hey, how about city of heroes? anyone still playing that?
anyone?
I used to play CoH a lot and am often tempted to go back, but in the end I pretty much decided that there just wasn't quite enough to it to keep me coming back. And it's pretty ugly, also.
Edit: Oh wow, Champions actually comes out soon. Sweet.
so not only does Gotham Knight come out on tuesday, but the Blu-Ray release of Batman Begins also comes out, as well as a "Collector's Edition" of the regular DVD
apparently, it comes with a (new?) commentary by Nolan and a comic that details the first 6 minutes of The Dark Knight
Gotham Knights got a pretty bad preview at IGN. They mentioned how it really doesn't connect to the films, and how some of the stories aren't that great.
I'll probably wait for more impressions before buying the Blu Ray as I was going to do.
Some of the segments are really awesome, a couple of them aren't. I'd say it's worth getting for anyone who's interested, but maybe not for those that are kind of on the fence and such.
Gotham Knight was for sale for 14 bucks (five for the preorder, comes out of total cost) at the FYE in the mall near me. And I got a sweet poster for reserving it too.
Saw Hancock, I liked the origin for being different. I liked the individual scenes, the good use of music and slowed photography, but it felt very over-drafted like Indy 4. Didn't really seem to flow very well, rushed through spots, lingered a lot in others.
>"Guillermo Del Toro has stated that Lobster will not appear in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army due to Mike Mignola's wish to remain true to the character's origin. Del Toro has stated that Johnson may be seen in Hellboy 3 and that he hoped Bruce Campbell would play the role."
no seriously guys i'm not going to see hancock because i don't want to support scientologist indoctrination of our nation's youth
I can't tell if you're joking or not. Smith might be a newly rabid scientologist - doesn't mean his acting is any worse. Michael Jackson might be a weirdo child-molesting fuckhead, doesn't mean "Thriller" doesn't kick ass.
In regards to DCU Online, I honestly thought the project was dead, so the fact that there are screens at all is a shock to me.
However, if the game is really gonna happen, I'll give it a shot. And I can say right now that I hope they take as much of Geoff Johns GL stuff as they can and put it in the game. I'd like to see all the new lantern corps included.
Keith is right, it's Champions Online, based on Champions the role-playing game.
As I understand it, when the plug was pulled on the Marvel MMO, Cryptic was like "Oh, that's cool, we'll just change some art assets and it becomes a whole brand-new MMO".
I remember reading somewhere that in the Marvel MMO, you'd actually play one of the Marvel characters, which can't possibly be right, because it means that either the first person to log in would get to be Spider-Man, and no one else would, or there would be a million and one Spider-Men; both of these scenarios are dumb. Did I really read this, or did I just make shit up? Also, is anything at all known about the DC MMO, other than Jim Lee's involvement?
They said you'd make your own hero but in some missions you would fight beside Marvel heroes, AI buddies. Also there were rumors about special one shot flashback style missions where you'd put together a team and play as the X-Men vs Brotherhood, or whatever, in an instanced battle...kind of like the monster battles one of the EQs did. I still weep at night for me beloved Marvel MMO becoming Champions. Especially after reading about the "under water city zone" in Champions that so obviously was originally being worked on as Atlantis. I need me some Namor!
no seriously guys i'm not going to see hancock because i don't want to support scientologist indoctrination of our nation's youth
I can't tell if you're joking or not. Smith might be a newly rabid scientologist - doesn't mean his acting is any worse. Michael Jackson might be a weirdo child-molesting fuckhead, doesn't mean "Thriller" doesn't kick ass.
I'm assuming this is what he's talking about.
