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[strafer]

Jeff Bakalar looks like the dude who played the pilot in the LOST pilot.

 

[alr1ght]

Not everyone wants to enter your world of incestuous mpreg fantasy.

what

I must be missing a reference

 

[def sim]

I'm not looking up what mpreg is.

 

[santeesioux]

Some of the GB guys didn't even go to Ryan's wedding if I remember correctly. Honestly I think we see all of them as friends, but for some of them it seems to be more of a coworker type relationship.

The true shock will come years later when you find out they all hated each other's guts, like with Opie and Anthony.

 

[StoveOven]

I'm all aboard The Witness hype train. This interview with Blow probably got me more hyped then any footage I've seen though, he's a fascinating fellow and what's he's attempting to do with his games is undeniably interesting. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/the-most-dangerous-gamer/308928/

I started to read that article but then had to stop when it said "a sort of Citizen Kane of video games"

 

[Incandenza]

I started to read that article but then had to stop when it said "a sort of Citizen Kane of video games"

I know, the article's not even about Metroid Prime

 

[Catvoca]

I started to read that article but then had to stop when it said "a sort of Citizen Kane of video games"

It seems to written for non-gamers. Push past the first couple of paragraphs and there is interesting stuff. That line is really dumb though.

 

[StopMakingSense]

Jeff Bakalar looks like the dude who played the pilot in the LOST pilot.

Greg Grunberg AKA most distracting/out of place thing in The Force Awakens?

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I started to read that article but then had to stop when it said "a sort of Citizen Kane of video games"

Wait, it's like Metroid Prime? Im IN!

 

[Frith]

I'm not looking up what mpreg is.

i'm so happy that i don't know what that is maybe there is hope for me yet

 

[MiniBossBattle]

Where is the BombCast?

 

[Twin Tails]

Where is the BombCast?

Cancelled. ALT+F1 is replacing it.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I'm not looking up what mpreg is.

It's a compression technology.

 

[Laurentius]

Where is the BombCast?

Yesterday was a holiday, so last I heard they were planning on recording it today. Which means it'll probably go out fairly late.

 

[strafer]

Greg Grunberg AKA most distracting/out of place thing in The Force Awakens?

that's the guy...JJ has a habit of casting him in everything he directs.

 

[Zoggy]

Yesterday was a holiday, so last I heard they were planning on recording it today. Which means it'll probably go out fairly late.

yeah but what about MY needs?

 

[omgkitty]

I'm all aboard The Witness hype train. This interview with Blow probably got me more hyped then any footage I've seen though, he's a fascinating fellow and what's he's attempting to do with his games is undeniably interesting. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/the-most-dangerous-gamer/308928/

The person writing this really thinks highly of themselves don't they? The writing style just screams "LOOK AT HOW GREAT OF A WRITER I AM!"

 

[TraBuch]

I shall listen to the new My Brother, My Brother and Me while I wait for the Giant Latecast.

 

[StopMakingSense]

that's the guy...JJ has a habit of casting him in everything he directs.

They are childhood friends.

 

[Twin Tails]

lol jason

 

[EdReedFan20]

that's the guy...JJ has a habit of casting him in everything he directs.

Yup. He was in the party scene in Mission: Impossible III. In Star Trek (2009) he was the voice of young Kirk's uncle/step-father (can't remember what the role was- a deleted scene delved further). In Super 8 his voice could be heard from a just off-screen TV where he is clearly playing a character on some 70's sitcom. In Star Wars he plays Resistance pilot Snap Wexley (or as some jokingly say, "The New Porkins"). The only J.J. Abrams movie he did not appear in was Star Trek Into Darkness. He was also the doomed pilot from the Lost premiere. Helps when your childhood friend becomes a big time director/mega-producer.

 

[alr1ght]

I wonder if Dan's dad is hanging out with Dan's roommate.

 

[def sim]

i'm so happy that i don't know what that is maybe there is hope for me yet

Curiosity got to me, so I looked it up. I've already seen that stuff here from long ago. I'm in too deep.

It's a compression technology.

😠

 

[Jintor]

It's a compression technology.

A+++

 

[TraBuch]

Something is compressed somewhere.

 

[MassiveNights]

Not really.

If you are paying for premium as a yearly fee I could see how the dips in premium content could be a little annoying but I pay monthly so what the hell, I know which months there are less premium content than others and I just duck out every now and then.

Usually you don't miss anything exciting in December or around E3 that you can't catch up on in pretty quick order when you re-sub.

January can be a wash out too, as seen this month.

There's always UPF but it's not consistent enough to be a deciding factor and the Bombcast is better with ads.

 

[robotrock]

I'm all aboard The Witness hype train. This interview with Blow probably got me more hyped then any footage I've seen though, he's a fascinating fellow and what's he's attempting to do with his games is undeniably interesting. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/the-most-dangerous-gamer/308928/

You don’t ask Jon to hang out, because he’ll just say ‘Why?’”

