Hock Show Weekend Top Five for July 11th – 17th, 2010
1. BP Tries It Again. What the heck right? Infinite chances to try this seal thing out. BP put a cap on their leaking oil well, and while early indicators aren’t good (it’s still leaking, just not as much) I have to give them points for trying. So, +2, BP. You’re still at -1,000,000 though.
2. Inception Is a Big Deal, Don’t Know Why. Inception, the film that finally brings together the director of the last two Batman movies, Leonardo DiCaprio, the kid from “3rd Rock from the Sun,” and Juno has rocketed to the top of IMDB’s best movies of all time. Why? No idea, but it sounds like a great idea for a terrible David Cage game. Somebody get on this.
3. ICP Fans Have a Bit of a Sense of Humor, ICP on the Other Hand…. Scientists Flashmobed an ICP concert last week, dressed in face paint and holding impromptu lectures about how the fuck magnets work, and why Ass Dan’s kids look just like Ass Dan. The fans were joking around about it (surprisingly), but ICP sent their security guards to break the party up. Geez, guys. Maybe you shouldn’t have written “Miracles” then.
4. 1 vs 100 Cancelled for XBox Live. Only a couple years behind the TV version! Seriously, though, I never played it, but the concept of an actual gameshow being run over a game console was a pretty neat idea. Ultimately it didn’t pan out, but I expect that the best parts of it will be salvaged in some other game. Like Dragon Age 2 is doing to Alpha Protocol.
5. George Steinbrenner Died. On one hand, nobody loved baseball more than George, and his passion for the game and for the Yankees in particular was charming and should be honored. On the other hand, he singlehandedly ruined free agency and his attempts to create mercenary teams of eleven all stars were terrible for the game of baseball and set things back decades. So…so long, George.