Smith has said he has studied multiple religions including Scientology and he has said many complimentary things about Scientology and other faiths. He and his wife are close friends of prominent Scientologists Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, which has led to rumors that Smith is also a Scientologist. Although Smith has said, "I just think a lot of the ideas in Scientology are brilliant and revolutionary and non-religious."[22][23] and, "Ninety-eight percent of the principles in Scientology are identical to the principles of the Bible.... I don't think that because the word someone uses for spirit is 'thetan' that the definition becomes any different"[24], he has denied having joined the Scientology Church, saying "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions, and I respect all people and all paths."[25]. After Jada made the film Collateral with Cruise in 2004, the couple donated USD$20,000 to Scientology's literacy campaign, called HELP, The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program, which is the basis for Scientology's home-schooling system.[26] After finishing work on the film Hancock, Smith gave crew members gift cards for a Scientology personality test at any Church of Scientology center as a wrap present; this despite the fact that initial personality tests given by the organization are usually gratis.[27]
As for Hancock, I liked it, but get why it's getting bad reviews, as the trailers are selling it as a wacky superhero flick, and it's really not. All in all a good flick even if it's not entirely sure what it's trying to be at times.
I thought all the background stuff was really interesting, and it was neat seeing a character use superpowers so casually. I mean, we've seen a lot of movie characters like Superman, Spider-man, the Hulk, etc, do a lot of wild stuff, but it was always done very dramatically. Hancock is just tossing cars aside and plowing through things like it's nothing.
no seriously guys i'm not going to see hancock because i don't want to support scientologist indoctrination of our nation's youth
I can't tell if you're joking or not. Smith might be a newly rabid scientologist - doesn't mean his acting is any worse. Michael Jackson might be a weirdo child-molesting fuckhead, doesn't mean "Thriller" doesn't kick ass.
I'm assuming this is what he's talking about.
Smith has said he has studied multiple religions including Scientology and he has said many complimentary things about Scientology and other faiths. He and his wife are close friends of prominent Scientologists Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, which has led to rumors that Smith is also a Scientologist. Although Smith has said, "I just think a lot of the ideas in Scientology are brilliant and revolutionary and non-religious."[22][23] and, "Ninety-eight percent of the principles in Scientology are identical to the principles of the Bible.... I don't think that because the word someone uses for spirit is 'thetan' that the definition becomes any different"[24], he has denied having joined the Scientology Church, saying "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions, and I respect all people and all paths."[25]. After Jada made the film Collateral with Cruise in 2004, the couple donated USD$20,000 to Scientology's literacy campaign, called HELP, The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program, which is the basis for Scientology's home-schooling system.[26] After finishing work on the film Hancock, Smith gave crew members gift cards for a Scientology personality test at any Church of Scientology center as a wrap present; this despite the fact that initial personality tests given by the organization are usually gratis.[27]
I'll bet you any amount of money they leave out the "basis for Scientology's home-schooling system" part.
And what actor DOESN'T wanna look good by giving money to help kids learn to read?
no seriously guys i'm not going to see hancock because i don't want to support scientologist indoctrination of our nation's youth
I can't tell if you're joking or not. Smith might be a newly rabid scientologist - doesn't mean his acting is any worse. Michael Jackson might be a weirdo child-molesting fuckhead, doesn't mean "Thriller" doesn't kick ass.
I'm assuming this is what he's talking about.
Smith has said he has studied multiple religions including Scientology and he has said many complimentary things about Scientology and other faiths. He and his wife are close friends of prominent Scientologists Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, which has led to rumors that Smith is also a Scientologist. Although Smith has said, "I just think a lot of the ideas in Scientology are brilliant and revolutionary and non-religious."[22][23] and, "Ninety-eight percent of the principles in Scientology are identical to the principles of the Bible.... I don't think that because the word someone uses for spirit is 'thetan' that the definition becomes any different"[24], he has denied having joined the Scientology Church, saying "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions, and I respect all people and all paths."[25]. After Jada made the film Collateral with Cruise in 2004, the couple donated USD$20,000 to Scientology's literacy campaign, called HELP, The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program, which is the basis for Scientology's home-schooling system.[26] After finishing work on the film Hancock, Smith gave crew members gift cards for a Scientology personality test at any Church of Scientology center as a wrap present; this despite the fact that initial personality tests given by the organization are usually gratis.[27]
no no sir, i'm talking about the new village academy, which according to it's own website is totally not related to scientology guys
According to this article, and the school's website, here's what that school is going to be like:
1. It's a normal school, with a totally normal, non-scientology-sounding name, that just happens to be funded by a movie star:
Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, have founded the New Village Academy, scheduled to open in September.
