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JUNE 2008
2008-06-28
In other news, massive earthquake in South Korea and a new disease causing Koreans to burst their pants.
- 20 years after Diablo 2
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Two new classes (as of now): barbarian and witchdoctor
- Game footage shows destructible environments
- Magnus
2008-06-28
20 MINUTES OF FAR CRY 2, SHIT NET AND A HELPING HAND
Some may already be aware that the folks at Shacknews feature a 20 Minute video of Far Cry 2 from the demonstration at DreamHack, Sweden.
BUT...
Is your net shit?
Unable to load the progressive stream to the end?
Found that you can’t save the .flv file
even though you can see it?
Fear not, here’s the link to the video:
http://media.shackvideo.com/public//video/12374.flv
Magnus: this wb commentator swears, doesn’t suit the tone. Sounded like he's trying to be cool. "I act cool so Jade can notice me"
Ethan: it’s French-Canadian over compensation "you do fuck you want"; ergo: "oui oui I av such a ardon, tu connais?"
Magnus: combat looks so so, especially after Crysis. Doesn’t seem to hold up to CoD4 either
Ehtan: yeah this is totally Crysis for wb/console
Magnus: it’s like Crysis AI but now u don’t have power. The environment is good. Main selling point.
Ethan: have an African BBQ, with ‘buddies’. It gets points for an Irish dude, but then loses points for a 'warriors' looking redneck
Magnus: Magnus meets 'buddy'. “Say hello to my little friend”. *brain splatter*
- E. Cole / Magnus
2008-06-26
Not sticking to the source material of the comic in some respects may seem like a detractor – but the original concept as a movie will almost never be made in Hollywood. The base premise remains the same – white boy runt of the litter in a dead end job is revealed to be the son of the best assassin; brought into the fold by Fox – revealing his father was recently killed. What follows: training, excellent action set pieces and no fucking (unless you count the annoying bitch girlfriend and his ‘best friend’). Director Timur Bekmambetov crafts a visual treat; this is an awesome dive into movie Millarworld.
- E. Cole
2008-06-24
They can’t quite be faulted for false advertising since you can “play your way through the history of video games”. However, their ‘history timeline’ board is pretty bland and trivial at best, even for a highlight; though this should come as no surprise. This is a place for Joe and Jane Public and their little demon spawn kids – because nothing quite says gaming like family…
- E. Cole
2008-06-20
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COMICS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE Pretty much self explanatory. Written by Dwayne McDuffie, the same guy who wrote the JLU cartoon. More info on Roy More info on Kendra |
- Magnus
2008-06-17
Unlike the previous Hulk abortion (seldom known as Ang Lee’s big ‘fuck you to Hollywood’) this isn’t a clusterfuck or a pretentious take on ‘comic books’. This is a monster movie; similar in feel to the likes of King Kong and Godzilla, particularly capturing the odd looking comic-book style miniatures.
- E. Cole