No, Really. Is It?

Is this a joke?

Mazal Tov!

My new favorite cewebrity(TM) is Jessie the Bat Mitzvah girl. Check out her music video here. Her simcha is on my birthday!

Yeah, Right

No more booth babes at E3? That's what the ESA says, anyway.

More Spore

Everyone is excited about Will Wright's upcoming game Spore, and EA's official site is worth checking out.

Mmmm...MMOB

Massively Multiplayer Online Brains can be consumed when playing Urban Dead, a multiplayer browser-based online game!

Trapped in the Theater

If you're near Austin, TX, you may want to attend this!

Beat It

Remember that time that Michael Jackson beat up all your favorite characters from the NES? No? Well, this might refresh your memory.

(Is it a subtle commentary about the brief period of time that the SEGA Genesis dominated the console market, or just a crazy batshit fan film from Japan? You decide!)

Counterpoint

Curmudgeon Gamer responds to GameDaily's review of GameTap.

GameDaily on GameTap

GameDaily offers their take on GameTap.

Oy, Guv!

A sequel/prequel/sidestory to Dragon Quest VIII, tentatively titled Dragon Quest Yangus will follow the titular exploits of a young Yangus before he appeared in DQ VIII. Cor Blimey!

Long Time No Post

Man, December knocked me out. I was sick for like two weeks, and the holidays, and the so-on-and-so-on. But I did get out to see some movies and managed to play some games. Well, one game in particular: Dragon Quest VIII. Man, that game is just awesome. I've put 45+ hours into it and I think I'm only about halfway through. I'll have to write more when I have the time.

Here are the other things floating my proverbial boat:

- King Kong: Great movie, but too long. Why does everything have to be over three hours? Is that what makes something "epic"? No, it is often what makes something "padded".
- Munich: The rare "movie for grown-ups" that thrills, engages and makes one think. And it's not about some boring topic like an obscure gay poet in prison or whatever.
- Brokeback Mountain: Speaking of gay...this movie was a letdown. Great acting, but the story was a whole lot of nothing, in my opinion, and ended with a whimper.
- Smartbomb: A cool collection of spotlight articles about the various people and organizations that work behind-the-scenes of the videogame industry. Not very in-depth, but entertaining and well-written.
- Art Brut: My friends in New York (who are much cooler than I am) recommended this UK band to me. With lyrics like "I want to write the song that makes Israel and Palestine get along" you know that these guys are much cooler than you, too.
- Dragon Quest VIII: Didn't I already mention that this Japanese RPG ROOLZ? And that they are making a sequel/prequel? And Jessica's boobs defy gravity!
- The 4400: A sci-fi show on USA that has low production values and budget acting (Peter Coyote?) but great stories and an even better premise. Worth a look.

OK, bye!