Ataribox After-Action Report: Atari Strikes Back At THE REGISTER!

Update: And now NintendoLife, a UK-based Nintendo news fansite, has picked up on the story.

Source: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/21/atari_interview_in_full/

Satirical news site The Register had posted a couple hilarious yet revealing articles in regards to the Ataribox device that people are apparently raving over. Well, this didn’t sit well with Atari, who accused those dastardly Brits of publishing FAKE NEWS!

The Register shot back by releasing the audio interview they did with Ataribox cheif Michael Artz and well… I haven’t heard it yet, but I’m assuming they’re on the up and up and Atari is just being flaky at this point.

Look, whatever thoughts I have on this thing will be somewhat expressed on the House Show this weekend. In the meantime, however, your lovely Ataribox campaign has thus far amassed a grand total of $2,922,310 as of three minutes ago.

I would like to remind folks that the Ouya collected $8.5 million in their campaign.

Just a thought.

Sting To Write Forward To Hellblazer: 30th Anniversary Collection

Source: https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2018/06/18/sting-channels-constantine-to-celebrate-30th-anniversary-of-hellblazer

Legendary musician and former frontman of The Police STING will be writing the forward to the upcoming Hellblazer: 30th Anniversary Collection from DC Comics. Sting served as the inspiration for the visual look of the John Constantine character, so it seems somewhat appropriate that the man himself should have a hand in the celebration.

And this is where Joe Jabroni Wrestling Fan jumps in and asks when he’s going to face the Undertaker at Wrestlemania.

Last Sunday Really Pissed Me Off

Well, no, not really… had a wonderful Sunday.

For those who are wondering – that would be about three of you – I haven’t seen the PPV beyond a couple matches that happened to be on as background noise during the week. The matches turned out to be the Daniel Bryan Danielson vs. Consensual Penis/Big Cass and later on, the Ronda match, where Jonathan Coachman said the stupidest line on commentary that prompted the Quotable reaction that was posted a couple days ago. Anything I know about Asuka being turned into Just Another Geek, I’ve seen via online clips.

I’m not planning a write-up on the show nor do I plan on sitting down and watching it; the show’s simply too damn long and there wasn’t much to look forward to. I will say that of the two matches I’ve seen, it was… fine. Bryan’s match with Big Cass was better than their previous outing, but nothing to write home about. And as far as Rousey is concerned, I thought her match with Nia Jax was fine. I’m not the biggest Rousey fan in the world and didn’t care for her UFC stuff or her bored expressions that people are passing off as “death glares” or whatever, but from what I’ve seen, she’s made the transition rather nicely and, provided the booking doesn’t go to shit, she might actually do well in WWE.

Let’s just hope she doesn’t become the next Roman Reigns.

So while that show was taking place on Sunday, I was playing an old NES game called Faria, which is a hybrid role-playing game combined with Zelda-style overhead action bits. It’s a slow start and for anyone who wants to complain about how Dragon Warrior I has long grind sessions, play this game, where virtually every enemy you kill is worth one point. This may change as the game progresses, but still… bah.

The planned thing that I have on Friday that would’ve been used for a Power Rangers Reflections Redux is on hold for now… on the bright side, I can push BACK the PRRR and it’ll be featured this coming Friday. It’s not as wholesome as other entries as it covers a gimmick episode, but it is a new entry, for whatever that’s worth.

Once I get back from real life stuff, I’ll be testing out the new headsets by recording a quick House Show. I did some quick recordings here and there beforehand and things sound rather promising once all the drivers and set-up doohickies were set-up. This isn’t going to replace the Yeti when it comes to the heavy stuff like reviews and stuff, but it could be work with commentaries, house shows, and possibly even a certain audio program that has been long dormant.

Fingers crossed.

CBS To Produce MOAR Star Trek Shows In The Future

Source: https://trekmovie.com/2018/06/19/breaking-cbs-planning-to-expand-star-trek-television-franchise-alex-kurtzman-to-oversee/

So with Discovery being a hit of sorts, CBS is going to maximum warp on Star Trek and plans on shooting out multiple series based on different settings. Some of these include one based on Starfleet Academy, a Khan limited series, an animated series of sorts, and one that might bring back the bald captain who controls the skies.

Now whether all this comes to fruition or not is another story, but it’s nice to see that there’s some semblance of Star Trek to look forward to in the future. Out of all these ideas, I wouldn’t mind seeing another animated series, since we really haven’t had one since the 70s. If we do go that route, may I suggest you stick with a traditional animated style and stay away from the CG stuff? That style of animation is usually hit or miss and I don’t want a CG series that looks worse than the cutscenes in the old Elite Forces computer games.

How Does Transformers Fight A Long Road Trip In Space?

Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-new-idw-comic-is-mashing-up-star-trek-and-transformer-1826960426

IDW announced a four-issue mini-series starting in September that will featuring a crossover between the Star Trek animated series from the 70s with the original 80s Transformers, which is precisely the sort of ridiculous crossover concept you’ve come to expect from IDW, considering their crossovers with Doctor Who and Planet Of The Apes.

I’m sure this’ll be good fun. IDW has been consistently been putting out some really good Trek comics these past few years and those other crossovers were fun reads if nothing else.

And Another Thing…

You know… I’m still a little sore about the whole Asuka thing. She gets beat by Charlotte at Mania, then Charlotte loses the Women’s title to Carmella. And then Asuka challenges for the title and eventually gets the upper hand, but is spooked by someone dressed like her. And then it’s revealed to be James Ellsworth and that scares her even more?

It’s time for a new Cornette Face… and sure enough…

Mike Tenay's Vaporwave

Former wrestling announcer and current Vegas fellow Mike Tenay fell on hard times and resorted to Vaporwave music. Please do him a favor and buy some of his albums (or download them for free) from his bandcamp page.

Disclaimer: Mike Tenay did not actually make these tunes, but some other dude using his name and likeness. Still, it’s some sweet and soothing tunes that I often play whenever I’m going on long drives or doing some deep creative stuff.

Ataribox After-Action Report: Tuesday Check-In

June 18 01:00 p.m. EST: $2,907,984
June 18 07:11 P.M. EST: $2,909,306
June 18 11:55 p.m. EST: $2,910,203
June 19 02:05 A.M. EST: $2,910,824
June 19 09:46 A.M. EST: $2,913,530
June 19 04:02 p.m. EST: $2,913,354
June 19 05:23 P.M. EST: $2,913,419

So I take it that it’ll take them THREE WEEKS to break the three million mark?

You know what? I tap. This stopped being fun.

How about a house show, this weekend?

That’ll be fun.