What is Seen…

…cannot be unseen:

Trailer shows up tomorrow…

More Costumes Will Save this Game

I remember back in the day when all I used to play was Spider-Man the game on my Nintendo 64 and collecting secret comics which I believe where the key to unlocking some secret costumes for the game. They sort of enhanced the gameplay in any way when you do unlock them, but hopefully (and for its sake) for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions that the gameplay will be more significantly enhanced. In order to get some of the costumes you have to buy them from specific retailers in order to gain the costume. At Amazon you get the Tony Stark Iron Spider-Man suit:

Thing with this costume is that its only for use in the Spider-Man 2099 universe. I think that's how its going to be with most costumes unfortunately. Its still pretty neat though. Here’s what you get at GameStop:

You get Cosmic Spider-Man! This one has an interesting feature to it. I haven’t seen if the Iron suit can do this, but apparently this one has different variations to it. This one is also used for the Noir universe for some odd reason. Although, it does create this interesting variation for Noir:

Its creates a dark blue color on the suit, with the Cosmic Spider-Man, I guess, “cosmic lines?” However you call it. Its still a cool variation. There's also this variation which may be a new look.

Just a few minutes ago these new costumes were announced for K-Mart and Best Buy. K-Mart isn’t that bad now really. Its becoming more gamer friendly lately. Here’s the K-Mart Exclusive suit:

Yep, its the Ben Reilly (or Scarlet Spider) suit. Nothing really new or anything sort of amazing really. If most people don’t know this particular Spider-Man character by now, here’s a short history on the character: Ben Reilly is actually a clone of Peter Parker and took the mantle of Spider-Man for a while, first in his Scarlet Spider suit and then as the actual Spider-Man suit. He took the mantle when Parker had to retire for a short time to take care of his unborn child. If you want more just go to the Wikipedia page. You probably use this suit in the Classic Spider-Man universe.

Now lets move on to Best Buys exclusive:

Little is known (to my knowledge) of the Negative Zone Spider-Man. Its probably some alternate universe type of thing where Spidey has a black suit sans the alien symbiote. This is probably used in the Classic Universe as well. I actually don’t really know why they wouldn’t release classic black suit symbiote spidey instead of this. Activision makes some weird decisions.

But wait, that’s not all? Some more suits will be unlockable in the game. You may be pleasantly surprised about one of these suits. Its not known wither you have to download these or they will just be made available later on in the game, but I do hope its the latter:

I’ve seen this before. I don’t know anything about it exactly, I just know it may be used in the Spider-Man 2099 universe. The future is all about armor.

Wow, this is a surprise. Even if I wont be able to go to the Spider-Man Mangaverse having him as a playable character is still as good. You get to play him in the (unfortunate) Ultimate Spider-Man Universe. Its interesting since I just mentioned this to Activision yesterday about they should have tried for the Mangaverse Spidey. Bravo Activision for trying. You guys still suck though.

Halo: Reach has Surpassed Timesplitters

It is Timesplitters of the modern age:

Timesplitters had forever to come out with a new game. Now Reach is the way to go.

Anyone else think "Inception" when they saw this? At least partially.

There's No Words...

I'm serious. Just watch:

I'm just gonna put the link for the 1:1 Evangelion head bust here now since it won't stop playing when you load the page: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fujiqlive

New Tron Legacy Trailer

Enjoy it as much as I have:

¡¿Por Que?!

Yeah I’m pretty sure it works that way. I totally had to go Spanish on all of you for this one. The reason is because recently an update has been made for a game. After hearing it, I don’t think I’ve been so disappointed in an announcement in ever really. (Epic Mickey?) Oh, yeah…what I meant to say is: This is the most disappointing game announcement ever since Epic Mickey. I guess its better, but more to the point. I’ve been pretty excited for a little game called Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and the announcements so far have been pretty awesome. We got classic Spidey, Noir Spidey, and Spider-Man 2099 all in the game. 3 different dimensions so far and my bar was really high for the game. Even a few days ago this was announced:

Yeah Juggernaut was announced as a villain, pretty rad (I have no idea either), even though they probably have shown his whole appearance in this trailer; its still a nice addition. And now just yesterday Activision announced the fourth dimension and it is…..the Ultimate Universe. I’m sorry, but what?

