It’s Oscar season! Buzz words like ‘nominations,’ ‘critical,’ and ‘performance of a lifetime’ are most likely finding your ears. With the big awards airing on March 7, there’s not much time left to catch up on the films you missed.
But what if your Netflix queue is full and the cineplex is sold out? How will you know what to root for? Well, TheBBPS has again come to your rescue with our Annual Video Game Guide To The Oscars. Why read a book when you can watch a movie, and why watch a movie when you can play a game? With new voting rules in place at the Academy, there are now ten films nominated for Best Picture, so let's see how each of those compare to some similar video game counterparts.
Can't speak for everyone else around here, but Olympic fever always gets a pretty good grip on me... especially the Winter Games. I'm not one for typically watching sports in any way, shape or form but there's something quite enjoyable about the Olympics. Especially the curling. Yes, I'm serious.
As an American I usually get some strange looks when I mention I'm a curling fan, which I both am used to and don't give a shit about. As I said to a friend just the other day I'll take the precision and strategy of curling over the violence and egos of most major sports any day. So what does any of that have to do with either video games or this week's bitcast? Nothing. Not a thing. Just understand however.... curling? It rocks!
Nintendo's Wiimote uses Bluetooth to talk to your Wii. Using non-proprietary technology means homebrewers can get the Wiimote to do what Nintendon't. One of the best programs to make use of the white wand in a musical way is OSCulator for OS X.
OSCulator is a very flexible app; it's compatible with some of the best and most widely used DAWs like Live (used in both videos) and Logic, and can be manipulated by several different forms of makeshift controllers such as Wacom tablets, the iPhone, the Wii balance board, a keyboard and mouse, and of course, the Wiimote. As far as the Wiimote goes, you can point it around on X and Y axes to activate different notes or effects, much like a Kaoss Pad. Just make sure you've got the remote's rubber case on so that you don't end up with a cracked iMac screen.
This gorgeous movie poster by Brandon Schaefer is just my cup of tea. Minimalist, clean and simple, with a bit of inside joke for good measure. If you've seen The Wizard, you will definitely get a rush of nostalgia upon seeing this. I would definitely hang this on my wall, proudly.
If you haven't seen The Wizard, I revoke your nerd card. Turn your Memory Paks and glasses in at the desk on your way out. Once you do see The Wizard, we maybe will consider letting you back in.
See more of Schaefer's artwork and links to purchase at SlashFilm.
Street Fighter III characters, Dudley, Ibuki, and Makoto have been officially announced for Super Street Fighter IV. But what about the face of SFIII, Alex? Why add some SFIII characters, but not the fan favorite? As excited as I am for the three new characters, I'm sorely disappointed by the lack of Alex (and Q for that matter.)
Any characters in SSFIV you were expecting, but weren't announced? Any of the new announcements surprise and/or excite you? Let us know in the comments!
Attract Mode is a videogame culture shop (their words, not mine). They sell everything from clothes, to ice trays, to chiptune CDs. One designer who contributes to the site's own products is Harvey James, and his Game Girl shirt is especially eye-catching. As the shirt's description says, "portable games and headphones are all you need for an afternoon of happiness."
Good thing we pay for Xbox live huh? Otherwise we might miss out on all these GAME RELATED STORIES. Oh wait, this has nothing to do with anything. It does however, offer up this awesome headline.
So I'm not sure how this works, but I know that I love it. Part dance party, part performance, is Robot Cowboy a vision of the future? Is he man or machine? Is this how Skynet began, by tricking us into thinking we were at a concert, then launching Judgement Day?
CDM has more details about this performance. Apparently it's part of STEIM/Handmade Music - Amsterdam, a DIY tech and music get together. Be sure and check out more Robot Cowboy and other cool projects at their site.
Last month, I begged Cave to let us know if their Xbox 360 port of bullet hell shooter, Espgaluda 2, would be region-free like Mushihime-sama Futari. Well, shmup fans might have something to be excited about.
Kotaku are reporting that the regular edition of the game will be region-free while the limited edition will be locked. But before you go off pre-ordering your copy, consider this: nowhere else has reported this news, not even the blog of Cave's Makoto Asada, which is usually the first place to reveal Cave-related news. Something's fishy here, especially considering the same author of the Kotaku article reported that Muchi Muchi Pork would be released on XBLA, which hasn't happened.
Personally, I'll be holding off until Cave themselves mention whether the game is region-free or not, but that doesn't mean I haven't got my fingers crossed.
Edit: Kotaku have assured us that nothing is fishy here. Apparently, the author of the article talked to Cave themselves, which is why no one else has reported the good word and why the article isn't sourced. Also, it was a different author who mentioned the possible Muchi Muchi Pork port. My bad!
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