Recent content by Snooder

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    The Big Picture: Age of Heroes

    Remember when Don Cheadle showed up for Iron Man 2 and everybody forgot that he used to be several shades lighter and pounds heavier? Oh, and also named Terrence Howard?
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    Escape to the Movies: Dracula Untold - AB Negative

    Sure, but 7-15 year olds aren't going to go see a Dracula movie that isn't a comedy. The people who are going to see that movie are going to see it for the the tits and blood. So leaving out the tits and blood is a poor business decision. Let me put it this way, if your movie isn't going to...
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    Escape to the Movies: Edge of Tomorrow - Tom Cruise Is Cool Again

    I really will never understand why hollywood feels the need to change things in a book-movie conversion that don't affect pacing. I'm sure the movie will be good, but I was a huge fan of the book and from the reviews and stuff said in the comments here, it looks like a lot of the things that...
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    Jimquisition: The FarCry Racism Adventure

    No, he isn't. Like not even close. He's "coded" to conform to the stereotype of flamboyant and flashy Yakuza/Triad gangsters predominant in martial arts films. This is like the "he's white." You have no evidence of it, and common sense would dictate that a setting set in the South East Asia...
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    Jimquisition: The FarCry Racism Adventure

    I am absolutely flabbergasted that anyone could look at the dude in the pink suit and think he's white. Like really, do you not know how asian people look? Pro-tip, white people don't have epicanthic folds. He's clearly either a Yakuza or Hong Kong Triad style gangster with bleached hair...
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    Rockstar Details Grand Theft Auto V Bonus Content

    Large caliber handguns are generally used for wildlife. Like if a bear or a lion or something is coming at you. The idea being that you're only going to get one shot anyway, and it HAS to count.
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    The Big Picture: It Seems Today ...

    I think much of the hate for "New" Family Guy is because many people really, really liked the original first episodes. So much so that the fan support and strong DVD sales brought it back from the dead. And upon it's resurrection, they were expecting to see more of what they liked. And...
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    Escape to the Movies: Elysium

    Wow, I'm glad I decided not to watch Elysium then. I mean, when I first saw the trailers, I was pretty sure it was going to be ham-fisted and unsubtle, but I was hoping against hope that the guy who did District 9 would figure out a way to make this allegory more nuanced and less dumb. See...
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    It's a Nice Day for A Red Wedding

    Man, I can't wait for the next season now. We've had the Red Wedding and the Starks eating shit. We all know whose next up.
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    Sony's Not Ready For User-Made Videos

    I think Yahtzee is missing the point of the "share" button. I doubt it's intended to act in any way like a "Let's Play" with video editing and all that fancy jazz. It would be very odd to put something that robust and involved on the controller itself, not to mention the logistical and...
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    Escapist News Now: PS4 "A Game Console" Says Sony CEO

    Hmm, I'm actually waiting for the inevitable Kevin Butler snark ad. Oh it will be delicious.
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    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    Because, to a large degree, it represents the experiences of the fans at a certain stage in their lives. Not so much the "fighting giant aliens" thing. But the feelings of loneliness and sexual frustration.
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    Obsidian Would Love to Pitch a New Star Wars Game To Disney

    It would interesting to see how that plays out with Bioware and SWTOR. Given that SWTOR very definitely involves the KOTOR storyline, I suspect Obsidian would have to find a different place in the chronology to mess with.
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    The Time You Were An A-hole in Spec Ops: The Line

    Honestly, I wasn't as impressed with Spec Ops: The Line. I got where they were going, and as an introspective into the mind of a mad-man slowly buckling under the weight of his own poor judgement, it's really good. I especially like how they occasionally put the player into "bullet time" as a...
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    On Dongles

    Honestly, at this point it seems like the debate is really around whether an after-party at a convention should be considered part of the convention itself, and thus subject to the standards of professional decorum and attire, or considered a separate event. Personally, I see it a separate...