I was stealing your images, and you took them down? WTF?

This picture is worth more than a thousand words.


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Some moron though he was in the right hot-linking, to his website, images that he did not own to sell his own crap. Not only that, when they were taken down, he had the gull to write to the owner and threaten legal action if they were not reposted on the flickr account immediately.

What a jack@$$.

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Production stills from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

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New stills were recently released of the much anticipated Alice in Wonderland, slated for a 2010 premiere. Tim Burton will be giving us nightmares with his rendition of the children's classic starring Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway.

Enjoy, and don't get too wigged out by "Madonna Depp".









Source: USATODAY.com

For the high-res stills, check out USATODAY.com.

Leo Laporte of "The Screen Savers" blows up during Palm Pre review.

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If you're a tech junkie like me, you grew up on "The Screen Savers" on TechTV. Hosted by the great Leo Laporte for it's entire run, I'll be darned if Laporte wasn't one of the funniest, down to earth hosts on TV.

Since being bought out by G4 a few years back, "The Screen Savers" was effectively destroyed. Now a completely different show in the form of "Attack of the Show." Leo found himself an avid web host, like most of his kin whom were let go from the channel.

That brings us to June 6th, 2009. During a show known as "The Gillmor Gang", Michael Arrington of the website TechCrunch, insinuated that Leo Laport was swayed into a positive review of the new Palm Pre. How? With a free Pre of all things. What nerve.

Enjoy the angry repercussions, and bask in Mr. Laporte's awesomeness.

WARNING:
The video below contains harsh language.
Please watch at your own discretion.

Source: TWiT.tv

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Castlevania & Hideo Kojima

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It was announced at E3 that the newest entry into the Castlevania franchise will be spearheaded by non other than Hideo Kojima of Metal Gear fame. Great news, or is it all an elaborate ruse? True Hideo Kojima is working on the new Castlevania entry, entitled Lords of Shadow, but it is not Kojima's game.

Last year MercurySteam, a Madrid-based developer, announced Lords of Shadow as a fresh, standalone IP. As the main character wields a crucifix shaped whip, it is easy to see why the title has instead been rehashed into a new Castlevania game. Hideo Kojima's team is now attatched the production, and credited with a vague "in association with" label.

I'm a little saddened over the thought that the game was not Kojima's vision from the ground up, but hopefully he can put his unique spin on LoS. As it stands now, the game looks to be quite far along in it's development cycle. There also appears to be a few cut scenes in the trailer that have the Hideo Kojima touch to them already. Time will tell.


Source: Machinima.com

For more information on Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, stop by IGN.

Sony and E3.

Sony came out about even to Microsoft this year with their E3 press conference. With a lot of a expected announcements, and a few surprises, I came away fairly satisfied. We got information on everything from the PSP go! to the PS3 motion controller. From LittleBigPlanet for the PSP, to God of War III for the PS3. All in all, it was good.

The PSP go! made it's expected debut, with the big wigs even jokingly calling it the worst kept secret of E3. The presentation showed some great ideas on interactivity with the Playstation Store for video content. The whole thing mostly came across as trying to quickly play catch up with the iPod and DS. There were some fantastic game announced for the platform including Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, a new Assassin's Creed, and Gran Turismo... finally. No touch screen, though. -.-'


Source: Machinima.com

Sony also announced a slew of games for the ever struggling Playstation 3. Fantastic new entries into beloved series, like Assassin's Creed II, Uncharted 2, Last Guardian (from team ICO), Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIV, and God of War III. We're also going to see some exciting new franchises, such as Mod Nation Racers (which was very impressive) and MAG.


Source: cnet


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Finally we have the Playstation 3 motion controller. Very impressive, the whole thing is extremely responsive with 1:1 movement. The controller uses the Playstation Eye and a Wii-like controller with a color changing ball at the top. The camera tracks the ball and you, while the accelerometers in the controller are tracked by the system. Though the unit worked almost flawlessly, it appears to be aways off as far as release goes. The tech demo was in very early development, and the controller was still a prototype.

I can see the Natal wining this battle between the two motion capture devices for a few reasons. First off, as stated before, Sony's offering is still aways off. Microsoft's "Project Natal" is almost darn near completion. Second, the Natal can easily adapt a controller for even more precise control, but is already very accurate without it. It will be nice to see the Natal adapt a real wheel and pedal for racing, or a remote for menu navigation, but it's not needed. Sony's device is still extremely impressive, with the most accurate motion capture seen yet. Even if it is with a "magic wand".


Source: BBC

For a complete replay of the event, visit IGN's E3 2009 LIVE coverage.

Nintendo and E3.

The Big N has come in at a definite third place to Sony and Microsoft. At least as far as the E3 press conferences are concerned. First, what Nintendo got right.

Some big names in gaming were thrown around at the conference. Mainly mascots'. We have a very well known mascot that is appearing in not one, not two, but three new games coming out before too long. Everyone's favorite plumber, Mario. We're going to see "Mario vs. Donkey Kong," exclusively for the DSi. A four player "New Super Mario Bros." and the very impressive "Mario Galaxy 2," for the Wii.


Source: IGN

Following that stunning announcement, came news of a new Metroid, "Metroid: The Other M." Unfortunately Retro Studios, the makers of the "Metroid Prime" series, is no more. However, Nintendo blew us away with the news that the next Metroid would be made by Team Ninja, of "Ninja Gaiden" fame. The trailer looks amazing, but Samus Aron speaks for the first time. Say it ain't so!


Source: IGN

How could that possibly have been a bad presentation, you're surly asking now. Well, next up comes Nintendo's biggest hurdle this generation. While The Big N sure started a revolution with motion controls, they're not keeping it fresh by any means. Microsoft and "Project Natal", Sony and "The Motion Controller", and Nintendo with... cough... "Wii MotionPlus". A nice addon in it's own right, still not half as accurate as either of the other contender's options.

Finally the biggest let down of the press conference, neigh, all of E3 thus far. The "Nintendo Vitality Sensor." An attachment that reads your pulse with a small, doctor's office like, finger clamp. Can I get a WTF!?

Source: Engadget

At least with a strong software lineup, we'll be entertained this holiday, right? What? None of those huge titles are coming out until 2010? Great...

For a complete replay of the event, visit IGN's E3 2009 LIVE coverage.