Sure, you play as black suit spidey, but its so disappointing since there’s so many missed opportunities here. I mean this could have been Ultimate Spider-Man 2 for god sakes, it was an Xbox and PS2 game before. This should have never happened. I really had high hopes for this, but this really takes it down a lot of notches for me. There’s so many ways they could have gone with this. I would have been happy with any of these: Spider-Girl universe, Marvel Zombies Universe, or someone even mentioned a steam punk universe. Steam Punk, Activision. You guys feeling bad over there yet? Oh yeah, you already got problems…No. You know what. You guys deserve it. The Modern Warfare trail and other stuff. There I said it. Man, is Activision really dropping the ball lately. Even Spider-Ham may have been better than this…well maybe not. You know what would have been good? Spider-Man Manga universe. That would have been sweet. Probably couldn’t be done though. At least try Activision.

Pictures are owned by IGN.

Deadpool, Deadpool minions, and symbiote suit soften the blow, its still a pretty big blow though. Apparently Carnage is a villain somewhere in the Ultimate Universe as well. I won’t be playing this as soon as I thought. I won’t expect to buy this on September 7, 2010 when it swings around.

Sorry, Activision made me mad…Comic-Con will cheer me up.

Hammer of Thor

We’re Not the Only Ones Going to Comic-Con

So are the movies. I don’t know the full details yet. But the main guys from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are gonna be in a movie about Comic-Con in about the first part of it. So its a comedy really. And something about meeting a real alien at Comic-Con? Anyway the movie is called “Paul” and will be directed by Greg Mottola. Here are some pics:

Hm, no names on the Comic-Con badges. And how do they have badges already? Maybe they went for a day already? This movie already looks inaccurate.

Its funny because they look just like us. CHUD website made a joke about this.

Yep.

Ah, we may love this. A movie somewhat about Comic-Con, never saw the day coming. Thank you Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (whom also wrote the script). The rest of the cast includes: Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, Joe Lo Truglio, John Carroll Lynch, David Koechner and Sigourney Weaver (of course, can’t have a nerdy film without her). I’m looking forward to it.

Second Helmetless Thor and Odin Photo. Update: We See Helmets!! Second Update: The Photos are Hi-Res Now!

Here’s the first photo with Loki to the right. Now here’s Thor and Odin talking about something with Loki in the backround:

Comes from a preview from a Comic-Con issue. Its more moody, yet they still need the helmets. The lighting is a bit off for this movie.

Odin and Loki don helmets, finally!!: Updated: 07/19 Clearer pic:

 

Thor is holding and has his helmet off unfortunately. Click the picture for a slightly bigger look. Loki will be to the far left side.

Also found a lighter photo with more detail. First one is real, this one is manipulated:

Credit goes to Slashfilm.

Epic Mickey May Stray Away From Its Original Concept

I sincerely hope that's not the case though. I truly hope to God since it was quickly becoming one of the best platforming games I have seen in a long while. Warren Specter has made some amazing games in the past and I just hope he is not swayed by Disney to take away some of the best concepts he has made for the game. One of the big features of the game I am looking forward to are the 3 ways Mickey can change depending what he does in the world of Wasteland. There’s the Hero Mickey, the Mickey we all know and love today, in which Mickey does mostly good things in the game. Then there's Wastelander Mickey in which he appears this way when he does both equally good and bad things. Then there's Scrapper Mickey who is more mischievous and closer to his old Black and White version. The later is reported to be scrapped (pun intended) completely from the game. It is a rumor at the moment as I have only seen one article on it and I just really hope its not true. If that's the case more things in which we have seen concept from can be canned from the game as well. Its one of the things that's really kept me from liking the game, a darker and more disturbing Disney world is what I want and what I think most people want.

Image owned by gameinformer by the way.

The source seems really unreliable, but they do say this: "People don't like when you mess with Mickey," said creator Warren Spector. "We did a focus test that was really eye-opening for me. There was a biker dude saying, 'Oh, I'd never play a Mickey Mouse game,' and then we showed him images of a changed Mickey. I was sitting there thinking, 'You're gonna love what we do,' but he said, 'No! Don't mess with my childhood.'"

