No, this doesn't have anything to do with videogames. I came across the above image this morning, part of a series by photographer Tamar Levine and photoshopper Rob Sheridan, and was pretty well  by itstruck. Surely this is the kind of imagery we're exposed to quite a bit through our XBoxes and PS3. Here it is brought to highly detailed life. I'll be interested to see where the series goes. See more at Tamar's photoblog here.

Missy in the blue dress came across my desktop a few weeks ago, via NOTCOT. She's a very appealing way to display the potential for well-designed prosthetic devices. You can read more about the one she's modeling, called the Immaculate, here.

Game over man! Game over! This past week has brought upon the failure of three of my friends’ 360s. 1 Elite and 2 launch systems. So folks, that it makes a clean sweep. Every single one of my friends has red ringed now. 12 out of 12 of Tim’s friends agree Microsoft has a hell of a hard time with hardware. I have personally posted in detail about my ordeals with Microsoft here and here. So I know this isn’t ground breaking news, but I just had to post something since the failure rate among my game loving adult friends just reached 100%. One thing is for sure; the next time I buy Microsoft hardware I am buying a Best Buy service contract with it (the horror). To think I bought my launch system on Ebay.

The Japanese equivalent of Best Buy has put up a list of the movies that apparently inspired Metal Gear Solid mastermind Hideo Kojima. The list is dominated by action (duh) with some sci-fi thrown in for good measure. Chances are also quite high you'll find one of these films playing in the [8bit] offices. For Tsutaya's page about the list, click here. I hope you can read japanese. If you can't here's the list in sweet, sweet american. The Guns of Navarone. The Great Escape. Goldfinger. 2001. Planet of the Apes. The Deer Hunter. Dawn of the Dead. Full Metal Jacket. Predator. Die Hard. Heat. Black Hawk Down. Children of Men. The Bourne Identity. Casino Royale. [/film]

I have to admit that I'd totally forgot there was a game tied to The Dark Knight until I read this article over at Kotaku. First it was going to be released with the film hit theaters, then it was delayed to line up with the home video product hitting stores. It never arrived. Kotaku's story is an in-depth investigation and retelling of what actually happened, from initial idea to getting the ax. Definitely worth the read.