Geek Culture & Nostalgia
Well, this is happening. Somehow I missed the news that Disney XD would be airing a new Tron cartoon staring Bruce Boxleitner, Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, and Paul Reubens. I don’t get any TV channels, but somehow, count me in on this one.
Via Cartoon Brew
Entertainment Weekly has the scoop on this new image of Hugo Weaving as Red Skull in the upcoming Captain America movie. I love that it still looks like Hugo Weaving, and can’t wait to see/hear him in action.
What do you think?
Surely you know what Minecraft is. The game maintains a fascinating position as global cultural phenomenon while simultaneously keeping its underground status.
For the uninitiated, Minecraft is a game where you build things. It’s also a game where you are preyed upon by zombies and scary spiders. Part Lego, part horror film, it’s an addictive “little” indie game that has over 4.6 million registered users. Over one million of these users have paid about $20 each to participate. Oh yeah, and it’s existed as a playable Alpha for most of its life.
Filmmakers at 2 Player Productions have begun work on a documentary about Mojang, the Minecraft: The Story of Mojangcompany Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson formed to further development of the game. They’ve released a 20-minute proof-of-concept to help fund the film’s completion.
There’s a Kickstarter campaign to raise the $150,000 necessary to complete the documentary. At the time of this writing, they’re over half way to being fully funded. It’s inevitable that they’ll get there before the Mar. 26 deadline but if you act now, you can be a part of this special project. There are special rewards available to backers at different contribution levels.
Check out their Kickstarter page for more info. If their sample video is any indication, this is going to be a very compelling film worthy of your time—and contribution.
Video games have changed quite a bit over the years. Graphics have gotten from blocky to photo-realistic. The device used to control the on-screen action has changed quite a bit as well. Pop Chart Lab chronicles the game controller advances from 1972 to 2010 in poster form.
The sticks-and-buttons controllers introduced in the ’70s have given way to motion-based devices like the Wii remote and PlayStation Move. Pop Chart Lab’s design is tremendous but I’d like to see at least a nod to the latest evolution—the controller-less Xbox Kinect.
Slide on over to PCL to see the full poster and buy your own 24 x 36″ copy.
Via Rampaged Reality
Like ’em or not, Telltale knows how to pick licenses for their games. Homestar Runner, Wallace and Gromit, Back to the Future, and coming in April, Jurassic Park. I’ve played about every video game based on my favorite film, hoping one would do the franchise justice. None of them really captured the cinematic style of the original movie, and I think thats why they all kind of sucked.
Telltale looks like they have it figure out, I just hope the gameplay is awesome . They get bonus points for incorporating the Barbasol can that Dennis Nedry drops after becoming Dilophosaurus food. The 8 year-old version of me always knew that would end up in a sequel.
Via Horrible Night
