I’m not prone to free advertising, but I post this here because its clear that Wes Anderson has created a small 2 minute film that happens to reference a credit card at the end. It has as many ridiculous moments as any given 2 minutes in Rushmore.

Maz from TF-1.com has put up a gallery for the upcoming Astrotrain. It does a good job of showing off how he trainsformers and all of his modes, even a comparison with G1 Astrotrain.

Link: Classics Astrotrain

A new MegaMan game is on its way for the NintendoDS to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the franchise. Scheduled to be released on December 17th in Japan, the game will make use of both screens. The announcement was posted on the Capcom site.

According their official website the new Gargoyles comic was meant to be released this past Wednesday June 14th 2006… yet here we are. According to more reliable sources it will in fact be released this coming Wednesday, June 21st 2006. After such a time I will have a proper review. Until then please enjoy this stupid review of old crap mainly the old Gargoyles comic, a French Gargoyles comic or “Bande Desiné” as we call them and also a colouring book (seriously aDam? A colouring book?)

As the video resolution is fairly sub par I have included a few sample high mediocre quality scans of the reviewed items.

Target computers have updates with price points and release dates for Transformers Classics.
Deluxe figures will come at $12.99 instead of $9.99, while Voyagers (Optimus Prime & Megatron) are still $19.99. They’re scheduled to hit stores the last week of July, so expect them to be everywhere by the end of August.

I don’t condone any 3 dollar price hike, but I think its fair considering how quality the line looks. Thanks Mouth!
And since Bumblebee was glossed over during the original announcements, have a look at him and others in box:

Ok, TransFans. You know what to look for, you know what it looks like, you know how much it will be, and you know when to get it. What more could you ask for? How about Grimlock:

Diamond Select Toys announced another exclusive for the 2006 San Diego Comic Con. This time around, they have announced a bust of Storm from her days during the Chris Claremonts run on the X-Men featuring most prominently, her mohawk. The bust will be limited to 750 pieces and if last year’s Black Queen bust is any indication, this bust will sell out fast.

 

In the world of 2-d fighting games, 2 names remain at the top; Capcom and SNK.  Sure Arc System and Sammy’s Guilty Gear series may be the better game at the moment, it, as well as other fighting games (both 2-D and 3-D) owe thier existence to the two top dogs of the genre.  The KOF series, with it’s 3 on 3 team-oriented fighting, cast of characters spanning nearly the entire SNK catalog, and it’s heavy storyline has proved to be the fighting genre’s equlivalent to John Madden football.  Ever since it’s inception in 1994, each yearly installment of the series has managed to keep the action fresh as well as satisfy it’s leigons of fans even as the Neo Geo hardware shows it’s age. 

This double pack is a compiliation of the 9th and 10th entries in the series.  KOF 2002 is a “Dream Match”, which is a break in the series’s main storyline.  As such, there is no real plot or endings, but the nature of this game allows for the return of several characters who were either killed off or M.I.A. in the previous installments.  (Most notable of which are Yashiro, Chris, and Shermie of the Orochi team as well as long time SNK villain Rugal.)  KOF 2003 makes the biggest impact however, as it adds a brand-new tag team system as well as lays the ground work for a new storyline featuring the return of the Orochi.  Both of these games are filled with extras, such as hidden artwork, remixed music and backgrounds, and online play (for Xbox only of course).  Anyone who considers themself a fan of fighting games needs to pick this up, and learn some history.  Hopefully we’ll see Neo Geo Battle Coliseum and King of the Fighters XI over here in the near future, but until then, this will definently tide fighting game fans over.

Last night on Spike’s GameHead, Mega64 showed off a new segment lampooning the gravely salesman from Resident Evil 4.
The new Mega64 DVD will be out July 20th, with a longer version of the skit.