| Scribblenauts Will Let You Do Anything... ANYTHING |
[Jun. 19th, 2009|12:52 pm] |
I can't believe I forgot to pass this along before; time for one final E3 related mention. The one game that came out of completely nowhere for many, and which ending up being the game of the show for many was Scribblenauts. What's that you might be asking? Well...
It's this game for the DS, by the same folks who gave us Drawn To Life, in which you have to help your character reach the end of a level by writing down the names of objects that will help him reach the goal. The crazy thing is, virtually anything you can think of can be conjured up!
Hence we have the inspiration for this, by Edison Yan...
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| Why Aren't More People Talking About The Upcoming Wii Port Of Cave Story? Huh? |
[Jun. 17th, 2009|06:37 pm] |
Hey there. Sorry about the lack of updates as of late. All I can say is... it's been totally nuts on everyone's end.
So where did we leave off last time? Oh yes, E3! Which I guess is yesterday's news (and then some), yet plenty of folks are still talking about all the cool stuff that was announced and coming our way. Needless to say, I'm pretty jazzed about Metal Gear finally landing on the Xbox 360, though it was Nintendo had the best overall showing IMHO. Can't wait for those two new Mario titles and the brand new installment of Metroid from the makers of Ninja Gaiden! Though one title I was looking forward to hearing about the most was somewhat quietly ignored. I know it was a packed show and all, plus people care more about Mario at the end of the day, but still... It is after-all destined to be THE game of this summer. I'm talking about the Wii port of Cave Story of course! Just look around, and check out the trailer they had at the show. Simply cannot wait.
And speaking of Cave Story, here's an awesome piece from a Japanese artist who simply goes by "Zanpan" over at Pixiv called "Bloody Sacred Ground"...
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| Metal Gear? |
[May. 29th, 2009|01:32 pm] |
So E3 is just a few days around, and I'm sure many of us will be huddled around our computers, constantly refreshing our favorite game related news site, blog, or message board for much of next week.
There's tons of stuff to speculate about, and one of them is the new Metal Gear title that's coming down the pipeline! What it might be exactly remains a mystery (I'm still holding out for a possible Xbox 360 port of MGS4), though not for long, obviously. Some believe it might be a next-gen remake of the very first game, which would be nice, since any Metal Gear fan will tell you that half the fun of the series is the many different flavors of the main protagonist.
Which brings us to this fantastic look at the heroes of the MGS saga (thus far) by Andy Helms!
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| Happy Birthday Dave, Raina, and Opa-Opa! |
[May. 26th, 2009|02:50 am] |
Guess what today is? Why, it's both our very own ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) yaytime's and his totally awesome wife goraina's birthdays! What a coincidence, huh? To mark the occasion, I'm going to bend the guidelines here at Life Meter for a tad bit, to present a fun little comic by Jonathan Kim, aka the artist who calls himself Persona! Since it features a both a birthday and Sega characters, the latter of which Dave is a big fan of...
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| Devil Summoner |
[May. 24th, 2009|11:26 pm] |
So it's Memorial Day Weekend! How's everyone spending the their mini-vacation? The sun's been out and the weather's been totally awesome in most places (NYC hasn't had nice weather like this in some time now). But now I hear rain is on the way, which means I'll be staying in and catching up on stuff, like...
Along with aforementioned Punch-Out, Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon also came out not too long now. Now that game I do have, being a diehard Atlus nut and all. So to mark the occasion, here's a really keen piece of Raidou fan art, from some person in Japan!
I'm afraid I have absolutely no hard information behind the identity of this person, other than how he/she refers to him/herself as "Aramakijyake". His or her website is chock full of good stuff, including some really neat pieces paying tribute to a host of stuff, including King Of Fighters, Phoenix Wright, Ikaruga, even Haunting Ground! Talk about obscure. Along with a slew of other Atlus titles, including Persona of course (be sure to be on the luck out for the P4/IGN guys on the couch mash-up). |
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| Screw Attack! |
[May. 22nd, 2009|02:51 am] |
So, what's everyone been playing as of late? Many folks I know are enjoying the new Punch-Out for the Wii, which I fully intend on picking up... but I kind of want to finish up Klonoa first, before picking up a new title.
Also, I'm actually knee deep in three different Metroid titles at once, believe it or not: Metroid Prime 3, Metroid Fusion, AND Super Metroid. Perhaps that sounds somewhat strange, but I've always played a bunch of stuff simultaneously. Anyhow, and on that note, here we have yet another spiffy illustration from Dan Schoening, whom most recall being the talent behind the ultra awesome Mario, Zelda, and Punch-Out tributes. Dude's four for four!
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| LM Anthology #3 EXTENSION! |
[May. 19th, 2009|11:52 am] |
It's been a crazy year so far hasn't it? Where has the time gone? Who wouldn't like a few extra weeks to finish up a killer videogame tribute comic?
NEW DEADLINE for Life Meter 3 is August 1st, 2009
That will mean throwing the book together pretty quick, so please reach out to us in advance if you plan to submit something longer than 2 pages--so we can be ready for it!
(Big thinks to everyone who already got us stuff ON TIME!)
We will debut the book at Small Press Expo in Bethesda Maryland September 26th.
Here is the link to our SUBMISSION INFO
-The book's dimensions will be 6x9 inches. Please feel free to have your art be larger but proportionately in scale.
-We'll be converting all RGB files to CMYK for the book.
-We encourage people to send pitch ideas for feedback before final art.
-Comics are preferred over pinups! But we won't refuse anything amazing.
-We will reject stories that are well-drawn but poorly lettered/ illegible.
Web resolution will not be good enough for print, so make sure you read the specs.
-There's no guarantees or promises of what will make it into the book.
-Contributors who are included in the book will get 1 complimentary copy and the ability to buy more at cost.
-Just like the previous, volume, all profits for Life meter go to Child's Play |
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