Gearbox!

W00T!

I'm scheduled to go take a tour of Gearbox Studios here in Dallas in about a week.  They are the producers of Brothers In Arms, Borderlands, HaloCE PC, and their latest will be Aliens: Colonial Marines.

Anyways, NoGame has graciously given me a list of questions to grill them with, and I have a few of my own as well.  I hope to have an article written shortly after, possibly even including some pics.

I've also been informed that'll I'll get a chance to play a working demo for Aliens: Colonial Marines, as well as get a peak at some of their "super-secret" projects that are in development.  Unfortunately, I won't be able to write about these projects, as I will be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement before taking the tour.  It's all good though.

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Jumper

I watched this yesterday.  One word:  Disappointing.  There was a lot of potential for this movie.  A lot.  But, yet again, Hollywood went and fucked it up because they wanted to get a product out most likely.

They barely fleshed out the story, gave barely any back history, and ended very anti-climatically.  Hell, Diane Lane's character is in the movie for what?  2 minutes? 

I mean...  come on:  "Only God should have this power."  My reply to this line would have been:  "If only God should have this power, then why did he give it to me?"

And then the "Knife".  Obviously some sort of special ceremonial killing knife, but, nothing is ever mentioned its significance.

Meh.

The concept was interesting, and with a good writer and director, could have been a really good movie.  But...  not this time.  :-(

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Burn Notice

Just started watching this on the USA Network.  Not sure how I missed this last summer, but it isn't too shabby, for a summer TV series.  Recommend it if anyone needs something to watch.