Friday, February 01, 2008
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
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My eyesssss!
Cthulhu would surely be pleased at the anguish and madness this has caused me today.
I've lost the will to live
I've lost the will to live
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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Pew! Pew! Pew!
Mmmmmmmm... Warhammer 40K RPG. Can you play an Eldar bondage pirate character? While not Metal, it's certainly very Thompson Twins.
Embrace the future! NOW!!!!
eat me!
Embrace the future! NOW!!!!
eat me!
Monday, January 28, 2008
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40K RPG rocks! Games Workshop is teh sux0rs!
Even for Games Workshop, this is pretty impressive:
1. On Friday, GW (well actually Black Industries, their RPG arm) released Dark Heresy, the long-awaited Warhammer 40K RPG (based on the WFRP system).
2. This game sold like fucking hotcakes. I mean... it's the long-awaited Warhammer 40K RPG! Of course it's gonna sell. The guy at Endgame said it's one of their best-selling games ever, and it's already out of stock from all the online vendors already.
3. But in addition to selling like crazy, just because it's 40K, this game looks awesome, both in terms of physical print quality and (so far) in content. I don't know how exactly to put it except that by my admittedly non-scientific criteria it appears to be fucking metal. I want to play this game with, like, Napalm Death and weird electronic music in the background while ideally eating Taco Bell. I mean, your central job in the game is to violently hunt down mutants and aliens and stamp out insidious demonic forces, while praying that those same insidious demonic forces haven't corrupted your friends or colleagues, which they probably have, all in the service of a ten thousand year old cannibalistic God-Emperor. It's Call of Cthulhu meets boltguns meets "guilty!" That just sounds fucking great to me.
4. Today, GW announced that they're closing down their role-playing arm.
Go Games Workshop! They are notorious for breaking hearts (ex: WFRP, Blood Bowl, Space Hulk, Necromunda, Warhammer Quest...) but this is a spectacular example of pissing on your own parade, even for them. One full business day from opening up what by all appearances is a watershed new RPG, to shutting that shit right down! I mean jeez guys. The RPG arm was profitable, even if it wasn't huge. And it probably would've sold, I dunno, at least a few Daemonette miniatures or something.
On the plus side... the game is in my hands anyway, and it still looks metal. (Note: I have never used this phrase as praise before, please let me know if I'm using it right.) And they are still releasing the three completed expansions for the game. Even if they fail to do so, it doesn't matter that much. This is a big-ass, 400-page book that can definitely stand on its own. One thing that WFRP 2nd ed was kinda lacking was in world information and this game seems like a conscious effort to correct that (and it's got a huge adventure too).
So, three cheers to Games Workshop for doing what they do best... producing masterpieces and then utterly failing to support them when they suddenly realize they don't require customers to spend hundreds of dollars on Space Marines!
1. On Friday, GW (well actually Black Industries, their RPG arm) released Dark Heresy, the long-awaited Warhammer 40K RPG (based on the WFRP system).
2. This game sold like fucking hotcakes. I mean... it's the long-awaited Warhammer 40K RPG! Of course it's gonna sell. The guy at Endgame said it's one of their best-selling games ever, and it's already out of stock from all the online vendors already.
3. But in addition to selling like crazy, just because it's 40K, this game looks awesome, both in terms of physical print quality and (so far) in content. I don't know how exactly to put it except that by my admittedly non-scientific criteria it appears to be fucking metal. I want to play this game with, like, Napalm Death and weird electronic music in the background while ideally eating Taco Bell. I mean, your central job in the game is to violently hunt down mutants and aliens and stamp out insidious demonic forces, while praying that those same insidious demonic forces haven't corrupted your friends or colleagues, which they probably have, all in the service of a ten thousand year old cannibalistic God-Emperor. It's Call of Cthulhu meets boltguns meets "guilty!" That just sounds fucking great to me.
4. Today, GW announced that they're closing down their role-playing arm.
Go Games Workshop! They are notorious for breaking hearts (ex: WFRP, Blood Bowl, Space Hulk, Necromunda, Warhammer Quest...) but this is a spectacular example of pissing on your own parade, even for them. One full business day from opening up what by all appearances is a watershed new RPG, to shutting that shit right down! I mean jeez guys. The RPG arm was profitable, even if it wasn't huge. And it probably would've sold, I dunno, at least a few Daemonette miniatures or something.
