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WHAT'S ON JAFFE'S BRAIN:
OUR NEWEST GAME: TWISTED METAL PS3
The latest- and best ever!- Twisted Metal hits the PS3 in 2011! Scott Campbell and I are directing and lead designing it and the amazing team at Eat Sleep Play is creating it! Online multiplayer is a huge aspect of the game along with the most robust single player/co-op play the series has ever had! Plus we're doing live action cinematics!?! WTF!?!? We hope old fans love it and new fans discover the fun of the series for the first time! Look for it in 2011! Click the picture above to see our launch trailer!
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PLAYING:SPACE MINER
This is Asteroids meets RPG grinding meets Sinistar= crazy addictive, super polished, really fun iphone game. This is taking up the vast majority of my gaming time as of late.
PLAYING:DEAD SPACE 2
Have not jumped into MP yet but really loving the single player. The in game storytelling is just fantastic!
PLAYING:WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Playing this like a mo-fukah! I missed out on the whole 'play by email' thing back in the day but I imagine this is kind of what it was like. And it's freaking great! Also, just a great interface and user friendly experience which- given how 'meh' the competition is in this genre- really can not be underestimated.
LISTENING TO: TRON SOUNDTRACK
Yes it's been out for a while, yes I am still listening to it and working to it! This should have at LEAST gotten an Oscar nomination. WTF?!? Great stuff! Can't decide if I dig this or Social Network as best soundtrack of 2010....
WISHING FOR CHANGE: THE ACADEMY AWARDS
Big movie fan, as many of ya'll know. Grew up loving the Oscars and wanting to win one. But damn, this show is fucking LOST IN THE WOODS. This last Oscars was abysmal both cause of Franco AND the overall writing of the thing. The days of this show 'meaning' something are long gone, Academy. Stop trying to make changes in order to reclaim your glory days and instead regroup and redesign to appeal to your fan base: true movie lovers. If that means you end up with a loved, respected show (that still drives movie buffs to the flix before the awards) BUT a show that does 50% less ratings, so be it. I agree the Oscars needs a reboot, but ya'll keep going in the wrong direction: it's not about attracting younger people...it's about embracing the movies. That way movie lovers- old AND young- will show up. But this balancing act ya'll are struggling to pull off makes no sense.
READING: THE HANGMAN'S DAUGHTER
Only a few chapters in but DAY-UHM! The gore is NASTY ASS in such a great, 'mouth open while reading in amazement' sort of way. Good stuff so far...curious where this is going.
GETTING JAZZED FOR: SAN DIEGO COMIC CON
This is my FAVORITE SHOW of the year, hands down! Hotel rooms open up for reservations this week so my mind has turned to those 4 rocking days in July where all of downtown San Diego turns into geek central! So excited!
EAGERLY ANTICIPATING: MORTAL KOMBAT!
One of my favorite franchises of all time! Bring it on BOON! TOASTY!!!!:)
PLAYING: THE SECRET OF GRISLY MANOR
Fun, MYST like adventure game on Iphone/Ipad. I like this game for three reasons: 1) a few really smart, 'oh man- that's clever!' style puzzles...2) nice to see a TRUE adventure game versus all of this 'hidden object' stuff that- while fun- are NOT adventure games! ...3) Damn thing was made on GAMESALAD, a very easy to use game creator and I think that's super cool that a 1 man operation can put out a fun game using such a simple to use tool!
PLAYING: WILD ONES
Nice, free to play (with lots of micro transactions) WORMS like clone on FACEBOOK. I'm not a mega 'build a city/farm' kind of gamer...but this is more of a REAL game that plays in real time....I'm digging it! Have not spent a dime tho...need to figure out the psychology behind that....
OBSESSIVELY WATCHING:THE WEST WING
Watching from Season 1 all the way to the end on Itunes/Apple Tv. My parents and brother loved this show but I was only peripherally aware of it. For some reason I can no longer recall, I started watching the pilot a few weeks back and now every free moment I get is spent with the staff of the Bartlett administration. Season 2 lost a bit of steam tho...Just starting Season 3, hope it picks back up!
Why I Came Back:
And the Free Games Go To:
Herc08,iSixen, and KenWicklein (twitter ids) will each be getting a free copy of our new game, once it becomes available to us to give out (be it download code or disc, depending on final format). Congrats ya'll!
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Far as not being sure what to say about whether it is African American or black let me impart some wisdom to the wise.