2. It's a place where kids of all backgrounds can come together and learn in a way that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard would have approved of:
The school will use instructional methods developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard called study technology. And a few teachers belong to the church.
3. A school with the best staff, technology, and only the best totally normal, not-at-all creepy-sounding interrogation & re-education, uh, I mean, mastery testing & gentle reteaching rooms:
* Students are required to demonstrate 100% mastery of a skill before they move on. Testing is done in a separate classroom. If a student has not achieved mastery, he or she is gently re-taught until ready to move on.
And students can leave the separate mastery testing room as soon as they build a model demonstrating what they've learned--just like L. Ron would have wanted!
* Mastery can be tested traditionally with pen and paper, but often we prefer to have children demonstrate their understanding by creating models.
4. But don't worry. That doesn't mean that the school is some kind of front for Scientology. I mean, practically every school that opens these days has to issue a statement to the press about how it's not a front for Scientology indoctrination, right?
But the couple say they are not Scientologists, and the academy's director insists the facility has no religious affiliation.
"We are a secular school, and just like all nonreligious independent schools, faculty and staff do not promote their own religions at school or pass on the beliefs of their particular faith to children," New Village Academy director Jacqueline Olivier told the Los Angeles Times.
5. The New Village Academy is a completely secular school, where the children come first. What comes second? Robots:
First, we make sure that the way we teach is with the most concrete, hands-on experiences possible. For example, if a student is learning how to make a robot, he or she needs to see or touch the materials and computer right in front of him or her rather than just imagining how to make it.
..When a student is required to perform a sequence of steps and he comes to a point where he doesn’t understand, the learning curve is too steep. If a teacher is showing a student how to make the robot and the student suddenly is confused, the teacher makes sure to go back to the place the student stopped understanding and re-teach that point.
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no seriously guys i'm not going to see hancock because i don't want to support scientologist indoctrination of our nation's youth
I can't tell if you're joking or not. Smith might be a newly rabid scientologist - doesn't mean his acting is any worse. Michael Jackson might be a weirdo child-molesting fuckhead, doesn't mean "Thriller" doesn't kick ass.
I'm assuming this is what he's talking about.
Smith has said he has studied multiple religions including Scientology and he has said many complimentary things about Scientology and other faiths. He and his wife are close friends of prominent Scientologists Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, which has led to rumors that Smith is also a Scientologist. Although Smith has said, "I just think a lot of the ideas in Scientology are brilliant and revolutionary and non-religious."[22][23] and, "Ninety-eight percent of the principles in Scientology are identical to the principles of the Bible.... I don't think that because the word someone uses for spirit is 'thetan' that the definition becomes any different"[24], he has denied having joined the Scientology Church, saying "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions, and I respect all people and all paths."[25]. After Jada made the film Collateral with Cruise in 2004, the couple donated USD$20,000 to Scientology's literacy campaign, called HELP, The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program, which is the basis for Scientology's home-schooling system.[26] After finishing work on the film Hancock, Smith gave crew members gift cards for a Scientology personality test at any Church of Scientology center as a wrap present; this despite the fact that initial personality tests given by the organization are usually gratis.[27]
no no sir, i'm talking about the new village academy, which according to it's own website is totally not related to scientology guys
According to this article, and the school's website, here's what that school is going to be like:
1. It's a normal school, with a totally normal, non-scientology-sounding name, that just happens to be funded by a movie star:
Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, have founded the New Village Academy, scheduled to open in September.
