VIDEO: Prime-time cop shows love video games |
- VIDEO: Prime-time cop shows love video games
- Guyism After Dark: Kaley, Kate, or Rosie???
- The NFL lockout is over….for now
- VIDEO: The US government is making games, and not surprisingly, they’re not very good
- VIDEO: Mortal Kombat finishing moves, ‘CSI: Miami’ style
| VIDEO: Prime-time cop shows love video games Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:00 AM PDT As my compadre Will Brinson recently demonstrated, there’s something about video games & prime-time crime drams that go together like peanut butter & grape jelly. Though there is a legit connection; shows like CSi & SVU love taking something that their viewers know nothing about (like cell phones, the internet, plus games of course) and turn it into some big, bad scary thing. With often hilarious results. Remember: the average age of a prime time television viewer, basically anyone who watches NBC, CBS, ABC, and the rest is in the 60s. And what 64 year old grandmother knows enough about Second Life to realize how completely bonkers and off the mark CSI:NY’s take on it truly is? Check out this “chase scene” from the show… Later on, Gary Sinese comes close to cornering his virtual suspect, but has to engage in a life or death duel before going forward. So his far more cyber space-savvy comes to the rescue with… a calculator? The best part, obviously, is how there is zero explanation given since the writer have zero idea what the hell they’re dealing with. I thought CSI was all about explaining things with a meticulous attention to detail? See, I don’t bother with CSI, cuz I’m a Law & Order person, SVU to be exact, and nothing can top the time they also played around with Second Life, which they called Another You. Unfortunately, NBC Universal does a great job keeping their stuff off of YouTube, so I can’t find a single clip of the hijinks that the associated episode contains. But for all of you with Netflix Instant (and at this point, who the hell does not have an account), simply scope out the second episode from season, called “Avatar”. Basically, some creepy child pedo kidnaps a chick, based purely upon her Another You avatar’s resemblance of a chick that he kidnapped many years ago, a crime that he got away with. Who, btw, is still missing, but the SVU gang manages to track her down due to him recreating her whereabouts in the game. Some might recall this being the episode in which a girl is raped by her sister’s boyfriend while he was sleepwalking in the first five minutes, something that they NEVER bother to address once the virtual reality stuff kick in. Lulz. BTW, for those who haven’t heard, a Law & Order game was recently announced, but it’s about the new LA show, not SVU. Whatever. No Fin & Munch, no buys. There’s also a long line of CSI games, all of them utterly unremarkable. Back to why SVU is awesome, one main reason is Ice T, whom many folks know is a hardcore gamer himself. Screw Metacritic, just wait for his two cents on whatever the hot game is at the moment via his Twitter. I just wish he did more videos… LOLWUT: Gary Sinise uses Second Life to fight crime [Destructoid] |
| Guyism After Dark: Kaley, Kate, or Rosie??? Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:00 PM PDT Hot links to get you through the night…
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| The NFL lockout is over….for now Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:58 PM PDT On Monday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson ended the NFL lockout citing the irreparable damage to the players’ career. The owners and the NFL however have vowed to appeal, perhaps as early as tonight or tomorrow morning. “We will promptly seek a stay from Judge Nelson pending an expedited appeal to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals,” the league said. “We believe that federal law bars injunctions in labor disputes. We are confident that the Eighth Circuit will agree. But we also believe that this dispute will inevitably end with a collective bargaining agreement, which would be in the best interests of players, clubs and fans. We can reach a fair agreement only if we continue negotiations toward that goal.” With the NFL draft this weekend, it will be interesting to see how Nelson’s ruling affects player movement and trades or if teams operate as if nothing has changed in regards to the CBA. Either way, this is far from over, as the appeals process could last well into the summer. |
| VIDEO: The US government is making games, and not surprisingly, they’re not very good Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:57 PM PDT Last Monday was tax day, and by now for most of us, the Feds have cashed our checks. And what are they wasting our hard earned cash this time around? By fronting the money towards crap vide games. First off, check out this really boring video of some really boring guy explaining The Day The Earth Shook, which cost a supposed $286,000 to produce, courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security. It’s about being prepared for an earthquake, btw… Those who want to give the game a spin can do so here; there’s both a PC & Mac version, the former of which I could not get to work. But don’t bother; the game totally sucks. As for where all the money went towards, who the hell knows. Apparently, members of the University of Illinois’ Champaign at the National Center for Supercomputing were called upon for their expertise. Because, you know, it takes a genius to let folks know that in case of an earthquake, it’s good to have a first aid box, spare batteries, plus enough food and water to last a few days around the house. The real shame is how a video game simulator for earthquake preparedness is actually a great idea. In recent years, some educators have argued that the current education system is broken (well, duh), and the key to keeping kids’s attention in schools is video games, which can be valuable teaching tools. Pokemon is often cited as an example; all at once, kids are learning task management, organizational skills, cause & effect, learning about animal species (albeit completely made up ones), plus more. For those who want to learn more, check out James Paul Gee’s Wahte Video Games Have To Teach Au About Learning And Literacy; it’s actually a great read! Though my former roommate, a high school teacher, thought it was total b.s. Oh well. Anyhow, back to the feds funding games, here’s another one, courtesy of Kotaku. Again it’s funded by Homeland Security, the Customs and Border Protection branch to be exact. This time the game is supposed to help themselves do a better of job of capturing illegal aliens. And what’s the price tag this time? Ten million dollars… EDIT: Oops, turns out the government is not a fan of outsiders checking out such an advanced computer simulation at work. Actually, it wasn’t advanced, nor very impressive, the least bit. This is where I wish I was a government goon and save everyone a ton of money, cuz anything the above could possibly have to teach is also demonstrated in the upcoming iPhone/iPad/Mac/PC game (which has yet to be released, but I’m pretty sure it’ll be far cheater then 10 million) Smuggle Truck State using sci-fi game to prep kids for quake [ABC 7 News, Chicago, IL] |
| VIDEO: Mortal Kombat finishing moves, ‘CSI: Miami’ style Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:30 PM PDT
And if those aren’t enough, how about every single Mortal Kombat finishing move ever in the span of just few minutes? If for some reason, THAT’S not enough, how about Mortal Kombat finishing moves as introduced by Horatio Caine of CSI:Miami? You know, the guy who makes cheesy puns just as the producers cut into YEEEEEEEEEAH! from “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by the Who? Yes, that guy. (Who, for the record, I freaking love. Cheesy is good in this case.) Anyway, props to the guys Games Radar for putting this gold together. |
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