Evening Reading

by Brian Leahy, Aug 23, 2010 5:00pm PDT

Over the weekend, I posted that I had "cheesed" my first opponent in StarCraft II. I had been on a losing streak and needed a win for my precious self-esteem. I had been the victim of the very build I used a week earlier and put it into action against an unsuspecting opponent. It felt dirty... but glorious at the same time.

Is this a slippery slope I find myself on? You can grab the replay here.

I'm off tomorrow and Wednesday on assignment, while Alice is on holiday. Be nice to Xav!

Gaming News o'the Day

DeathSpank gets a super-fast sequel with guns.

GDC Online lists its awards nominees.

3D, single-player MotorStorm hits PSN tomorrow.

Runic hoping to release Torchlight on XBLA and PSN this year.

Links from Morning Discussion

Quick, somebody mobilize the Shacknews Minecraft crew to help!

Just doing a 100mph on the freeway! What could possibly go wrong?

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Fuck the haters, Scott Pilgrim was fantastic.

Aug 23, 2010 8:30pm PDT

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Fuck the haters, Scott Pilgrim was fantastic. : Fred Garvin
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  Fred Garvin: Knows what the fuck. : Deathlove
  - I have to pee on her. : Fred Garvin
- I enjoyed it too :D The fighting scenes got a bit tedious but I enjoyed everything else. Lots of punny pu... : aeg1x
- I thought it was great. I've been pimping it here all weekend (and this morning) : daVinci1980
- 2 days until I can buy the game on XBLA. : Prozium
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  Saw it tonight as well, it was excellent. : InfoBiter
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    In my top 5 of the last 5 years for sure. : lodit
    - Meant for op, but still. : lodit
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  Fuckin A yeah it was. It's a movie you just won't get until you see it. : Darthbrooks
  - ^^^ No review I've read on it yet has done it justice, even the bad ones. : limpossible
- Best video game movie ever : Sailor of Fortune
- Fuck the haters, Inception was fantastic. : Godhatesfatpeople
- Saw it today. Visual and aural crack. Loved it. : owly
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  fuck the haters. weekend at bernie's was a brilliant statement on enjoying one's limited time on this ea... : crypt420
  - Fuck the haters, I concur. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    And an important lesson on the dangers (and wackiness!) of voodoo. : oO SilentK Oo
    - No, sorry, I'm thinking of the sequel. : oO SilentK Oo
    - i saw no danger, and all wacky : RikiTiki2
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  I just got back from seeing it. I didn't know what quite make of it until the first fight scene... now it... : limpossible
  - Someone mentioned that it's probably destined for cult status. I am going to agree. : Fred Garvin
  - there should be a TO between what and quite. Also, lesbians. : limpossible
- i just dont get it... : rtrson
- Original, entertaining, overall just cool. Kick-Ass >=Scott Pilgrim >Inception : locater16
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  WTF is the movie about? Is he some sort of super hero or does he just have to fight 7 ex boyfriends and ... : RPGFPS
  - Boy meets girl. Boy has to fight seven evil exes to continue dating girl. Wallace Wells is awesome. ~fin~ : Deathlove
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  Anyone who hated Michael Cera in the role must never have read the comics. Cera has been channeling Pilg... : RyDogg1
  - I read the comics and I don't really agree with Cera's interpretation. at the very least he certainly ... : DeBurgo
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  It was fine, with another male lead it could have been fantastic. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Who? Justin Long? Dude was perfect in it. : RyDogg1
    - My wife favors http://m.imdb.com/name/nm0126004/ . : Deathlove
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    Nope, Cera nailed Pilgrim to a tee in my opinion.
    
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    Nope, Cera nailed Pilgrim to a tee in my opinion. : Fred Garvin
    - He just doesn't look youthful enough in some shots. I swear he resembles Monty Burns in some of the side... : pigvomit
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  I saw it tonight. It was the most AD&D movie I have ever seen and I don't know if I really felt Michael C... : snot3353
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    You haven't read the comics right? I really don't know who else would have filled the role better. You ... : Nerdsbeware
    - And technically you probably mean ADHD since this has more symptoms of it, take it from me. Or AD&H&D in... : Nerdsbeware
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  20-somethings doing 30-somethings references GO! Just kidding I haven't seen it : Cygnus X-1
  - You should. Also, the movie makes the 8-bit videogame references, not the characters or the dialog. : Fred Garvin
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    Eh? I'm "20 something" (24) and grew up with 8-bit : avatar_58
    - Was it tough in the ghetto? Just you and 8-bit? : abrasion
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      Same here. 20-22 might be a stretch, but being born in '86 and not getting a SNES until about 93/94 I had... : limpossible
      
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      I did. If he meant that he played NES / Master System before '93, then he should less of a dick and just ... : Kentor
      
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      I don't see anything dickish in his post? : Conan
      
      It's just obtuse. : Kentor
  - It's a video game movie about no single video game in particular. : Sailor of Fortune
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    I'm 22 and for the longest time it was NES and Atari 2600 over at my friend's house. : lunarbunny
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      2600? let's say you were 6 when you first got exposed to games. that's 16 years ago. 1994. i have a h... : EvilDolemite
      
      Yeah, I guess all that Pong, Freeway, and Frogger was a figment of my imagination. : lunarbunny
      
      Back in 1994 I almost bought my friends Atari 2600 (we were 12) but he only had it because he had a much ... : Prozium
- seriously guys, just go see it. dollars to donuts you'll like it if you read this site. : xil-reno
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  Yeah, it was good. Though I haven't really seen many people hating on it. : Conan
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    Just saw a few reviews that said it was shit basically. : Fred Garvin
    - Considering how strongly it relied on visual metaphors and storytelling structures from videogames, I can... : Conan
- Easily one of the best films I've seen this year. : kallanta
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  Damn straight. I bought the OST from iTunes. It's totally awesome. : Fenring42
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    Got it from Amazon MP3 here. Came with a digital booklet which is basically a PDF of the CD case insert. : Sailor of Fortune
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      iTunes had that too. Is it worth a look? : Fenring42
      
      It's only 5 pages, I only have the movie score. will pick up the soundtrack later. : Sailor of Fortune
- I've chimed in on just abut every SPvW thread and once again I'll say that go watch it if you have't alre... : phipple
- Imaginative presentation, little narrative substance. I say rent it. : Boxelder
- You are correct sir. : TheVietSpecial
- It finally comes out in the UK tomorrow. I can't wait. I'm just at the end of book 5 and it's so so go... : marmite
- Looked kind of silly based on the trailer, but can't really be worse than The Expendables, which I though... : ramshot

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