the STUFF 4 U

tiny rant: THE PROBLEM WITH CUBEECRAFT!

2010-08-21T17:22:00.000-07:00

Ok, lets get ones thing straight. I dislike cubeecraft. Not because of the designs, or the models in general, but the build process. It's terrible. Because they believe that nobody in the world has a stick of glue, they've restricted themselves to used clip-in tabs. THEY SUCK! To tell you the truth, I would've made about a million cubeecrafts if not for this major flaw in design.

FX is returning...

2010-08-21T17:13:00.000-07:00

My fave website of all time, FX CONSOLE, is slowly returning to it's glory days with a recent spike in old member activity.
This is a great thing. For about a year now, none of the mods or admins have been checking in apart from me. It was a sad time, but now it appears we are back! Jun, Avenlc1, megafatboy and a whole heap of new members are here.
Here's some of the models peoples are making.

Rockband 3 setlist revealed!

2010-08-21T17:11:00.000-07:00

- Amy Winehouse – Rehab
- Anthrax – Caught In A Mosh
- At the Drive-In – One Armed Scissor
- Avenged Sevenfold – Beast and the Harlot
- B-52′s – Rock Lobster
- The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (Live)
- Big Country – In a Big Country
- Blondie – Heart of Glass
- Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up
- The Bronx – False Alarm
- Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4
- The Cure – Just Like Heaven
- David Bowie – Space Oddity
- Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
- Def Leppard – Foolin'
- Devo – Whip It
- Dio – Rainbow in the Dark
- Dire Straits – Walk of Life
- Doobie Brothers – China Grove
- The Doors – Break On Through
- Dover – King George
- Echo and the Bunnymen – Killing Moon
- Elton John – Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
- Faith No More – Midlife Crisis
- Filter – Hey Man, Nice Shot
- Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
- Foreigner – Cold as Ice
- Golden Earring – Radar Love
- HIM – Killing Loneliness
- Huey Lewis and the News – The Power of Love
- Hypernova – Viva La Resistance
- Ida Maria – Oh My God
- INXS – Need You Tonight
- J. Geils Band – Centerfold
- James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good)
- Jane's Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
- Jimi Hendrix – Crosstown Traffic
- Joan Jett – I Love Rock and Roll
- John Lennon – Imagine
- Juanes – Me Enamora
- Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
- Mana – Oye Mi Amor
- Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People
- Metric – Combat Baby

Apple announces press conference for angry iPhone 4 adopters

2010-07-14T23:14:00.000-07:00

Following yet another bout of negative press regarding the iPhone 4's reception problems, Apple has announced that they will be holding a press conference this Friday to formally address the issue.

LOL

2010-07-14T23:12:00.001-07:00

(high res. version)

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Preview

2010-06-07T23:32:00.000-07:00

In all honesty, I haven't been over the moon about Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. This game has you switching between four different Spider-Men in their respective universes as you try to fight an overwhelming evil that threatens to destroy everything. That sounds cool and I'm a man who loves webswinging around levels, but all the universe hopping has me worried. Spider-Man is – and comics games in general are -- about a story, in my eyes. Are we going to get to know these characters? Will the story evolve beyond, "We have to save the world by punching Villain X in the face"?

I don't have the answers for you, but after seeing Activision's E3 demonstration, I do know that the third universe in this game is Spider-Man 2099 and it's pretty sweet looking.
If you missed the 1992 debut of Spider-Man 2099, this version of Spidey takes place in the far-flung future. There, geneticist Miguel O'Hara was studying the original Spider-Man and ends up getting spider-like abilities from messing with his own DNA while trying to cure himself after being poisoned. O'Hara notices the abilities, grabs a costume he had for the Day of the Dead celebrations, and – voila – we have a new Spider-Man.

When Beenox Studios got to the 2099 part of its demo – before that the developers showcased the Amazing universe and Noir universe, but you know all about those – it was hard not to get excited about the inclusion of this superhero. Amazing looks like the Spider-Man we all know and Noir is just a darker looking webhead, but 2099 looks unlike anything I've seen in a Spider-Man game before. Sure you could unlock this costume in other Spidey games, but the artistic vision surrounding this area is so different from what we know as gamers.

