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This online game is so addictively fun you will be able to maximize your time wasting ten fold! Enjoy!
For those of you who are unaware, Shots in the Dark is the official podcast of Shotgun Reviews. Its hosted by regular Shotgun contributors Lucas Siegel, Janelle Siegel and Vince Scalabrino. They’re joined by Imoticon, JB, and The Viceroy, expert gamers and a professional video game designer. These heavily opinionated folks dissect and occasionally eviscerate pop culture with the same tongue-in-cheek cynicism you’ve come to know and love here at Shotgun.
In their most recent episode, the Shots in the Dark crew reviews Talisman: The Board Game, coupled with a lively round table discussion of the most controversial Marvel arc of the 21st century, Spider Man’s One More Day. And if you’re into video games at all, you’d be interested to hear the exclusive cheat for Rock Band that the crew discovered. Curious? Head on over and give them a listen. Or just click on the big, blue, appropriately-named button above and get your fix.
Hello there all!
Here is the link, for the few who asked, to the World of Warcraft article I did.
Thanks!
-Kyotee D.
2008 Video game release schedule.
Please be aware that all release dates are subject to change. For a list of dates I would recommend visiting www.gameinformer.com .
January 08-09 2008:
Blast Works: Build, Fuse & Destroy - Wii
Brain Challenge - Nintendo DS
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 - Wii
Bully: Scholarship Edition - XBOX 360
Cabela’s Monster Bass - XBOX 360, Wii
Classic British Motor Racing - Wii
Following up on last year’s The Art of Warhammer 40,000, The Black Library now gives of the logical sequel, The Art of Warhammer. This hardcover collector’s edition contains 224 pages by some of the most noted Warhammer artists. The art in this book has been culled from a number of sources including game supplements, rulebooks illustrations, book covers, etc…Warhammer fans are some of the most fervent fans there are, taking particular pride in not only the substance of the Warhammer world but also the style. The visuals are as important to Warhammer fans as anything which is why they spend countless hours meticulously painting miniatures. The graphics are what helped make Warhammer as popular as it is today with gaming items, books, miniatures, computer & video games, and more.
The roll call of artists includes the great John Blanche, David Gallagher, Adrian Smith, Karl Kopinski, Geoff Taylor, Alex Boyd, and Paul Dainton. Each piece in the book give the name of the painting, the artist’s name, the original source, and the year.
I really love Taylor’s “Dragonslayer” from the William King Novel of the same name showing a huge red dragon breathing fire onto an airship above snow-covered mountains. I also love the impossibly armored Engra Deathsword by Adrian Smith, about as intimidating of a figure as you’d ever care to see. Taylor’s Chaos Knights are also quite stunning.
Most of the book is in full color but there are some black and white illustrations as well, notably the Blanche pieces which are utterly dazzling in their incredible detail. Blanche’s Citadel of Chaos has so much going on in it that you could spend hours gazing at it and continue to find new things you missed. Another standout piece is Paul Dainton’s Tomb Kings, a two-page spread of skeletal warriors, some on skeletal mounts and chariots, marching forward into battle.
Games Workshop always puts out great looking books and this one is no different. The hardcover book is printed on heavy, coated stock with dustjacket. A gorgeous package!
For those of you who live in the Chicago area, you should attend the Shots in the Dark Launch Party tomorrow, April 28th! For more details on the location and what’s happening when, click here!
Chicago, IL (April 17, 2007) - The April 28th episode of Shots in the Dark will be recorded at the Shots in the Dark Launch Party at Hero Headquarters! The episode will include the usual geek news, as well as interviews with Tim Demeter, Mike Norton, and Skottie Young. You can participate in this week’s show just by attending the party and saying hi! The party will be from 10am - 9pm on Saturday, April 28th at Hero Headquarters, 1530 W. Lake Cook Rd. in Wheeling, IL.
Other activities at the launch party include gaming of many different kinds including Heroclix, raffles and auctions of signed goods from Brian K. Vaughan, Robert Richardson, Sean McKeever, Eric Wight, and Geoff Johns, as well as original sketches and pages by creators such as Phil Hester and Ande Parks. Half of the proceeds from the auctions and raffles, as well as 100% of the proceeds from any sketches done at the event will be donated to the Hero Initiative ( www.heroinitiative.org). The Shots in the Dark launch party also kicks off the Grand Re-Opening Week of Hero Headquarters which will culminate in their own celebration on May 5th!
