WAVES: Probably The Only Time Squid In A Box Isn’t A Bad Thing…

Posted on November 4, 2011 by geelw

Indie developer Squid In A Box (yes, they even have a nice logo with a squid in a box) has a really cool game called WAVES. Based on the trailer above, it looks amazing, has some great music (As the kids on American Bandstand used to say, “It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it”) and you play with a ball that blows stuff up a lot. The game is also a lot of fun (or else I’d never mention it). Get the demo here. I’m doing that as I type this. If, I’m not mistaken, the full version should drop around November 16. Nice.

The Sound of Skyrim Video: Bethesda Shows & Tells, You Get To Bring The Smells…

Posted on November 3, 2011 by geelw

11-11-11. is almost here and I know a lot of folks WON’T be going to the movies to see Immortals, that’s for sure. A good chunk of gamers will no doubt be camping out in their living rooms exploring the wide world of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, not coming out into the real daylight until their relatives send the cops around to check for a strange smell. Of course, after doors are kicked in across the world because of that odor, all the authorities and formerly grieving family members will discover is a few too many smelly, unwashed gamers with headphones on (that why they didn’t hear the banging and ringing), moldy bits of takeout food and perhaps a lingering aroma of a disc drive spinning eternally. Yeah, I’m going to be one of those folks…

The New James Bond Film Is Called Skyfall. Get Over It (It’ll Be Fine Even If You Hate The Name).

Posted on November 3, 2011 by geelw

Hmmmm. I’ve been a Bond Fan since the Sean Connery days and have seen all the film numerous times. They’re not ALL great and some haven’t aged well, but not all of us are blessed with great genes, right? My take on the fuss over the title: Skyfall is FAR from the worst title in the franchise’s long history. Octopussy and Moonraker still make my eyes roll far back in my head, The Man With The Golden Gun was a wee bit TOO descriptive and then there’s The Living Daylights. Whatever. Besides, didn’t some of these same ranters go ape over Quantum of Solace when IT was announced as the last Bond film title? Ah well, the whiny fan saga continues. Continue reading →

Games, Games, Games (& More Games)…

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Just finished Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact (not bad for a kid’s game) and am working on that review as well as one for Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi Z (also pretty good). GoldenEye: Reloaded should be completed and posted this weekend and the mystery package Sega sent along that I missed because I stepped out to the post office to pick up MORE games should be boomeranging back in a few hour from UPS. OK, who needs sleep? Not me, folks! Keep the games coming and I’m a happy reviewer. Yeah, the backlog is already hitting, but I’m a multi-tasker! Which reminds me, I need to register for Toy Fair, as well. Too much going on, as usual…

GoldenEye: Reloaded Also Makes My Day…

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A bit of serendipity (of sorts). As I was mooning over the GTA V trailer, my PS3 review copy of GoldenEye: Reloaded shows up. Looks as if the stuff I was planning to post (new Max Payne 3 screens, a quick note on UbiSoft acquiring Red Lynx and some other miscellany) will have to wait a few hours while I strap on my Move and Navigation Controllers for a bit. This should be fun. Back in a bit…

GTA V Reveal Trailer: Yes. And Yes, Indeed.

Posted on November 2, 2011 by geelw

For the hell of it, I stuck it on my lower-traffic blog even though it’s not really “Mature”. I hate the ESRB’s goofy, puritanical and needless restrictions on this stuff, by the way. I’;; rant about that some other time, though. Anyway, Well, well, well. And who DIDN’T think the trailer wouldn’t be spectacular stuff. Expect to hear some news at or around E3 time, if not before. If I really HAD to venture a release date guess, maybe holiday 2012? As for the rumors of a download-only GTA V, I hope the hell not, given that 100 percent of GTA players probably don’t all live in areas with stable (or any) broadband connections. One reason this rush to digital-only stuff is so annoying to me. Hell, that and who doesn’t want that usual big color map and manual combo. My suggestion to Rockstar: do a standard retail edition and make a TRULY limited collector’s edition as a DIRECT purchase from an online shop you set up. Keep the production run reasonable (take pre-orders so you know how many to produce ), make them worth the price and once they’re gone, that’s that.

Stuff To Do While Waiting For The GTA V Reveal Trailer…

Posted on November 2, 2011 by geelw

Post some art I did last week:

Drink too much coffee…

Or NOT drink too much, as the trailer JUST went live a few minutes ago while I was in the kitchen dinking about. D’oh! Off to post it and not comment on how awesome it is…

Finally! A NEW Tiny & Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers Trailer!

Posted on November 1, 2011 by geelw

Awesome. One of my favorite in-progress games gets a new video update. Nice, nice. NOW, if only this would come to consoles as well, even more people would see how cool it is. Anyway, go bug the upstanding guys over at Black Pants Game Studios about becoming a beta tester for this one, as it’s shaping up to be a real winner and a truly original, innovative new game.

Yes, I Do Other Things Besides Write Here…

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Just a quick note to some folks out there in Internet-land who don’t quite seem to get it yet. Sometimes I write for other sites like this one. That’s the first column, there’s another to come. I’ve a couple of older columns here (such as this one.) And I still submit the occasional article to the Digital Press print ‘zine (I have a new column due around the end of November on the N-Gage as a gaming platform). I also draw a bit and take not so hot photographs. I think that’s it, but there’s much more out there.

Asura’s Wrath One-Two Trailer Punch: Bet On This To Beat Your Mind Senseless (In A Good Way)…

Posted on November 1, 2011 by geelw

It’s very hard not to ignore CyberConnect 2’s crazy cinematic action game and each time I see it in action, I’m glad the developer decided to get more creative than they have with their string of reliably feature-packed Naruto titles. Granted, what’s here is a few light years beyond weird in terms of nearly all about it. But that’s exactly what the industry needs, I say: more studios, large and small working on new IP that will shake things up a bit.

Hopefully, some of you folks out there will agree and want to come along form the ride. Capcom will appreciate that and CC2 will REALLY appreciate it even more,as it’ll show that there’s room at the inn for more originality and not just “me too” sequel mentality.