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Halo-ish Hasbro Oozinator comes up big
I'll admit that I had to think for a minute before figuring out how to relate Hasbro's hilarious Oozinator Super-Soaker gun to the Xbox 360. Finally, I decided the bizarrely suggestive goo-shooting weapon, which is available at Toys R Us until some exec somewhere gets a clue, looks enough like the plasma rifle in Halo to interest Bungie fanatics, especially if you painted it purple. Alright, so it's a stretch. But it would surely make for an explosive addition to the Halo 3 armoury on the Chief's next mission (or emission). Click here, here and here (in that order) for the full jiz...er...gist. Major pumping required.
Real Life WoW Dancing
Those wacky Norwegians are at it again. At the recent fest called 'The Gathering', apparently the liquor & drugs were as plentiful as the shame was scarce, because in front of an auditorium full of people, a dozen gamers took to the stage to give their real-life renditions of the various dances from the different races in WoW. Ever wanted to see a full-grown man doing the female Night Elf dance? Yeah, me neither...
Tea time with CoD2
We all figured that Call of Duty 2's multiplayer was broken (at least prior to the patch) but who knew it was Brokeback—in juvenile "pwned" sort of way? I think this "music video" was made using the PC version, but there's no way I could deprive 360 fanboys of such a groundbreaking cultural statement. Given the homoerotic theme, the guy in the flaming truck is a nice touch.
WoW Moviewatch: I Quit
Ok, so it has Tom Cruise in it, which breaks one of my most cardinal rules...but it also happens to be the best Tom Cruise movie since that one all those years ago where he wore a little elf-suit & fought the devil with a unicorn horn. You'll see...
WoW Moviewatch: The WoW Killer
No, it's not exactly a horror movie, but this clip shows just how powerful an entity WoW is, and will teach a valuable lesson to anyone wishing to stand up to it. Aside from that, it's pretty goofy :P
Essential advice for druids
Play a druid? Ever confused about which form to use when? Or do you want a handy howto to give others when they ask you, in catform, to heal? Alamo's Druid Guide, or rather "Alamo teechs u 2 play DURID!", can help -- it's been recently reposted on the forums. Here's a sample excerpt:OK LISSEN Almo noes about sum durid things sinse the baginning. Maybe B4 durids was week & stuff but now Durids is very storng. 1) OK, Sum durids is bare 2) Tehm whos bare durids, can B 4 tank: ONLY DURID DON’T HAF SUM PEEPS IN THE HEAD AND A GUNZ LOL! 3) Man, sum bare druids can maek sum peeps poop in feer bc/ tehms so storng. 4) Bare druids is not so good at uh moonfare spam but its OK b/c a bare durid haf many armors & when a thing hits durid, maybe thing gets borken hand LOL! 5) Bare durids is 4 funs when u can charje & stun & haf sum armors lol. Indispensible advice for life. Thanks, Alamo![Via Wonderland]
WoW Moviewatch: WoW TV
This one is my favorite video of the week, by far. If channel surfing was really like this, I'd probably do even more of it than I do now...which is a lot. Good thing they don't have the WoW-Spice channel on here...
WoW Moviewatch: Pulling the Plug
What happens when WoW addiction goes too far? Where does the real responsibility lie? At what point should loved ones & the federal government step in? The burning questions continue...sort of.
You take my breath (bar) away
The Onion has published a humorous love letter which makes sense to any WoW player, though it has a poignant side. Sometimes it's hard to understand life without WoW -- just as it's hard to decipher the terminology any Azeroth resident is steeped in -- and relationships bridging the chasm can have their problems.Ever tried to convince your other half to see the setting sun in Southshore rather than go out on the town? If your love life is eerily like this, perhaps it's time to reconsider your priorities. However, I know plenty of couples who play together and find it a good way to spend time together -- perhaps you can get your other half interested, though mine is quite happy not sharing this particular hobby.[Via Joystiq]
Quite possibly the best internet skit ever
I love Olde English. Apart from the fact that 40% of the homepage's area is dedicated to images of beer, their funny videos are a perfect blend of student humor and stupidity. Probably the best video on the site is their Gym Class skit, a clever satire of multiplayer first person shooters. Watch as a group of friends proceed to mercilessly shoot each other with imaginary machine guns, rifles and handguns, just like a FPS. Then laugh as the winner claps and says "good game", just like a FPS.If you liked that then check out Hello? Fuck! otherwise known as "waking up with a hangover and trying to find the phone." Before you ridicule me for its lack of relation to gaming hear this! At least two game consoles have some screen time in this video, so as Phoenix Wright would say, "TAKE THAT!"Also, as you've probably already guessed, these videos are NSFW.[Thanks, Greg Gant]
WoW Moviewatch: Save the Murlocs - Part 2
The tale of a lone Murloc on a thankless crusade to save his people at BlizCon continues...and as sorry as I feel for the poor Murlocs, I still gotta wonder how hot that suit was to wear all day.