African American does not mean you’re black and anyone who says so is a ignorant fucking moron that buys into being politically correct to the point of being a blind drone that spouts out whatever mindless dribble they are told to by the overly sensitive. For the people who use African American in reference to being black I say this, Africa has millions of white people, hundreds of thousands of other foriegn people and millions of Indian people who have lived there for a VERY long time. That’s as ignorant as saying European and referring to only whites despite the fact Europe has millions of millions of people who aren’t white living all over Europe. There have been white and Indian people living in Africa that pre date the term African American by hundreds and hundreds of years.
Technically speaking if we’re going to do this proper then everyone should call everyone "African American, Hispanic, Asian, Italian, Irish, Scottish, Australian, Europeans" because everyone has had someone from another country in their lineage at some point and that person also had others in their family tree and etc etc. So instead of trying to dice ourselves up into groups how about we just all call ourselves human beings and then break ourselves down by our names and leave it at that?
Besides 98% of the time in America we use the term African American in reference to black people who were born in America. Being born in America makes you American, just like being born in England makes you English or Germany makes you German. Nationality titles do not denote skin color. The only possible way someone could be African American is if they were born in Africa and then became a American citizen and claimed America as their home, then they would be African American but if you’re born in America then you’re American plain and simple. Yet again, African does not mean black.
So next time you want to refer to a black guy as something then refer to him by his name. If people would stop trying to divide people up based on skin color and stopped talking about it the sooner racism would end. It’s as stupid as using the term "interracial couple" when you see a white woman and a black guy together, or a Asian woman and a white guy. They aren’t interracial because we’re all human beings despite outward appearances we all are of the same race, the human race.
The problem is white people want to use the term African American because they want to feel like they are sensitive and politically correct. They want to say it publicly and stick their chest out to show everyone just how hip and savvy they are. While black people use the term because they want to go on and on about being treated like equals to everyone else but still want special treatment like titles. And companies and agencies want to use the term so they don’t get sued for being discriminate. Maybe if we really did start treating each other as equals instead of being overly PC about things then maybe we would actually get along because being overly PC is just as destructive as being overly racist.
So bottom line, call a person by their name, not their nationality because using someone’s nationality to define their skin color is completely inaccurate
See if this helps any, straight from Morgan freeman’s mouth.
http://youtu.be/z2d2SzRZvsQ
Yeah, not so much.
I admitted in my blog that I don't know what the respectful term is because the very reason that I DON'T want to be PC for the sake of it. But I honestly don't know- which I said as much.
The idea of referring to someone by name and not race is the same kind of chest pumping, 'ain't I evolved' stance you accuse others of doing. If you KNOW someone and are referring to them as an individual, then sure, you should mention them by their name. Why would you not?
But when you are speaking ABOUT RACE, I don't see the issue in having a word to describe the different races.
I agree if we lived in a world where there was no perception/awareness of different races, this would not be necessary. But that's not reality and so it helps to have a word to define those things. That's not racist or being overly PC. That's just language.
David
This made me very happy to see. Thank you for being yourself and standing up for what's right. I don't have a long comment to leave, but wanted to show support for what you said.
Again, thank you.
Black is fine, Dave. Also, you just got me sooooooo excited that Straight Outta Compton is in it!
I've never imagined that and Twisted Metal together, but that's an awesome combo! I'm buying this game Day One now!!!
I hate racism as well, I don't see why some people have to make such a big deal out of Mr. Grimm not being white- it's completely retarded for them to even say anything about it, I'm still gonna appreciate this game no matter what, and for those who don't like the music in the new Twisted Metal, just simply go to Options and go to sound then go to music and turn it off it's that simple. :P
Interesting topic. I can't speak for everyone, nor do I know exactly what has been said, but I'm not sure his skin color is exactly the issue. People might pop in and say they don't like Mr. Grimm being black, but it could be more that they already have an established image of what/who Mr. Grimm should be (probably in line with what TMB showed).
I personally don't care much. It's Twisted Metal and the same characters get reinvented over and over. The way Mr. Grimm looks in the trailer, with the facepaint and all, seems almost tribal. My gut reaction when I saw the image was "is Mr. Grimm getting into some mix of voodoo and gang culture? I'm not so sure how I feel about that. I've never thought of his character like that."
Nevertheless, the game looks like a good product and I will be getting it on the release day. I'm just going to have to trust you folks know what's best. Even if the new Mr. Grimm doesn't match how he's already positioned in my mind, I'm guessing the story attached will be entertaining nonetheless.
If that sounds racist, go ahead and donate the money. If anyone is honestly pissed by the mere fact that there is a black character in the game, I feel sorry for them. Really, I hope it's just people not explaining themselves thoroughly.
Oh, and NWA...I'm cool with that. Just the same, I hope there is an option to turn off/skip certain tracks.
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