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Xbox exclusive action game Scalebound has been canceled. Well this is too bad. Scalebound looked kinda cool, Skyrim but with friends and floating castles, what's not to love there? It was from the studio that did Bayonetta which I just picked up for like $12 on the WiiU and that game is the bomb.com. Hopefully this doesn't bode poorly for other hotly anticipated Microsoft studios titles. I'm excited for this whole PC/Xbox synergy thing they announced last year. Get me some semi-exclusive PC titles stat.

People still use the Amiga today, and new Viva Amiga documentary shows why. I'm pretty sure I've never used an Amiga before. I'm familiar with the computer and I remember people who had them really liked them, but I'm near positive I've never had the pleasure. Still, I'm all in on this documentary. I'm a sucker for anything about old technology like this and the people that are obsessed over it.

All the Major Star Wars Cameos and Connections You May Have Missed in Rogue One. I know this is like 3 weeks old but who cares? My wife still hasn't seen Rogue One and I'm really eager to see it a second time in the theater. In fact now that I'm typing this out there's a small chance I posted this already right before I went on vacation. Oh well, no stopping now!

The Rock’s 2017 Fitness Regimen Includes A Toilet Nestled Among His Weights, Possibly Sparks New Trend. People who lift weights, are weird.

Rogue One: A Review!

Would you believe that I really enjoyed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story? I know, I'm as surprised as you are. No spoilers here, just a few quick words on the movie:

The reviews for Rogue One have been pretty positive and I think they're pretty well deserved. If I try and remove myself from the fandom for a minute I think there's plenty in Rogue One for any non-Star Wars geek to enjoy. Of course removed from that fandom there's not a ton about the movie that would make it incredibly memorable. The best parts of the movie really are in the details.

Sure the actors do a fine job but outside of Alan Tyduk's smart ass robot there's not really a break out character. It's like the San Antonio Spurs of casts. Everyone is really good and they win a ton of games but outside of San Antonio no one is buying a lot of their jerseys. The action is fine and nicely paced, there's a couple really dramatic scenes and there's the expected razzmatazz with the special and practical effects. If this is the kind of overall quality we can expect from all the Star Wars spin-offs Disney has planned I think most fans will be pretty happy.

Where the movie really shines though is how it fits into the main story of the Star Wars universe. It took 15 years but finally we have a prequel that feels at home with the original trilogy. A lot of care and detail went into making sure this movie lined up perfectly with Episode IV. Of course they didn't stop there, there are so called Easter eggs for the two new Cartoons, Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. If you're really into Star Wars cannon there's a lot in this movie for you.

Much like when The Force Awakens came out last year, some fans are probably a little too eager to call Rogue One the best or the second best Star Wars movie ever. It's definitely a good movie, better than any of the prequels maybe not as enjoyable as The Force Awakens though. I don't know, ranking the Star Wars movies basically comes down to how much you can stand Death Stars and Ewoks. Personally I'll take more Ewoks over Death Stars any day of the week.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer #2

Hey there second trailer for Rogue One, how you doing?

I'm not sure that this trailer is "as good" as the first trailer, there's a disturbing lack of Stormtroopers on a tropical beach, but it does give us a bit more on the main character. Also we get to see more cool things like the new U-Wing, K-2SO and Forest Whitaker's robot feet. Save the date for Dec 16th, you're definitely going to want to check out what's going on with those robot feet before the internet spoils it for you.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer

Boy howdy was this new Rogue One trailer a sight for sore eyes last night. It was a rough day at work, then when I came home the kids were terrors and I had a soccer game I didn't really feel like going to. After getting home late last night, injured and mosquito bitten, I sat down and watched a couple minutes of NBC's terrible Olympic coverage and low and behold Ryan Seacrest was premiering the new Rogue One trailer.

It's a great trailer but knowing they had to do a ton of reshoots and having just seen Suicide Squad (another movie that had a ton of reshoots) I'm a bit nervous. I really really want these Star Wars spin off movies to actually be good and not just Disney cash grabs.

Rogue One: Teaser Trailer

I hope you really liked The Force Awakens because you're getting a new Star Wars movie every year. I'm impressed with Disney's plan here, there plan of having these one off "Star Wars Stories" films between the releases of the main franchise is a cash grab worthy of George Lucas. I'm all for it of course. I know I'm a spoiled nerd, I'd much rather watch more Star Wars movies than Avengers 3 or Zack Snyder Kills Superman 2.