2. It's a place where kids of all backgrounds can come together and learn in a way that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard would have approved of:
The school will use instructional methods developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard called study technology. And a few teachers belong to the church.
3. A school with the best staff, technology, and only the best totally normal, not-at-all creepy-sounding interrogation & re-education, uh, I mean, mastery testing & gentle reteaching rooms:
* Students are required to demonstrate 100% mastery of a skill before they move on. Testing is done in a separate classroom. If a student has not achieved mastery, he or she is gently re-taught until ready to move on.
And students can leave the separate mastery testing room as soon as they build a model demonstrating what they've learned--just like L. Ron would have wanted!
* Mastery can be tested traditionally with pen and paper, but often we prefer to have children demonstrate their understanding by creating models.
4. But don't worry. That doesn't mean that the school is some kind of front for Scientology. I mean, practically every school that opens these days has to issue a statement to the press about how it's not a front for Scientology indoctrination, right?
But the couple say they are not Scientologists, and the academy's director insists the facility has no religious affiliation.
"We are a secular school, and just like all nonreligious independent schools, faculty and staff do not promote their own religions at school or pass on the beliefs of their particular faith to children," New Village Academy director Jacqueline Olivier told the Los Angeles Times.
5. The New Village Academy is a completely secular school, where the children come first. What comes second? Robots:
First, we make sure that the way we teach is with the most concrete, hands-on experiences possible. For example, if a student is learning how to make a robot, he or she needs to see or touch the materials and computer right in front of him or her rather than just imagining how to make it.
..When a student is required to perform a sequence of steps and he comes to a point where he doesn’t understand, the learning curve is too steep. If a teacher is showing a student how to make the robot and the student suddenly is confused, the teacher makes sure to go back to the place the student stopped understanding and re-teach that point.
Bloody hell, the scientologists are making robots.
no seriously guys i'm not going to see hancock because i don't want to support scientologist indoctrination of our nation's youth
I can't tell if you're joking or not. Smith might be a newly rabid scientologist - doesn't mean his acting is any worse. Michael Jackson might be a weirdo child-molesting fuckhead, doesn't mean "Thriller" doesn't kick ass.
I'm assuming this is what he's talking about.
Smith has said he has studied multiple religions including Scientology and he has said many complimentary things about Scientology and other faiths. He and his wife are close friends of prominent Scientologists Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, which has led to rumors that Smith is also a Scientologist. Although Smith has said, "I just think a lot of the ideas in Scientology are brilliant and revolutionary and non-religious."[22][23] and, "Ninety-eight percent of the principles in Scientology are identical to the principles of the Bible.... I don't think that because the word someone uses for spirit is 'thetan' that the definition becomes any different"[24], he has denied having joined the Scientology Church, saying "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions, and I respect all people and all paths."[25]. After Jada made the film Collateral with Cruise in 2004, the couple donated USD$20,000 to Scientology's literacy campaign, called HELP, The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program, which is the basis for Scientology's home-schooling system.[26] After finishing work on the film Hancock, Smith gave crew members gift cards for a Scientology personality test at any Church of Scientology center as a wrap present; this despite the fact that initial personality tests given by the organization are usually gratis.[27]
no no sir, i'm talking about the new village academy, which according to it's own website is totally not related to scientology guys
According to this article, and the school's website, here's what that school is going to be like:
1. It's a normal school, with a totally normal, non-scientology-sounding name, that just happens to be funded by a movie star:
Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, have founded the New Village Academy, scheduled to open in September.
2. It's a place where kids of all backgrounds can come together and learn in a way that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard would have approved of:
The school will use instructional methods developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard called study technology. And a few teachers belong to the church.
3. A school with the best staff, technology, and only the best totally normal, not-at-all creepy-sounding interrogation & re-education, uh, I mean, mastery testing & gentle reteaching rooms:
* Students are required to demonstrate 100% mastery of a skill before they move on. Testing is done in a separate classroom. If a student has not achieved mastery, he or she is gently re-taught until ready to move on.
