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‘The Master’ Review: Much Ado About Nothing
The Master amongst his adherents.
You’d think that a fictional film about the origins of (not) Scientology assembled by Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood) would be a ball straight out of the park. After a decade of references to Xenu and billion-year contracts, we can’t help but be intrigued by how such an interesting organization came to be. Anderson takes us, in a very thorough effort, to a time after World War II when an intellectual like The Master (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is more than happy to provide answers and comfort to those who need it most: everyone. What he doesn’t do is tell us much of an origin story.
The Day The (Star Wars) Animation Died: ‘Detours’ And ‘Clone Wars’ Suspended Indefinitely
Well, just continue to wait, then.
More heartbreak from the land of Lucasfilm as a corporate re-alignment is bringing LucasArts Animation to a grinding halt. As part of their big announcement today, Lucasfilm is winding down production on Clone Wars and putting the comedic (well, that will certainly vary) Detours, from the guys who make Robot Chicken, in some kind of Kessel Run where they’re trapped for more than twelve parsecs. Because, y’know, the Kessel Run involves a bunch of black holes, y’know?
‘Star Wars’ Meets ‘Call Of Duty’ In New ‘First Assault’ Screens, May Never Come Out
Does it look cool? Too bad it may never exist in a form you can play.
We at FleshEatingZipper love – well, loved – LucasArts in its prime back in the nineties. What exists now is, unfortunately, a faint husk of that old form. One thing that could be said is that, as of recently, they had been working on a game like First Assault, one that looks and sounds exciting and because of uncertainties in the realm of Lucasfilm (sans, y’know, Lucas) the output of everything at LucasArts is still up in the air.
Tesla’s Model X CUV Delayed A Year Because Model S Is Just Too Popular
It looks like a car, but it’s so much more!
I’m not what one would call rich by any means, but if I were, I’d be pretty hot for a Tesla. The company’s Model S sedan went through the media ringer recently (and got stuck at times), but it appears that the company may be feeling more optimistic now than ever. In fact, they say the potential for Model S sales has become such that they’re pushing their crossover Model S to next year so they can get more cars out.
First Molyneux, Now Garriott: Why Are Rich Gaming Pioneers Kickstarting Games?
Minimize risk by making other people pay to develop your game, I suppose.
When Peter Molyneux – gaming legend responsible for Populous, Black & White, Fable, Curiosity, etc., – stepped up to ask gamers to fund his already-in-production god game Godus, I was taken aback. Here was this legendary developer, one who could move the Earth and channel the seas, asking gamers for the funds to produce his game. His Kickstarter went over just fine, so now Ultima creator Richard Garriott, known to many through his avatar Lord British, has followed up with his own Kickstarter for his already-in-production Ultima-like Shroud of the Avatar. But why?
Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos Review: Best In Breed
You didn’t think a new flavor would come? IT CAME.
Because I am a food critic, I decided that not only would I rate the original Nacho Cheesier Doritos Locos Tacos, but I’d take it upon myself to inform my world, through my sophisticated sense of taste, how its newer Cool Ranch variant fares. In my original DLT review, I pined for more flavors, of which there are many in the Doritos universe, but they picked the best flavor to follow up with, perhaps because of unit sales more than anything.
‘Strip Search’ Recap: Season 1, Episode 3 “Burning That Bridge”
Artists Getting Scared sounds like a cool album, right?
Last we left our Strip Search buddies, they hadn’t really accomplished anything. Imported from all over the country for the chance to win big prizes and work with the Penny Arcade crew for a year, Strip Search is a fascinating show. Today, however, it was nice to see some actual blood being drawn. Not literal blood, just figurative blood.
In Wake Of ‘SimCity’s Issues, City-Builder ‘Tropico 4’ Now 75% Off On Steam
For the point, Kalypso.
At this point, Electronic Arts’ problems with SimCity don’t stop in the technical realm, but have now spread into the world of public relations. EA has told its partners to stop advertising the game, which is reminiscent of World of Warcraft‘s earliest days, and Amazon even stopped selling the game for a number of hours today. The less new people trying to buy or play SimCity at this point, the better. Kalypso is taking advantage of the situation by taking a whopping 75% off their Tropico 4 Collector’s Bundle, a plethora of content to satisfy any urban planning maniac until SimCity‘s servers decide to behave. For those unaware, Tropico 4 places you as the benevolent – or cruel – dictator of a fictional banana republic. Not only will you be laying down roads and infrastructure, but you’ll also be making clever social decisions that will make your people swoon over your visage or fear your very name. Like any Steam sale though, you might be spending the whopping $9.99 to not play the game, which is probably not much of a different fate than SimCity at the moment.
Source: Steam
Here’s How Christopher Nolan’s New Movie ‘Interstellar’ Is Going To Work
“Ya done figured out me movie, FleshEatingZipper! Well done, lads!” – Christopher Nolan
The big news in town today is that Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, a film that sat on Steven Spielberg’s plate for years before he finally passed it off, will be released on November 7th, 2014, meaning that the film is already well into production. A science-fiction movie that appears to be taking its science very seriously, Interstellar will purportedly explore wormholes, black holes and, well, interstellar travel. This seems pretty incredible considering the genre has been buried in the post/apocalypse for years, so it’s nice to see a new spin. Who best to do it than Christopher “Batman” Nolan, but there are key notes in the construction of his films that make Interstellar out as a puzzle already solved.
‘Back To Bed’ Is A Surreal 3D Puzzle Game With A Modest Kickstarter
It looks super cool, I’ll hand it that.
Do you remember playing Rocko’s Modern Life on the Super Nintendo? In it, you guided your faithful, and completely stupid, dog Spunky through a bunch of levels based on the show, removing obstacles and disabling villains so that he could reach the end. It was a frustrating experience, but one I’ll honestly never forget. An equally unforgettable experience with the same premise, although not quite as frustrating based on the demo, is Back To Bed, a new Danish indie game that’s looking to raise a mere $12,000 to make their game real with levels crafted out of Europe’s greatest surrealistic paintings.