The demo began with Spider-Man freefalling in his slick-looking dark blue and dark red suit while flying cars whizzed by underneath him. The screen was saturated with neon colors, filled with holographic "Stark" and "Osborn" signs, and set among buildings that had the clean, futuristic look to them that fans will recognize from the comic book series. When Spidey landed, you really got to take in the detail on his suit, the talons coming off his arms, and what Beenox did with this universe's villain, the Hobgoblin.

In the past, Activision has said that this game will have a major villain designated to each level – Amazing has Kraven so far and Noir has the circus freak version of Norman Osborn known as the Goblin so far. Apparently, fans told the company that they loved boss battles, so that's the focus for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. In the first demos, this looked like it was simply an aesthetic choice. Spider-Man was going to fight Kraven the hunter, so the level was set in the jungle. However, in 2099, you kind of see what Beenox and Activision have been driving at with this boss/level relationship.

Here, we're in a world where the normal ride to work is through the air, so having a villain like Hobgoblin 2099 – a monster of a man clad in blue and orange – swoop in with his massive wings and engage Spider-Man from the sky makes sense. Hobby'll throw bombs that the player can web and hurl back at him, but Spider-Man's also going to be able to web the baddie, pulled himself close, and begin duking it out in the air.

With the neon lights of the future as your backdrop and cars speeding by underneath you, the scene is pretty damn cool. Eventually in the demo, Hobgoblin retreats to the top of a building and shoots down the center of it. Spider-Man follows, and the player needs to guide the freefalling superhero past obstructions and to the villain below.

Each Spider-Man in Shattered Dimensions is going to be voiced by someone who has played the character in the past. Remember the Spider-Man cartoon from the '90s? Well, Christopher Daniel Barnes played Spidey in that and is back to be Spider-Man Noir. When it comes to Spider-Man 2099, Dan Gilvezan, the voice of Spidey on the '80s cartoon Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, will be lending his pipes. No word on the voice for the Amazing universe, and Activision is mum on what the fourth universe will be.

As a comic nerd and someone who has been wronged by Spidey games in the past, I'm trying to keep my expectations in check while watching this game and wondering how it's all going to come together. However, after seeing the 2099 demo, I can say for the first time that I really want to play Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. The future looks cool, and I want to be a part of it.

Oh, Mr. Parker, please be good to me.

New star wars TFU2 pics

2010-06-04T19:09:00.000-07:00

Hey stuffers,
some new SWTFU2 pics have been released:

Is it just me, or is his right eye blue? You probably can't tell from the smaller size image, to see the large version http://au.xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/55059/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-ii/images/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-ii-20100604022020722.html?page=mediaFull
Maybe it's just a mistake...what do you think? Sound off in the comments!

FX CONSOLE LIVES!

2010-06-03T17:46:00.000-07:00

Hey guys. You know the site I mentioned a while back, FX console? Well, after 2 years in hibernation..ITS BACK!
I'm an admin on the forums and have been painfully forced (nr, but I did anyway) to check daily to make sure no spam popped up or whatever.
Now, the creator of the gadget series, FX console itself, and the mother of awesome, JUN, is back!
So you can expect to see the sight regularly updated again, so head over to http://fxconsole.blogspot.com/

woot!

Great Deviant Art work I found today.

2010-06-03T17:14:00.000-07:00

Check this out.

This work is by gereksiztara on deviant art. Make sure you check out her page: http://gereksiztara.deviantart.com/
She has heaps of great Deviations, so make sure you check it out!
EDIT: right click, view image to see the whole thing..darn blogger cuts off the sides..

Harry Potter ATDH game ZOMG WTH?

2010-06-03T16:59:00.000-07:00

For the last few Harry Potter videogames, the fun has been investigating Hogwarts, mixing up potions, and finding hundreds of collectables hidden in the halls. In fact, if there was one part that always seemed to be "so-so," it was the wand-based combat. It seemed like Harry would just plant his feet, hurl a few incantations, and you'd move on to doing something more fun. Knowing all of that, it was a bit shocking to play the latest Chosen One videogame recently.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 is a third-person shooter where your wand is the stand-in for a gun. Believe it. Hogwarts is gone this time around and instead you step behind Harry's spectacles as he runs about England fighting Death Eaters and tracking He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Rather than eating chocolate frogs and figuring out how to ride a broom, the Deathly Hallows is all about life and death so EA decided to make the game follow the book and film's more serious direction.

