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Gaming Trolls and Boxing Robots

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Entertechment Episode #95 Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012

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Kickoff Question:

What would drive a 7 year veteran of World of Warcraft away from the game?

Gaming/Games/Console/Tech

Who’s ready for the iPad Mini?

I’m in! http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/16/brian-fargo-turning-to-kickstarter-for-wasteland-2/

Mass Effect 3 – Collector’s Edition sold out at GameStop :*( sad panda
Joe is playing Mass Effect 1….
Remember Karateka? You will soon be able to play it on your Xbox 360 or PS3 http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/15/jordan-mechner-remaking-karateka-for-psn-and-xbla/

Could this mean that there will be three giant robot games in 2012? http://kotaku.com/5885797/this-teaser-probably-means-that-a-new-mechassault-games-on-the-way

Books/Magazines/News
Forever Peace/Avatar for Real http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/darpa-wants-to-give-soldiers-robot-surrogates-avatar-style
Wahoo! One more step towards self driving cars! http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400400,00.asp

Movies/TV Shows

The Walking Dead is back!
Real Steel packs a punch!
Game of Thrones Season2: ICE ICE BABY http://io9.com/5885165/jon-snow-goes-to-iceland-in-the-new-game-of-thrones-making+of-video
Avengers Clip with Hulk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE09rUdpB94
Chapped Apps

Gateway drug = Ticket to Ride – Pocket Edition (Free)
Healthy Addiction – Ticket to Ride iOS Edition ($6.99)

Winamp for Android

From The Captain’s Chair
New Blender Short Films: Is this the fall of Hollywood?
http://www.blendernation.com/2012/02/14/potential-movie-and-interview/#more-26114 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1tvBJI4y2g&feature=player_embedded
http://www.blendernation.com/2012/02/15/the-invasion-animated-short-in-3-days/#more-26243 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zwpqy_obbKM
The Voice of Experience

ST:TOR – The Adventures of FennShea: Now at level 38 and have a crew of four manning the good ship Mantis. Bioware announces what people will be able to do with the Legacy System in the 1.2 patch. http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/02/14/star-wars-the-old-republic-qa-reveals-plans-for-legacy-races-and-dual-spec-support-in-1-2/

Come on everybody let’s train Karate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJSZ1TwjcsQ

Tales from the Bunker

Jimmy Stewart as Han Solo And Tommy Jordan, A Real American Hero

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Entertechment Episode # 94 Date: Sat, February 11th
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Kickoff Question:

Want to make $1 million, tell people you’re going to make a game. Has the tide of game publishing turned? http://kotaku.com/5883871/double-fines-new-game-is-a-24+hour-millionaire
Mechanical Turk https://www.mturk.com

Gaming/Games/Console/Tech

Welcome to The Gamer’s Court: Who should get the rights to use the word D.O.T.A. http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/blizzard-taking-valve-to-court-over-dota-trademark/

December 12, 2012 needs to get here NOW! http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/06/hawken-brings-pretty-multiplayer-mech-battles-to-the-web-dec-12/
Hawken needs a Kinect Interface!

Darknet (From Daemon) comes to life! http://9to5google.com/2012/02/06/hud-google-glasses-are-real-and-they-are-coming-soon/

Movies

See It or Pass It? “Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace in 3D”

Please don’t suck http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/thebournelegacy/

Ladies and gentlemen… Sarah Palin http://io9.com/5883439/full-iron-sky-trailer-pits-sarah-palin-against-nazis-from-the-moon

From The Captain’s Chair

The Latest Viral Video. Tommy Jordan’s Facebook Parenting Post. Don’t mess with your Dad if he works in I.T. (and carries a gun) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1ujzRidmU&feature=related

The Voice of Experience

The Adventures of Fenn Shea in SWTOR: Patch 1.1.2 – Now you can continue to run if you die and a bunch of classes got nerfed when fighting a boss. FennShea is now at level 34, I’m completed Act 1 and am off to take on the galaxy. http://www.swtor.com/patchnotes/1.1.2/272012

Entertechment Extra

Please let Will Farrell announce every basketball intro http://jezebel.com/5884170/10-things-you-may-have-missed-on-tv-this-week?tag=top

Superbowl Commercials

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Entertechment Episode # 93 Date: Feb 4, 2012

Kickoff Question:

Super Bowl XLVI – is it really super?

