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Why Robin Makes Batman Better BioShock and Batman. Apart from the “B” thing, you wouldn’t think the two had a thing in common. But then, you’d only say that if you hadn’t seen a 1994 episode of the Batman animated series, called “Deep Freeze”.
Speaking with Variety about their recent deal to produce an animated film based on EA’s upcoming Dead Space, Starz Media’s Scott Greenberg has explained how they’ll be going about making a story out of a game that’s not even out yet. Step 1, they’re making it a prequel, and the game will pick up exactly from where the cartoon leaves off. Step 2? Consult the game’s creators on the rich history of their game universe:
It seems that in the world of cartoons, our favorite video game characters sink to ungodly depths. Just ask Link, Sonic, Mario, Pac-Man or any other of the myriad other characters who have turned to TV to help extend their careers. Anyone who has ever played Darkstalkers will be familiar with Lord Raptor, the Australian rock star turned zombie fighter. Watch in horror as the cartoon universe turns him into a rapping, catch phrase spouting, olde tyme bathing suit wearing idiot. “Party hardy, dudes!” Yes, he actually says that. And aren’t those bikinis a little racy for a kid’s show?
WiiDS.co.uk is reporting that cartoonist Luc Benard has announced that his surreal game, Eternity’s Child, will be available for WiiWare download sometime in Q2 of 2008. It will set you back 500 Wii points to get a peek in side the beautifully twisted mind of Mr. Benard and his wild cast of characters. More news from Mr. Benard on other projects are expected to come next week.
Oh, not the game. Can’t think of a bad thing to say about that. No, we’re talking the cartoon. And not the passable Japanese one, either. The abominable American one. How abominable? This abominable. Compiled by Kotakuite theswitcher, these are the worst moments of the cartoon’s two series collected for your pleasure. And by worst, we really mean best.
Continuing their look at Futurama’s obsession with gaming culture, Wired’s Chris Baker has today shed a little light on the story behind the naming of Dr. Zoidberg. Turns out series creator David X. Cohen was a gigantic nerd when he was younger, and loved playing arcade puzzler Qix. So much so that he went and coded his own Qix clone, and called it Zoid. And he loved Zoid so much that when Futurama needed a name for its alien doctor, he and Matt Groening settled on Zoidberg. So, there you go. Videogames & Futurama, Part 2: How Zoidberg Got His Name From a Game [Wired]
Wired’s Game|Life posted a fond tribute to Futurama’s ubergaming episode Raiders of the Lost Arcade. Most of the piece runs through the show’s various jokes (for instance, I never knew that Q*Bert had a line that, when played backwards, translates to “Where can a guy get some pants around here?”). David Cohen, co-creator of Futurama also reveals: I wrote ‘Raiders of the Lost Arcade…The origin of that idea was a whole movie about aliens invading earth in the exact pattern of Space Invaders. I had high hopes, but the feature idea got chopped down to five minutes.
While we love the episode, we’d also enjoy travelling to a parallel universe and seeing Cohen’s original vision on screen. Hit the link for an article that will make you dust off that Futurama DVD set for another go (just make sure you have a 2-liter of Shasta and a Rush mixtape in the ready). Video Games & Futurama: Part 1, Raiders of the Lost Arcade [gamelife]
Capcom have announced that Dante and co.’s debut on the effeminate, over-sized sword-and-gun-wielding animated scene is nearly upon us. To tie in with the launch of Devil May Cry 4, the first volume of the DMC animated series will be released in the US by ADV films on February 5. It’ll be $26.96, or if you’d prefer to fork out for something with a less puzzling price point, it comes bundled with the special edition of the game. [Capcom]
The final episode of the first season of GameTap’s Re\Visioned animation series is upon us, featuring comic book legend Jim Lee’s take on Lara Croft in “A Complicated Woman.” Over the past season some of the top names in comics and animation have taken turns with Lara, as voiced by Minnie Driver, producing some truly amazing animation. With the success of this first season, GameTap is also announcing season two of Re\Visioned, which will be taking on games from the golden age of Activision.
Comic book greats Mark Waid, John Ostrander, and Paul Jenkins will be taking on games like Pitfall, Kaboom, and Pressure Cooker. You can catch Jim Lee’s “A Complicated Woman” over at GameTap’s Tomb Raider site. For a special look at a still from next season’s Pitfall episode, which features Pitfall Harry on a therapy talk show, hit the jump.
Parker and Stone have gone videogame MAD. For the past year or so you haven’t been able to watch a single episode of South Park without tripping head-first over some gaming joke, and this week’s episode is no exception. Especially since it’s built entirely around a single videogame: Guitar Hero. Or, Guitar Queer-O, as they’ve so subtly re-badged it. Episode synopsis is as follows: Stan and Kyle are hooked on Guitar Hero. But Stan’s superior skills on the video game damage his friendship with Kyle.
No doubt it’s all based on actual events. No doubt involving the show’s creators. I know I’ve lost a friend or three over my superior Guitar Hero skills…namely that I can play on medium and they can’t. Guitar Queer-O [South Park, thanks Drew!]
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