This is something from the site before it decided to commit suicide on me. It was for a little competition, Unnecessary Movie Sequels, that took place over on the JayPinkerton.com forums. It supposedly made Jay spit coffee* on his keyboard and/or monitor. I think it's about the last thing I ever posted there that was funny.

*I'd wager it was actually beer or whiskey.

A little something I did for a Worth1000 contest a long time ago. I think the theme was along the lines of "proven urban myths" or something similar. I didn't win, but I had fun making it.

Makes ya wonder what a kid's gotta do to get suspended anymore.

I'm just not seeing where all this nerdrage is coming from concerning Optimus Prime's appearance in the upcoming Transformers movie. Sure he looks different. This is Hollywood. When was the last time Hollywood ever adapted anything and left it as is?

Prime is a robotic alien lifeform. It makes perfect sense that he has an semi-organic look. Can you look at him and still recognize him as Optimus Prime? Yes. That's all that really matter in the end.

Hell, I'll even go on record as saying that I think this version of Optimus Prime is pretty badass.

Anyway, what really worries me are Michael Bay and the script.

(Two more pics after the jump)

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"But George, I prefer them when they're this big."

This is something I did a long time ago in regards to the Iraq invasion. Funny how it's even more relevant today than it was way back then.

This is a pic of a Venom action figure from one of the upcoming Spider-Man 3 toy lines. I assume that it's pretty close to what Venom will end up looking like in the film. Considering how source material usually gets butchered beyond recognition when converted to the silver screen, it's not bad. Not bad at all. Actually, I like it. Now let's just hope the movie itself doesn't suck.

This looks so damn sweet. Seems like a lot of people are complaining that it looks like a rail shooter. Having played the rail shooter levels on Rayman Raving Rabbids, I think that the Wiimote is perfect for this type of game play and am eagerly awaiting its release.

So, I've been playing the shit out of Puzzle Quest since its release last month. It's one of those odd mishmashes of game genres that, against all logic, works perfectly.

Puzzle Quest is an RPG in which all battles take place over a Bejeweled-like battle grid. Player and monster alternate turns on a shared grid, making lines of three or more like items. There are 8 different types of items to be matched: four different colored gems, each corresponding to one of the four elements (used to power spells); wild cards (for matching gems); gold coins (added to the players gold total); purple stars (these increase the player's experience); and skulls. Skulls are, for the most part, the most important items on the play field, for when three or more of them are lined up, they will deal damage to the enemy's hit points.

To be continued...

Boredom makes me do stupid shit, like make an Aquaman wallpaper for the PSP:

I've been playing the hell outta MySims. It's really addictive, which is weird because, basically, all I'm doing is running around making furniture for people.

The main hook is how creative this game allows you to be. When you begin building a piece of furniture, the game will provide you with a 3D ghost image blueprint for that item. You can follow the blueprint or you can make the item any way you desire, just as long as you put blocks in the areas containing little glowing stars and you don't build anything in the item's interaction area, like the area where the Sim sits or sleeps.

You'll need to hunt for Essences so you can decorate your items. Essences can be found all over your town and are obtained in four ways: interacting with other Sims, picking them from trees, fishing for them, and prospecting for them in certain areas. Essences also determine how well a particular Sim will like an item you've made for them. Essences come in six types and each Sim has particular types they like and dislike. For example, a goth Sim will love an item decorated with Spooky Essences, but will probably hate an item decorated with Cute Essences.

The game suffers from frequent lag, but being that it's not an action title, it's not a game breaker. If you're a creative type and realize that this is really nothing like any of the other Sims titles, I think you'll enjoy this game.

Now excuse me while I go spend some more quality time with MySims.

What's black and white and red all over?

If MadWorld plays half as good as it looks it'll be a must have for me. Damn, that's sexy!