I am really loving these shorts. Hasbro’s KRE-O construction block brand has put up another video on youtube. This time its a talent show spoof done in stop motion animation. Enjoy!

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Michael Bay delivers his ultimate Transformers movie. Beyond good, beyond evil, beyond your comprehension! We spend the first half of the show digging into the little things and broad points about the movie and the second part of the show talking specific plot points and spoilers. Discussion of toys, games, and comics will follow in a supplement later this week!

Spoilers begin at 44:30. You have been warned.

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Can a movie based on a video game ever be any good? If their Rotten Tomatoes scores are to be believed, these films are never critical darlings. Some find fans in niche places, but many are just… you know… BAD. Vinnk and SeanOrange plumb their memories of video game movies to find out if either of them belong to the “so-SO-bad-but-I-still-love-it-even-though-geez-it-sucks” club!

Direct Link: Famicom Dojo Podcast 07: Video Game Movies

Check out the show notes to see the trailers for these films, JewWario’s Mario Monologues, and more thoughts at FamicomDojo.TV:
http://famicomdojo.tv/podcast/7

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It’s incredibly primitive by today’s standards, but Yie Ar Kung Fu is the grandfather of the whole fighting game genre. Taking control of Oolong, a generic Chinese fighter, you take on 11 different opponents, each with thier own abilities. Although you can’t play as the other fighters, the matches have a lot of strategy and variety. With Oolong being able to perform 16 different attacks, the game was surprisingly deep given it’s age, It was ported to several older systems, and updated on various gaming download services. The Xbox Live arcade port has remixed graphics. The Game Boy Advance version, included as part of Konami’s Arcade Advanced complication, has 2 secret opponents which can be unlocked via (what else?) the Konami code. It also has a two player mode in which players can play as any of the game’s fighters. If you like fighting games, you’ll definitely want to check out this Lost Classic.

This is the worst episode we’ve ever done. Have a listen! Seriously, my audio is way lower than the rest of the guys, I don’t know what happened. Usually I swallow the microphone. Whoops!

The rest of the guys are aDam, Captain Genius, and our new challenger Ernie.

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Direct Link: Powetcast: Drunk And On Fire

There are in fact, considerable outtakes from this episode that might pop up later. Stay tuned.
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There was a table in the Botcon dealer room, to which, I kept going back. They had very reasonable prices on domestic hasbro releases and some third party items that were not outrageous. One of the third party items I kept eyeing were a couple recently released headmaster figures in the likeness of Soundwave and Optimus Prime. Not only did these figures become heads for headmaster-compatible figures, but they also had an alternate mode.

Robot mode. Alternate Mode. Headmaster Mode. But wait, there is more! These figures come with a small plate that allows one to form the head of the other figure’s robot mode. Its a pretty crazy and neat concept, but does it work well?

Read on to find out!
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The Hub posted a sneak peak at the design of a brand new billboard they are putting up in the LA area to promote everypony’s favorite show, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Click the image above for a larger version!

Tomorrow we’re unveiling a brand new My Little Pony Friendship is Magic billboard in Los Angeles! Get a sneak peek now and if you live in L.A. and spot the billboard, be sure to snap a pic! 🙂

High Moon Studios has responded to feedback from fans of their wildly popular hit from last summer, Transformers: War for Cybertron. As of Monday night (that’s tonight folks!), fans will now be able to earn XP points 5 times faster than normal going forward. This is a permanent change.

The posted the above image on twitter and facebook with the following message:

News for War for Cybertron players. In response to strong feedback from you our loyal players, starting Monday we will be changing the multi-player XP settings to earn 5 times faster than normal – forever! This effects War for Cybertron only on Xbox 360, PS3, & PC. New players this is a great chance to get in and level FAST! The change takes place Monday.

We actually spoke to some reps from High Moon Studios at Botcon 2011 and bounced some ideas off them.