Best pre-game ad: # of views as of showtime
Volkswagon – pre-pre-ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ntDYjS0Y3w 11577750
Volkswagon – pre-ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-9EYFJ4Clo&feature=related 2984829
Honda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhkDdayA4iA 10529387
Or Acura http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUFSHzT2xuY 12417801

(or this Doritos commercial) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idIU8Htava0&feature=related 280818

Matt’s favorite – Flash Fans 2012 by Budwiser http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0qZYqdsYAg 1016911

Joe’s Favorite – Audi Vampire http://www.youtube.com/user/FunnySBCommercials?feature=watch#p/u/36/XPJMUdPTbhA
Gaming/Games/Console

BlizzCon takes a year off, will this hurt the juggernaut that is Blizzard? http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/25/blizzcon-skipping-2012-due-to-jam-packed-schedule/
How to improve WoW and Other MMOs
EverCrack is now free to play…13 years later. http://kotaku.com/5880579/the-original-everquest-goes-free+to+play-for-its-13th-birthday

Star Trek Online is now free to play

Details starting to come out on Xbox’s next-gen console http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/source_next_xbox_wont_play_used_games.php#disqus_thread See “Open Letter to Microsoft”

ITS HERE..ITS HERE…..KINECT FOR WINDOWS http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kinectforwindows/archive/2012/01/31/kinect-for-windows-is-now-available.aspx
Just in time for http://www.blendernation.com/2012/01/31/ni-mate-enters-open-beta-the-kinected-bunny/#more-25950
Mod my Skyrim Dragon! http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/03/skyrim-creation-kit-out-on-pc-this-tuesday-with-a-surprise/

Books/Magazines/News

Pen/Paper Games/
25years of AC/20 to the HEAD!! http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/Board%20Games/Battletech+25th+Anniversary+Introductory+Box+Set/Acc-CYTBattletech25thAnniversaryBoxSet/#Battletech%2025th%20Anniversary%20Introductory%20Box%20Set

Movies
http://www.archetype-movie.com/ Best mini movie seen for a while?????

Intresting http://io9.com/5878739/john-dies-at-the-end-is-the-closest-thing-to-this-generations-big-trouble-in-little-china
Can we recast Big Trouble In Little China? Homework Assignment

Chapped Apps

The Steam App is here. http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/01/26/steam-app-coming-to-ios-and-android/

Oscar app

Avid movie editor app

The Voice of Experience

SWTOR: The Adventures of FennShea Bought two mounts (vehicles) and now my B.H. is shooting Sand People. Hello level 31!

SWTOR: This isn’t the white saber crystal you were looking for. http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/01/31/star-wars-the-old-republic-white-lightsaber-acquired-through-exploit-will-be-added-officially-in-future/

Game of Thrones Season 2 Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOzXsqoJhtE

Aquaman Is Cool! No Really.

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Entertechment Episode # 92 Date: 1/21/2012

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Kickoff Question:

 

Name one superhero (who hasn’t already had their own movie) you would like to see on the big screen. How would you make their story compelling?
Superhero Database http://www.superherodb.com/class/

Gaming/Games/Console

SWTOR – The Adventures of FennShea week 3: 1.1 patch gets rolled out and all of the Rebels die. Plus, Matt rolls two alts (Sith Inquisitor & Rebuplic Jedi Knight) and the grinding slows to a crawl.

Wednesday’s SOPA/PIPA blackout.

Tribble Pooper Scoopers

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Entertechment Episode # 91 Date 1/14/2012

Don’t forget we have a new RSS feed:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/Entertechment

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Kickoff Question:

2012 iCES. What impressed you?
Here’s what impressed Gizmodo: It’s our own Gadget Garth. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/the-best-thing-weve-seen-at-ces/

Gaming/Games/Console

SW:TOR Update: The Adventures of FennShea – Week #2 – Fenn gets a ship.

