Noticed that Andrew Stanton is the director of this, which is fascinating to me since he was the director of the mega-flop that was John Carter. A buddy of mine who knows people within Pixar says Stanton will never direct another live action film again as long as he is still within the Disney movie collective.

Stanton also directed a little film called "Finding Nemo". And that's...the rest of the story!

Which cartoons had death and violence? Really? Have you seen Bambi? Or Dumbo? Where were Snow White's real parents? I don't think Gaston survived his Nestea plunge from the top of the Beast's castle. These sorts of scenes and themes can help to expose children to the darker sides of our lives and society, but to do so in a controlled environment, giving the parents a chance to explain and answer questions. I'd rather my kid watch Bambi or E.T., rather than seeing his first on-screen killing in a Rambo film.

On-topic, as much I hate that Pixar has turned into a sequel factory, Dory is one of my all-time favorite characters, so I am looking forward to this one. Swimming-swimming, just keep swimming.

It was a little dark, but the theater full of kids where I saw it seemed to handle it fine.

QB for the 49ers.

Considering that Tom Cruise got pretty grungy for Born on the Fourth of July, which came out a year prior), I don't know if I buy that.

It's more single than multi going off the info I posted earlier. The game will place people you know in the game with you, but otherwise, it'll just be you.

For those of you waiting for Undying...

A nineteen year old girl named Candy?

Nah, mine is a video where they shave off Opie's beard. I fixed the link, thanks for letting me know!

Ooooh, I love Martha.

Another one that gets me is "Goodbye, Dear Friend" by Deer Tick. I included the Sons of Anarchy video for that extra bit of sadness.

Just now, I'm listening to "Girl From the North Country" by Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, and it's making me feel pretty wistful and nostalgic. It just makes me flash back to when I was younger and I was dating this woman who was my first love. I never even heard the song back then, it just evokes these memories in me. I tend to be drawn to the sadder songs; one of my favorites is "I Grieve" by Peter Gabriel, for it starts off really mournful before lifting up in the bridge and then going back down at the end. Gabriel and Paul Simon are my favorite sad songwriters. Anyway, this is a bit rambling, but what are y'all's favorite weepies?

That's awesome! Pass a kidney stone!

I'm really interested in seeing where this goes, I personally would love to see the whole MMO genre turned on its ear.

So would I, but in what way will this do that?  Genuine question - no snark.

Interview on RPS:

“It’s been about 15 years since I’ve gone back to my fantasy role-playing game roots in particular,” he tells me. “I think that the industry has evolved and the genre of role-playing games in particular has evolved in a direction that has left a large opening for me. I kind of put role-playing games into two general categories: One I’ll put my work into, which is sort of sandbox realities, where you get invited into this world.

“Not only is there a deep, rich story that unfolds, but also you can do all kinds of things at your own pace, whether that’s to be a shopkeeper or to be an adventurer or to be a blacksmith. They’re all richly detailed ways in which to play in that world. Whereas if you compare that to, say, EverQuest or World of Warcraft, in those games, every player is first and foremost a combatant.”

And on the multiplayer aspects:

Shroud of the Avatar is a game that first and foremost can be played both offline and online, so it’s a very high-quality story-driven single-player game. That being said, if you are online, it will also search for people you know, by whatever means it can, whether you give us access to your contacts list or your social media connections. We’ll search for people you know and automatically bring them into the purview of your game.”

“You will literally be able to see them walking around in the world with you. You don’t have to party. You don’t have to group. It just happens automatically. So it’s not exactly massively multiplayer. We’re not going to bother putting 10,000 people you don’t know on screen in front of you. But if we can’t find anybody you do know, we will put some people you don’t know on screen in front of you, so the world feels rich and full. But it’s in this interesting line. It’s not, strictly speaking, single-player, but definitely not massively multiplayer.”

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I copied Smoove B's response from OO. It's quasi-multiplayer.

Kristen Stewart. Or Craig Robinson.

Jon tears into Dems more than occasionally. I am looking forward to Oliver, as it could be an interesting change. Plus, Jon might come back rejuvenated for more TDS.

Not to turn this into an anti-smoking topic, but I hope you're using some nicotine replacement system, as it does help more than cold turkey. I quit in July 2011, and aside from my desire to quit itself, the Nicolette was the best thing ever for at first couple of months.

On-topic: Tomb Raider is all downloaded and ready to go after I get back from school, I just hope that my 3 year old laptop can run it well.

There was no internet to spread these stories 20 years ago. I can tell you that this wasn't covered on NBC news that airs in the evening, so I wouldn't have heard of it.

That was fast.

I think that the takeaway from the Spider-Man series is that it does not pay to mentor Peter Parker.

It's one of those "still photos with an animated element" images. In this case, it is the water.

I haven't yet heard what the final death toll was for the bomb that was dropped in that theater last night.

So, this is being released in Q2 of 1989, right?

Dude, you have been given the gift of being able to top any bad day at work story ever. Hell, you can beat damn near any story. This is comedy gold, Jerry.

Just some playful teasing, ATB, nothing personal.

Nope, definitely Gaming Trend!

Or Octopus Overlords...

Or maybe CHUD...

Nobody should ever regret turning down Oklahoma.

Gaming Trend!

It depends on whether they tell you that you got the job or not. If you didn't, ask them how you could improve your interviewing skills. If you did get the job, ask if they cover monkey butlers under the health care plan.

I think the bigger reason they are following you is to make sure you aren't posting stupid or offensive tweets, similar to how employers look at people's Facebook pages. As for your second question, a phone call is always the safer, and best, way to follow-up; it shows that you care more than an email or tweet would.

Yeah, there are mods that fix both of those issues on PC. Hopefully, the next gen systems will allow for mods.

I've got it. It's certainly not innovative, but it is simple fun. The pixelated graphics sometimes hinder one a little bit (depth perception is limited as you can't really tell what's going on more than 1 or 2 spaces in front of you). Saying that, it's worth the money.

Apparently, it goes up to 1900x1080 right out of the gate, so there has already been some modding involved.

Yeah, that was part of Entertainment Weekly's reunions issue from awhile back. It is a great picture and interview.

I'll believe this when it's released.

People seem to hate it, but I think it's an improvement.

I consider CD Projekt Red to be the rightful successor to bioware and black isle when it comes to great CRPG's.  Can't wait for this to come out!

 

Well, sure it was, gellar; they even gave you a nap time.