I turned to Blow at the next desk and asked if I was missing some clue for a specific puzzle. He fixed me with a stare that could hammer a nail into a wall. “The clue is, you’re doing it wrong,”

This interview is incredible.

 

[Incandenza]

It's a compression technology.

ayyyy

 

[popo]

Jeff Bakalar looks like the dude who played the pilot in the LOST pilot.

I don't know what the pilot (in the pilot) looks like, but I think Jeff looks a lot like this mook.

 

[Megasoum]

I don't know what the pilot (in the pilot) looks like, but I think Jeff looks a lot like this mook.

lol those mental images of Bakalar in Strike Back are amazing haha

 

[Flandy]

Is Metal Gear Scanlon dead or have they just been too busy?

 

[Laurentius]

Is Metal Gear Scanlon dead or have they just been too busy?

Until told otherwise, I'm just assuming Drew has just been way too busy setting up the new studio.

 

[def sim]

Is Metal Gear Scanlon dead or have they just been too busy?

Drew unlocked a PP achievement recently, so they're likely holding on to an episode for later release.

 

[Catvoca]

This interview is incredible.

I know right? It made me so much more hyped for the game, and made me way more interested in Jonathon Blow. It even made me appreciate Braid more, the authors interpretation is great.

One night in his apartment, with the lights of San Francisco twinkling for miles outside his windows, I warned Blow that I was about to do something that might aggravate him: I was going to tell him what I thought Braid was about, and he could do with that whatever he wanted.

“Okay,” he replied with a half smirk, leaning back in his chair.

“So obviously there’s the theme of the creation of the atomic bomb,” I began.

“I think you can make a very strong case that that is an unambiguous reference,” he replied, which I interpreted as the Blovian equivalent of Yes.

“But I think what has frustrated you about people’s interpretations of Braid is that the atom bomb itself is a metaphor for a certain kind of knowledge,” I continued. “You’ve been chasing some deep form of understanding all your life, and what I think you’ve found is that questing after that knowledge brings alienation with it. The further you’ve gone down that road, the further it’s taken you from other people. So the knowledge is ultimately destructive to your life, just like the atom bomb was—it’s a kind of truth that has a cataclysmic impact. You thought chasing that knowledge would make you happy, but like Tim, part of you eventually wished you could turn back time and do things over again.”

Blow remained silent.

“Does that make sense?,” I asked.

“Yep, yep.”

“So?”

He smiled.

“Well, I would say that I would not be frustrated at all with that interpretation.”

 

[alr1ght]

hot stats

 

[Incandenza]

HOT FRESH B-CAST

 

[StoveOven]

I know right? It made me so much more hyped for the game, and made me way more interested in Jonathon Blow. It even made me appreciate Braid more, the authors interpretation is great.

Yeah, I got around to finishing it and I do think it's a great read. I've always been fascinated by Jonathan Blow, and I'm super excited for The Witness to come out. It will be one of the few games where the creator of will be constantly in my mind I as I play it.

 

[Frith]

I'm all aboard The Witness hype train. This interview with Blow probably got me more hyped then any footage I've seen though, he's a fascinating fellow and what's he's attempting to do with his games is undeniably interesting. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/the-most-dangerous-gamer/308928/

wow if your going to make so many statements that start with "the only one..." you better fucking know a shitload to back them up.

 

[Tubobutts]

HOT FRESH B-CAST

Hooray just in time to save for tomorrow!

 

[SlowRevolution]

The true shock will come years later when you find out they all hated each other's guts, like with Opie and Anthony.

vinny was forced to leave san francisco because the screaming matches he had with rorie kept escalating

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Here's your science thing for the day: Zero-g fishtanks might be interesting, and water surface tension is really goddamn strong.

 

[Catvoca]

Hooray just in time to save for tomorrow!

Haha, my thoughts exactly.

 

[petethepanda]

HOT FRESH B-CAST

The scent of fresh, piping hot content, straight out of the oven.

 

[Renpatsu]

Reckon daydream is still up or should I post the thread today?

 

[BanGy.nz]

Reckon daydream is still up or should I post the thread today?

Post it.

 

[justjim89]

Gotta love Paul.

 

[Renpatsu]

This week's Bombcast brought to you by the ninkyō dantai.

 

[Deleted member 59090]

I'm all aboard The Witness hype train. This interview with Blow probably got me more hyped then any footage I've seen though, he's a fascinating fellow and what's he's attempting to do with his games is undeniably interesting. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/the-most-dangerous-gamer/308928/

Wow. Thanks for that. Great read even if it made me somewhat hate the author. I never really cared much about Blow himself but this makes him look like an interesting guy.

 

[MassiveNights]

That bonus Powerbombcast in that GITS QL is awesome.

 

[stump sock]

This week's Bombcast brought to you by the ninkyō dantai.

yes, excellent. full approval