And students can leave the separate mastery testing room as soon as they build a model demonstrating what they've learned--just like L. Ron would have wanted!
* Mastery can be tested traditionally with pen and paper, but often we prefer to have children demonstrate their understanding by creating models.
4. But don't worry. That doesn't mean that the school is some kind of front for Scientology. I mean, practically every school that opens these days has to issue a statement to the press about how it's not a front for Scientology indoctrination, right?
But the couple say they are not Scientologists, and the academy's director insists the facility has no religious affiliation.
"We are a secular school, and just like all nonreligious independent schools, faculty and staff do not promote their own religions at school or pass on the beliefs of their particular faith to children," New Village Academy director Jacqueline Olivier told the Los Angeles Times.
5. The New Village Academy is a completely secular school, where the children come first. What comes second? Robots:
First, we make sure that the way we teach is with the most concrete, hands-on experiences possible. For example, if a student is learning how to make a robot, he or she needs to see or touch the materials and computer right in front of him or her rather than just imagining how to make it.
..When a student is required to perform a sequence of steps and he comes to a point where he doesn’t understand, the learning curve is too steep. If a teacher is showing a student how to make the robot and the student suddenly is confused, the teacher makes sure to go back to the place the student stopped understanding and re-teach that point.
Bloody hell, the scientologists are making robots.
SO I've been playing the Incredible Hulk game and I must say it is good. It isn't as amazing as Ultimate Destruction but I'm really enjoying it. Well worth a rental. I hope they are working on a non-movie follow up because the engine and gameplay are solid. Hell even some of the boss fights have been fun, it just needs more polish and variety. Really the only problems I have with it I feel are most likely the result of it being kicked out in time with the movie.
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I saw Hancock. Pretty good. Worth if for a few funny lines and good looking special effects, plus a story that didn't suck as bad as I was thinking it might.
Likewise. I've been dodging spoilers and even trailers all week, and it was worth it.
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I saw Hancock earlier today and I loved it. There were some bad parts, but I will definitely pick up an unrated blu-ray if/when they come out with one.
I really, really liked how they did the ending. And Servo, if you won't see it because Will Smith might be a scientologist, you are a douchebag
Are we really sure he gave them 20 grand (or however much it is)? Considering the paycheques that Will Smith pulls in, that might've just been loose change they found in the sofa cushions after having him and his wife over for tea.
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First they came for the Muslims, and we said NOT TODAY, MOTHERFUCKER!
sorry keith, i don't feel like throwing my money down a pit of retarded half-baked religion that tries to strongarm dissenters into silence
I hate Scientology as much as anyone who hasn't literally lost a family member to it, but I'm having a hard time seeing that as a reason not to see the movie. After all, Smith has already been paid; the only people whom you're depriving of money are the shareholders of the film (e.g. the production company).
Aren't you cutting off your nose to spite your face, here?
Are we really sure he gave them 20 grand (or however much it is)? Considering the paycheques that Will Smith pulls in, that might've just been loose change they found in the sofa cushions after having him and his wife over for tea.
Yes, Will Smith talked about it. He's previously talked about how he doesn't believe in the current teaching profession, too (i.e. he said that only home-schooling makes any sense). I guess Scientology has a better teaching model, in his mind.
It's crazy, but if he's a scientologist that's kind of redundant.
sorry keith, i don't feel like throwing my money down a pit of retarded half-baked religion that tries to strongarm dissenters into silence
I hate Scientology as much as anyone who hasn't literally lost a family member to it, but I'm having a hard time seeing that as a reason not to see the movie. After all, Smith has already been paid; the only people whom you're depriving of money are the shareholders of the film (e.g. the production company).
Aren't you cutting off your nose to spite your face, here?
nah i'm not too torn up about saving ten bucks on a will smith/charlize theron superhero comedy. i'll use that money for the dark knight.
sorry keith, i don't feel like throwing my money down a pit of retarded half-baked religion that tries to strongarm dissenters into silence
I hate Scientology as much as anyone who hasn't literally lost a family member to it, but I'm having a hard time seeing that as a reason not to see the movie. After all, Smith has already been paid; the only people whom you're depriving of money are the shareholders of the film (e.g. the production company).
