Go for the eyes, Boo!
My (by far) most awaited movie release is Tarantino's new film 'Inglourious Basterds', coming out in August. Check the latest trailers. Pitt's talent in bringing to life the badass character Tarantino penned, coupled with the overall theme makes for an exploding, action-packed funny movie, the way I see it. I can't wait to watch it.
Google Says Mobile App Stores Have No Future : Unless web-based applications offer the same kind of functionality native applications can and do offer, I don't see how everything will be moved off to the Web. It may make sense for a class of applications, but, realistically speaking - there are a few hoops that are just too difficult to jump over for this to come to pass. Palm is betting big on this concept, now, with Pre and its Mojo SDK - which is really not working out for them. Maybe in a few years when the underlying hardware and operating system services will be, somehow, become available/exposed to remotely executed apps it will make more sense to expect this to be the case.
Serious Doubts : Marco Arment argues it is hard or next to impossible to run a serious business of writing iPhone applications. I still haven't developed a 'real' iPhone app, though I wouldn't really do it for the money, not that I would mind getting any in the long run. As far as I am concerned, those digital distribution systems solve, well, the physical distribution problems(which are many) and facilitate access to content that has traditionally been hard to access. Everything else is a byproduct of competition and demand.
Now that Monkey Island Special Edition and the first episode of Tales of Monkey Island are out, my new most awaited game is Bioware's Dragon Age : Origins. I have high hopes for the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate, not the least concerned with the somewhat negative previews so far( people seem to dislike the 'adult' content in the game). It will ve possible ( much like it was the case with Baldur's Gate and other Infinity Engine games ) to issue orders to party members in real time, or pause and queue up actions that will be carried once upon unpausing the game. As far as I am concerned, this is the best control scheme for CRPGs ever devised. Who knows, maybe Minsc will make a surprise cameo appearance. "Go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes!"
Saturday, 18 July 2009 7:35 pm
Pulp Fiction: Divine Intervention
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.Thanks to Steve for the link to Milk and Cookies. Great stuff
Saturday, 11 November 2006 1:14 pm
Pirates of The Caribbean
I am way into fiction ( medieval, epic, Tolkien-ish worlds, knights, magic.. ), cyberpunk and streampunk as well as stories concerning pirates and their exploits. Having said that, its easy to assume that I really loved the first movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl. Johnny Depp was beyond great in it, the plot was great, the action, the scenes, everything. I was really looking forward to the second one, "Dead Man's Chest" which premiered in Greece a few days ago. I watched it with Dora yesterday and my feelings about it are currently mixed. Great action, great performance by J.Depp and the rest of the cast, great battles..yet the plot seemed somewhat confusing and not that tight. I was told that over 6 plots were fighting for domination, so to speak, for this movie which resulted in some sort of plots mash-up. That said, its great nonetheless, just not as good as the first one.
Sunday, 27 August 2006 5:55 pm
