Ralph McQuarrie, a conceptual artist most notably known for his work on original Star Wars trilogy, died yesterday at the age of 82. He also worked on original Battlestar Galactica series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park and others. For his work on movie Cocoon he won an Academy Award for Visual Effects in 1985. You can read a statement by George Lucas here or visit McQuarrie's website here.
A week ago, I finally bought Pokémon Heart Gold. As I really wanted to start my adventure with a shiny starter, I softresetted. A lot. And without a success, so today, I told my girlfriend we can start playing, even without a shiny (She was bugging me the whole week that she wants to play and doesn't care about shinies but oh well, a week didn't hurt her :D). She pickud up a Chikorita, however, Chikorita didn't have a good nature, so I softresetted (again) for a good natured female Chikorita. Some 10 soft resets later, we ended up having a shiny Totodile! Now, the adventure can truly begin!
New scans from Game Informer reveal details about the latest addition in Assassin's Creed franchise. The story will be set during American Revolution, a will take place somewhere between Boston and New York. We will play as Connor, whose mother was Native American and father an Englishman. However, Desmond will also have a great role in the present day. For more details, you can look at all the scans here.
Frankenweenie is remake of Burton's 1984 short film. It's inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, however instead of being about a doctor and his monster, it's about a small boy, Victor, who brings his deceased pet dog, Sparky, back to life. The movie is set for release on October 5, 2012 and you can watch the trailer below. (By the way, the animation seems to be done much in the same way as Burton's short film from 1982, Vincent. The main characters also seem to be pretty similar. You know what, just watch Vincent here and make your own opinion :D.)
OK, so it'đ time to get my blog started again. First images from AC3 leaked earlier today, one from Best Buy's employee and one yould be seen on Game Informers cover for a little while. Images show what seems to be a Native American with a tomahawk and a Colonial apparel. In the backround of the picture from Best Buy a Colonial flag can be seen also. Now we just have to wait for official reveal by Ubisoft, which should happen on March 5.