SubscribeMonthly Archives: June 2008
Boogie Superstar – For Girls Only?
EA (Electronic Arts) has jumped in the bandwagon of developing casual games targeted for girls or women-who-are-young-at-heart, if you prefer. Superstar, the sequel of the multi-platform title is aiming to “promote self-expression, creativity and empowerment for girls worldwide”.
According to this article, the game is bundled with a USB-microphone, just like its predecessor. It allows karaoke action alongside with wiimote bopping dance moves. Lineups include songs from Rihanna, Maroon 5, Leona Lewis, Britney Spears, Kanye West, Fergie, Katy Perry,… More »
Win a Cineplexity Game: Hours of Fun Included
It’s time for another giveaway here at Comedy Centric, this one featuring a fun entertainment game called Cineplexity as the grand prize, courtesy of Out of the Box Publishing.
Appropriate for four to ten players aged 12 and up, the party-style game is perfect for movie lovers who know their stuff. And the instructions could not be simpler: after two Cineplexity cards are drawn, players battle one another to be the fastest person to name a movie that features details… More »
Oh Crap Situation 29: Computer Problems
Before you say “Not another compuuuuter situation,” I have taken into account my previous posts and come up with a general way to address the potential hazards of not knowing how to use a computer. It’s okay not to be computer savvy, but let’s say you have a problem and a technician is called in to fix your computer. The technician tells you everything you need to do to prevent this from happening again – but you didn’t get all… More »
Disney Eat Smart Sweepstakes
Just received an e-mail about this Eat Smart Sweepstakes where you can win a chef prepared meal every day for a year. Ready to get you and your family on the right track to eating better? Enter our sweepstakes now for a chance to have a year’s worth of carefully planned meals from Chef’s DietTM delivered to your door. That’s breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks delivered every day for an entire year– for the whole family! Healthy… More »
Ken and Ryu versus Ken and Ryu
It’s really amazing what video game developers can do with today’s technology. I remember playing Street Fighter on the Nintendo Family Computer and that game is a far cry from today’s version of Street Fighter. Viewing several videos of fights between Ken and Ryu has made my loins ache for a good gaming rig on which I can play the best fighting games. Unfortunately, consoles are expensive on my side of the planet, more so the game cartridges that come… More »
Home Depot Cashes In on CFL Technology
We all know that switching out our old bulbs at the office (and at home) and replacing them with CFL versions is better for the environment and our pocketbooks. It seems like bigger businesses are starting to catch on as well. My one question: What took you so long? Home Depot has announced that they’ll be replacing all of their showroom lights to CFL bulbs by 2008. In other words, all of those bulbs in display lamps will now be… More »
Box Office: June 27-29, 2008
Not surprisingly, WALL*E the little robot took top box office honors this weekend, followed by Wanted, the action-thriller starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Most surprising? That The Happening and Zohan are still in the top ten! Check out the stats from Box Office Mojo: 1-WALL*E, $63.08M 2-Wanted, $50.92M 3-Get Smart, $20.21M 4-Kung Fu Panda, $11.69M 5-The Incredible Hulk, $9.57M 6-The Love Guru, $5.34M 7-Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $5.17M 8-The Happening, $3.90M 9-Sex and… More »
Dirty Jobs Independence Day Marathon
Discovery’s Dirty Jobs will host an independence day marathon on July 4th from 9AM-3AM ET/PT. The marathon will praise all those unsung American workers and the unusual vocations that keep this country ticking.
Follow host Mike Rowe for 15 hours as he takes us into the fish factories and septic tanks of America. Watch the clip below as Mike meets with JP of the Golf Ball depot. JP and Mike head to the Magnolia Valley Golf Club where Mike learns how… More »
College Rape Cases: A Dime a Dozen
Today, it was announced that a player from Georgia Tech, Jerrard Tarrent, has been charged with raping a girl in an dorm room this past April. She reported the incident the next morning, although the charges are just now hitting the media. Now don’t get me wrong – I don’t know his unknown accuser. What she is saying could be very real and very serious, and if so, my heart goes out to this girl. On the other… More »
Ken and Ryu animated gifs
I just love animated gifs. I call them the poor man’s Flash animation. I love animated gifs even more if they feature stuff that I’m really into, like video games. In my search for these gems, I’ve found three interesting animated gifs of Ken and Ryu of Street Fighter fame. Here, take a gander:
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The Evolution of Ken and Ryu
I’ve found this really neat article about this very subject, The Evolution of Ken and Ryu. Actually, I’ve been wanting to write something just like it for the longest time, but since I don’t have the entire Street Fighter collection within my grasp, I decided not to push through with it.
Here’s the introduction to the article on GamesRadar written by Tyler Wilde:
Ken and Ryu are cultural icons. Legends. Even most non-gamers, assuming they have at least a cursory knowledge of… More »
Bonham Carter Seeking Salvation
Image details: Cannes – ‘Transylvania Premiere & Closing Ceremony – Arrivals served by picapp.comThe Los Angeles Times is reporting that Helena Bonham Carter is in talks to play the lead villain in Terminator Salvation. The actress is no stranger to either villainous roles or sci-fi. She played Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and simian scientist Ari in Tim Burton’s reimagining of Planet of the Apes. She would battle Christian Bale who will play the… More »
Google experimenting on Video-Film Distribution
I just read from NYtimes.com that Google is planning to distribute original film via internet exclusively and then make money on ad sales.
“In September, Seth MacFarlane, creator of “Family Guy” on television, will unveil a carefully guarded new project called “Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy.” Unlike “Family Guy,” which is broadcast on Fox, this animation series will appear exclusively on the Internet.
The innovative part involves the distribution plan. Google will syndicate the program using its AdSense advertising system to… More »
Who’s Playing Rock Band With You.
See what I did there? That ain’t no question mark at the end of that sentence. That’s a period, boy. What do you suppose this implies?
In a bid to prove that it’s just as capable of running a franchise into the ground as its adversaries at Activision, EA has announced Rock Band 2 for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The game will be available in September. This probably doesn’t surprise anyone.
Ah, but this might make you happy, you jaded… More »
We Already Knew Amy Ryan Will Return to ‘The Office’
…and we knew she won’t stay for the entire fifth season because that was announced way back after the fourth-season finale aired, when it really was news.
So, I have no clue why dozens of entertainment publications are writing about the following as if it’s a recent development, but I thought I’d play along just in case I missed something important the first time around and misunderstood when New York Magazine wrote very clearly and legibly “it’s thought that Ryan won’t… More »