This seems like a bizarre move move by EA, but from what I've seen from the trailer (below), it looks like this could truly be a great new angle on the Potter games.

More Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Info

EDIT: you might wanto go fullscreen with this video, otherwise the right side of the video is cut off..

New Natal Prototype design

2010-06-02T20:58:00.000-07:00

One of the biggest mysteries in gaming currently surrounds Microsoft's upcoming motion camera, Project Natal. Not only has the company been secretive about the price of the device, but the final name and model design still haven't been confirmed.

In April, pictures of test kits surfaced on the internet showing the device colored black. The photos also confirmed Natal would use an independently motorized tilt mechanism. Since then, Natal has appeared with a new white color scheme at recent media and consumer events.

Now, Natal has showed up yet again at the 2010 D8 Conference in California this week. Tech blog Engadget posted photos of Natal's latest incarnation. This model has "No Manual Tilt" written on the front, and "Development Sample" on the back.

Blue Meh

2010-06-02T01:48:00.000-07:00

So I've been playing Blue Dragon on the 360, and though it's an amazing game, I'm only two hours into it and already getting bored of the same old JRPG style I've been playing for years and years. Though I don't wanto do a big review for an old game, I will give it a score. (I know I haven't really played enough to score it, but anyway) Two hours in Blue Dragon is a 7/10.

A game I have been really really enjoying is SWTFU. I think this game is very underrated, and it's one of the most fun I've had with a game in a long time. I'm up to my third playthrough, and chucking stormtroopers all over the place still hasn't gotten old. At E3, we are going to get a much more expanded look at swtfu2, which I can't wait to play. The trailer they showed a few months ago was awesome. One question though, (SPOILERS AHEAD) in the game, if you choose the light side ending, you die. If you choose the Dark side, you turn into vader 2.0. In the trailer, Starkiller looks like he does at the beginning of the game...WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON????

DS price drop in Japan

2010-06-02T01:46:00.000-07:00

Nintendo Japan announced today new pricing for its full lineup of DS systems. Starting June 19, DSi XL will go down in price from 20,000 yen to 18,000 yen. DSi will go down from 18,900 yen to 15,000 yen. DS Lite will be slashed from 16,800 yen to "open" pricing, meaning it's basically being cut from production.

Joining the new pricing, Nintendo will give DSi XL its first set of color variations. Currently, Japan-based buyers have access to Wine Red, Dark Brown and Natural White. Starting June 19, the lineup will include the more primary Yellow, Blue, and Green.

E3 2010 just around the corner...

2010-05-27T19:19:00.000-07:00

So, E3 2010...
June 14-17... THIS WILL BE AWESOME.
I am extremely excited for a more in depth look at Project NATAL, as I am an XBOT.
Last year we got an enticing look at MILO, with its realistic character model and innovative design, this title will most definitely be one of NATAL's must have games.

Alot of internet discussion has been surrounding this game, some people even saying that it will never come out...and to tell you the truth, if NASA can't make intelligent AI on their super computers, (and although the 360 is pretty freakin' awesome) there's no way in hell they can do it on our home consoles.

In other stuffs, I HATE 3D.

Ok, a little over-exaggeration there, 3D is great and all, but I really don't think it will EVER become the standard for TV's and theater until glasses are not required. Take a look at this little scenario:

Carl has invited his friends over for dinner, and after they are going to watch a movie on his new 3D TV. They finish dinner, and go downstairs to watch the movie. there are 8 friends. Carl has 4 pairs of glasses. FAIL for Carl who bought a 3D TV, LOL for me.

Ok, this post has gone completely off track, but yeah...STUFF!

I'm back

2010-05-27T16:44:00.000-07:00

hey stuffers, bunjie's back, revamped, and ready to kick off the next load of awesome that is the STUFF 4 U. I haven't posted here in awhile, but with a lack of things to do online in the last few months, (and a friend getting back into blogging (YES YOU, PLIME!),) I thought I would too. So check back here whenever you get a chance, the STUFF 4 U lives on!

new blog to follow!

2009-11-15T22:03:00.000-08:00

http://thegregmillerultrafanblog.blogspot.com/

more lego stop motion!!

2009-10-08T23:12:00.001-07:00

this is seriously epic.

ninja assasin lego trailer

2009-10-08T23:06:00.001-07:00

transformers III

2009-10-02T17:44:00.001-07:00

oh damn.