Joe’s Analysis… Just Saying…
Rakghoul = Zombie
Jedi = Ninja
Bounty Hunter = Pirate

Books/Magazines/News
Robopocalpyse Reveiw/Movie Overtones
“Robopocalypse

Steven Spielberg discusses his next project, an adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s book:

“”It’s a movie about a global war between man and machine. I had a great time creating the future on Minority Report, and it’s a future that is coming true faster than any of us thought it would. ‘Robopocalypse’ takes place in 15 or 20 years, so it’ll be another future we can relate to. It’s about the consequences of creating technologies which make our lives easier, and what happens when that technology becomes smarter than we are. It’s not the newest theme, it’s been done throughout science fiction, but it’s a theme that becomes more relevant every year.”"
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Steven Spielberg discusses his next project, an adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s book:

“It’s a movie about a global war between man and machine. I had a great time creating the future on Minority Report, and it’s a future that is coming true faster than any of us thought it would. ‘Robopocalypse’ takes place in 15 or 20 years, so it’ll be another future we can relate to. It’s about the consequences of creating technologies which make our lives easier, and what happens when that technology becomes smarter than we are. It’s not the newest theme, it’s been done throughout science fiction, but it’s a theme that becomes more relevant every year.”

Leviathan Wakes/Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey

Out Of The Dark by David Weber (Spoiler Alert!)

“DV Rebel’s Guide To Making Killer Action Movies On The Cheap
by Stu Maschwitz” http://www.amazon.com/DV-Rebels-Guide-All-Digital-Approach/dp/0321413644 http://allbetsareoff.com/2011/06/plot-device-is-online/

Pen/Paper Games/
D&D: The 5th Edition beckons

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ll/20120109

What suggestions would we make to the 5th edition?

Movies

UltraViolet is dead, so how come the execs don’t realize it? http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/amazon-rovi-flixster-and-samsung-highlight-ultraviolets-ces-p/

MS One: Maximum Security — previously titled Lockout This movie is actually getting my attention

Some Riddick News http://www.iamrogue.com/news/movie-news/item/5584-katee-sackhoff-and-jordi-molla-to-play-mercenaries-in-riddick.html
Chapped Apps

Coming Soon:

http://toucharcade.com/2012/01/05/cthulhu-saves-the-world-coming-to-ios-soon/

From The Captain’s Chair
All Bets Are Off for Indy Filmmakers http://allbetsareoff.com/2011/06/plot-device-is-online/

Boardwalk Empire Season 2 VFX Breakdown http://vimeo.com/34678075
The Voice of Experience

The Star Wars Show

“Star Wars: Underworld” is reportedly the working title for the live action series. Producer Rick McCallum dropped hints that the series will deal with the the hive of scum and villainy that takes place between Episode 4 and Episode 5.

Katie (Starbuck) Sackhoff voiced a character on Clone Wars

You don’t know the power of the dark side: http://io9.com/5873879/french-fast-food-chain-offers-darth-vader-burger-with-black-dark-side-bun

Why I Don’t Like to Floss (or “With Apologies to My Dentist Louis”)

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All our lives we have been told to floss our teeth. Flossing our teeth gets the bacteria and gunk out from between the teeth that brushing can’t do alone. But I have found it to be a mess and a chore. Being on TV, I can’t afford to have dinner hanging from my teeth during a show. Oh, I floss, but there are a few things I don’t like about it. So, with apologies to my dentist Louis and hygienist Mary, here are five reasons why:

1)       In an effort to not use too much floss, sometimes I’ll break off just enough to wrap once around the finger. This proves to be fruitless as the minty string easily slips off of my fingers.

2)       It’s messy. Chunks of food flying hither and yon, most of the times splattering on the mirror.

3)       Pulling down so hard to get that piece of dinner that’s wedged in tight that the floss snaps in half.

4)       Buying the wrong kind of floss that feels like a saw blade scraping across your gums.

5)       Finishing up with a flossing session and tossing the floss away, only to find that you missed a chunk.

Bonus Reason:

6)       Getting asked while you’re in the dentist’s chair if you have been flossing.

Battlefield 3 Review

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“Battlefield 3” PC Review

“It’s all about doing your J.O.B.”

by Matt Davenport

It seems like forever (in game world time) since EA introduced the world to online multiplayer shooters with “Battlefield 1942.” This award winning game released in 2002 took players to World War II locations and allowed them to recreate battle strategies like “parachute out of the jeep as you drive it off the cliff.” Since that time, EA has released many incarnations of the “Battlefield” franchise. The latest is “Battlefield 3.”

