Miserly Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman believes he and his cronies should see a fatter royalty check for every copy of Rock Band and Guitar Hero that happens to list one of their bands as participants. Straight from the fat cat’s mouth: The amount being paid to the music industry, even though their games […]
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Kim Kardashian: Virtual Pugilist
Update: Now with footage from the game. Apparently kicking dudes in the crotch is a valid boxing maneuver. Who knew? When you think of Kim Kardashian odds are good that you’re thinking of her ass, and not boxing videogames. *Cue dramatic orchestral swell*Prepare to have your paradigms shifted. Electronic Arts has announced that Kim and […]
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Twin Peaks Trivia Results
As I drunkenly told my cabbie on the way home, “You know, how there’s one thing… usually just one thing… that you’re REALLY good at in life. Well, I found mine tonight. It’s Twin Peaks trivia. I sure as shit can’t profit from it, but DAMN am I good at it.” As you might recall […]
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Let’s Talk About Wrath
The NDA on the next World of Warcraft expansion has dissolved, and I can finally tell you all about it. Wrath of the Lich King is currently in an invite-only beta, but since I once pulled a splinter from Mike Morhaime’s paw I’m one of the lucky few who gets to explore the new content […]
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Let’s Keep Non-Humans Out of Our Bathrooms.
This is Neill Blomkamp’s Alive in Joburg. It is one of my favorite short films. I’ve blogged about Blomkamp before, back when he was tapped to do some work on the mega-popular Halo franchise. (Back then, then-exec producer Peter Jackson hired Blomkamp to direct the ill-fated Halo movie, and when that went to shit–causing many […]
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Google Aids Japanese Zombie Invasion
Have you ever wanted to lead a group of zombie attack survivors through the wilds of Laurelhurst Park? Too damn bad. The Last Guy doesn’t do Portland, Oregon (yet). What it does do though, is give PlayStation 3 owners a chance to lead people to safety among hordes of zombies, insects and monsters on a […]
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Twin Peaks Trivia–Aces!
Holy shit! I feel like Cliff Clavin on Jeopardy! ShanRock‘s upcoming trivia night at Peter’s 19th Hole is like a Black Lodge dream come true. From her press release: ShanRock’s Triviology Presents:CHICKADEE ON A DODGE DART: A NIGHT OF TWIN PEAKS TRIVIASaturday, Aug 2, 7 PMPeter’s 19th Hole5701 NE FremontFREE Following monthly lunar pub quizzes […]
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The Bird Is A Jesus Metaphor (Probably)
Would you believe me if I said this picture is the least bizarre thing about Soulcalibur IV? Between the inclusion of Darth “Anakin “James “This is CNN” Earl Jones” Skywalker” Vader and Yoda to the fact that they spell the title — which is obviously two words — as a single, bizarre compound noun/verb-jective thing, […]
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Dark Void: Rockets, Robots and Neo-Futurism
After Capcom insisted I watch a video of a game about herding sheep (some of whom poop without warning), I was a little let down. Street Fighter IV was cool, but if all the company had was fecophiliac livestock and aged fighting games, I was ready to leave E3 thoroughly disappointed. And then, I saw […]
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Braille Gets His Video Game Grind On
Local emcee Braille has landed a pretty sweet licensing deal with the folks at the monolithic sports video game company, EA. His track “The IV” soundtracks the new trailer for NBA Live 09, which highlights the pathetic flopping talents of cover model, and scruffy French hoops icon, Tony Parker. Not exactly my first pick for […]
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“Somebody Will Say to Me, ‘Hi Bill, Howya Doin’?’ I’ll Say, ‘Why Don’t You Mind Your Own Business.'”
Here at the Mercury, we have a somewhat interesting history with Donkey Kong master Billy Mitchell. Actually, screw it. I’d write more of an intro to this, but like I could ever write anything half as amazing as the pearls of wisdom Billy Mitchell tosses off with little to no effort. Brave your way through […]
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Advent Rising
Advent Rising by GlyphX Games, written by Orson Scott Card and Cameron Dayton Advent Rising is the worst sort of videogame: One that’s just good enough to make you wish it was a lot better. On the surface, Advent Rising really kicks some ass–the first part in a proposed trilogy, the game has an epic, […]