SPORE MOVIE!?

2009-10-02T17:35:00.000-07:00

ok, I really wasn't expecting this. EA has announced that they will be making a spore movie! I hope it doesn't suck, but it probably will. IGN.com's Brian Linder said:
"It's a hugely customizable gaming experience. How do you think that will translate to the big (or small) screen? Is a Spore movie a good idea?"
Many questions still need to be answered. check out http://au.movies.ign.com/articles/898/898880p1.html to find out more.

Mini ninjas DS=terrible

2009-10-01T16:12:00.000-07:00

hey guys, I've been playing mini ninjas DS recently, and have come to the conclusion that...it IS TERRIBLE.
IGN.com's Craig Harris said:
"In the first half hour of Mini Ninjas, I never once unsheathed my sword. Instead, I spent all that time simply talking to my master and some talking crows, not to mention performing absolutely tedious and unrewarding fetch quests and running around agonizingly massive environments at a very uncomfortable pace. Yes, patience is a virtue all Ninja must possess, but the amount of patience you must have for the DS version is ridiculous."
I know exactly what he means.
so, whatever you do, DO NOT BUY MINI NINJAS for DS.
it. is. terrible.

TGS 09 over!

2009-10-01T16:09:00.000-07:00

(from IGN.com)

Cam: So Naz, another TGS is done and dusted. How did you think it compared to the other big shows of 2009, and to the last TGS you went to? Personally, I found it pretty disappointing. You can really see how much less of a console gaming epicentre Japan is these days. In its glory days it wouldn't have mattered if TGS came on the heels of E3 and a big European show: it still would have been vital and full of crazy Japanese developers doing crazy Japanese stuff that will either never make it outside Japan or will eventually blow the West away. Now it feels diminished and diluted to some extent – partly because of Japan's extended recession and partly because the show has a much more global focus now.

"Welcome to Tokyo, lads."

Naz: I wish I could balance your disappointment with a big burst of optimism but it was an undeniably weak offering this year. The vast majority of the most impressive titles were Western-developed, with Final Fantasy XIII and Gran Turismo 5 being the only really stunning Japanese games at the show. Admittedly being Westerners ourselves, we're more likely to prefer Western titles but just how far Japanese development has slid from its glory days in the '80s and '90s really hit home for me at TGS 2009. It was particularly disappointing to see the Japanese juggernaut Capcom have all its homegrown titles completely overshadowed by Dead Rising 2, which is actually being developed in Canada. That's enough about our gripes though, which game were you most pleasantly surprised by Cam?

Cam: Hmm... well, the Japanese-developed games I'm most excited about are The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy XIII, Okamiden, Castlevania: Lord of Shadow and Bayonetta, but I knew they were going to look good, so they obviously weren't a surprise. Yakuza 4 was pleasantly surprising, but given the third one hasn't come out here yet, I'm not holding my breath. Outside Japan, playing Crackdown 2 multiplayer and being taken through the single player game was great - it looks like a whole lot of fun. While I honestly didn't see much evidence that the missions would be more compelling – which was my biggest complaint from the first one - the guys told us they're addressing that issue, so we'll give them the benefit of the doubt for the moment. Other than that question mark, the game looks very cool – I like the concept of the gameworld fundamentally changing between day and night (when the freaks come out), and I like how the team is going out of its way to make this sandbox even more brimming with possibilities: tethering things together to create makeshift slingshots and bridges? Awesome. The multiplayer has the potential to be fun too... although I couldn't help but think that with this much Man Cannon (aka jump pads) action, a keyboard and mouse would work better than a controller. The lock-on system definitely helps address this, but keeps things relatively balanced by only allowing you to lock-on to someone once they're in your sights, but still...

Check out some Crackdown 2 impressions in video form.

The other highlight for me was probably Alan Wake – the new demo from Remedy had really great atmosphere, and turned one of the main mechanics in the game on its head, making light your enemy rather than your friend as Alan's pursued by cops through a forest at night. The sweeping torches between the trees gave it a really X-Files vibe, while the urgency of the level really ramps up as Alan realises there's a far more menacing presence in the forest than the police. What were the heavy hitters for you Naz?

