Entertainment – “Reignite” Mass Effect Tribute Song
Well what do you know? Yet another post on Mass Effect 3 even though I previously commented that it was time to move on. While we can debate the relative merits of the Mass Effect 3 ending until the end of the universe it’s time for a bit of different news on the franchise that is not so divisive. Here’s a great fan made musical video by Malukah which remixes and combines five great tracks from the Mass Effect games with her own original lyrics to make a rather haunting and emotional song that fits the tone of the last game like a glove. Oh and it also doesn’t hurt that she sings it herself with great gusto.
Anime – Space Battleship Yamato 2199
Although I ended up liking the recent live action Space Battleship Yamato movie many long suffering fans took an opposing view that it did not live up to expectations. Regardless, I don’t expect there to be another live action movie anytime soon yet Yamato fans should still be happy to know that 2012 will see the release of another anime series this time named Space Battleship Yamato 2199. However, don’t expect this to be a mythical season 4 continuation of the original show as the new series is essentially an updated re-telling of season 1 featuring the now famous journey to Iscandar and the main antagonists being the Gamelons.
Update: Galactic Pillow May 2012
After nearly two months of non-stop Mass Effect coverage it is about time this blog went back to its regular programming. While I am sure that there will be a lot more to be said about Bioware’s final installment in Commander Shepard’s story the next period of great interest will be when the extended ending director’s cut will be released sometime in the summer. Judging from the overall persistent negativity from some fans I really have my doubts whether or not many will be swayed by this new ending even though as of this writing I have really no clue what Bioware is going to do except keep their original ending the way it is.
Editorial – Mass Effect Series
On the eve of the release of the final game in the trilogy I’ve finally gotten around to writing about why I thought Canadian video game company Bioware’s Mass Effect series was perhaps the most influential new franchise of the past decade. Others have already done so who more or less succeed in mentioning many of the points I had in mind yet I decided the time was right for my own thoughts. Some writers have made their case that Mass Effect is the “Star Wars” of this generation which I find an amusing opinion albeit open to much fan derision. It is not as if the series doesn’t have worth but this sort of comparison is bound to ignite a lot of divisive chatter amongst the Internet crowd.
Technology – Blackberry Bold 9900 Unboxing
Here are some photos I took of my Blackberry Bold 9900 unboxing. Admittedly, this is actually the first Blackberry I’ve ever had the privilege of using every day and though I realize that the company is really going through some rocky times at the moment I have to say that overall this unit is physically quite nice.
Movie Preview – One to Watch For…
Well, last year long suffering anime fans were blessed with the more or less successful reboot of Space Battleship Yamato through the high-budget live action movie starring JDRAMA king, Takuya Kimura. Whatever one thinks of that film the fact remains that anime has always been a compelling source for live-action shows or movies although their quality vacillates wildly from utter junk to cult classics. This year there’s yet another anime favourite that is being translated to the silver screen and no, I’m not talking about the Starz network and Sam Raimi’s Western adaptation of Noir.
Summer Movie Season 2012 Preview
Seeing as we now know the release date for JJ Abrams’ Star Trek 2 is May 17, 2013 that’s too far in the future for any real box office speculation as many movies are going to be juggling release dates till the last moment. However, I’ll do a quick box office analysis in a later post but for something a bit closer let’s take a gander at the summer 2012 blockbuster season (all USA/Canada release dates) which has a lot of tentpole franchises but only one real title that has a shot at obliterating the rest of the field.
JJ Abrams’ Star Trek 2 Finally Has A Release Date
After being delayed due to a litany of different reasons JJ Abram’s sequel to his enormously successful Star Trek reboot finally has a firm release date of May 17, 2013. For those who are keeping track of such things this means a whopping four year gap between Star Trek films making it the longest period Trek fans have had to endure between sequels. Additionally, Paramount Pictures has announced that the film will be released in both 2D and 3D which is not much of a surprise considering 3D surcharges will surely drive up revenue although one hopes that it doesn’t force JJ Abrams into shooting specific shots just for the sake of making something look cool in 3D.