Time to make a Thunder Run

Single Player: The game’s single player scenario is set in the near future as tensions are at an all time on the Iraq-Iran border. The mission starts you off as an unnamed, unarmed character wearing half a handcuff. Clearly running from someone, your character hops a train (in dramatic fashion from an overpass) and proceeds to take out armed terrorists who have commandeered the train for their nefarious purposes. Just as you make your way to the head terrorist, the game transports you into a series of flashbacks, letting you close the gap towards real time by completing various missions that explain the story. The main character in the story is Sgt. Henry Blackburn. The Marine starts of the game being “debriefed” by American agents who are trying to unravel the events. Blackburn is up to his “Semper Fi” in trouble as he is at the center of questionable events surrounding stolen nuclear devices. The player doesn’t spend all of their time as Sgt. Blackburn, there are some missions where the player spends time as a tank operator, a F/A-18 weapons op and one Parisian mission as a Russian agent.

The handful of single player missions are very linear. You move your player from A to B to C to complete your missions. Some levels like the air strike mission are just rail shooters, but very beautiful rail shooters. In fact, much of the single player experience came across as a graphical treat for the eyes thanks to the Frostbyte 2 graphics engine. As if the programmers wanted to show off what the latest graphic cards can do. The four and a half hour tour of duty let’s you do a little bit of everything, but doesn’t focus too long on any one aspect of wargaming. The player will get to run and gun, sneak around, fly, drive a tank, take down a plane, sniper and knife opponents. It’s a quick tour though a beautiful world. But even on Normal mode, the constraints put on the player don’t let you explore it.
Single Player Rating: 6 out of 10


Soldiers check the scene in “Operation Metro”

Multiplayer: This is EA’s bread and butter. Multiplayer is what made “Battlefield 1942” and “Battlefield 2” such great games. “Battlefield 3” on the PC opens up the landscape with 64 player maps, multiple maps and weapon progression unlocks. The player can choose from four soldier classes assault, engineer, support and recon. Each class has a speciality and particular weapons assigned to it. “Battlefield 3” multiplayer works best when the player sticks to the job of the soldier class they have chosen. If you go into the battlefield as recon, then your job is to hang bank, spot enemy troops and amour and take sniper shots at the opposing troops. “Battlefield 3” rewards you the most when you help out your team and squad by performing the job for each soldier class. Sure you can run and gun with your .50 cal, but you will progress faster and unlock more items by helping out your team. “Battlefield 3” brings in multiple game modes including conquest, rush, squad deathmatch, squad rush and team deathmatch. Multiplayer hosts have the ability to choose game mode, number of players, maps and quite a few other customizable options.The maps can get a little laggy with 64 players on larger maps and with a game like “Battlefield 3,” having a low ping can make all the difference. Jeeps, tanks, APCs and jets are back for players to drive off a cliff (or fly) and parachute out. Ah, the good old days.“Battlefield 3” multiplayer uses your web browser for its Battlelog to sort through the servers and it acts as a communications center for your friends playing the game. But to get to that, it needs to have the Origin service up and running on your computer. An extra step that is a little frustrating. Another frustrating feature is that weapon load-outs can only be accessed in-game. It would be nice to accomplish that using a web browser. After a few PC and Xbox 360 server hiccups at launch, the multiplayer experience has settled down and now millions of solders are out there getting the job done. The game also features six Co-Op  scenarios where you can a friend can take on the bad guys.
Multiplayer Rating: 8 out of 10


Surveying the battlefield at Mach 1.8

Final Word: EA keeps the franchise alive with “Battlefield 3.” Don’t think of it as a short single player campaign, think of it as a large scale multiplayer experience with a single player and Co-Op modes for those times when you want to take a break.

Final Score: 7 out of 10

This review was played on the PC with a download code provided by EA. The Entertechment Game Room review scoring system is based on the 1 through 10 model with 1 being the lowest score and 10 being the highest.

2011 Year End Round Up

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Entertechment #89 for December 31, 2011
“What is best in life in 2011” Edition

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What was the best tech device we saw in 2011?

Joe – GoPro HDHero2
Matt – iPad2
Kerr – Kindle Fire

What was the best movie we saw in 2011?

Joe – Captain America
Matt – Captain America
Kerr – Captain America

What was the best TV show we saw in 2011?

Joe – Game of Thrones
Matt – Game of Thrones
Kerr – Game of Thrones

What was the best book we read in 2011?

Joe – The Alloy Of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Kerr – Goliath by Scott Westerfield
Matt – Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

What was the best game we played in 2011?

