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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 in Interesting

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“How Far Is Gotham City From Metropolis?”

“Yes, BATMAN AND ROBIN is watchable - after ‘de-assification!’” I don’t know whether I’m more in love with the idea of fixing this debacle or the word “de-assification”.

“I have spent the last few months on sabbatical, visiting a persistent fantasy world known as ‘Of Warcraft’. During this time I have made some preliminary observations about the nature of the world, which I am going to publish here in a series of short papers. It is my hope that this work may lead to further examination of this curious habitat, and the foundation of the academic field of Azerothian Studies, with a nice chair and honorarium for myself, etc. etc.”

Quantum of Solace. Looks awesome.

Not exhaustive by any means but a good resource when you need a quick refresher on potential superhero powers. (I need this more often than is normal I think.)

“Warner Brothers struggled to make the Looney Tunes characters relevant to modern children, and introduced futuristic-looking “descendants” of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and others in a television series in 2005. But many parents hated the “Loonatics,” which had mohawks and menacing eyes.”

“The letter directed the family to a hidden panel in the front hall that contained a beautifully bound and printed book, Ms. Bensko’s opus. The book led them on a scavenger hunt through their own apartment.”

Is it wrong that I still prefer most pre-rendered 2D games to realtime 3D?

Productivity… prepare to die.

Gordon Ramsay is even scarier when he’s rendered badly on a computer. But he makes a great lunch.

“Well, it’s like I say to Chris, “I’ll probably be doing this in dinner theatre somewhere in my 50s [laughs].” I won’t knock it because who knows where I’ll end up.” Christian Bale on playing Batman in a Justice League movie.

“LucasArts will soon release Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a game that will finally allow players to control an onscreen light saber by recklessly swinging a Wiimote around their living room.”

“In an Imax theater, your eyes can’t wander off Nolan’s enveloping canvas and can’t easily dismiss what they’re seeing as trickery. Maybe that’s the most special effect of all.”

“The intrepid Eurobrickers who comb the LEGO.com image cache for new files have found photos of the upcoming LEGO Star Wars set 10188 Death Star.”

“According to popular legend, from the 1850s to the early 20th century, they were used to kidnap or ’shanghai’ unsuspecting laborers and sell them as slaves to waiting ships at the waterfront.”

“With a simple drag-and-drop interface, you can assemble your creature from a wide range of parts. How do you feel about tentacles? Why only two eyes?” [thx Adrian]

“We wanted it to have the feeling that it had actually been filmed.”

“…you’re in charge of tweaking the rules for a multiplayer online game like World of Warcraft, and you win or lose based on how many simulated players hang around and pay you virtual subscription fees.”

“If your head comes close to the robot, its love mode kicks in and your will receive a kiss.”

“…just because you make three of something that has an ancient code and a deep fictional history, that doesn’t automatically make it the next Star Wars.”

“…advertisers will go from valuing whether their messages show up in front of people to enticing some sort of engagement…”

“Nexon’s Maplestory sold $30m of digital goods in the US in 2007″

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