Don’t forget there are now THREE great Shots in the Dark episodes available for download on the Shots in the Dark website, including the gang’s interview with comics legend Jeph Loeb!
It’s that time again! A brand spankin new episode of Shots in the Dark is up and ready for your consumption! Find the answers to those burning questions*:
1) What is the meaning of life?
2) How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
3) Why ask why?
Get these answers, plus all the geek news, comic and manga reviews, and even a tech Geek Out! from yours truly, RIGHT HERE!
Plus, check out The Viceroy’s second installment of his Game Developer Diary! He gives us some great insight into the process of actually making a video game from start to finish!
Then head to the forums and tell us what you think, and what YOU want to hear on upcoming shows! Stay tuned to the SitD Blog for a 4 part series covering the burgeoning field of Nerdcore Hip-hop throughout this week, as well!
*None of these questions are actually answered on the show. The last one is just Drink Bud Dry, though. So there ya go. 1 outta 3 ain’t bad.
Here you are lads and lasses, our second podcast!
This time around, Shots in the Dark does some geek news talk in another round of the Gatling Geek, talk Star Wars books with JB, listen to some killer tunes by rising stars Treaty of Paris, and of course chat with the amazing, the talented, JEPH LOEB! So whether you just need to catch up on what’s happening in the worlds of gaming, comics, and tech, or you want to hear some nuggets of truth, wisdom, and comedy from the Co-Executive Producer of Heroes and one of today’s PREMIER comic writers, click the link and download this episode now!
Shots in the Dark featuring JEPH LOEB!
Ladies and gents, the Shots in the Dark crew is happy to announce that our site is up and running! You can check it out here. Or, if you prefer to do the typing yourself, it’s just www.ShotgunReviews.com/shots. Only 8 more days until our first podcast is uploaded! Keep your eyes open for more info about what we’ll be talking about, or tell us what you want us to talk about in the forums!
On April 21st, Shots in the Dark (the new Shotgun Reviews podcast - how’d you miss that announcement?) will be holding a launch party in Chicago to celebrate the momentous occasion. It will be a crazy, all-day shindig that will be part comic book convention, part gaming event, part concert… a little of everything that the Shots in the Dark crew loves. Best of all, we’re donating half of the proceeds from the event to The Hero Initiative (www.heroinitiative.org).
So how can you help? We need donations of comic books and video games. The comics we’ll be selling for .25 each, and the games for $5 each. Also, if you’re a writer or artist in the Chicago area, we would love to set you up with a table so you can harass our loyal fans. If you’re a writer or artist that can’t make it to our event, signed copies of your work that we can raffle or auction off would be much appreciated! And if you’re a band, then we’d love for you to play a set! If you can’t help in any of these ways, but you want to help, still contact us and we’ll figure something out!
If you want more information on where to send donations, or any of the other things listed above, contact Janelle at NekointheDark@gmail.com.
More details about the actual event will be released soon!
Here’s a bit from an official Shotgun press release that’s going out . . .
SHOTGUNREVIEWS.COM ANNOUNCES RELAUNCH AND FORUMS;
ADDS INTERNET RADIO SHOW “SHOTS IN THE DARK”
Indianapolis, IN (March 20, 2007) –The recently revamped ShotgunReviews.com, offering pop culture reviews and commentary since 1999, is proud to announce the addition of “Shots in the Dark”, a weekly internet radio show devoted to pop culture, with spotlights on video games and comics. The first installment of this brand-new show debuts in podcast format on Saturday, April 7th. Featuring the talents of Vince Scalabrino, Lucas Siegel and Janelle Siegel, the show will welcome prominent guests from genre entertainment and feature “Shotgun Blasts”, mini-segments starring other contributors from ShotgunReviews.com.
That’s right, kids. April 7th. Write it down.
Saturday, March 3rd, 1pm Central…MC LARS Live on Play or Die!
That’s right boys and girls, it’s finally that time!
We teased you before…gave you a taste of the anticipation…
We told you he’d be on the phone, chatting with us, but it ended up being a farce- a lie- a, a, well, a mistake, really, but hey, who’s counting?
This time we’re making SURE he’s on the air by having MC Lars, the leader of the iGeneration LIVE IN THE STUDIO!!!
