Archive for January, 2009
Random Goodness: Mighty Putty redub
If they did all their commercials like this, I’d totally more shit from this Al Borlan wannabe. [via Videogum, via Jay From Sanger]
This week’s Flashback Feature: The Matrix
I still remember reading about The Wachowski Brothers back in the days when their Assassins script was hacked up and turned into that fantabulous Richard Donner film. There was talk about this crazy, sci-fi film they had been working on called The Matrix. Didn’t hear another damn thing until I saw that first trailer which was overshadowed in 1999 by The Phantom Menace. Fucken aye! The look, the music (that piece of Enigma music first used by Renny Harlin’s The Long Kiss Goodnight worked fucken perfect) the action: yeah, I just knew this was gonna be bad-ass. And sure enough, it was true. Well, it’s been 10 years (holy shit, I’m old!) and tonight presents you with an opportunity to catch the classic film back on the big screen as it’s tonight’s Flashback Feature. The whole thing goes down at 9pm tonight at Edwards Theater and tickets are $5. Although no formal Dumb Drum Gettogether was planned, some of us will be out there so I hope to see you guys out there. [Insert corny Matrix related pun here]. Check out the classic trailer after the break! Read more…
Random Goodness: Electronic Newspapers Wave of the Future in ’81
Hold on! 2 hours to get the entire newspaper at a charge of $5 an hour for access! Damn, that’s crazy. People in 1981 were ballin’ out of control! And if that guy selling those papers on the street hasn’t started worrying, he best to start pretty soon….the future is here! [via Videogum]
Random Goodness: Colbert interviews Paul McCartney
THE FIGHTING WALRUS!
New Final Fantasy XIII trailer shows actual gameplay
2010. That’s when Square is saying this game will finally be released. So that means at least 1 more year until I inevitably purchase this game and only get about an hour or two before I abandon it forever. That’s what I do with FF games as I have yet to beat any of them since FF7. Will this be the one to get me back on track? I doubt it, but it certainly will not be due to the ugly graphics. Man….this already looks epic! Let us know what you think!
R.I.P. The Designers Republic
Earlier this week, I was informed about the death of one of the most influencial graphic design studios and one of my biggest influences (Thanks to Anitlabs for the heads up!). The Designers Republic might not be very well known around these parts but their designs have set trends and inspired many biters (myself included). For most, like myself, the first introduction to these digital artists came via the release of the classic 1995 PS One game Wipeout. The typography, the unorthodox aesthetics, the colors: the design bug had bitten me and I was blown away. The world is gonna a little less brighter knowing that these folks are no longer in business but there is a light at the end of the tunnel: founder Ian Anderson has stated that tDR will go on but he fails to state in what capacity. Well, in the mean time, check out some of their stuff after the break and I will be playing some Wipeout tonight for ol’ times sake. LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! Read more…
New G.I. Joe posers drop, sans faces
Unlike the Transformers 2 poster that was revealed a few weeks ago, which was all face, these new G.I. Joe ones have a lot less of that nonsense. I guess the lack of big budget stars in the film can afford the studio to do something like that so all we get are a bunch of bodies looking all Matrix meets Batman & Robin. Well, the rumor is that we’ll be getting our first glimpse of the film this Super Bowl Sunday so you probably won’t have to wait too much longer to see the film in action. Check out the rest of them after the break! [via Aintitcoolnews] Read more…
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