Tuesday, October 30, 2007

New Blog!

In the wake of the Great Jilly Crash of 2007, I've decided to create a new blog devoted to games and work-related stuff. I started to notice that most of my posts here were about gaming, so in the interest of keeping this blog more "personal" I thought, "Why not start another blog about games?" (Because, lord knows, what the internet needs now is another game blog.)

Anyway, I hope you will check out Metroid Crossing and tell me what you think. It's geeky!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

We're Back

Jilly Boel went down, but just like some of Jilly's greatest songs, JB.com refuses to die. Hooray for technology! Hooray for KJ! Hooray for the forums! I'm happy that my blog is back up, but most of my images were lost -- so there are lots of broken links in the archives. You know, for all the people who read this thing.

Also, Aviella's album is down, in addition to all of my past image galleries. Fortunately, I have those all backed up, but I doubt I will re-post them. My image sharing software is horribly dated, and I want to start using Picasa. Also, I have two kids now, you know.

Sigh...

This gets me to thinking that I might need to start a new blog for gaming/work stuff and keep this one personal. There are just so many hours in the day, though.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Brutal Legend

The new Tim Schafer/Double Fine production is called Brutal Legend. It appears to be about a heavy metal roadie who goes to some alternate universe in which he cuts people in half with an axe and sprouts bat wings.

All to the tune of "The Mob Rules" -- which gets HUGE points from me.



Looks great!

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

EA WTB Bioware/Pandemic

It's been about a week since the surprise announcement that EA is going to buy Bioware/Pandemic. Industry analysts weigh in on the subject, and all seem to agree it was a good move on EA's part. It will be very interesting to see the games that come out of this merger/partnership/buyout. The best point made in the above article, I think, is that the games that both Bioware and Pandemic make (RPGs, action-adventure) nicely complement the games that EA makes (sports, driving, movie licenses).

Friday, October 12, 2007

More FusionFall Q&A

RPG Vault, part of the IGN network, has posted a new interview with FusionFall exec. producer Chris Waldron. Very nice to read, though I can't believe people still make the mistake of using the term, "Powderpuff Girls". Sigh.

Monday, October 08, 2007

FusionFall Newsletter

Hey, the first FusionFall newsletter was released today. Check it out, or better yet, sign up at the official site.

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Top 5 Consoles

As I was drifting off to sleep last night, I started to think about the best gaming console systems EVAR. Why? Dunno.

1. SNES - The apex of 2D gaming and features some of Nintendo's finest first-party titles ever.
2. PLAYSTATION 2 - Seriously, how many games have been released for this thing? Something like 124,000? The best value bar none, and still going.
3. ATARI 2600 - Gaming in its purest form, when graphics didn't matter and it was all about gameplay. Not to mention the fond gaming memories.
4. DREAMCAST - Poor, poor Dreamcast. You were so much better than the PS1! And you had some great games! And a fine controller, too.
5. NES - Not only did the NES bring gaming back from the dead, it had River City Ransom. That alone puts it in the Top 5.

Creeping up: the Nintendo DS is my current favorite platform. It's so sassy!

Maple Story Ads

Some folks at work yesterday were talking about the new Maple Story TV ads which have been cropping up on cable. They are certainly attention-grabbing, although their effectiveness is debatable. (Hmmm, reminds me of an ad campaign for a certain all-you-can-eat games subscription service.)

Snails:


Fish:


Pig:


Despite the weird-for-the-sake-of-being-weird vibe, I have to admit that there's a certain charm to the line, "Is that pig wearing a gentleman's hat?" But: the fact that we do not see even one image from the game in these ads -- to tie it back to the live-action silliness -- is a shocking creative error in my opinion.

The ads can also be found here, on the Nexon site that launched in conjunction with the ad campaign. Wish them luck!

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

YTMND <3 DTMB

A few weeks later, and this is still cracking me up. Thanks, YTMND.