Naz: Dead Rising 2 was the big one for me. Being a huge fan of both Capcom's Resident Evil and Dead Rising zombie franchises, I was itching to get my first hands-on. The single-player was a lot of fun but a relatively predictable upgrade on the first game. The multiplayer zombie gameshow mode completely blind-sided me with its insanity. Riding motorcycles with chainsaws poking off them, while you carve your way through a velodrome packed with zombies is a hoot and a half. I wish I could say I was even a fraction as impressed by Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. Sloppy shooting controls and visuals that still fall below the almost five-year-old RE4 makes a poor excuse for a sequel. Other than my zombie fetish, Darksiders really impressed me more than I thought it would with its air-tight dodging, shooting and swordplay mechanics, not to mention hulking great big bosses.

Motorbike + twin chainsaws = good times. Do the math.

I totally agree on Alan Wake, Castlevania and Crackdown all looking great but I've got to say The Last Guardian's TGS showing was limp, especially after such an amazing debut trailer. I remember you were busting to see Assassin's Creed II. Is it shaping up to be the sequel you wanted?

no time to blog anymore...

2009-09-28T17:54:00.000-07:00

hey guys, remember the good old days when I had time to blog?
anyway, just got into playing star wars: KOTOR. It's a great game (if you play it on a 360, otherwise framerate is terrible,) I enjoy the chatting system, simmilar to mass effect. Bioware made both of these games, so it shouldn't be a surprise.
I chose from the start that I would be evil in the decisions I made in the game, and now I am starting to realise that being evil is hard! whenever I vibro-blade some hapless civilian, I always shudder." Why is this so hard?" I think. In pretty much all games you have to blow stuff up (well, the ones I like.) But in this game it's different, because I have a choice. Do I give the beggar 5 credits? (star wars currency) Or do I blow him up and gain 20 credits and a med pack?
In other games it is your objective to destroy everything in your way to get to the objective, but in this...it's different.
So I thought, in all these other games, if I had the choice there, would I blow up the covenant? or would I give them a buck to let me pass?
Well, that was a bad example, kills in halo are quite satisfying, but I hope you get the point.
so yeah this is where I'm at. think about yourself for a bit.

batman sunday no. 3

2009-08-23T00:55:00.000-07:00

best. gif. ever.

2009-08-21T16:46:00.000-07:00

iron man papercraft

2009-08-16T00:45:00.000-07:00

here is a simple little papercraft I obtained from the always awesome paperkraft.net, of iron man!
took me about 30 minutes, part of the reason for the fairly sloppy build.
P.s. I did use glue mostly, I was out of cardstock so I couldn't use my super hot glue chian machine ultimate gun thing, so sticky tape was required for some sections.

awesome batman arkham asylum animated .gif by me

2009-08-14T16:49:00.000-07:00

EDIT: made whole page load really slowly...here it is...

Samsung Omina paperrcraft

2009-08-14T16:43:00.000-07:00

another one of my earlier papercrafts, it the samsung omina! according to the ever-reliable wikipedia it is a mobile phone released by Samsung Mobile. Announced in June 2008, the Omnia was launched in Singapore in mid-June, available in stores on the 20th of June, and in the rest of Asia in July. For some parts of Europe, it was launched in August. The American version launched in December 2008 through Verizon Wireless^[2] while the Canadian version launched in April 2009 through Telus Mobility.

The Samsung Omnia comes with the following applications preinstalled to make its GUI and its functions distinguishable from other Windows Mobile 6–based smartphones:

Samsung Today Screen 1 (alternative home screen UI)
Samsung Today Screen 2 (similar to Samsung Today Screen 1)
Samsung Touch Wiz UI (alternative application menu with a widget bar and widgets)

All these applications have the ability to be controlled by sliding the finger across the screen. The third Today Screen has gained interest because of its control method. It uses about a fourth of the screen on the left side to hold a bar of widgets that can be scrolled up and down. The rest of the screen is customizable, as widgets can be pulled out of the sidebar and onto the main screen to be expanded for quick use.

anyway,the templates can be found somewhere around this sentence...probably here
I also made a bluetooth headset to go with it, but I wouldn't recommend making it unless you mod it slightly...it can be found here
(ron, please don't put the bluetooth on paperkraft.net, unless you want 567460947 haters)

happy building!

toshiba memory stick papercraft box

2009-08-14T16:38:00.001-07:00

even comes with a 50% off sticker! (optional, just in case you like things exxy)
anyway, the templates are smack bang here
happy building!

ipod nano 3rd gen

2009-08-14T16:30:00.001-07:00

here we have the iPod nano 3rd gen papercraft, which I also made earlier this year.
this one is pretty small, but is very simple.
the templates can be found here
you can be sure we will be seeing this one on paperkraft.net, aswell!
come on ron, we know your listening!

nintendo DSi papercraft

2009-08-14T16:24:00.000-07:00

I designed a nintendo DSi papercraft late last year, thought you guys might wanna check it out.

