Slant Six outs first original IP, Strata Scavenger | Joystiq


Fresh off the release of Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City, Slant Six has announced it’s next project with an original IP, Strata Scavenger. The title was made possible through the government’s Canadian Media Fund, which has contributed $1 million to the project.

Not much to tell about the game thus far except this single promo image. I guess it means competition over Vancouver’s rapidly dwindling Residential space has gone from bad to post apocalyptic. By-laws are enforced by lasers instead of $200 fines. Council meetings have devolved into heavily armed shoot-outs. As the strata council member at large, you alone are responsible for maintaining law, order, and Mrs. Bloomington’s pet cat mittens while she takes a shopping trip to the states. Good luck, Strata Scavenger.

Source:Joystiq.

A Real-life Battlestar Galactica Viper Built in the Bay Area

These 5 highschool students have started a Kickstarter project to build a full scale Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper Simulator. So far hey’ve taken the cockpit of a Piper airplane and strapped it to a gyroscopic steel frame. They plan to add  LCD screens, and electronic controls to make the full complete experience. Honestly, there would be a lot more arcades today if there were more people like these kids working on them.

 

 

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Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Trailer Hits the Internet

http://youtu.be/mstppoWXPxE

If this is all the spaceships we get on television…then I approve! This trailer has strapped me back into the BSG band wagon and shot me out a launch tube! There has been some concern that the whole movie is shot on green screen, and I say, good job! I couldn’t tell what was composited and what wasn’t. Play this one real quick folks, because NBC Universal has been hitting these videos with DMCA take-down notices like nobody’s business.

Bill Adama: The Early, Slightly Less Drunk and Depressed Years – Topless Robot.

Beast Wars Megatron for Transformer of the year- YES…

 

David Willis, creator the webcomic, Shortpacked!, has gotten rather involved in the campaign for the 2012 inductee into Hasbro’s Transformers hall of fame. His candidate is none other than Megatron from one of Vancouver’s entries into the Transformers saga: Beast Wars! I gotta say, I’m with him on this one. Frank Welker’s Megatron was the epitome of cruelty, but you could just feel the scheming bubbling through David Kaye’s performance. His Megatron was in it for the long con, willing to toy with his enemies just to see their faces once they were well and truly screwed. He was also laid back enough to let his Tyrannosaurus form have roller skates from time to time. Whatever the outcome, I hope he keeps selling these shirts. The campaign ends today, so get  voting!

 

Source: Shortpacked!

Flynn lives, and So Does Tron 3, Apparently

The writers of Vancouver-filmed Tron: Legacy have been dropping hints about the plot of the new movie at Wonder-Con, including the revelation that Kevin Flynn and Tron might be still alive. In response to a question about Jeff Bridges’ character. Adam Horowitz said, ” I would say the definition of life and death in the digital realm…” and Edward Kitsis finished with, “…will be explored in the next movie.” What can we say? The dude abides.

 

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Saving Hope to air June 7 and Michael Shanks Joins Twitter

NBC has announced June 7 at 10PM EST as the air date for pilot episode of Stargate Alumnus Michael Shanks’ new series, Saving Hope. To promote the show, Shanks has performed an act he once said he would would “rather pick his own eyeballs out with a toothpick.” He has joined Twitter under the handle @MichaelShanks. The account was previously handled by his Official website Michael Shanks Online, which has now switched to @MShanksOnline.

Source:GateWorld

CW’s Green Arrow Costume Revealed

The CW has released the first photos of the Green Arrow’s new costume for the new TV series Arrow. It looks like the colourful comic book look of the original hero has been eschewed for a darker, edgier look. Again. I understand that masked heroes have to be good at hiding to protect their identities, but is all that brooding really necessary?

Source:Topless Robot

Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo in Photos

Felicia Day Will Guest Star On Supernatural

Cinemablend reports that Felicia Day will be appearing on Supernatural later this April. Day plays an computer hacker who inadvertently finds herself working for Dick Roman, Leader of the Leviathans, this season’s most prolific arch-villains. The episode is called “The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo”, which I hope doesn’t mean Felicia Day has to shave her eyebrows or something.

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Katee Sachkoff in Riddick 3

 

The first photos of the new Chronicles of Riddick have surfaced on Vin Diesel’s Facebook page, including this one of Katee Sackhoff as “Dahl”, one of the Bounty Hunters after Riddick. Apparently, this was taken at 5:45am after a night of shooting, stunts, and wire-fu. I don’t think any of us could look half as good as this after an all-nighter like that!

Source:io9.