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Create your own 'Toy Story' sequel with free tools from Pixar
Renderman is the in-house software that Pixar uses to produce its amazing animated films, oh, and Cars. The studio charges a pretty penny to license it out to its rivals, but doesn't feel that hobbyists and students should cough up those same fees. That's why it's going to give the full version of Renderman v.19 away for free when it launches at SIGGRAPH in August. Unlike other trial versions of high-end software, the company isn't hobbling the tool, instead, it's just trusting you to use it for non-commercial purposes only. Who knows, maybe you'll spend the next year building up a showreel that'll swing you a job over at Emeryville -- wouldn't that be the dream, eh?
Where Are They Now? The WoW personalities of 2010 and 2011
Quite a few of today's World of Warcraft players first set foot in Azeroth during the Cataclysm era. The years 2010 and 2011 saw gaming in general move into its own, and we began interviewing more and more WoW players and public personalities who were confident and eager to talk about their game of choice. Are they still playing today in Mists of Pandaria? Many are -- although the exploits of those who aren't are sometimes equally as interesting to hear! Catch up on 2008 and 2009 in part 1 of our retrospective, and be sure click the bold subheadings at the beginning of each entry below to see the original interviews. Pulverizing WoW MMA fighter Jens "Little Evil" Pulver has been trying his hand at Mists while preparing for his next fights. "I have not been inside a dungeon or raid but I have enjoyed leveling a few characters," he writes. "My hunter is my PvP character, and I try to get in a few games in the evening. Outside of WoW, I have been wrapping up my career as a MMA fighter and will be fighting in the semi's of the ONEFC bantamweight Grand Prix in April." Jens is also hard at work on projects including gaming hardware, depression, and motivational speaking; find out more at JensPulver.com or @jens_pulver on Twitter.
Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure CES screens are new, recycled
Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure brings five modern-classic animated films into real, still-animated life this March. The following screens offer a glimpse of each movie -- Cars, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Up and Ratatouille -- and how they'll transfer to motion controls. We're not entirely sure which full-body gesture is required for "riding sewage like it's a boat," but it appears we'll get the chance to find out with Kinect Rush. Thanks, Pixar. %Gallery-144735%
The Incredibles Blu-ray officially announced, arrives with new extras April 12th
If retailer updates and a trailer on other discs weren't enough, consider this notice that The Incredibles really is coming out on Blu-ray at long last now that Disney finally officially announced it today. The press release after the break has all the details, but other than the 1080p widescreen picture and 5.1 DTS-HD MA soundtrack you'd expect, it also includes all the original DVD extras and a few new ones just for Blu-ray: The Incredibles Revisited roundtable discussion, Paths to Pixar: Story Artists, Studio Stories: Gary's Birthday, Ending With a Bang: Making The End Credits and "The New Nomisan" Island Redevelopment Plan. The four disc combo pack (two Blu-ray discs, one DVD, one digital copy) still has a $45.99 MSRP, Amazon price is $29.99.
The Incredibles Blu-ray release date revealed as April 12th
One of the most anticipated Blu-ray releases left finally has a release date, as Blu-ray.com points out an early announcement to retailers from Disney pegs The Incredibles to arrive on Blu-ray April 12th. We'll wait for an official release to find out more, but so far the only details are that it's a four-disc combo set with a $45.99 MSRP, current preorder price on Amazon is $31.99.
Toy Story 3 pack-in confirms The Incredibles on Blu-ray in Spring 2011
Looks like the rumors were spot on, as our friends at MovieWeb cracked open their copy of Toy Story 3 on blu-ray disc and found this flier inside promising The Incredibles Blu-ray combo due early next year. No word on any special features or extras, but we can prepare to cross one more off of our still-waiting-for-the-Blu-ray list.
Is The Incredibles Blu-ray due early next year?
Just when we'd plotted out all our future Disney disc purchases, TheHDRoom is back with a roundup of Blu-ray release date rumors and what's included but one of our favorite flicks, The Incredibles. It's a bit shocking we haven't seen this movie (among many, many others) on Blu-ray yet, but the site says to keep your early 2011 calendar open for now.Other, more specific predictions peg release dates for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Salt and The Frighteners, but right now we're wondering what movies are on top of your waiting-for-the-Blu-ray list?
World of WarCrafts: Behind the incredible Incredicon
World of WarCrafts spotlights art and creativity by WoW players, including fan art, cooking, comics, cosplay, music and fan fiction. Show us how you express yourself; email lisa@wow.com with your not-for-profit, WoW-inspired creations. Required reading for this week's post: Setting an Incredibles standard for guild meetups Synopsis <The Incredibles> of Boulderfist (US-A) sets the standard for designing WoW-themed guild meetups, with custom-designed collateral including an Oscars-style golden statuette volunteer award, picnic decorations, over-the-top publicity posters, game-themed menus -- even custom-designed, WoW-themed beer labels. Evidence See the gallery below. %Gallery-97242% Want to learn more about that golden bird? Click past the break for more details about the incredible Increddy award.
