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FROM APPLETELL - If you remember Dragon’s Lair, Banjo the Woodpile Cat will seem very familiar, because not only is it virtually the same game mechanic, but the animation for both was done by Don Bluth best known for “An American Tail” and “The Land Before Time.“ MORE »

Title: Shaun the Sheep Price: $29.99 System(s): Nintendo DS Release Date: September 23, 2008 Publisher (Developer): D3 Publisher (Art) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Comic Mischief Pros: Good game for kids. Mini-games are moderately challenging. A few nice extras. Decent graphics. Cons: Mini-game graphics can be subpar at times. The story… Continue Reading »

During Comic Con 2008, many games and comics were featured. And who wouldn’t want to attend a special preview of today’s most talented directors and animators create independent film masterpieces. The Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival consisted of movies that fell into seven categories: action/adventure, animation, comics-oriented, documentary, humor/parody, horror… Continue Reading »

Title: Kung Fu Panda Price: $29.99 System(s): DS (Wii, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, PC) Release Date: June 3, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Activision (Vicarious Visions) ESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for cartoon violence Pros: Utilizes the touchscreen extremely well and maintains a fair amount of humor. Nice looking environments and smooth panda… Continue Reading »

I often take a lot of flack for my devoted love affair with the new Star Wars trilogy over the original - yes, even Episode I. For me, the new the trilogy opened up the Star Wars universe unlike the original trilogy ever had. Well, apparently George Lucas agrees with… Continue Reading »

Seth MacFarlane, creator of well-known hit animated series Family Guy and American Dad, has been named the host of the 2nd Annual Elan Awards Show scheduled to perform on February 15, 2008 at The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts. “I am extremely excited to be hosting the 2nd… Continue Reading »

Whenever I hear the phrase “human Tetris,” it brings to mind images that are no very appropriate for children (yet is most often the reason they exist). As Wired has pointed out, there are much less naughty and more publicly acceptable ways for people to perform large-scale Tetris with the… Continue Reading »

Final Fantasy A+, a hilarious Final Fantasy Flash-based animation, has developed a small cult following on the web. The animation features fantastic animation, an amusing story and all the Final Fantasy staples. The animation was created by John Su (Mousekliks) for a high school Japanese final exam - don’t worry… Continue Reading »