I'm always open to new rhythm games, however Activision's DJ Hero has me pretty skeptical on the direction the genre is heading... We'll just have to see how it turns out when it's release in late October. Below is a gameplay footage courtesy of Joystiq.

Ryan Clements from IGN.com visited the premiere party for Final Fantasy XIII and naturally got to indulge in a playable demo that us normal people can't access yet.

The game features a main character named Lightning (not exactly what I expected as a main character's name, but Square-Enix has a cunning way of always making me like their obscure names in the end). The demo featured finalized CG sequences that introduces the player to two scenarios in the game, both at different points in the game.

The game features two new systems, the Optima System and the Paradigm System. These allow you to set AI controlled sequences for your other characters in battle. Also a new system is integrated in the Summoning aspect of battles called the Gestalt System, where the selected player is "combined" with the summon.

Lastly, the premiere also featured a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII, however it has not been released online yet.

Max and I saw Funny People the other night with limited expectations. Naturally, the movie is a comedy starring Adam Sandler portraying the washed-up rich comedian George Simmons who soon discovers that he has a disease and has a high chance of dying. So what does he do? He goes after the girl, of course. Teamed up with Ira Wright (Seth Rogen), his newly hired comedy writer, the two go through many hardships as George starts to come clean with himself as his realization for how long he has to live grows.

So did we like the movie? Yeah, we liked it, but I wouldn't say we loved it. It was your typical comedy, except that there were a huge amount of cameos during the movie. Honestly, the movie started off just fine, but then that whole relationship factor came into the picture. Once Simmons began his quest to get back the girl who got away from him (and is also now married and has two daughters) the movie started to deteriorate.

Aside from the entire love story there are some great laughs to be had. There's a scene with Ira doing some stand-up comedy that is really over the top funny. Additionally, Jonah Hill adds in some memorable moments, as in most of the movies he has parts in.


I'd say that one of the most astounding parts of the movie is that Seth Rogen's part wasn't as absurdly obnoxious compared to many of the other movies he has been in in the past. In Funny People, his role was being a supportive and idolizing figure to George Simmons. Ultimately in the end, he teaches George what a true friend is like (something Simmons hasn't really had his entire life).

There aren't many quality movies out in the theaters right now. If you're going to spend ten bucks on something, you could do much worse than Funny People. I'm glad that I saw it on the big screen, however it's probably to your best interest to rent it or buy it for twelve bucks when it hits store shelves in a couple months.

Not much to say here. The controversy of Square-Enix making another MMO continues, but looks beautiful doing so. IGN recently posted a few more screens of what the game is shaping up to look like. The screens can be found here.

Just when you thought Johnny Depp couldn't get any weirder, IGN reveals the debut trailer for Alice in Wonderland.

Looking for a quality game to buy? Then Enviro-Bear should be your next purchase!

Well, maybe not, but it's one of those games that you're so compelled to play, even though it's god awful. The game merely consists of you driving a bear around, collecting food, and eventually going into hibernation. Along the way you'll encounter other bear motorists, annoying badgers, and the pains of a game that should have been multi-touch, but for some reason, isn't.

It used to be a PC game and now has made its way over onto Apple's portable devices. It's currently going for .99 cents on the AppStore for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Is it worth the buck? That's really hard to judge... The game just might be so dumb and so frustrating that you'll like it. Oh, and by the way, it has a 4.5 star rating on the AppStore...

Yup, that's right. According to Joystiq, Google artist Susie Sahim sneaked the triforce from the Zelda series into some of Google's logo. Though short-lived, the logos was screenshoted by many people (seen above).

Joystiq attempted to contact both Google and Sahim, but have not yet received any responses. The original images of the logos can be found at blogoscoped.

Source: Google artist sneaks Triforce into logo, Google removes it

Earlier tonight Max, myself, and a few other friends decided to go see Transformers 2. We set our hopes very low as we had heard that it had gotten some terrible reviews from other online critics. Well, we agree entirely with those other online critics. Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen is nothing short of Hollywood regurgitating the first film, but with a noticeably weaker plot.


If you haven't seen the movie and want to believe that the movie's plot is good, skip the next paragraph. For those who care about your $10.50, the price of gas to get to the theatres, and two and a half hours of their life, read on.

Remember the huge cube from the first movie? Well our pal Shia Labeouf somehow discovers a fragment of the cube early on in the sequel. He touches the shard and throughout the rest of the movie his mind is inhabited by the symbols of the Transformers (specifically the Primes). Of course this encoding in his brain is the key to unlocking a deadly weapon that the Deceptacons plan on using to destroy the earth's sun. Megatron and his pals are back in full glory, as he is rescued from the bottom of the sea. "The Fallen" is actually another Deceptacon who acts as a mentor figure to Megatron. He resides on the Transformers' home planet, waiting for the day that the last Prime Transformer (Optimus Prime) is defeated since only a Prime Transformer can defeat him. Naturally, the entire Deceptacon gang goes after Optimus Prime and succeeds in killing him. The last hour and a half of the movie is Labeouf's character Sam and Megan Fox's character, Michaella trying to revive the fallen Optimus. I'll be completely honest. They could have easily made this movie and hour and a half. Somehow it took the two lead characters about an hour to run a half mile to where Optimus Prime's body lay waiting for revival. That's how much Michael Bay milked the slow motion running scenes. About ten minutes after Optimus is revived, he womps the bad guys' asses and the movie concludes...


To give them credit, the visual effects of the movie were very good. Seeing the Transformers transform is always fun to watch. However, after watching them transform for the twentieth time, it starts to lose its charm. Did I mention that this film is full of explosions? Yes I know, this is a Transformers movie, so over the top big booms are expected, but seriously Michael Bay? I don't want to even know the cost for the explosion effects, let alone all the cool CG work that went into the robots.

Needless to say I'm sure the movie is going to do fine in the box office. It's a sequel to a very decent first film. I personally wish they just had left Transformers alone, but hey, Hollywood is greedy. If you're thinking of spending ten bucks on this film, I recommend you pass and wait for it to come out on DVD. Simply put, Transformers 2 is a typical Hollywood sequel to a movie that didn't need a sequel. It's more explosive, it's border-line corny in certain parts, and it's unnecessarily longer. But hey, Megan Fox is in it! Be prepared for a below average plot that is masked by a ton of things blowing up every couple minutes. If that's your cup of tea then this film is for you, however, I'm afraid I am going to have to give Transformers 2 a below average rating of 65%. :-(