Minecraft

Today I stumbled across some rather impressive pieces of fan film on YouTube. Purely by coincidence, they were all centred around one particular game, Minecraft. For the uninitiated, Minecraft is a video game for the pc. The player finds themselves stranded on an uninhabited island (alone or with friends) tasked only with keeping themselves alive. Creativity and exploration are encouraged as the player is able to provide themselves with the tools needed to build or destroy almost anything.

Here is the OFFICAL trailer. As far as I can guess:


When I say Mincraft is good, I suppose it should be considered an understatement. In one day alone, the game reportedly managed to rake in $350,000 through digital distribution in one day. That's made all the more impressive considering that the game isn't even in final build yet, it's still being Beta tested!

And here are the wonderful fan films. To say I prefer them to the amusing yet short/mildly disturbing official trailer is an understatement:





I saved the super-geeky video 'til last. Behold Minecraft LARP comedy in all its glory:

Wolverine Vs The Hand from Gary Shore on Vimeo.

Die Hipster!

That's not an order, it's a game. Honest.

It's pretty funny too. I guess:
http://www.thathipster.com

UPDATE.
I almost urge you not to play this now. If only for the sake of your own sanity. The controls are terrible, the game is confusing and the music is driving me insane. 'Die Hipster' is only really redeemed by the tweets your character sends as he's standing idle. If you DO play it though, check the LED display in the Hall of Legends (or whatever they call it) if you get stuck. Just a little hint. OH, and the instructional images in the first section should ALL be useful, including the last.

I did find this looking for a walkthrough, so not all is lost:

Yes I looked for a walkthrough. Wanted to know just how much was left to play. DON'T JUDGE ME

Long ago in a distant land..

How annoying. I just finished Watching Samurai Jack from start to finish and really hated the lack of closure. I'm absolutely dying to know what happens next. Does Jack succeed in his quest, return to the past and defeat Aku? Does he defeat Aku but remain in the future? Could Aku actually win? Surely this wonderful story couldn't end on an episode so detached from Jack's main quest. So off I went on a quest of my own; searching for an answer, combing the internet for any viable piece of information.

There appears to be both good news and bad news. What's the bad news? Samurai Jack was cancelled, there is no officially announced conclusion and it is unlikely to return. The man behind the show, Genndy Tartakovsky, is no longer part of Cartoon Network. Even more unfortunately, the voice actor for Aku, Makoto Iwamatsu, passed away in 2006.

The good news? Back in 2007, former Hanna-Barbera president Fred Seiber, announced on his blog that together with J.J Abrams and the guidance of Tartakovsky, a Samurai Jack feature film was to be produced. Seibert's company, Frederator Films, now owns the rights to the series and apparently has a $20 million budget for the production. A press release from late 2009 reported that the film is in development at Paramount Pictures with Bad Robot Productions. News appears to have slowed recently but there is no news of cancellation and IMDb still hints at a 2011 release. Fingers crossed!


The best fan-made teaser I could find.

Sorry..you lost me.

So I was watching this video. Strange Japanese gameshow? ok. Funny costumes? alright. Dancing? I follow.

Wait...Does that man have tape on his eyes?

And why are that man's trousers around his ankles?


I'll never question anything again. Even this looks normal now:

On a side note..

Minecraft AND Portal in ONE video? Look no further:

Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula