Big things happening on Chuck this week – as evident by the preview above. The official synopsis reads as follows: Unable to flash, Chuck is left behind for a mission–but soon encounters a sticky situation at Castle. Perhaps Chuck’s biggest challenge this week will be facing off against House MD which returns from hiatus. Need more Chuck? Check out a video preview of tonight’s episode above. Or go to Chucktv.net for more insider info.

Chuck. NBC. 8pm.

Unfortunately, tonight the streets and strip clubs will be empty as the 82nd Academy Awards airs and Hollywood gives itself the biggest most obnoxious pat on the back since Juno. Yeah I’ll be watching it, what?! Step off punk I’m only one man but I’m also one nerd and I’d rather be playing video games. So while I’m watching it besides being depressed and suicidal over the fact that The Hurt Locker won’t win anything I’ll be thinking about what movies would make the best games! This is a gaming site, right? Right???? Just shut up and read this.      It may seem like Avatar would be the obvious choice for a good game, hell it’s already been made but I’ve seen the film FIVE TIMES already. If I wanted to crawl any further up Pandora’s ass I’d cover my naked body in blue paint and hunt stray dogs with my bow from the wood of hometree. (Hometree is the faux wood siding on my roommate’s station wagon.) But I can’t do that tonight because all my friends are going to be inside watching the bloody Oscars! I may be good but I just can’t corner a pack of feral mutts all on my lonesome. I’m no Jake Sully. (Topical joke(Tropical movie))

The Secret Of Kells: The Game

This one is simple enough. If the game is as much fun to play on drugs and the movie is to watch on drugs, well I would just never leave the house now would I? 

Probably the most underrated and unknown of the Best Animated category The Secret Of Kells is actually one of my favorite movies this year and I really hope it’ll win. But that chesterfield will probably go to UP. 

Precious Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire: The Game Based on My Nightmare “Precious” Based On The Novel blah blah blah you get the idea

I imagine the game would be simple, like Precious and involve levels increasing in difficulty where the player gets points or ‘good grades’ for stealing as many buckets of fried chicken as possible. The manager at Popeye’s would get more and more comically irate after each level and the game would get harder and harder until the gamer eventually loses, like Precious. Also there would be some crappy bonus literacy games for the kids or the stupid, like Precious.  

My god I hope that terrible movie can just stop winning awards but with America feeling bad enough about slavery, (freaking still) that they’ve elected a black president I feel like anyone in the Academy who doesn’t vote for Precious will be seen as a humungo racist. They’ll be … blackballed???? I’m here all week try the veal it’s delicious. 

Invictus Idol

A microphone game where the player tries to perfectly imitate Nelson Mandela’s rich yet confusing accent. A whole lot harder then one would think, especially if the player isn’t from South Africa or has the special edition of Blood Diamond. 

The Blind Side: The Game

Just a simple Christian high school football game but with Precious as an unlockable bonus character. (Not really a ‘bonus’ as you’re pretty much playing as her anyway. KABOOM! SHAKE THE ROOM!) Also it would involve lots of praying so the game will sell REALLY well with the rural crowd. (They find time to play between ploughing their field and their sister.) 

The Blind Side was probably the dumbest/funniest/dumbest movie this year besides Old Dogs and I hope with every ounce of me that it wins every single award and then some. It winning best picture will give me an excuse to never watch movies ever again. 

French Roast: Let’s Get Raunchy

Nominated for Best Animated Short I haven’t seen it yet but that title sticks out the most out of ALL the movies as having potential for a pretty good porn game.

I mean, Precious would work if the movie was called Push but the only sex there is far from loving. (At least it should be you sicko!) However I’m sure someone, somewhere out there disagrees with me but lets not get into the opinions of people from Dryden Ontario. That would depress me more than the movie.  

The Hurt Locker would be a perfect gay, “less than straight” sex video game chock full of sweaty, naked soldiers wrestling around and trying not to explode before they’re in the safe zone …. I have to go for a little bit. God I hope Guy Pierce would lend his talent to that game.

Enjoy the Oscars! 

My pants are drenched from wetting myself upon reading this very short blog post announcing that Portal 2 will be shipping this holiday season. Since my birthday is around that time, this makes it even more exciting. Imagine the cake that will be had!

Plus, who knows where they’ll take the series. No matter what, it’ll be an epic multi-dimensional explosion of awesome.