It also comes with a box, and an SD card.
Beginners may have some trouble with the SD card port, but that part is entirely optional.
you can grab the template here

also, here is the box

hopefully we can get this one featured on paperkraft.net aswell.
(this time there better not be so many haters!)

guitar hero world tour drum set papercraft: BETA

2009-08-13T18:27:00.000-07:00

I just finished the beta for the guitar hero: world tour drum set that so many FX consolians have been drooling over for months.
I wouldn't suggest you make this if you are new to papercraft, as this is a beta, and you will have to assemble a few minor pieces for yourself. (that's only if you want it to be just like the photo of my original)
The templates can be found HERE.
Eventually there will be a microphone, box and guitar to go with it.
Anyway, happy building!
(disclaimer: high hats may need to be trimmed)

also comes with a foot pedal.

more news from the ipod nano firmware update 1.0.4

2009-08-13T16:17:00.000-07:00

I have looked at every last menu of my ipod nano g4, and the new 60mb firmware update has only changed one immediately visible thing.....(drum-roll, please)...it turned on the video setting that means that it asks you if you want to use video-out whenever you start a video or movie!
I know this is easily fixable, (and I did switch it back) but you would think that a firmware update would keep all your settings the same.
And I do know that the update would have fixed a lot of little things that may cause my ipod to freeze up or whatever, but really, was it worth it?
Now I am going on a bit about how annoying this little download was...I am kinda blowing it out of proportion, but the reason that I am annoyed by this is the recent iTunes 8.
It took me at least 45 minutes to fix up my computer after getting it.
as soon as it was installed AVG came up saying " virus detected!" and it had a HUGE list of Trojans that it had put on my computer.
So I googled 'iTunes 8 trojans,' 'iTunes 8 installation problems', and it appeared that pretty much everyone was having the same problem.
Really, apple...you've got the most popular music service here. Would it hurt to test your 80MB download out more than twice before you send it all over the world to the millions of people that use iTunes?
(Disclaimer: I know that apple wouldve tested it more than twice, it just makes it seem a lot more dramatic)

new ipod firmware update 1.0.4

2009-08-11T23:03:00.000-07:00

more bugs fixed! huzzah!
for a 60MB download you would think there would be something other than just 'a few minor bug fixes'....

dammmnnn itt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-08-09T23:07:00.001-07:00

how many times have you seen this?

batman sunday no. 2 EXTRA

2009-08-08T17:50:00.001-07:00

batman sunday no. 2 EXTRA
(where I just can't help myself)

batman sunday no. 2

2009-08-08T17:42:00.000-07:00

batman sunday no. 1

2009-08-01T15:14:00.001-07:00

new title banner!

2009-07-31T22:53:00.000-07:00

as you may have seen, we now have a new and totally improved title banner! much better than the original, this banner now features a stormtrooper helmet!! wow!!
anyway that's all for now.

lego indiana jones xbox360 review

2009-07-31T14:39:00.000-07:00

I recently completed lego I.J. for the 360, and I enjoyed it very much.

first off, the visuals:
as you know from other lego games, everything is...lego! very nice graphics, designers manage to blend lego with realistic stuff, see the picture below:

look closely. some parts of the enviroment are entirely lego, and others very realistic. anyway, it was a good idea, as having entire levels designed entirely out of lego would be somewhat brain numbing.

next, the gameplay.

fairly simple controls, use the R stick to move indy, and the L stick for the camera (witch, though it is unlike third person cameras, does help when trying to find mini kits and stuff.)
different characters have different weapons, moves (such as marion can jump high) and appearances.

the cut scenes are somewhat funny, and with a few pop culture references, such as when indy pulls out C3P0's head and shows it to the russians.

finnaly, extras.
as with other lego games after lego star wars II, you can mix and match lego bodyparts you have unlocked and create your own lego guy to tear it up in free play.
there is also the option of co-op, but *cough* its easier to *cough* just let the coms *cough* do it for you *cough*.

verdict:

GOOD: more lego!