On the plus side... the game is in my hands anyway, and it still looks metal. (Note: I have never used this phrase as praise before, please let me know if I'm using it right.) And they are still releasing the three completed expansions for the game. Even if they fail to do so, it doesn't matter that much. This is a big-ass, 400-page book that can definitely stand on its own. One thing that WFRP 2nd ed was kinda lacking was in world information and this game seems like a conscious effort to correct that (and it's got a huge adventure too).
So, three cheers to Games Workshop for doing what they do best... producing masterpieces and then utterly failing to support them when they suddenly realize they don't require customers to spend hundreds of dollars on Space Marines!
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The Streets of Rain Francisco
Did it rain last week? Yes, almost the entire week. Did it rain the week prior? Yes. Will it rain the balance of this week? Supposedly with today being the sole exception. I guess that is better than drought mania.
I really would like to see There Will be Blood. I have heard/seen quite a good bit of positive reviews. Congrats on your team making CIF. That was always such a big deal. That feels so long ago now. Sometimes when I see High School students or hear them talking on public tranny, I feel so old and disconnected from them.
eLzar, I think O rugs job is to be a dedicated comedy filter 80 hours a week. That BS about hospitality management, all made up to cover his true degree.
D>M>
I really would like to see There Will be Blood. I have heard/seen quite a good bit of positive reviews. Congrats on your team making CIF. That was always such a big deal. That feels so long ago now. Sometimes when I see High School students or hear them talking on public tranny, I feel so old and disconnected from them.
eLzar, I think O rugs job is to be a dedicated comedy filter 80 hours a week. That BS about hospitality management, all made up to cover his true degree.
D>M>
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There Will Be Blood = Fine Film
I have been going to the movies a lot lately. If I have an especially shitty day at work, I will find my way over to the movie theater and watch a movie solo. It is a very cathartic thing to do. During the week, there is hardly anyone there, and it's really mellow. Here are two films that I particularly enjoyed...
There Will Be Blood:
Watching Daniel Day Lewis act is like watching Michael Jordan play basketball or Wayne Gretzky play hockey. He is just a cut above the rest. He seriously made There Will Be Blood amazing just like the way he made a kind of so-so movie like Gangs of New York amazing. It is a little long, but go see this movie.
Kite Runner:
I loved this book, and unlike most adaptations, the movie was very true to it. It is about the bonds of friendship and how something as powerful as the Taliban can't keep family apart. Go see this movie. Super intense.
On another note, it looks like my girls' water polo team is going to go to CIF. We just have to win 3 more games which we should win anyway. We will finish 13-14 and 6-4 in league (third place). This is Torrance's first trip to the playoffs since 2003-2004, which is a big deal. Just thought I should brag.
Did it rain last week?
There Will Be Blood:
Watching Daniel Day Lewis act is like watching Michael Jordan play basketball or Wayne Gretzky play hockey. He is just a cut above the rest. He seriously made There Will Be Blood amazing just like the way he made a kind of so-so movie like Gangs of New York amazing. It is a little long, but go see this movie.
Kite Runner:
I loved this book, and unlike most adaptations, the movie was very true to it. It is about the bonds of friendship and how something as powerful as the Taliban can't keep family apart. Go see this movie. Super intense.
On another note, it looks like my girls' water polo team is going to go to CIF. We just have to win 3 more games which we should win anyway. We will finish 13-14 and 6-4 in league (third place). This is Torrance's first trip to the playoffs since 2003-2004, which is a big deal. Just thought I should brag.
Did it rain last week?
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Two-Second Movie Reviews
In the Mouth of Madness: Fun, although not scary anymore. Kid On Bike!
Cloverfield: Decent first half, weak second half.
Juno: Weak first half, decent second half.
Blade: Sweet Jesus this movie is awesome!
Cloverfield: Decent first half, weak second half.
Juno: Weak first half, decent second half.
Blade: Sweet Jesus this movie is awesome!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
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Yeah, there's so much negative
publicity, and it totally sounds like a MLM gimmick product to me too. No worries mate, pass the Cool-aid! (I didn't bite for a bit but just wanted to get everyones thots on it. I figured the responses already)
But the only thing that gets me is the TV station endorsements... hmmmmmm?
But the only thing that gets me is the TV station endorsements... hmmmmmm?
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