Joe – Starcraft 2
Kerr – Starcraft 2
Matt – SkyrimWhat was the best APP we used in 2011?
Joe – Evernote and Flipboard
Kerr  OI Shopping List 1.5
Matt – Angry Birds Seasons**RoundTable Discussion**What is best, crush your enemies, drive them before you or hear the lamentations of the women?

Our Favorite Christmas Movies

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Entertechment #88 for December 24, 2011 – Christmas Eve Edition

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Whats your favorite Christmas full length movie and/or favorite TV Show?
Joe – Polar Express
Matt – A Christmas Story
Kerr – Scrooge (1951)

Also:
Star Wars Christmas Special (Arrrrrgh!)
A Year Without Santa Claus (The Heat and Cold Miser Rock!)
Elf
Scrooged with Lee Majors!

Is it a Miracle…or is middle earth on its way:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/healthy-two-headed-baby-born-brazil-192245708.html

***Followup to Last Week’s Trailer Roundup***
Late additions…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/thehobbit/

Promethius Trailer: Ridley scott you magnificent barstard:

http://io9.com/5870445/watch-the-first-trailer-for-ridley-scotts-prometheus-now

The Dark Knight Rises http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GokKUqLcvD8

The President goes Christmas shopping for the kids buys them “Just Dance 3” for the Wii: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/obama-goes-christmas-shopping-1324501629-slideshow/u-president-barack-obama-buys-video-games-best-photo-205206495.html
Perhaps he got the idea from here: http://gamecember.blogspot.com/2011/12/gamecember-18-2011-just-dance-3-for.html

Is anyone we know playing “The Old Republic” MMO???

Get the latest Skyrim patch and crank up those gfx: http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/12/21/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-patch-adds-support-for-extra-ram/

Joe Sees Cowboys And Aliens

***Entertechment’s Chapped Apps***
Worst game ever! http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/20/mad-dog-mccree-saddles-up-on-ios/

Movie Trailer Roundup and Zombie Chuck Norris

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Entertechment #87 for December 17, 2011 -

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***Entertechment’s Semi-annual Movie Trailer Roundup***

http://www.movieinsider.com/index.php?t=23

Dark Knight Rises = Yes/No?
The Expendables 2 = Yes/No?
The Three Stooges = Yes/No?
The Dictator = Yes/No?
Men in Black 3 = Yes/No?
The Amazing Spider-Man = Yes/No?
The Avengers = Yes/No?
Underworld: Awakening = Yes/No?
G.I. Joe: Retaliation = Yes/No?
Ghost Rider:Spirit of Vengeance = Yes/No?
John Carter = Yes/No?
The Pirates! Band of Misfits = Yes/No?
Jack the Giant Killer = Yes/No?
Casa de mi Padre = Yes/No?
Dracula 3D: http://io9.com/5868682/man-vs-giant-praying-mantis-in-the-first-trailer-for-dario-argentos-dracula-3d

News:

http://www.ktvb.com/news/regional/Oregon-man-in-custody-after-light-saber-attack-135671428.html

Here is food for thought:

http://kotaku.com/5865042/its-time-for-a-war-game-that-respects-the-geneva-conventions

Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage gives the second season the official Peter Dinklage Seal of Approval™, which is pretty much all I need:

“It’s a great season. I was opposed to doing TV for a long time because I thought the quality of writing wasn’t very strong, as opposed to film, but there’s been a shift in term of the quality of scripts. HBO has attracted a tremendous amount of great writing talent.”

Season 2 teaser: http://www.hbo.com/video/video.html/?autoplay=true&vid=1226809&filter=game-of-thrones&view=null

2012 Project:  Why cant we make this movie!!
http://io9.com/5868548/this-ultra+low+budget-concept-trailer-for-goliath-is-better-any-action-movie-from-2011

***Entertechment Shameless Plugs***

Garrett’s ode to Skyrim: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk2L44c536o&feature=g-user-u&context=G2b4aefbUCGXQYbcTJ33YSrd9mvWPJSP1lOUDHsj5MoP3LeUY57Xg

Forced Creativity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtGN9rspdYM&feature=youtu.be

Holiday gift ideas:
http://techcember.blogspot.com
http://gamecember.blogspot.com
Sad Panda moment: The end of Star Wars Galaxies. What would happen if World of Warcraft ended?

Facebook’s new Timeline is rolled out.
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Six-Shooter
EA Free Apps: Mirror