BAD: more lego...

7.8 outa ten

artc fartc

2009-07-31T14:32:00.000-07:00

one of my good friends, adam, has made himself a brand spankin' new blog, and to top it all off, there are invision free forums aswell.
He will be blogging about art and tech stuff...simmilar kinda thing to me.
hope you have time to take a look...the blog is here: http://megafatboy-artcfartc.blogspot.com/
and the forums are accessible through it.
and while your in the mood for great forums, take a look at fx console, you may have seen my earlier post about it, but there it is again. www.fxconsole.blogspot.com

suckworld

2009-07-25T23:11:00.000-07:00

well...I know you have all heard of spine world, the mmorpg that takes you through some weird would were you can buy clothes, play games...wait...to do anything on this game you really do have to be a member...really....there is basically nothing you can do without a membership, and though it is, as they want you to believe 'cheap', who wants to spend money on some crappy 2D based game that you will get bored of in like two minutes? The only members on it are either 7 year olds or late 40's verterans! there is no place for a mmorpg fan in this place! you have to be obsessed with gimmicky flash games that are full of glitches and gay nitrome-clone plushies to want to play this for ten consecutive seconds! HECK, this makes CLUB PENGUIN LOOK GOOD!

verdict: 1.5 /10 ...just go and play WoW....

ffffffffound!!!

2009-07-20T23:54:00.000-07:00

I found an interesting website today, well worth a look. It seems to be a collection of weird and interesting pictures from flikr, http://ffffound.com/ is the link.

ok, now this is just gettting weird...

2009-07-20T23:51:00.000-07:00

more details on the bridget saga....

extrememly fandom (so random it's funny) video

2009-07-18T23:50:00.000-07:00

cool sniper flash game

2009-07-18T23:46:00.001-07:00

*EDIT* this game takes up alot of the page so I will put it down lower
*2nd edit* ok, you cant do that, guess you will have to live with it until I make another post...meh

Play Games at AddictingGames

bridget must die!

2009-07-18T23:44:00.001-07:00

yeah, can't wait to see declans reaction! mwahahahaah!

Donald the Duck Papercraft.

2009-06-20T15:15:00.000-07:00

Ichinogami - 3d papercraft

have made a very cool Ronald the Duck papercraft, and you can get the templates from here there site.
This template may be for a bit more experienced users, but I invite you to have a try.

interesting...

2009-06-20T15:10:00.000-07:00

it seems that at this point the results are all tied, hopefully somebody will vote!
PLEASE?

poll or else.

2009-06-17T23:22:00.000-07:00

Just to shake things up a little bit, I made a little poll and put it in the side bar.
The first poll topic...drumroll... whether Steve Jobs turtle neck obsession is a bit weird...
anyway, I know I have pretty much no body reading my blog at the moment, but you really should vote. remember, with the views I'm getting with feed burner, 1 vote really will make the difference....

the final countdown....

2009-06-16T23:51:00.000-07:00

ok, I know I keep on maing a big deal about this, but its the final 10 days until my, you guessed it, MY BIRTHDAY!!! HOORAY!

I shoudl really stop randomly posting these happenings, but, as I have nothing better to say, I was hoping this would suffice.

also, in latest news, Bing is waaaay better than google, but the homepage sucks. I dont like how it has a photo and with the grey backround and everything. I would rather some electric-modern orange graphics or something. But that's just me.

11 days till my birthday!

2009-06-16T00:42:00.000-07:00

yay! I am getting pretty excited. I am hoping that the money I get will be enough to buy a new phone...the one I have now is pretty bad, so it would be nice to update.

iphone 3Gs...interesting....

2009-06-14T23:51:00.000-07:00

so, apple releases the iphone 3Gs. apparently it has a longer battery life, video capabilities and... A COMPASS? It is very weird to me that they would mention that in their advertising scheme, doesn't the iphone already have a GPS app? That would have a compass in it, anyway. To me the 3Gs is a fairly bad idea on apples part, I think they should be advertsing that you should be able to send your iphone 3G to them, and they can update it with a better battery and camera software?
Seeing as apple is very into getting you to send your ipod off to them to get an new battery...

cool picture I took.

