The Game Awards was a time for totally surprises. Hasbro Pulse and Splash Damage games took the world by surprise with the announcement of Transformers: Reactivate. While no gameplay footage was shown, this cinematic trailer unfolds a dark future in which the Autobots are all but destroyed. The trailer opens with a rag-tag group of what appear to be resistance fighters. One of the engineers is cle...[Read More]
For the most part, a lot of fans may have experienced Transformers through probably the worst way possible – Michael Bay’s quartet of over-produced, under-written CGI-laden adventures. But, of course, true fans know that the experience began in the 80’s with the animated series, as well as the animated film that made its way into cineplexes in 1986. It didn’t generate millions of...[Read More]
There was just too much coplaying goodness to capture in its entirety, so here are a few of my favorites. My personal best in show goes to the Bumblebee cosplayer featured in the video. Bumblebee Transformer Cosplay at C2E2 from Aron Deppert on Vimeo.
Many gamers tend to bristle when the concept of games as art is questioned. With so many incredible experiences coming out every year, and the increasing audience for the medium, it seems like a foregone conclusion. Then one has the misfortune of playing a game like Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Getting past the grammatically infuriating title is difficult enough, but once you begin you realize ...[Read More]
With a new character reveal yesterday being swiftly followed by a new character reveal today, one could start hoping that we’re on a new streak of character reveals for Platinum Games’ cyborg-laden button masher, Anarchy Reigns! Today’s character reveal, the tenth so far, introduces us to Garuda.
You maniacs. You’ve finally done it. You’ve done the thing I never thought you would do. A Captain Planet movie? Why not. We’ve obviously already gone to the realm of the insane.
I am a patriotic man at heart. I love this country I live in. Despite all its blemishes and past mistakes…hell, even some of its current mistakes…I think America is the greatest nation on Earth, created by taking in the best people on Earth. And on July fourth, we celebrate everything in America that is good and pure and explode-able in the most spectacular and flashy way possible. And...[Read More]
What the f*@& did I just watch…
Was spotted writing, “ARE ALL DEAD” on random walls.
In which we talk about things that should not be feature films and Hollywood’s insistence that they should be.
Mario Mario is one of the most recognizable characters in video game history. Of course, after 25 years of working the pipes, it would be terribly disappointing for him if he wasn’t at the top of the game. Though he started off closer to 30 years ago by the name of “Jumpman” in the Donkey Kong arcade game, his real claim to fame started in 1985 when Super Mario Bros. was releas...[Read More]