate the famous hallway around to best replicate the bizarre gravity changes? You know you’d buy it. Or an exploding snow hospital building. Ok, I shouldn’t get carried away. This CGI LEGO trailer for Inception made by a cool bunch of people at VFX is pretty fun, and it has a few clever LEGO jokes in there too. I’m enjoying this recent resurgence in LEGO-themed videos because it really gets my creative juices going!
Posted by Ben Huber on Jun 15, 2012 in Cinema, Fandom
I’m going to guess most of you have probably check out Prometheus by now, and you’ve probably taken in the beautiful scenery, amazing sets, and simply awesome world Ridley Scott created on-screen. You’ve also probably got enough questions to choke a small animal, because Damon Lindelof’s vague script detracts from all the good elements in the film. Red Letter Media, the always hilarious bunch of folks who made the incredible 90-minute Star Wars prequel reviews, starring the creepy murderer Plinkett, have returned to ask a few questions about Prometheus’ story. Mike and Jay, from the Half in the Bag series, usually do insightful and dorky movie reviews, but it seems Prometheus has taken its toll on their brains. Check out the brain-melting question video above, then watch their full review here.
Another new episode! Ben and Tim tackle the behemoth that is E3 and give their opinion on the latest games and systems! Justice League and other upcoming films get a run-down, with Ben reviewing the new Ridley Scott film: Prometheus. Tune in each week for discussion and news… or ranting and raving! Click here to subscribe to us via iTunes and listen on your iPod, iPad, or computer! Or, hit the jump and stream it directly in your browser! Read more…
Posted by Ben Huber on Jun 10, 2012 in Cinema, Fandom
You remember the ‘David’ viral videos for Prometheus? Telling you all the features of the wonderful android known as David? Well, here’s a little parody video featuring Joel McHale (from The Soup and Community) making fun of his own job and other clip show hosts’ jobs. It’s kind of clever and makes me wonder if many people really did catch on to the viral promotions for Prometheus – as in, will we see people continue to talk about them in the future? Still, I’ll take it anyway, as I will use any opportunity to bring up Ryan Seacrest jokes… and this video has them.
The Justice League is an interesting beast to tackle. Mainly because Warner Bros. can’t seem to make up their mind one way or the other what they want to do with the property. Most recently, news came out that Warner had picked Will Beall to script the Justice League film, and in fact it’s implied that this was last year this happened. So with a script finally on the way, and a new Superman film from Zack Snyder peeking over the horizon, what will Warner’s strategy be? Read more…
Ever wanted to sit on your own Iron Throne, from Game of Thrones? HBO knows you want to, and has made a life-size, fibreglass and resin throne just like the one in the show, for the low, low price of $30,000. It runs seven feet high and five and a half feet wide, so yes, it’s very life-size. Who would buy this though? Fans of the series with money to burn, I assume. Where would you even keep this? In your garage? Make a dedicated “throne room?” Oh, to have a house large enough for my own throne room – that’d be the life. If any of you readers picks one of these replicas up, let us know. Because I want to see where you will be keeping it. Read more…
I’m a big fan of Mamoru Hosoda’s work – you probably know him from his popular anime films like The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars. His films always have a very distinctive look, and this new trailer shows that his next film is no exception. The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki tells of a girl named Hana who falls in love with a werewolf and has two children, the Ame and Yuki of the title. When the father abruptly dies, Hana moves to the countryside with her children to provide a better place for them to live. The art and animation look to be great as before, so I’m excited to see what kind of a story Hosoda pulls off, to match it. The film will open in Japan on July 21st… let’s hope it travels across the pond sooner rather than later.
Have I told you I’m really excited for Quentin Tarantino’s latest, Django Unchained? Because I am. And this trailer just shot up and cemented its position as one of my most anticipated films this year. Jamie Foxx plays Django, a slave in the south who partners up with a German bounty hunter (the always enjoyable Christoph Waltz) to track down the man who took his wife. Leonardo DiCaprio plays an insane plantation owner and honestly, it just looks like he’s having the time of his life hamming it up. It’ll be worth it just to see DiCaprio play a villain for once! Django Unchained arrives Christmas Day – so it looks like I’ll be up late Christmas Eve checking this out.