We can only hope, wait and eat cake.

via Steam

I’ve never cared why Samus Aran became an interstellar bounty hunter, and if this latest trailer for Metroid: Other M is any indication, her reasons are better left unsaid. Brooding melodrama works great on The OC or (in some cases) Final Fantasy, although not so much in science-fiction. Samus has traditionally been an explorer/detective. It’s what made her cool – a rouge bounty hunter facing insurmountable odds just because it was her job. Yet, basing her actions in a pool of regret and doubt seems slightly counter-intuative and, frankly,  pretty lame. I mean, imagine you found out Sonic’s penchant for running was really his need to “run away” from his alcoholic father who had molested him several years earlier. Sort of cheapens the fun of the character, don’t you think?

Either way, we’ll see what Nintendo and Team Ninja have in store for us when Other M drops in June. Thankfully the previous trailer and last week’s screenshots serve as a reminder that Metroid: Other M’s gameplay will, at least, be returning back-to-the-basics.

Oh, also, why is Samus on Coruscant from the Star Wars prequels?

video via Joystiq

This retro, open source, buzz word friendly clock is pretty wicked. Monochron, by adafruit industries, is crafty adaptation of Pong for use as a clock in which the computer plays against itself and “loses” to change the time. This is creative way to keep computers/robots busy; otherwise they’ll take over the world.

They say it takes about 2 to 3 hours to make, with a cursory knowledge of soldering and some hand tools. They sell all the stuff for this and other cool projects on their site. If you’re looking to get into basic circuitry, this could be a good place for you to start.

Looks like Activision might not be into milking every IP they own after all. Recently the company saw fit to shut down production on a fan-made sequel of the long defunct King’s Quest series. Although the project, dubbed The Silver Lining, had been granted a non-commercial fan license from previous IP holder Vivendi, Activision (who acquired the rights in 2008) has asked for production to cease. The project’s official site has already removed all material pertaining to the sequel and replaced it with a statement thanking fans for their continued support over the last eight years of development. Check out the full statement here. And if you’re curious about how the projected looked, check out this GameSpy preview from 2005.

Activision has already stated that they have no interest in exploring previous Sierra-created adventure titles. God forbid anyone should make a game based on a good license.

That said, Activision did allow both the King’s Quest and Space Quest collections to be released on Steam late last year. So maybe they’re only half evil.

As fans of retro, we at Bad Cart are really excited about Mega Man 10 gracing all next-gen consoles this month. Sadly, not all of us will be able to experience the block jumping frustration right away. If you’re a Wii owner who doesn’t like fancy things such as achievements and high definition (a somewhat useless feature considering the game replicates the 8-bit Nintendo era) – then you can download MM10 right now for 1000 Wii Points. Playstation users will have to wait till March 11th when the title hits PSN for $9.99. And finally, Xbox Live users are forced to wait until March 31st before they can purchase the title for 800 points. Why? I can only speculate at this point – perhaps something to do with a certain plumber greasing some very specific pipes.

Computer issues prevented me from posting a YTMoNDay last week (or much of anything for that matter). However, I’m back with vengeance. Hell, you might laugh so hard at this week’s offerings you’ll be calling for the Amber Lamps:

CASTLE WEREWOLFIA
Arnold & Picard’s new band
Rejected Mega Man Villian #217
Never forget
A Poignant Father And Son Moment
Medieval Epic Beard Man
1930’s Dramatic Standoff
Old MacDonald Took Our Jerbs

and finally, for something completely tasteless: Qui-Gon and the Phantom Menace

With the Olympics thankfully over, we can return to more pressing matters – television. This week Chuck returns to NBC with a brand new episode. The official synopsis reads as follows: Chuck goes undercover as the world’s most dangerous assassin Need more Chuck? Check out a video preview of tonight’s episode above. Or go to Chucktv.net for more insider info.

Chuck. NBC. 8pm.

In a larger context, pickling, the ancient art of preserving food by fermentation, came way before anything sonic related. In this case, I think Sega’s Sonic The Hedgehog came before this odd spiky green fellow but, then again, I have been wrong once before, this could (unlikely) make twice. Hey, interesting fact. Sonic hedgehog homolog (SHH) is a gene named after our famous friend. You are now smarter than you’ve ever been; congratulations!

via destructoid