Achtung Baby!

melt his heart with a new flamethrower

GameStop's Holiday Game Picks

+ Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin: I Love Videogames
+ 28 things that will happen on Black Friday 2008 at Fry's Electronics:

27) People will get hurt. 
28) People will get arrested.

+ Black Friday Videogame Deals Cheat Sheet
+ ‘Left 4 Dead’ Movie Posters. I hope you know just how fun this game is.
+ Apparently, Game bloggers/"journalists" are blind and the fact that the Nintendo Logo is NOT red is a *story*(exhibit a and b). Look at the fucking Wii box, it's been gray RIGHT THERE since 2006. Who fucking cares. Now if Mario's hat changes colors, that's a story.
+ The Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix finally came out, Tim, time for a re-match!
+ December's game of the month: "Prince of Persia" Launch Trailer HD
+ Mortal Kombat announcer: "Obama Wins, Flawless Victory"
+ Yes, there is a game called Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ and another called Bikini Zombie Slayers
+ Aurora Feint II: The Arena Arrives in the App Store

That's Spider-Man's Aunt May @#@%ing cursing and being all Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino comes to mind) on Eddie Brock (Venom) - Ultimate Spider-Man #128

+ Is Batman Destined for Death? ( it's a damn comic book, NO ONE EVER STAYS DEAD!)
+ A Dozen Dark Knight Deaths
+ Veronica Mars as Leia
+ U2 Scrap Rick Rubin Songs  | Edge confident as deadline looms | I think the last album U2 released during Spring was "POP" and you know how some people feel about That One. I like Fall released albums thank you very much.
+ The Fader 58: Kanye talked about the new album.
+ A Jurassic Park 4 poster?
+ Techno-lust: New Apple 24-inch LED screen
+ Top 7 Things to do at work instead of working
+ How to Deep Fry a Turkey

Quotes of the week:

"she's a bamf!" - Liz

"You probably get all the girls with your accent, huh?" - Liz

"When I unsubscribe to your newsletter (that I didn't subscribe to in the first place) do not send me another email to verify" - Veronica

things i am thankful for: -never having done cocaine. i would surely be addicted by now - Leo

[ Great Moments in President Bush's speeches ]

I see Blu, I see Red, Double Dipping, Triple Dipping

+ Donnie Darko Awakens on Blu-ray on February 10th
+ Echo and the Bunnymen - Killing Moon/live

My eyes are snobbish and the last time I watched DD on DVD with some friends it looked like a bootleg. You can only imagine my intense enthusiasm for this release. On the other hand, Damn It, really? I have to buy this again? Not until it hits Blu-Ray Universal, with your U-control bullshit menus and all. Ready to buy again: The Bourne Trilogy. Obviously I have not gotten the memo about some sort of recession going on.

+ "Make sure you're close to your PlayStation 3 this weekend, and think of a different question than "Here's my 10 suggestions on how to make The Hobbit totally awesome"

Unrelated: I love Heat Tech

Thursday Night is good for Fighting and Miscellanies

+ For Colleen, Rachel, Dani et al: songs from the twilight soundtrack
+ Santogold on XLR8R TV
+ Santogold's cover of "Hometown Glory" (via Dafna)
+ 'The Shield' final season review
+ Justice League Heroes United - a reason to find an arcade?
+ American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Recommends MK vs. DC For Families
+ Social Networking Gets Easier with EventBox
+ Ziff Davis to Shutter PC Magazine Print Edition. What magazine will be next? oh yeah, EGM.
+ Bike Hero: the best viral marketing game video ever?
+ Ozzy Osbourne World of Warcraft Commercial
+ Introduction to Nick Hornby's Shakespeare Wrote for Money by Sarah Vowell [via]
+ Google Search Wiki
+ In Love With Star Trek
+ She said Yes. Foux du fa fa fa faaaaaa.....
+ Universal to Bring 'Bourne' Trilogy to Blu
+ Zune Gears of Wars 2 Special Edition | Zune Mixview & Music Pass