15 Minutes of Fame: Setting an Incredibles standard for guild meetups
15 Minutes of Fame is WoW.com's look at World of Warcraft personalities of all shapes and sizes -- from the renowned to the relatively anonymous, from the remarkable to the player next door. Tip us off to players you'd like to hear more about. It's not uncommon anymore for guilds to hold regular, real-life meetups. Even entire house party weekends aren't too far off the radar among groups who really relish the game and one another's company. But the bar set by <The Incredibles> of Boulderfist (US-A) is simply ... Well, it wouldn't be stretching things for the sake of a play on words to say the IncrediCon event has set the bar incredibly high. There's not a detail of these gatherings that's not related to World of Warcraft: picnics, banquets, over-the-top publicity posters, hotel welcome packages, game-themed menus -- even custom-designed, WoW-themed beer labels. (Talk about tossing one back with the guildies ...) The pièce de resistance of each year's event, however, is clearly The Increddy, a golden statuette (à la Oscars) awarded to a guild volunteer or leader for service to the five-year-old group. We'll be featuring the Increddy and the dizzying array of other items created for Incredicon-related fun in next week's World of Warcrafts (previously planned for yesterday, but bumped so we could serve up some WoW-inspired menus for your Fourth of July celebration). This week, we talked to Increddy crafter and guild officer Theraven, pulling together our conversations into a Q&A-style look at the incredible Incredicon meetups.
Ice Age: the MMO?
Right off the top of my head, I can think of at least 5 other CGI-based kids' movies that would make better foundations for an MMO. But that isn't stopping Gravity, the makers of Ragnarok Online, from being excited about landing a 7-year contract to develop a game based on 20th Century Fox's Ice Age franchise. I'll leave it to you guys to think of ways in which this might be a good idea, but let me offer up my 5 alternates, in no particular order:Robots -- whether or not you liked the movie, just imagine a world where your entire body is replaceable and upgradeable. Not to mention getting around the resurrection issue; just rebuild yourself!A Bug's Life -- Think of the faction possibilities! Endless warfare between your mound and other ants who just don't smell right! Also, boss battles are easy to create: any insects bigger than you make formidable enemies.Finding Nemo -- of course, the obvious disadvantage right up front: there will be at least one mission where you have to protect a baby fish as it makes its way somewhere. The amazing color palette, the limitless variation in undersea fauna, and the depth (no pun intended) of the environments would do nicely to offset that.The Incredibles -- It's like City of Heroes, but with that elusive, family-friendly Disney touch!Shrek -- Choose from a huge pool of character types, from Gingerbread Man, to ogre, to Wolf-in-Sheep's-Clothing. Complete each fairy-tale-based quest the way YOU would have done it. Build up your power by enticing characters from all over to live in your kingdom.See? Easy! Good luck, Gravity. I'm actually eager to see how this will work.[Via WarCry]
The Incredibles is back compat in Japan only
Some strange news about backwards compatibility today. Apparently The Incredibles (or Mr. Incredible as it's known in Japan) was added to Japan's backwards compatibility in the recent update. Yet for some reason The Incredibles is not on America's list. Is backwards compatible Incredibles goodness only available to the Japanese? For that matter, does anybody even care? What about Psychonauts? Please? [Via Siliconera]
Last minute holiday shopping?
There's always DVD's, CD's and videogames. So what might you pick up today that would look great on the screen of the HDTV owner in your life? I've got a few ideas.DVD's - The Island - I know I know, nobody went to see it at the theaters, let me tell you, I think they made a mistake. It was a great summer action flick and will make for a great winter action flick to watch inside while it snows. The sets and the special effects had me thinking this may be my first Blu-ray/HD-DVD purchase when I originally saw it in the theater, since neither of them made it this year I'll have to settle for regular DVD quality upconverted. Oh yeah, and Scarlett Johansen? Incredibly easy on the eyes.
Holiday 2005 best bets for Mac gamers
While PC gamers are up to their armpits in Strog, exploring new ages and civilizations, and infiltrating Nazi strongholds sequel style, Mac enthusiasts can only sit back and wait as Aspyr, MacPlay, and MacSoft prepare ports of today's Windows hits. In the near future, Intel Macs might make it easier to share the love, but until then there's plenty of fun to be had with these stocking stuffers for your G5s and Minis: Call of Duty: Deluxe Edition Civilization III Complete (coming soon) The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer LEGO Star Wars Myst V: End of Ages (Limited and Collector's Editions only) Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Sims 2 University Star Wars: Battlefront Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse Tiger Woods 2005 World of Warcraft Zoo Tycoon 2 With the exceptions of Stubbs and Rise of the Underminer, this roundup looks like last year's PC shopping list, but hey, there's something for everyone. Check out Apple's gaming page for more titles.
