Have your own mutated abomination ready for Spore

I still don't really know what to expect from the much hyped upcoming game Spore. I do know I am excited about it! Why? you may ask. Will Wright thats why. Will Wright is mostly known as "Game God" because he is one of the founders of Maxis and creators of Sim City and The Sims. While not all of Will's games have been as successful (I'm looking at you SimCopter) even games like SimAnt can catch the imagination for hours.

What is spore? Spore's official website describes the game; "With Spore you can nurture your creature through five stages of evolution: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space. Or if you prefer, spend as much time as you like making creatures, vehicles, buildings and spaceships with Spore’s unique Creator tools.CREATE Your Universe from Microscopic to Macrocosmic - From tide pool amoebas to thriving civilizations to intergalactic starships, everything is in your hands."

So if you are anything like me I know you want to download the creature creator and start playing Intelligent Designer like I did.

Watch a clip of the game play HERE

Check out the games offical site, where you can download the Creature Creator HERE

Free Flash Fun!

Today's Free Flash Fun is an addictive little game called "Dirk Valentine And The Fortress Of Steam." Dirk is a platformer style of game where you control a small soldier armed with only a chain gun (think Bionic Commando's arm) which you must use to both destroy wandering enemies and create your self bridges over obstacles. To play Dirk you need to use both the keyboard and mouse so lap tops with touch pads and smart phones might have a tough time enjoying Dirk Valentine, but I think most flash gamers will be pleased with this clever little platformer from Nitrome.com

BlizzActoVision!

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In case you haven't herd just yet the game companies Blizzard (World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Warcraft III) and Activision (Come on you herd of Activision) are merging to become what will be the largest game company in the world (feels like a maniacal laugh should follow doesn't it?) I know the question is why should you care! Well my take is for one I love Blizzards games! I have enjoyed every game they have ever put out, except for WoW, not because I don't like, but because I never played due to the fact I know I would become addicted. I don't wanna lose my Fiancé or my job! Activision and Marvel have had a long standing relationship with many quality games (i.e. X-men Legends, Ultimate Spider-man, Spider-Man 3 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance) Soooooooooo my hope is that maybe, just maybe with the superior MMORPG skills of Blizzard, mixed with the successful handling of Marvel's licensing we may have a re-start/re-do with the Marvel MMORPG. I having nothing to go on than my own determination to will this into existence but I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

For more info check out Blizzaeds Q&A HERE

LEGO Batman Teaser Trailer

I loved LEGO Star Wars, so I can't wait for this LEGO Batman to drop.
Calling this a trailer just isn't fair, but it's just enough to tease my fanboy sensibilities.

I've also herd some hype on a possible LEGO Indiana Jones.

It's almost sad in this age of HD Games I'm most pumped for LEGO renderings.

As far as movie adaptions go I'm still waiting for LEGO Solyent Green.
Which would be the better phrase; "Solyent Green is LEGOs!" or "They're making our blocks out of people? Or not, but a LEGO Charlton Heston I mean how cool would that be!?

Who Want's to Kill some Zombies?

I think the better question is, who doesn't want to kill some zombies?

I found this great flash game over at Armor Games. Armor has a ton of fun flash games but the zombie killing fest know as The last Stand has got to be the best. Just a little advice, if you want to make it through this game other survivors are essentual. I tried to make it through solo, thinking "Search for survivors, why would I do that?" But without other people to help fix the barracade it's just too much. After a few tries I made it all the way through, the game is no subsittue for Resident Evil or Dead Rising, but it can make for a fun half hour.

Give it a try Here
Or Check out other Armor Games Here

Also I found some great Zombie links right here on Blogspot.
Check out Analog Medium's Encyclopedia Zombica, these guys are attempting to review and surmise every Zombie movie ever made. Quite an undertaking especially seing as there are some real bad movies in the Zombie genre. I have a good friend who loves Zombies and I can probably attribute most of my current love of zombies to him, the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, the lovable British romantic comedy in a zombie setting (BritRomZomCom?), Sean of the Dead and Robert Kirkman's killer comic The Walking Dead.

Please be advised The Walking Dead comic deals with some VERY adult issues so please read EACH issue before you pass it on to your young ones. But for the adults without a weak stomach I highly recommend it!

Good luck, had fun and enjoy zombie killing (or reading)
When your done come on back to Palaba's Posts and let us know how you did!

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