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Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe! FOR REAL! WTF?!!!
I was extremely skeptical when I first saw this article from joystiq.com. Yes, you read it right! The title sounds like an April fools prank already, and I just couldn’t fathom how it could happen. But given the official website, I guess it’s no joke. And then I saw the trailer…
… … … OMFG!!!
Now this has me really really excited! My only gripe right now is that I never liked the Mortal Kombat system. Granted, I only played the 1st three games, and I honestly don’t know if the fighting system improved in the more current versions.
I hope it did, and I’m certainly hoping that I’ll like whatever system this one will use.
Please pleeeease be a good game!
Tags: vidclipLeeerooooy Jenkiiiinnnns!
I feel for them. Really, I do.
He even managed to get mentioned in Jeopardy!
Cool Commercials: Thai “Bank Robbery” Commercial
This one had me ROTFL!
Thank you, Top Charoen Optical! 
Cool Commercials: Burger King Transformers
I actually saw this commercial in LA during my California vacation. Given that me and my friends from the Philippines just watched the movie right before I got to LA, I immediately shared this with them.
For the other pinoys, check out this commercial we missed out on.
Cool Commercials: Halo 3 Mountain Dew
Product advertising has made vast strides in “watchability” since I was a kid, particularly in the Philippines. The problem is, unless it’s on cable (which is mostly localized), we don’t get to see the fun foreign commercials.
If I run into any, I’ll give you guys a heads-up. For now, I’ll start with the one on Halo 3 and Mountain Dew.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (OMFG!!!)
I don’t know why I haven’t run into this before!
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a game slated for November 2007 (this year) developed by LucasArts. Apparently, it’s going to be released in multiple platforms (though the PC doesn’t seem to be on the list so far). It appears to be an action game set in the time line between Episode III and Episode IV.
To me, being on semi-familiar ground is great, particularly since I don’t know anything before Episode I and I stopped after the Thrawn Trilogy. The setting is already pretty exciting since you get to see some of what Darth Vader has been up to since he became… well… Darth Vader. So, who do YOU play? His secret apprentice, of course!
Story wise, this is all well and good. But it’s a game, so it does have to actually play well. I don’t have much details on game play yet, but LucasArts seems to be doing a helluva good job at the visuals!
They teamed up with ILM and Natural Motion to create the “Digital Molecular Matter” graphics engine (DMM), and the job they did with the physics is amazing. They also made a “Euphoria” engine which models a person’s behavioral and instinctive reflexes and reactions (like grabbing on to something for deal life when falling).
When I saw these demos, all I managed to say was OMFG!!!!! Those engines are astounding!!!
Then I tried my best to keep my composure. After all, they’re just demos, who knows if the final product will deliver the same quality? Well, given that Metal Gear Solid 4 has the potential to be at par graphically, I think it’s believable that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed can hit its graphical objectives.
So far, it seems to have everything going for it already, so I am praying that the game play will do its graphics justice.
Tags: Star Wars, vidclipStuff from the Tube: World of Warcraft Super Mario!
I don’t know how they managed to make the levels, but the way they pulled it off using almost 100% WoW engine is so cool.
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