Happy Halloween News Update

Hey just thought I would update since its been awhile in one huge post today. I am now back from New Jersey and my recent activity is catching up on some Halloween movies and other in relation to that I have missed to get the feel of Halloween. I have also decorated the page with a new Halloween banner and I will give a coke to someone who can guess what the theme of the banner is from (I myself won’t dress up since I was late to get a costume). We’ll here’s some updates for the week:

- Today Conan O’Brien asked a Monster Truck Driver to smash a huge pumpkin with awesome results. Also Conan almost got injured again.

- New Epic Mickey pictures were unveiled during the week, nothing too ground breaking yet, but its looking really good.

-I’ve been trying to get in all the Halloween movies I can for the week, which includes some of Trick ‘r Treat, The Exorcist (finally saw it), Enemy Mine (not a Halloween movie by the way), and some of Nosferatu. I also saw some Goosebumps while I was away and went back to some old episodes of Are you Afraid of the Dark? Yeah way behind…

- A new DSi was unveiled today apparently, not sure why. It is dubbed the DSi LL in Japan and in Europe: DSi XL. I bet you know where I’m going with this. Its still the DSi, but big surprise; its huge. Why? For the extremely hard to read and people with huge hands that’s why. I only wonder why it wasn’t released with the DSi as an added option. Yeah…

More pictures here.

- As an added note I am also watching The Exorcism of Emily Rose, another movie about Exorcism, and also saw The Office and 30 rock. Jim gave me a new Halloween costume idea. Yet, too little?

Disney is The New Dark

Disney has entered dark territory many times before, but I don't think its ever been like this. This somewhat depresses me since I have never seen anything Disney related to go into this dark path before. Well maybe in fan fiction, but this is actually real. Just take a look at this picture from Game Informer:

What is it? Its a new game from a new studio that is definitely going to take Disney down a path it has not known. As it says on the cover the title is called: Epic Mickey. And epic indeed, the style is quite different. Here is more chilling concept art:

 

Kingdom Hearts; this ain’t. I seriously can’t take more after this last one. It seems the studio is taking Disney to an Alien-Robotic Apocalyptic Hell and it seriously is scaring the crap outta me, and probably for all you other pre-Hanna Montana Disney days as well. Can’t wait to see it. Its a Wii exclusive and probably be ready for the first mature Disney or could be just a teen game. Very Mature overtones though. More will be revealed in London apparently on October 28. Just in time for Halloween I suppose…

Update:

From Game Informers New look as well:

Reporting From New Jersey

In True Indiana Jones Fashion

Well its been a long week and forgive my lateness on my travel here, but I felt I needed a certain feel for the new New Jersey environment. And there’s one thing I have noticed most of all: There’s a lot of trees here. If there’s one thing I notice back in LA is the lack of trees and how there’s a bunch of smog. Here it seems very forest oriented. Not that there’s smog here I just notice many many trees. Well maybe I should go back to the beginning and my flight here which was back on September 12th and 13th. I don’t think I shall ever fly at night ever again. Its very dark, cramped, and I got a bit nauseous. It was my first flight ever after all. I did catch up a bit on my The Dark Knight Returns reading though.

I also thought my flight would be 6 hours, instead it was 3. Sleep also slipped my mind as I also figured out I will and lost 3 hours of sleep since of the new time change. I am now 3 hours ahead of people which sucks a bit once you think about it. Earth orbit and science sucks.

Well anyways, second flight was not too bad. I got an aisle seat, but since no one sat next to me I got a window seat instead and enjoyed the view which made me a bit nauseous again.

Also I should comment on the in-flight food: First flight which was a bit updated than the second one, wasn’t that great. All we get is free soft drinks (about a kids cup size) and pretzels. Pretzels make me very thirsty. I became very thirsty, I only got one drink. Did I mention I didn’t like my first flight? Second flight wasn’t too bad. The cookie they gave us was one of the best cookies I have ever eaten and I also experienced the restrooms for the first time which is very very small.

Well now in New Jersey the contact I was supposed to meet found me right away and went straight home. Well kinda, I unpacked and went to my contacts aunts house to pick up the bed I would sleep on and I helped to assemble the bed frame to make that story short.

Well now I am here, its been about 2 and a half weeks and its going pretty well, considering its nice here, but job hunt is going poorly unfortunately. I could be home soon since because of that. Oh well its pretty nice here though. There’s also another reason most people know about the contact I met with but all will be explained in time. I will report more next post. For now I am working on a holiday gaming post so stay tuned for that.

Kevin Smith Was Lucky

Before I post the going ons in New Jersey I feel I should share this concept art from a movie Kevin Smith (a man from Jersey) made a script for and I am deeply happy it was never made. I am also happy Tim Burton only directed Batman. Some concept art has surfaced, if you haven't seen it yet, on Tim Burton's failed Superman Lives project which Kevin Smith has talked about and was happy that it never actually lifted off ground. Also a costume design featuring a certain actor has surfaced from the depths of development hell in this little video. I can't tell its fake, and thats the sad part: