FMV: Resident Evil 5 2nd Trailer
The new trailer for Resident Evil 5 is up and damn it looks good. though I can help to think they took Resident Evil 4 and reskined it. Which isn’t such a bad thing as the last Resident Evil game was damn good.
Really Weird GTA IV Easter Egg
Video games have had some very cool “Easter eggs” ever since the first one appeared in Atari’s adventure. The following one has to be one of the weirder ones that I have seen. I’m not going to spoil it for you, just in case you want to check it out for yourself. In this case, just get in a helicopter and head to the Statue of Happiness- there’ll be something waiting for you inside. If not there is a video after the jump. Thanks to “That Girl” for the heads up.
The Soopa Show…
… Maybe I should’ve written a sticky that said I’d be at NYCC all weekend! Yesterday was exciting, I have plenty of things to post about… but it’ll all have to wait until tomorrow because I’m just going to wrap things up for y’all with a “pretty little bow”. In the meantime, I went to Erick Scarecrow’s Soopa Coin Up Show. First thing that must be mentioned, getting there really was “soopa easy” as Erick stated on the flyer.
Once I got there, I have to admit that I was highly impressed with the space. It was nothing like I had imagined… then again, whenever I’m outside of my safe zone, nothing is really what it seems. The space was big and well lit. I’m not a fan of florescent lights beaming over my head, but I love florescent lights both behind or under vinyls because it just makes for better photos. That’s just my opinion.
The customs were overall amazing. I had fond memories of kANO’s Money Grip show- not in the art or artists themselves, but seeing what other artists do with ONE specific figure. The munny/dunny is so “mainstream” that it doesn’t have the same effect on me that these shapes have. Hit the jump for some of my favorites and visit the flickr to see all of the customs.
The Mario inspired ones
Brent Nolasco’s [He was all over NYC!!]
Toy Break’s was hilarious… it’s them holding Mouse Micci!
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Mad about Mad*L’s
Last night was Mad’s Phase 3 realease. What’s that mean? I am referring to the second coming of his Mad*l’s. I have to say that since I got into the scene I was longing for this day. I wasn’t around during the first wave of Mad*L’s and now that he’s producing them himself, I am overjoyed with the upcoming releases. In order to kick off the Mad*L wave, Mad has a custom 10″ Mad*Ls show at MPH last night. Check out more photos after the jump.
Abstract 2
Boo Bear
Black Stormtrooper
Silverback
Modern Hero
Abstract 1
The Thang
Madidas
Madidas 2
The Bulk
What do you think?
Scarlett from the Upcoming G.I. Joe Movie
So here is Scarlett from the upcoming G.I. Joe movie. Not bad but they have the color scheme is wrong. as you see from the picture below. There is a lot of brown in her suit. Seems like the movie is going to be all about black leather.
Source | Toysrevil
Drive-In Theater: Batman: Gotham Knight
When I heard they were making a Batman Anime to go along with the upcoming movie, I was a bit iffy but after seeing this trailer that is all gone. It looks quite good and they get points for bring back Kevin Conroy as Batman. It’s coming out in July 8th, 2008 on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Drive-In Theater: Quarantine Trailer
Quarantine is a remake of the Spain film [REC]. If the trailer is any indication of the final film. They look like they did a great job remake it. Well then again, I didn’t see [REC] but the trailer was great. Let hope they this is as least as good as Diary of the Dead.
Morgan Webb Belittles Gamers on Tyra Banks Show
There is still a big part of the world that see gamers in terms of stereotypes; telling us games are for kids and to grow up. So when you have a mainstream show like “Tyra Banks’ Show” that hosts a couple in which the guy happens to be a Gamer, you would think that their “expert” would explain that video games are just a form of entertainment. A gamer is no different then say a movie buff. Now if the “expert” is X-play’s Morgan Webb, you would think that being in the gaming industry would give her a insight. Sadly this was not the case, she put us all into video game stereotypes. Now I remember why I hate X-play.
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Brooklyn Museum: Takashi Murakami
My Mr. and I made our way to The Brooklyn Museum to check out Murakami’s exhibit today. AMAZING, stunning, marvelous, truly magnificent are some of the words that come to mind. Oh, and once or twice I thought perverted. The space they provided him with was overwhelming. He really was the reason to be there today.
Earlier this week, I tried to get passes for the gala evening. One, I wanted to try my luck with a sketch, and I also knew Kanye would be performing and he happens to be one of my favorite performers. I was contacted with a sad, but regretful no– and I was heartbroken, especially when I got to see the pictures. Unfortunately, the images above were the only ones I was able to take. No photos were allowed. =(
Once we made our way through the show, we ended up in the shop and I couldn’t help but purchase a butt-load of stuff. If you want to purchase some stuff yourself, they have some items listed online [click here]. I spent a good chunk of my paycheck today… check the following post for a chance to win some stuff yourself.
Seen: Mist at KidRobot
I went to see Mist at Kid Robot today. Unfortunately, it was the first time that I actually didn’t stick around for a signing or bothered to meet the artist. Whenever I go to these signings, I tend to bring my sketchbook to steal the souls of the very talented artists that create the figures we all love and adore. I don’t think I’ve ever shown up to an event with the artist’s figure and asked for him/her to sign it. I love my vinyls too much to get them defaced with ink. That’s just me though.
When I arrived to Mist’s signing, the first thing I was told was “no sketchbooks.” One of the guys said he walked in, asked for a sketch and was told to buy the figure. Mist would not be sketching in books only on figures. This decision truly angered me. I know the plot is to both sell as many figures as possible and keep to the time constraints, but I’m a fan who doesn’t like to get her vinyls drawn on. Since I want a tag on a book instead of a vinyl, that means I’m not entitled to one? I didn’t think it was fair. I was angry, so I asked to just take some quick shots and bounced.
Sad times for me.
Toy Baroness Dunny and Party
[image taken from Kidrobot’s flickr page]
I have a huge list of updates that I haven’t been able to cut down for what seems like weeks. I have a midterm, tests and papers/stories due, so please pardon the lack of posts these days. I’m not sure if you’ve heard about Toy Baronesses GID Dunny? It is going to be released April 18th, during her birthday party at the Knitting Factory. I’d been holding off on this post because I didn’t know the location of the party, but alas, the news has arrived. Is anyone planning on going? Click on the flyer for more info.
VideoTape: Obscure: The Aftermath Scream trailer
I liked the first Obscure. While not a great game it was fun and added a few new things to the mix. One of the being one of the few Co-op horror games out there. This trailer is a bit out there. Not sure what is going on but strangely I want to try the game out. Looks like it might be a Gamefly in its future.
Achievement Unlock
I have been playing the crap out of Advance Wars 2. When I got this “S Rank” on one of the later mission. I was a happy fool.
Munny: Gaara!
Vinyl Requiem posted this Gaara custom munny last week and I forgot to share him. He is the awesomeness! Check the packaging after the jump. The artist, Adrian Tam, is responsible for a couple of the works that have made their way onto various sites, including; Ryu, Akuma and Sam Fisher customs. According to his interview with Vinyl Requiem, you can contact him about comissions. I have to say that his customs are great, but the packaging just adds an extra something to the piece.
Piece: Gaara from Naruto, the items I used was just clay for its sash, and ninja band. The gourd was made of another munnys head, the bomb, and a spray can and then it was just all clayed up. Then I just made a custom box.
Shows: Techno Babble at MPH
As I had previously updated, Friday was Nakanari and Dave “Outta My Mind” Quiles’ Techno Babble show at MPH. Though I didn’t arrive early, since I had to go to a meeting, I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived to a steady flow of visitors coming in and out of the shop.
Munny: Audrey II
The Kid Robot’s mini munny competition ended long ago, but I can’t help and be dazzled by the designs. I wanted to post Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors) way back when the competition was taking place, but I kept running into so many designs it was hard to pick the order. But here it is. Feed me!! Anyone up for giving up some blood? 
Unfortunately, there’s no additional information about the artist. 
The Walking Dead Vol.1
The Walking Dead begins with Rick, who until his coma was an active cop, when he wakes up from his coma he wakes up to discover the world he knew before the accident is no longer the world that exists. Something has happened, the dead are not staying dead, instead they are getting back up and attacking the living. In the first volume, Rick quickly begins his search for both his wife and son.
The series, thus far, is convincing since Kirkman really focuses on the psyche of people. The characters, including Rick, are surviving, and it’s through them that we’ll learn to survive.
VideoTape: Wyclef Jean - Fast Car
This video is damn cool, Not sure if the music quite matches the vidoe but I can give that a bye. You have to love that sony poduct placement… well not really.
Jewelry: Zelda Style
I found this awesome Zelda Tri-Force charm, and then it got sold out. So I’ll show it to you after the jump
so you don’t instantly fall in love. This Lon-Lon charm however, is very cute. It wouldn’t be such a bad
thing to have some around your neck when you’re in need of energy, no? If you want to purchase the
cute milk bottle, you can buy if from [tiffanybell] for a mere $3.50. Now read on to see the other kick ass, but sadly already sold charm.
Mimobot: Tokidoki Edition
Hooray! The pre-orders have officially begun today for the Tokidoki Mimobots. I’ve posted a number of Mimobot Artist Series releases, some of which include the Halo and Star Wars ones. Now, Simone Legno has joined the uber-kawaii force of designer USB flash drives. You can choose between 1g ($39.99),2g ($59.99) and 4g ($99.99) drives. Each USB drive comes packed with lots of tokidoki goodies which include screensavers, art and photos. Place your orders now, they will be shipping April 18th, where Simone will also unvail them at NYCC. This is quite a deal, plus hit the jump for some additional giveaway information.
Apparently, if you sign up for Mimobot’s newsletter, you are automatically entered for a chance to win the following:
Starting each Tuesday between now and April 22nd, we’ll draw a winner from everyone who signed up the previous week, and that lucky person will receive a tokidoki bag, a 4GB tokidoki for MIMOBOT designer USB flash drive, and a one-off vinyl art toy hand-drawn by tokidoki creator Simone Legno himself!
How exciting is that. I’m not really good about winning anything, EVER! I hope I get something, but I ask if any of you single male readers sign up and win, PLEASE SEND ME the girly goodies. 
Futurama Lego
This post is truly in honor of my Mr. and his love for Futurama. The show does totally rule, and it is because of that show that I wish I was a mathmetician just so I could get ALL of their math jokes. I am jealous of you mathmeticians, lucky! Anyways, it seems a few sites have posted about Futurama’s new look, they’ve been legolized. Oh snaps! I just created a verb. Check the rest of the post for more pics.
I must admit that the level of concentration and time that goes into a project like this is unimaginable to me. The most I ever did with lego was build my dream home, this was a VERY long time ago. I never thought about bringing scenery from my favorite shows to life. Maybe, I should consider it.
Finally, what would the world of Futurama be without a drunken Bender? Dull. I love it. I send big props to the artist.
VideoTape: Dead Fantasy II
The Second part of the video series Dead Fantasy is up. The series pits the woman of Dead or Alive vs the woman of Final Fantasy. The creator of this video, montyoum just does some amazing stuff. I will include the first video after the jump as well. enjoy…
G.I. Joe Movie Snakes Eyes Looks Pretty Damn Cool
I have no doubt that the upcoming GI Joe movie is going to be bad… really bad. With that being said, Snake Eyes looks pretty damn awesome. His design really hold up well in this day in age, though I don’t the other “Joes” will. Other then Baroness, You can’t go with a hot woman in a black leather skin-tight jumper.
You can check out more picture over at the toysrevil blog.
Pillow Fight Day!
[The Pillow Fight Countdown]
Hi-hi! Yesterday around noon I got a text message from my friend to go with her to Union Sq. to join in on the Pillow Fight. I’ve always wanted to go, and somehow was never aware that there was actually a website that informed people of the date and time. I’m not sure what I was thinking. Nevertheless, every year, I missed the damn pllow fight and somehow would meet up with friends who had participated in it. This year, however, it was different- I went!
I arrived to the area early, to discover that the event was much bigger than I had anticipated. OMG! Union Square is typically a very busy place, but this was massive. I met up with my friends with camera at hand, and posted myself at the “lifeguard” post. There I was, worried that at 3pm, a pillow was going to smash my lens. I was safe though, some guys decided they would protect me, which I appreciated.
Though I myself did not participate with a pillow, photographing the event was so much fun. I wanted to capture the feathers flying up, pillows hitting backs, and hair filled with various pillow stuffing. It was rather thrilling. Check out more images after the jump.
The pillow fight.
This kid was too cute.
The feathers!!
The crowd from above.
Tiger Dunny
Question. People know that I try my best to go to ALL the signings and shows in the city, correct? So I wonder, did anyone know about the Tiger Dunny signing that took place yesterday at the ‘Pirate Store?’ Umm, I ask because I didn’t. Not only did I not know, for whatever reason, but no one told me. No one dropped me a line and said, “hey saki, are you going to the signing?” I’m slightly hurt, though I wouldn’t have bought the dunny, this is one less chance of getting Joe Ledbetter’s sketch in my book. How sad am I.