Don’t listen to a biker dude Warren Spector, listen to us the gamers. Who in the past has ever listen to a biker dude, or a biker dude who doesn’t even play video games? Warren Spector should remember this is for the gamers and for true Disney fans, not some biker dude he pulls from the streets. This is why video game companies shouldn’t do focus testing on people who don’t even play video games…

Red vs. Blue and Blood Gulch Make a Return to Halo: Reach

I’ve always enjoyed the Red vs. Blue series. Glad to see they made a video of them returning to their old base in the new game. I’d like to see Red vs. Blue make a return to see what adventures they could go on with the maps in Halo: Reach. It could be huge:

So, doesn't this mean they downgraded? The world is just more confusing now...

My First Visit to Anime Expo 2010

Its that time of year when some of America’s best conventions make its appearance during that one time of the year. And for me the best conventions I have seen are E3 (which I can’t go to at all), Anime Expo, and San Diego Comic-Con. Well, now I can finally cross off a convention I can actually go to which is the LA Anime Expo. While Comic-Con is the biggest Comic Convention ever, the Anime Expo is the biggest Anime and Manga Convention where most otaku’s, cosplayers and anime fans alike are free to roam. It was my first time there and there was a whole lot to see and do. I think the thing to notice most are the cosplayers. From great cosplaying to the awful, its still probably the best thing to see. I pointed out way too many in a noticeable manner. I also tried my hand at volunteering for 4 hours which was exhausting work, but is sure to pay off when I get the next day for free.

Well moving on here are some pictures of the Anime Expo event. I will also give out non-existent rewards to some of the pictures of people cosplaying. Well enjoy some of the things I saw:

Pictured, more or less in the middle is the most powerful blogger to have ever lived: Danny Choo. An incredibly crazy dude who also does websites, owns his own show, his own anime, and even his own toyline! He also goes around Japanese schools dressed up as a stormtrooper showing us Americans what the Japanese do in school. He also has a British accent when he speaks English. He is just about everything that defines epicness.

Now an enhanced picture of Danny Choo with some dude with no relation. Stormtrooper toy though.

Somewhat after that we saw a panel for a Japanese Actress named Yui Horie. An incredibly and painfully cute person to be in the presence in. It was a bit cruel what they made her say in English, but it shows off just how adorable she is. I also tried to take pictures but was denied to keep them even if i was far. Apparently it was meant for the press only to take pictures. I can’t be press yet?

I should have been more ninja like. Did manage to catch the last bit of her new anime titled: Toradora! It shaping to be an interesting anime to watch. After that I tried to get her autograph, but I won’t go into it.

Before taking off I managed to see an Anime OVA called ICE. Its about this post apocalyptic Earth where all men have died leaving only women. These military women try to find the key to prevent humanity’s extinction through a mysterious project called ICE. It was terrible and bizarre. My cousin explained its a throwback to crappy 80’s OVA. I believe him.

It sounds shorter, but it was all in a day. I spent most of my time in the exhibit hall buying next to nothing even when I was tempted by all the sale prices. Did manage to buy a nice button pin that has a cake and the word lie on it. Some of you will know what I’m referencing.

Now for some cosplay, enjoy:

This is probably one cosplay I was looking forward to seeing at Anime Expo. The Prince from the Katamari Damacy games. The bonus was that a girl was dressed up as the Prince. She gets an award for cosplaying as something I was looking forward to! Yeah, its lame. Your going to have to live with that now.

Not the best Snake cosplay out there, but he did have a box. He doesn’t get an award since he’s missing a patch and beard. Snake? SNNNAAAAAKKKKKEEEE!!!!!

Fast food restaurant mascots get the award for best group cosplay. The king mask kind of kills it. Nah, nevermind I’ll let it pass.

Scratch the last award, best group cosplay goes to people in this epic picture of people dressed up as characters from the Kingdom Hearts series. Epic indeed.

Yay, a cousin from the Katamari Damacy series! You get an award for furthering something I was looking forward to! Good job!

And you get the strangest cosplay award my friend. Nice effort, but its your execution….wait does that person look familiar behind him? Good lord I just noticed that…And I’m gonna leave that to you on who that looks like…

And the best cosplay award goes to:

Lady dressed up as Old Sophie from Howl’s Moving Castle! Congrats on winning…on winning!

I took more pictures if you would like to take a look here. And now I will leave you with a celebrity [to most of us] that I saw at Anime Expo. Enjoy!:

Its Zack! The black Power Ranger!