Geek News

We get a brief news update every day from our research group here at the office. Today's email was chock-full of interesting nerd tidbits. Some of these items are probably old news, but these days, it's hard to keep up!

- Paul Dini is working on a new Gatchaman (G-Force) feature
- the same folks are also making an Astro Boy animated feature
- George Miller is going to direct the Justice League movie
- Tokyopop is doing a manga prequel of the Dark Crystal
- Genndy Tartakovsky is working on a new Dark Crystal animated feature

That's a lot of cool stuff!

Guitar Zeroes

Awesome.


Thanks to Kellam for the link.

Remember this kid? He got outgeeked. PWND

Halo Clix

If you're like me, you're a geek. And if you're a geek, you might like comic books. And also board games. And maybe collectible minature games? Oh God, does that get too geeky for you? It does for me...sort of. See, I spent some time obsessed with HeroClix, the collectible miniatures game from Wizkids that lets you play as your favorite superheroes. Well, now...behold:


That's right, Wizkids is going to launch Halo ActionClix some time later this year. (I spotted a little blurb on Joystiq and then went right to the source.) So maybe you're a geek, and you like video games. And collectible miniatures. Then, boy howdy, are you in luck, Mr. Geek!

Awesome Ms. Pac Man Video

Fabulous.

Thanks to R2 for link.

Roll Out

Hey, so Activision just launched the Transformers game website. It certainly looks badass. Just like the movie, of course, which promises to bite your nuts (and bolts) off!

Activision does really good "epic" stuff with these licenses...I just started playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance on the Wii and the production value is certainly there. Whether the game has much substance is up for debate...I assume the same will be true for Mr. Prime and friends.

We Are 8-Bit

Joystiq has very kindly posted images from the gallery opening of this year's "I Am 8-Bit" installation. Some great stuff in there. Love Karnov!

Justify My Love

A kindly gentleman (and game designer) by the name of Chris Avellone has done a very good job of sorta explaining what exactly it is that I do on a daily basis. Perhaps I cannot, in good faith, debate the merits of the Battlestar Pegasus over those of the Nostromo*, but I can tell you which member of the Ponypuff Princess club is Asian, and which one is African-American.** As Avellone so succinctly puts it:

So my advice for any aspiring members of game development is pretty simple. If you’re a nerd, keep being a nerd.

Amen, brother. Now back to more cartoons and TV and things. What was Samurai Jack's first cousin's name, again?

*I know some dudes at Comic-Con who can probably settle this debate
**Lee Lee is Asian and Mee Mee is African-American