Premiering today on The Escapist (those guys that bring you Zero Punctuation and Unskippable), is a new, weekly series called The Escapist News Network, or simply ENN. In the spirit and style of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, ENN takes a satirical look at gamer news. The premier has provided us with a look at international releases of Halo 3: ODST, some fantastic motion controls, and an in-depth look at Nerd Flu (also known as the PAX Pox or H1Nerd1).
Oh yeah, one more thing, it stars and is produced by my favorite Canadians, Loading Ready Run.
So… Now i have a good reason to put something on here again. Two shows premiered for the season the other night, and me being the no TV owning fanboy that i am, i just got around to watching downloads right now-like. Read more…
As part of my obsession (as others here may attest to) with Loading Ready Run, I made a Sims 3 Machinima for their fan site Loading Ready Runners. It’s an alternate version of their “commodoreHUSTLE” opening credits, and it is officially the very first thing I have ever edited.
For a limited time, Jones Soda will be releasing assorted six packs of Dungeons and Dragons themed soft drinks. It’s titled “Spellcasting Soda” and features the adventurous flavors of “Dwarven Draught”, “Sneak Attack”, “Potion of Healing”, “Bigby’s Crushing Thirst Destroyer”, “Eldritch Blast”, and “Illithid Brain Juice”! Check it out on their site! I found out about it over at at the food blog site Serious Eats via my comrades at the Loading Ready Run Forums. Thanks to anotherearth for bringing this to my attention.
Now, I don’t know about you, but I’m sort of looking forward to tasting some Illithid Brain Juice!
So, it’s has been undoubtedly heard by you, but as it is pertinent to what we’re into, here at Procrastinators, I’d like to take a minute and discuss Disney’s acquisition of Marvel. If you hadn’t heard about it . . . well, it’s true. Walt Disney, the company that’s brought us Mickey Mouse, The Lion King, The Incredibles, and Disneyland has purchased the comic book mega company, Marvel. If you’d like to see the news story, check out this article.
So, what do I have to say about this? Well, I have to say I have my reservations. Disney is well known for its family-friendly, “G” or “PG” rated material. Marvel . . . not entirely. I mean, Punisher, anyone? And, that’s just one of the 5,000 characters that Disney is acquiring the rights to. Does this mean that we’re soon to see a softer side of Wolverine? As far as I know, Disney has not yet made any formal statements regarding the future of the Marvel characters. It was a smart buy on Disney’s part (and Marvel shareholders would be stupid to refuse the purchase), but only as long as the Marvel IPs are allowed to continue along their current path. If Disney tries to make Marvel characters too nice and cuddly, it could be the beginning of a serious downward spiral. Of course, the flip-side is that, with the powerhouse that is Disney, Marvel won’t have to worry about profitability in this tough economy.
And on that note, I leave you with this comic from those talented guys at Penny Arcade.