2009-06-13T18:18:00.001-07:00

here is an interesting picture I took i the city a short while ago. I shook the camera while I pointed it at some street lights,cars and some other ones from buildings. if you want a larger 12 mega-pixel version of it, simply leave a comment!

YAY! I am getting Xbox live...finnaly!

2009-06-13T18:08:00.000-07:00

so, about 10 months back I bought myslef an xbox360, but never got into xbox live, for the following reasons:
A) I do not have a wireless network in my home
B) can't be stuffed getting a wireless router, anyway,
C) even if I did get one, I would have to then buy the little network pick-uperer thingy.

but, (as you can see to the right,) it is 13 days until my birthday, meaning that I will get some money to finally buy a Ethernet cable, and the other one that lets you plug it up to your PC monitor.

Anyway, then I will finnaly enjoy the many wonders of Xbox live...HOORAY!!
oh yeah, and I will be able to put my gamer tag everywhere and annoy people, but that's beside the point.

yay! got a new webcam!

2009-06-12T15:58:00.000-07:00

a few weeks ago I bought myself a webcam, the microsoft VX-600...I think the model number was. You can see it on the left. but just recently, I bought myself a new desktop computer, and what do you know, it came with another webcam, the microsoft VX-1000. as you can see from the my photograph, the new one is much better (it's on the right.)
so know I face the two-webcam connudrum. if I plug both of them in, then the computer will only recognise the VX-1000 when I use it with windows messenger, and I my laptop has a webcam built in, so there's no point plugging it up to that. so I had this idea. To make...(drumroll please...) A SPY CAMERA!!

but...where to hide it... any ideas? email me!

New super mario bros. wii...great...

2009-06-11T22:21:00.000-07:00

Nintendo has announced a new super mario bros. game for wii. A side scroller, this game resembles the Nintendo DS game, New Super Mario Bros., and is the next step towards nintendo not only targeting the casual gamer. Ok, alot of you will disagree with that, and I know there have been some good wii games scattered around the place, E.G. madworld, No More Heroes and Galaxy, but that's only one decent game a year! (and yes, I do know that there have been other great wii games,) BUT CUT THE CRAPPY PARTY GAME COMPILATIONS AND GET SOME CORE STUFF INTO THAT PS2 THAT LOOKS LIKE A MAC!!

Ok, now I'm done. Once again, I know what I said is not entirely true, but I do bring up some interesting points.

funiest thing ever. seriously. the sequal.

2009-06-10T00:14:00.001-07:00

funiest thing ever. seriously.

2009-06-10T00:12:00.001-07:00

you must watch this!

Star Trek.

2009-06-10T00:02:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally got to go and see Star Trek today, and might I say I was very impressed. Acting was superb, same with casting and all that. I was impressed how they pulled it off, you do not have to have seen a single episode of star trek (the tv series) to enjoy fully enjoy it. I will give it a nice four stars outa five.
oh yeah, live long a prosper.

check this out

2009-06-04T17:47:00.000-07:00

cool blog with forums about papercraft, art...whatever! I have been a member for awhile now, but there has been a bit of a drought of new members, so make sure to stop by and spread the love!

The owner of the site is Jun, the legendary creator of the papercraft gadget series, which was how FX became so popular in the first place.

above is the papercraft nintendo DS, by Jun, which can be found on the blog, under gadget series.

www.fxconsole.blogspot.com

random pic of the time span

2009-06-03T23:59:00.001-07:00

uh oh.

2009-06-03T23:52:00.000-07:00

godammit! the freaking picture just decided to expire...damn modern technology...that picture was gold in pixels...much like my face...but without the pixels...and the nose. Yeah, that'd do it!

cheese.

2009-06-03T00:15:00.000-07:00

this kid has style.

down bellow

2009-06-01T23:41:00.001-07:00

I was just looking at the different stuff you can do with codes...

2009-06-01T23:40:00.001-07:00

Get this widget!

greetings and salutations!

2009-06-01T23:16:00.000-07:00

Hello, I am Bunjie.
No I do not work for the company, anyway, they are spelt BUNGIE.
But that's beside the point.
Anyway...
This is my blog. It is about video games, movies, art, comics...POP CULTURE in general.
So, whether you're a Vulcan or a Green Lantern, I hope you enjoy snooping around...

and there's my first post...gone...you think I could have done something more imaginative!