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This is Awesome: Traditional Japanese Style Pokemon Art
What would the outcome be if you combined the creatures of the Pokemon universe with the traditional Japanese ink line art style seen in Okami? If you answered complete and utter awesomeness then you would be correct. Apparently someone else thought so too, and the artist has gone to the trouble of drawing 251(!) Pokemon in the manner that the Japanese illustrate folklore monsters.
The Best of 2009: Film
2009 was the end of a decade, and it did not go out without a final hurrah. With three of the biggest (in pretty much every way) films ever in one year, it's needless to say that '09 was the year of the blockbuster. At the same time, that doesn't mean that there was a shortage of quality movies, which made our jobs incredibly difficult. Narrowing the nominees down were hard enough, picking winners was an exercise in frustration. Nevertheless, we soldiered through it and present to you our awards for the Best Films of 2009.
The Best of 2009: Games
2009 was a pretty fine year for video gaming. Among some of the top titles, we had a few pretty amazing followups to awesome games, a number of incredibly original releases, and a game that quite literally shattered records all over the world. And as we look forward to the monster sequels and hotly-anticipated new IPs of 2010 and beyond, let's take a moment to look back upon the highlights of the last year.
First Impression: Marvel Event: Siege
Siege is the latest universe-expanding event from Marvel. It is a work that is supposedly seven years in the making, starting all the way back at Avengers: Disassembled. That was the last time Iron Man, Thor and Captain America were altogether on the same team. All events in between, like House of M, Civil War, Secret Invasion and Dark Reign, have been leading up to this moment: Iron Man, Thor and (Steve Rogers) Captain America are coming back together.
Red Steel 2 Caldera Trailer Excites
It's safe to say that 'hardcore' gamers are kind of few and far between on the Wii. The console has been labeled with the dreaded family friendly moniker, abandoned by several key developers and now hardcore releases for the Wii are few and far between. Enter Red Steel 2: the sequel to one of the Wii's launch titles, Red Steel, and those few remaining hardcore Wii fans hopes for a decent, challenging and mature game outside of Nintendo’s own lineup.
Matt's Rantbox: Exploding Barrels
Or: Barrels that Explode
So I just finished playing through Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune for the PS3, mostly because I’ve heard some pretty good things about the second one, and I wanted to play through the first game before moving on to the second one (makes sense). While playing through the game, I couldn’t help but notice just how many explosive barrels there were scattered around temple ruins on a remote, uninhabited island.
Matt's Rantbox: Dark Void Demo
Or: Yeah, I Play a Lot of Demos…
Real quick, I just wanted to let everyone know that there is an interview with me up at Only Good Movies Blog. They have a section where they interview movie critics (which is where you'll find me), but they also have some other cool stuff, and I highly recommend that you check it out. Anyway, lets get on with the Rantbox.
Music Video(s) of the Week: In Memoriam
As you probably know, our friend and teammate Brendan Kutler passed away a few weeks ago. In memory of him, a few of us on the 8th have collected our favorite selections from his column, Music Video(s) of the Week. Part reflection on the work of a talented and passionate member of our community, part tribute to a incredible friend, we hope you've enjoyed Brendan's work as much we have.
This is Fun: Skynet Symphonic
Last time we got a "movie remix" from Pogo, he gave us the fun Upular, a remix of bits of dialogue and sound effects from Disney/Pixar's Up put together to make a song. Well, he's back at it again, only this time he's using the highly celebrated Terminator 2 to create what he calls the Skynet Symphonic. Check it out after the jump.
Matt's Rantbox: Spider-Man Re-Boot
Or: Is it Spelled "Reboot"? I’m Not Really Sure…
As you all have probably heard by now, Sony plans on re-booting its popular Spider-Man movie franchise (and if you haven’t heard, then shame on you). According to the press release, they plan on putting Peter Parker back in high school so he can grapple “with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises.” Ugh.