Chronic-What-cles of Marketing
GamerScoreBlog notes that the Xbox 360 headset makes a cameo in this rather forced SNL short about cats that shoot lasers out of their mouths. The concept would have been funnier with sharks, or at least it was 10 years ago when Austin Powers came out. Sometimes viral advertising just isn't worth the embarassment.
iPod-iPorn silhouette ad
TUAW commenter guev pointed out a new iPod spoof ad hosted at - where else - YouTube that has a bit of an interesting twist, which I think you can gleam from its name. I need to warn you though: this is certainly NSFW (Not Safe For Work), and you'll need a YouTube account to log in and view it, due to the nature of its content.Here's the link to the iPod-iPorn silhouette ad, complete with Daft Punk soundtrack. All things aside: it's done pretty darn well, though I wonder how long it will actually stick around.
WoW Moviewatch: Save the Murlocs - Part 1
Ok, this isn't exactly new, but it is gold. In this series of videos from craftingworlds.com, one brave Murloc "stands up against the Blizzard Entertainment corporation at BlizCon to save his people from genocide in the World of Warcraft! Can he succeed in winning over the people's support?" Well, he's got mine...
WoW Moviewatch: Sparky the WoW Dog
Dogs playing WoW? What next, we give 'em the right to vote? Let 'em drive cars? Lead guilds? Go on Scholo runs? What's this world coming too?
"Do you know where I can find some sailors?"
The Armchair Empire has thrown together a list of what they believe to be the top ten in-game quotes. The list ranges from the bizarre (including the title to this post) to the classic ("All Your Base"). A good way to catch up on the last couple of decades of, how shall we put this, memorable lines from video games.My personal choices: "Hehehe! This is gonna be good!" - A Dwarf from Myth II just before he's about to blow up a crowd of Thrall with a molotov cocktail. It doesn't sound like much but if you've ever played Myth II you'll probably agree. "(singing) On the eleventh day of Christmas, Blizzard gave to me: eleven Science Vessels..." - This is a singing science vessel from the StarCraft Map of the Month: The Twelve Days of Starcraft. Random eh? "OBJECTION!!!" - From Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, natch. This isn't any objection in particular, although the times where either Phoenix or the Prosecution objects to the Judge's Guilty/Not Guilty verdict are probably the best. What are you favorite video game quotes?[Via Evil Avatar]
Switched On: Boot Camp - The Miffing Manual
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a weekly column about the future of technology, multimedia, and digital entertainment:"All right! Listen up, maggot! Welcome to Fort Dragg. I am your Commanding Microsoft Office-er Sgt. Pepper! How do you like that for trademark infringement, Apple Corps? I bet you came here today because you wanted to serve your computer company by beta testing Boot Camp? Well, let me tell you something. It ain't gonna be easy, you puke!"Over the next 50 minutes, I will become your father, your mother, your Apple Specialist, your third-tier tech support person, and your best friend! Your heart may belong to Apple but your butt belongs to me! Your precious vendor won't support other operating systems, so you better be quicker than a FireWire 800 port, because if you ain't, you just may blow your disk up with your laser mouse."You come here as a sack of rotting apples unfit to touch a scroll ball! But I will tear down your hard drive into partitions until you cry. You will feel the burn like a driver CD. You will break like compatibility with classic Mac applications. Your identity will be so far gone that Spotlight won't be able to find it. Remember, there is no Windows ME in 'team.' If you can reset your system clock, you will leave with a time-killing, dual-booting, PC game-running machine! Do you hear me!?""Sir! Yes, sir!"
WoW Moviewatch: WoW Clan Meeting
Ever seen that movie Kung Pow, where the guy took an old Karate movie & re-dubbed it with funny dialogue while inserting himself into the feature? Actually, Woody Allen did it first years before, and they're both funnier than this...but this is still pretty good. Thanks to reader DaFox for the tip!
The Omni Group has a blog
The Omni Group has an Omni Mouth - their new blog, that is. Developers of such fantastic apps as OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle, The Omni Group is joining the ranks of software houses with blogs who want to offer up some insight into being developers, as well as thoughts on the more humorous side of their business. One post dated yesterday presents a statement from their CEO on the ground-breaking Boot Camp announcement and what it means to their app development, while another post transcribes some of the more unusual phrases heard from their support room such as: “Bananaphone," “OMG I’M IN UR BASE KILLING UR DOODZ” and, of course, “There’s a new Strong Bad email.”While it probably won't be the hottest place to find the latest Mac-related news and juicy tidbits (*ahem*), it should be a good blog to add to your newsreader if you're curious about the inner workings of one of Mac OS X's most prominent and well-known developers.
WoW Moviewatch: Azerothian World News
Now this is what I call fair & balanced. You know how, when people sometimes blame the dumbing-down of society on the sensationalism of the modern news media ,apologists always say something like: "well, people have been doing stupid things for thousands of years, and what sort of media were they exposed to?" Well, finally, here is the answer to that question...