Munny: Jack Skellington
*screams* I’ve been in love with Nightmare Before Christmas longer than I can actually remember. Every Christmas I have a tradition of watching both NBC and The Grinch (since it’s release), because they both remind me of a time that wasn’t so complicated. This munny totally rocks for the simple fact that it’s Jack the pumpkin King! Check out ~fat-sheep2002 on DeviantArt for more.
ah-Ooo! GTA IV 360
Kaws, you know, vinyl artist extraordinaire, brings us photos of a special gift he just got from R*. Am I excited for GTA IV? Not really. Mostly because I’ve never really sat down and played it, but I do enjoy the art and seeing what’s been done with the latest edition, I may just have to sit and play. I must admit that the trailers are superb and they’re doing a great job with the viral marketing. Anyway, I really like the packaging and especially love the limited branding near the USB connections. Visit Kaw’s blog for more photos.
Review: The Bravery
Current Mood:
Sick
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars
I’ve been wanting to write this “review” for a while now, but am always getting caught up with other things that I forget to do so. Fall 2004, I fell in love with a band named, Franz Ferdinand. The lead singer had such a smooth yet rough voice and their beats were off the top. That year I went off to college at Adelphi University and began to explore MUSIC. I’ve always listened to music, but I’d never gone out of my way to search for things that weren’t on the top charts. During the same time, iTunes became a very influential tool at school. I would always keep my eyes and ears open to their “artist of the week” and their free downloads. Alright, why the long intro? Well, it was through one of the free downloads that I heard about The Bravery for the first time.
Originally, the first time I had actually heard the band was when they released ” An Honest Mistake.” I remember being in Forever 21, shopping, and hearing this song on the radio. I went to my dorm to look it up on iTunes and I realized it was The Bravery and not Franz Ferdinand. Well, I purchased their album on iTunes and soon realized what a mistake that was. The album was horrible. I only liked two songs and one of them was a freebie.
When they released their second album, I downloaded it. I was prepared for the worst, a repeat of their first really. But, I was soon proven very wrong. I synced my Zune, hopped on the train, and found myself really liking ALL of their songs. They don’t remind me of Franz Ferdinand anymore, now they remind me of The Strokes, who I LOVE!!
I recommend people pick up a copy, or download it. If you like alternative/electronica, you really can’t go wrong. I especially love Fistful of Sand. I know I’m going to sound rather dorky when I admit why I liked this song the most. It had to do with the opening beat [+ the chorus]. Something about this beat made me think of old school video games. I’m not sure why exactly, but it brings a sense of nostalgia and I love it!
Munny: Charlie Brown
I swear, communities like Flickr and DeviantArt so rule. You find the most amazing work, and the inspiration you get from looking at the stuff is overwhelming. I’m a huge fan of Peanuts, the comic strip not the nuts. The whole gang are my favorite characters, which rarely happens in my life– me actually falling in love with all the characters instead of one or two. Anyway, DeviantArt user *duss005 uploaded this image last week of this Charlie Brown custom munny, I just had to share.
IMO
A gal from the IMO team spotted my “reviews” for instant messaging programs like; Trillian and Digsby. She’s part of the team that is working on releasing IMO, a new instant messaging system that is merging; aim, yahoo, msn and gtalk. They’ve recently added a facebook application too. Currently IMO is still in alpha stage and not ready for public use (well, by the buttload better said). I used both the online access and the desktop system and here is what I think.
After I tested IMO, I responded to the email that was sent to me, and asked who the intended market was, and recieved this response:
In terms of the market we are targeting, our system is definitely very user friend and easy-to-use. For that reason, it has appealed mostly to less computer-efficient people. We are hoping, however, to target all audiences and increase user participation.
It was clear to me when I was using the program that it was overly simplistic. I don’t think this is a negative, especially for their intended market. I’m simply in the need for more features all the time, that this simply was not the messaging application for me. When you visit imo.im, you’re able to log onto your aim on a web-browser window the same way Meebo allows you to. This is a good feature if you use this at work and don’t want to be so obvious about your lack of actual labor. 
When incoming messages are coming in, everything is kept in the same window. I know that Trillian introduced the tabbing system, so did dead aim and aol aim, this however just keeps it all to one window. This would’ve been an awesome feature if it hadn’t been that Digsby has also done this.
The sounds are pretty limited to one, which is okay, because it was a whistle. One that wasn’t annoying and wasn’t too loud either. All-in-all, the system would be perfect for people who aren’t dazzled by many features and want something simple that will simply work. I would probably recommend this messaging system to my boss, it’s basic and self-explanitory and won’t confuse the man either. If you want to check it out for yourself, please follow this link. [IMO.im], tell me what you think.
