It's a slow news day, so all I really have is this new trailer for the "Kung Fu Panda" videogame.
Be warned that there may or may not be spoilers in this trailer. I have no idea since I (obviously) haven't seen the movie yet.
Tomorrow I'll try to track down some more amazing footage like this.
I may have to stop using the "we don't talk about videogames much here on Bleeding Pixels" line, due to games like Team Fortress 2 and now Brutal Legend.
If you can't tell by this overly-bloody clip, that there is Jack Black, starring in a brand new videogame that should be out next year.
I can't wait.
Bleeding Pixels normally doesn't cover games too often, but when it's a game like Valve's awesome "Team Fortress 2," you sort of have to stand up and take notice.
Having played the game all last night on my Xbox 360, I can safely say that I'm addicted. The game is so simplistic in nature, and yet so deep in terms of the classes that it's going to take a long time for me to tire of the game.
Not only that, but it just looks amazing. The taunt animations, the cartoon feel, the color palette (simple on purpose)... all lend to the gameplay in one form or another. It's all done with a purpose, and it all combines to make a beautiful package.
This would all be well and good, but TF2 is really just a small part of "The Orange Box," which contains "Half Life 2" and Episodes 1 & 2 for the game, "Portal" and "Team Fortress 2," all for the price of a single game.
So fire it up and look me up (gamertag = dajohns).
Just be aware... when playing against me, I'll probably be on my couch, not wearing any pants.
I am so in love with "Team Fortress 2."
It's going to be an amazing year for gamers...
UPDATE:Hi-Res Version Here
I had no idea that I could fall in love with a videogame.
You can watch the latest trailer using the link below, but I should warn you up front that Team Fortress 2 and I are pretty much a couple now, so don't try stealing her away from me. We're going to get married and have little videogame babies together, and there's nothing you or anyone else can do about it.
Team Fortress 2 Soldier Trailer
Have you ever been in a room with people who were talking about a subject that you thought you knew a little about, only to have them inadvertently make you feel like a bumbling idiot who can barely hold the drool in your own mouth?
That's how I felt after watching Valve's video for their soon-to-be-released "Team Fortress 2" game for the Xbox 360 and PC. I understood about a tenth of what the narrator says, and yet by the end I was still giggling with delight and mumbling, "PURTY PICTURES!" to myself.
Still totally worth watching, even if you feel as though the guy talking might as well be speaking another language.
Small Version on GameTrailers
Large Version on IGN (may require sign-up)
How awesome is this game going to be?
While I normally don't post CG from videogames, Matt over at Pile of Shame sold me on this one.
Sometimes you are working on a project and you don't even realize what exactly it is until you take a step back.
Case in point:
I run a blog about 3D Animation or 3D Cartoons as some might call them. All the while at my day job I've been working on a game called "Viva Pinata," which also happens to have a 3D Saturday morning cartoon that began airing this past week. However in all this time I never thought, "Hey... I should post about the 3D Cartoon for the game I'm working on!"
I'm dumb.
It's a great little cartoon, with some decent animation done by the folks over at 4Kids TV. Check out the first "webisode" here, which you can also download (along with 3 others) on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