I'll put the empire state building on your wall

// The Kills - What New York Used To Be
// The Standells - Dirty Water
// John Cale - Style It Takes

+ For the Boston girls: "The 5 Most Anticipated Scenes From ‘Twilight’"
+ Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin: Left 4 Dead
+ 75 comics being made into films
+ Neil: "So, no Compleat Death in March. But there will be an Absolute Death later in the year..."
+ 5 Ways That Sandman Changed The World
+ Eisley: "Eis-Wood Sessions" | Sherri @ Refueled
+ DC Comics presents THE SPIRIT SPECIAL ( the ad at the bottom of the cover is so tacky)
+ I like the cover: FABLES VOL. 11: WAR AND PIECES
+ "heartboners are important"
+ A Love Story in Stop Motion

The great big city's a wonderous toy

[ Ella Fitzgerald: Manhattan ]

Away Message: Away on Vacation.

+ Lou Reed: Dirty Blvd./live from the album "New York"
+ Madonna: I Love New York/live - "Just go to Texas, isn't that where they golf?"

+ Boston Then and Now
+ The Bee Gees: Massachusetts/live

P.S. - I love "No Direction" from Longwave's new album. It was featured in an episode of Veronica Mars a hundred years ago and now it is finally on an album.

Lonely Sunday Chronicles [5]

Dear [C],

This is it, by this time next week I’ll be there. It has been a tiresome week thus this is short. Sleep beckons.

Of possible interest to you…
+ KORG DS-10: video of four DS units playing KORG
+ The Nintendo DS is your instrument: the Korg DS-10

// Being a Sunday.Night.mixed.media.mix about my week that was

// Priscilla Ahn: Dream (gorgeously live)

I asked God who I'm supposed to be.
The stars smiled down on me, God answered in silent reverie. I said a prayer and fell asleep.

// The Hollies: Air That I Breathe
// R.E.M: I Will Try Not To Breathe
// Sia: Breathe Me (live) | Also used on this Prince of Persia Trailer
// "Mad World" Gears of War Trailer | "How It Ends" Gears of War 2 Trailer

Gears of War 2 is my game of the year

Gears Of Wars 2 is the "Two Towers" of shooter games. 'nuff said.

SPOILERS below, for people who have not played the campaign yet.
+ Sci vs. Fi: Gears of War 2

Interviews include:
Zach Levi (Chuck)
Aisha Tyler (Ghost Whisper)
Luke Walton (pro basketball player)
Nikole Zivalich (Cute Chick who plays games) "what do you want, like a tampon and a chocolate bar?". Her commentary is the funniest.

+ "Gears of War 2 Cole Train - BEST COLE TRAIN MOMENT EVER!!! "
+ Flying the Reaver ( "Return of the Jedi" forest bike sequence much?)
+ Riding A Brumak
+ Gears of War 2 sells 2.1 million copies on day 1
+ How Gears of War 2 Raises the Bar for Military Simulators

Moore Stuff

via firstshowing.net

Speaking of Alan Moore, here's an old interview....

Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Watchmen has a PREQUEL!?!

+ EGM Watches the Watchmen in Our December Issue

A PREQUEL? Oh Yes, Mr. Alan Moore is going to LOVE this.

+ Alan Moore Says Watchmen Movie Can Feed Birds
+ Alan Moore Endorsed Watchmen Movie... in 1987

Desktop wall

The second Emergance Day - Gears of War 2

+ The New Yoker: The Grammar of Fun, CliffyB and the world of the video game

Gears won virtually every available industry award, and was the 360’s best-selling game for nearly a year; it has now sold five million copies. On November 7th, a sequel, Gears of War 2, will be released

+ Sci Fi Channel's documentary takes on Delta Squad
+ Gears of War 1 and 2 Flashback Map Pack Screenshot Comparison and Impressions
+ Microsoft is flexing some monetary muscle this week and putting Gears of War 2 everywhere.