Aren't you cutting off your nose to spite your face, here?
nah i'm not too torn up about saving ten bucks on a will smith/charlize theron superhero comedy. i'll use that money for the dark knight.
"It's a good movie."
"SCIENTOLOGISTS!"
"But...that's a lousy reason."
"Well I doubt it's any good."
Besides, I don't see a scenario where you only have $10 available across like 2-3 weeks.
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I used to play CoH a lot and am often tempted to go back, but in the end I pretty much decided that there just wasn't quite enough to it to keep me coming back. And it's pretty ugly, also.
Edit: Oh wow, Champions actually comes out soon. Sweet.
apparently, it comes with a (new?) commentary by Nolan and a comic that details the first 6 minutes of The Dark Knight
I'll probably wait for more impressions before buying the Blu Ray as I was going to do.
Some of the segments are really awesome, a couple of them aren't. I'd say it's worth getting for anyone who's interested, but maybe not for those that are kind of on the fence and such.
But it made no sense. Well some of it.
I'm going to have to watch the cut scenes if there are any.
Where the fuck do they think New Zealand is going on that map?
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
I can't tell if you're joking or not. Smith might be a newly rabid scientologist - doesn't mean his acting is any worse. Michael Jackson might be a weirdo child-molesting fuckhead, doesn't mean "Thriller" doesn't kick ass.
However, if the game is really gonna happen, I'll give it a shot. And I can say right now that I hope they take as much of Geoff Johns GL stuff as they can and put it in the game. I'd like to see all the new lantern corps included.
They said you'd make your own hero but in some missions you would fight beside Marvel heroes, AI buddies. Also there were rumors about special one shot flashback style missions where you'd put together a team and play as the X-Men vs Brotherhood, or whatever, in an instanced battle...kind of like the monster battles one of the EQs did. I still weep at night for me beloved Marvel MMO becoming Champions. Especially after reading about the "under water city zone" in Champions that so obviously was originally being worked on as Atlantis. I need me some Namor!
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=57170
The leveling speed boost they did a couple months back has done wonders for the game.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
I thought all the background stuff was really interesting, and it was neat seeing a character use superpowers so casually. I mean, we've seen a lot of movie characters like Superman, Spider-man, the Hulk, etc, do a lot of wild stuff, but it was always done very dramatically. Hancock is just tossing cars aside and plowing through things like it's nothing.
I was an appletini. Thank you MySpace quizes!
Since when are queens drinking straight guy drinks?
And what actor DOESN'T wanna look good by giving money to help kids learn to read?
no no sir, i'm talking about the new village academy, which according to it's own website is totally not related to scientology guys
Bloody hell, the scientologists are making robots.
L. Ron Hubbot
I really, really liked how they did the ending. And Servo, if you won't see it because Will Smith might be a scientologist, you are a douchebag
I hate Scientology as much as anyone who hasn't literally lost a family member to it, but I'm having a hard time seeing that as a reason not to see the movie. After all, Smith has already been paid; the only people whom you're depriving of money are the shareholders of the film (e.g. the production company).
Aren't you cutting off your nose to spite your face, here?
Yes, Will Smith talked about it. He's previously talked about how he doesn't believe in the current teaching profession, too (i.e. he said that only home-schooling makes any sense). I guess Scientology has a better teaching model, in his mind.
It's crazy, but if he's a scientologist that's kind of redundant.
nah i'm not too torn up about saving ten bucks on a will smith/charlize theron superhero comedy. i'll use that money for the dark knight.
"SCIENTOLOGISTS!"
"But...that's a lousy reason."
"Well I doubt it's any good."
Besides, I don't see a scenario where you only have $10 available across like 2-3 weeks.