Who’s MC Lars you ask? For shame! Go whip yourself 3 times. You back? Great! www.mclars.com www.myspace.com/mclars
MC Lars is a fantastic post-punk laptop rapper. He rocks the nerdcore, he rolls with the English geek set, and sometimes, SOMEtimes, he just makes fun of the sorry state of affairs a lot of hip hop is in right now.
Play or Die is the show you know and love. We’ll still be talking all things geek: Comics, video games, tech; this time it’ll be with Lars giving input. We’ll be asking him those burning questions every fan wants to know to. You won’t know Lars unless you hear this interview.
So don’t miss MC Lars talking with The Geek (yours truly), Vag McCloud (there can be only one), The Viceroy (our man on the inside), Vicious Vince (the booth runner extraordinaire), and Victoris (always ready with a dick and fart joke), SATURDAY MARCH 3RD. Just click that lovely PLAY OR DIE link (or that one [or that one...or this one, for that matter]) and click “Listen AM” up towards the top. The show streams LIVE to YOUR computer from 1pm-3pm Central, and will be available for download in handy podcast form soon after.
And if you’re in the Chicago area, don’t forget to check out Lars LIVE at Champ’s. Just click the link for more info. Play or Die will be there, and you can meet us, greet us, and we’ll even let you buy us a drink! We’ll be in your ears at 1, and we’ll see you at Champs at 6!
-The Geek-
Greetings and welcome to the new ShotgunReviews.com. Since 1999, we’ve done our best to give you worthwhile (and often funny) reviews and columns, and it’s time to shake off the rust and do it a little differently. We’ve kicked around a few ideas regarding how we’d do this new thing, and we hope you like what you see.
The new design comes to us from Barb Hallock, a student of mine with the appropriate attitude for this place (that is, bad). The more bloggish format puts us more on par with the current landscape. After all, we’ve been doing this almost eight full years. It was time for a big change. I think that you’ll agree that the new format, with a huge list of categories and easy searching, is a good one.
As part of that big change, we’ve brought in an influx of new talent from a variety of places. The entirety of our Best Shots team, responsible for the Best Shots column that runs every Monday at Newsarama.com, is now operating here in several capacities. You’ll also meet several talented young writers, including Barb herself, who will be tackling a variety of topics.
However, if you’re one of the rare folks that has read us since 1999, don’t get too worried. Shawn Delaney will still grace us with terrific music reviews, as will Jonathan Birdsong and the Lyrical Lounge crew. The Russ is back on wrestling coverage in full force. L.I. Rapkin’s already kicking in some culture. Eric Barker’s already opened the film vaults. And they aren’t the only familiar faces lurking around.
In the next few days and weeks, you’ll see the roster expand a little more and you’ll see some new recurring columns and features that we hope will become favorites. If you want to check out the old stuff, the old site currently still exists in its full glory under the archive button. If you want to talk about any of the stuff, old or new, visit our newly established forums.
So there’s my big speech. Enjoy yourselves, express yourselves, and invite friends. ShotgunReviews.com never went away, but we are most certainly back. Thanks for your time.
My loverly wife Janelle and I are on the internet radio show Play or Die. It’s quite a bit of fun, because we love comics, video games, genre tv/movies, tech, etc., and we get to talk about it to people all around the world. Well, we’re going to have even MORE fun Friday March 9th-Sunday March 11th, when we get a chance to prove our gaming chops.
The Electronic Gaming League is hosting a tournament in Chicago that weekend. There are two games you can sign up to play: Halo 2, and Super Smash Bros. Melee.
If you feel like you’re the best of the best, you can just enter as a single combatant in either of the two games. If you’re as good as you think you are at Halo 2, you’ll be placed on a team for the main event, the four on four match tournament. If you’re a team player, sign up with your friends (or friend for the Smash Bros. Doubles tourney) and come lose to the cast of Play or Die!
This is a great opportunity to play some games, have some fun, and even win cash prizes (Don’t worry, second and third place get money too, ya know, since first is already taken). Plus, you get to meet The Geek and Vag, amongst other cast members, and lose to them at your favorite video games! So sign up, come out, and watch Samus blast you away!!
EGL Tourney Chicago March 9th-11.
Play or Die, only on Fearless Radio. LIVE shows Saturdays Noon-2pm Central.
Fearless Radio: No FCC, No Apologies.
