Film A Remake of ‘The Godfather’ w/ Nintendo Characters; Han Solo Gets Angry at Chewbacca, and A New Avengers Trailer

July 29, 2011 - 10:55 pm

There’s 2 little gems in a big coal mine full of sh*t this week, movie-wise. 1. Here’s a great little game site/comedy troupe called The Game Station, who wonders: what would a Godfather sequel be like if Super Mario played the seminal Marlon Brando role, complete with drooping lower lip and nasally wheeze? Along with Nintendo mainstays Mega Man/Solid Snake/Halo Master Chief Guy among the heads of the families, trying to construct a truce? Here ya go:

Mario has apparently put aside his differences and vendettas to focus on a common enemy: the threat of Angry Birds and other unworthy iPhone games. As the patriarchs of a once-proud lineage, these classic game characters now face the threat of an unremarkable-yet-deadly enemy.

2. If you didn’t see it, Harrison Ford/ Han Solo rejected a particularly whiny Wookie on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. Read on for the clip:

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video games Pro Gamer Ian “Enable” Wyatt Pushes Play

March 8, 2011 - 12:09 pm

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I have a couple of confessions to make. First, when I heard I’d have the chance to play HALO Reach during Social Media Week this year with Ian “Enable” Wyatt, one of the best professional HALO players in the world, I was really nervous! I’m not a gamer – unless you count Rock Band or any game that involves dancing. Then, I will own you. Second, I’ll admit it – I sort of had a preconceived notion of what a “professional gamer” would be like. I mean, I know plenty of awesome geeks who game for fun, but for someone to play long enough and well enough to go pro? Well, let’s just say I wasn’t expecting a charming conversationalist.

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Social Media SMW Day 4: Discovering New Music Plus Ian “Enable” Wyatt

February 17, 2011 - 11:59 am

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Ian “Enables” My Gaming Habit

Red Bull Space knows how to do Happy Hour. Not only did they provide alcohol for Social Media Week attendees last week, but they provided video games! Each day of SMW11, attendees could hang out in the Gaming Lounge and drink Red Bull & Vodkas as they tried their hand at Wii Snowboarding, raced in Gran Turismo, or shot at enemy soldiers in the new HALO Reach game. The star of the Happy Hour on the third day of SMW, however, was Ian “Enable” Wyatt. At only 17 years old, he’s one of the top HALO players in the world! Gaming fans had the opportunity to play with Wyatt in a relaxed atmosphere, allowing them to get into the minds and play-style of one of their gamer idols. And so did I!

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