Some update of some stuffs
Been a bit blah lately, feeling like stuff (ie: projects/to-do items) takes too long to do, so why bother starting? So of course I started (and finished) DeathSpank. (Yay Ron Gilbert!) It was good, and grinding near the end for an achievement wasn't too bad. One of the funniest parts was when you have to rescue an orphan, and she refuses to leave the Demon Mines until you give her candy. I thought, "ha! I bought a lollipop at the store just in case!" So I give it to her, and then she's all, "I want a cell phone!" "What do you need a cell phone for?" "To update my blog, duh!" So I go and get the phone which has now appeared at the store, and the description is something like, "We were going to call this something else, but we didn't want to get sued." :). Now the intertubes are buzzing about indie game Limbo, so I should check that out sometime.
Not that many people reading here go there much any more, but a little while ago I added something to AnimeMusicVideos.org to let you select "top videos" and hide other ones. For example, in my profile I've hidden MEPs like the DDR Projects (since I uploaded my individual segments) and other MEPs where I didn't contribute much. (/me goes to kusoyaro's profile and hides everything but Ugly Girl)
I also added the "AMV Spotlight" to the front page to give new/non-users a sample of what's available.
So 1 vs 100 XBLA is no more. Unfortunately I'm not surprised, given the amount of time passed since season 3, the problems dispensing prizes, and the lack of advertisers. I can only remember Telus and Doritos here, and from what I heard it was Sprint and Capri Sun in the States. From the comments, there were a decent number of people who bought Gold subscriptions (and even 360s themselves) just for 1 vs 100. Crazy. The team that built the game built it with future shows in mind so it'll be nice if something else comes along later on, but it'll have to be pretty good to make up for the ill will from canning this title.
For whatever reason, I send links via IMs but rarely post them. So some of this stuff is old.
Images:
This Chun Li Has Tiny Thighs - Dawwwwwwwww
Totoro waits for a bus
Simon Pegg is shrinking...
So That's Where Tetris Blocks Come From - Also Lego version
Demo-kun T-shirt - Wish I'd thought of this :P
No, not Skittles...
Newspaper Farewell Columns Fail/Win
Pop Icons Seen In A Different Light - Some good stuff, a lot taken from T-shirt sites
Videos:
The Grind - TF2 Achievement server from Hell
Lego Felt-tip Printer - Hello World
AT-AT day afternoon
Neutra Face - An ode on a typeface
Care Bears: Back in Action
Arnold loves the new Predators trailer
DORA THE EXPLORER in INCEPTION: Incepción Trailer - From tsunami_jones
Tetris vs Contra - There are several of these, but I think this was my favourite
Achievements PSA - I never really got into Red vs Blue. What with this one and the recent one with animation by Monty Oum, maybe I should watch more.
Games:
Alien Swarm - New free game on Steam. I think most of you know, but anyway.
Synopsis Quest - Little bite-sized RPG quests
Super Mario Crossover - Play Mario with half a dozen different characters.
Articles:
Lost: Missy the Cat - Don't annoy graphic designers
How to watch Hulu in Canada - Nuff said. Though we're finally getting Netfilx this fall (Streaming only)
Kanji with the highest stroke count
Phonetikana - Embedding pronunciation into kana.
If you're curious about the "gel" technology in Portal 2, check out Tag: The Power of Paint. Valve hired these guys, just like they hired the guys that did Narbacular Drop, for the first Portal.
Not that many people reading here go there much any more, but a little while ago I added something to AnimeMusicVideos.org to let you select "top videos" and hide other ones. For example, in my profile I've hidden MEPs like the DDR Projects (since I uploaded my individual segments) and other MEPs where I didn't contribute much. (/me goes to kusoyaro's profile and hides everything but Ugly Girl)
I also added the "AMV Spotlight" to the front page to give new/non-users a sample of what's available.
So 1 vs 100 XBLA is no more. Unfortunately I'm not surprised, given the amount of time passed since season 3, the problems dispensing prizes, and the lack of advertisers. I can only remember Telus and Doritos here, and from what I heard it was Sprint and Capri Sun in the States. From the comments, there were a decent number of people who bought Gold subscriptions (and even 360s themselves) just for 1 vs 100. Crazy. The team that built the game built it with future shows in mind so it'll be nice if something else comes along later on, but it'll have to be pretty good to make up for the ill will from canning this title.
For whatever reason, I send links via IMs but rarely post them. So some of this stuff is old.
Images:
This Chun Li Has Tiny Thighs - Dawwwwwwwww
Totoro waits for a bus
Simon Pegg is shrinking...
So That's Where Tetris Blocks Come From - Also Lego version
Demo-kun T-shirt - Wish I'd thought of this :P
No, not Skittles...
Newspaper Farewell Columns Fail/Win
Pop Icons Seen In A Different Light - Some good stuff, a lot taken from T-shirt sites
Videos:
The Grind - TF2 Achievement server from Hell
Lego Felt-tip Printer - Hello World
AT-AT day afternoon
Neutra Face - An ode on a typeface
Care Bears: Back in Action
Arnold loves the new Predators trailer
DORA THE EXPLORER in INCEPTION: Incepción Trailer - From tsunami_jones
Tetris vs Contra - There are several of these, but I think this was my favourite
Achievements PSA - I never really got into Red vs Blue. What with this one and the recent one with animation by Monty Oum, maybe I should watch more.
Games:
Alien Swarm - New free game on Steam. I think most of you know, but anyway.
Synopsis Quest - Little bite-sized RPG quests
Super Mario Crossover - Play Mario with half a dozen different characters.
Articles:
Lost: Missy the Cat - Don't annoy graphic designers
How to watch Hulu in Canada - Nuff said. Though we're finally getting Netfilx this fall (Streaming only)
Kanji with the highest stroke count
Phonetikana - Embedding pronunciation into kana.
If you're curious about the "gel" technology in Portal 2, check out Tag: The Power of Paint. Valve hired these guys, just like they hired the guys that did Narbacular Drop, for the first Portal.