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Fast Five Trailer Features Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson!

The Fast and Furious movies are a guilty pleasure of mine. Paul Walker’s crappy acting mesmerizes me. I love that Vin Diesel is a giant nerd that plays Dungeons & Dragons (and by numerous local accounts is also secretly homosexual). How can this crappy series get even better?!? That’s easy — pit Diesel and Walker against Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson!!! That’s exactly what’s going down in Fast Five. That’s sheer brilliance.

Let’s watch the trailer together and discuss!

SlickyFats Shows Off His RPad.tv Swag!

RPadholic SlickyFats sent in these excellent pictures of his RPad.tv merchandise. The first photo has him, his shirt, and his mug posed in front of a television with RPad.tv on the screen — excellent composition! The second has his RPad.tv mug next to the legendary Bacon Fatty Melt — you know, the bacon cheeseburger that uses grilled cheese sandwiches as the bread. These are awesome Slicky! Thanks so much!!!

As an annoying reminder (sorry!), there’s still time to pick up some RPad.tv swag as a holiday gift.

Coffee Talk #266: Your Favorite Sports Moment of 2010

Let’s wrap up 2010 by discussing a few of our favorite things (raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens). We’ll talk about our favorite music, movies, and games of the year in the next few Coffee Talks. Today I want to hear about your favorite sports moment of 2010.

Welcome to Coffee Talk! Let’s start off the day by discussing whatever is on your (nerd chic) mind. Every morning I’ll kick off a discussion and I’m counting on you to participate in it. If you’re not feelin’ my topic, feel free to start a chat with your fellow readers and see where it takes you. Whether you’re talking about videogames, Cafecito Organico’s El Salvador Rainforest Alliance, Scarlett Johansson breaking up with Van Wilder, or the Julian Assange defense fund, Coffee Talk is the place to do it.

Let’s wrap up 2010 by discussing a few of our favorite things (raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens). We’ll talk about our favorite music, movies, and games of the year in the next few Coffee Talks. Today I want to hear about your favorite sports moment of 2010. As for me, that’s easy!

LeBron James’ “The Decision” was the most fascinating sports event of the year to me. It transformed a generally loved athlete into a generally hated one. It showed that even super-rich athletes look like picnic tables when wearing red gingham-check shirts. It gave the world an all-purpose phrase — “I’m going to take my talents to South Beach” — which can be used for bailing out of drinking sessions, going to the toilet, playing with yourself, and more. “The Decision” offered drama, unintentional comedy, emotion, and more. I loved it!

Now it’s your turn. What was your favorite sports moment of 2010?

Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Screens: Tifa and Lightning!

The latest batch of Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy screens adds some girl power with Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII) and Tifa (Final Fantasy VII). Laguna’s there too…but he’s not nearly as interesting (for boys). While I enjoyed the first Dissidia, the gameplay was a tiny bit lacking. The sequel should be a deeper experience. I’ll definitely play it just so I can mark out at different Final Fantasy characters sharing the screen.

Kindly check out the screens and let me know if you’re interested in Dissidia 012 [duodecim] and if you’ve been calling it Dissidia 012 Dewey Decimal System. What Final Fantasy character match-ups fill your dreams? I want to see Faris (Final Fantasy V) and Vivi (Final Fantasy IX)!

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Hammer Time: Discuss the Thor Movie Trailer!

I’m LTTP on this one, but I wanted to see what you guys and dolls think of the latest Thor trailer (posted above). A lot of my friends are hating on the costumes, but they don’t really bother me. The Destroyer looks pretty dope and I totally marked out when Thor used his mystical uru hammer. I’m still not convinced that mainstream moviegoers give a crap about Thor, but I’m totally down for some hammer time. And you?

Hugh Jackman Injures Eye on Oprah

It sounds completely lame that Wolverine injured himself on Oprah, but Hugh Jackman did it in the coolest possible way. This isn’t Tom Cruise jumping up and down on a couch like an idiot. This is Jackman slicing his face as he flies through the air! Here’s the story according to Fox NY:

X-Men star Jackman injured himself as he flew on a zip line from the top of the Opera House to the stage — where Winfrey hosted both shows Tuesday — outside the iconic building.

He cut his right eye on the way down to the stage when his leg struck a studio light, forcing Winfrey to call for a break in filming so he could be treated for his injury. The actor, however, made light of the incident, saying, “That was so much fun — let’s do it again.”

I don’t care that he got his big break in Oklahoma the musical. Jackman is a stud!

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Trailer

Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Pirate of the Caribbean: On Strange Tides. I loved the first Pirates movie and chunks of the other two. I’m hoping for more consistency than the (way the frick all-over-the-place) second and third movies. I expect more excellence from Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush. How about you? You down for more Pirates excitement or has this ship sailed for you?

Coffee Talk #265: The Gaming Press Must Evolve or Die

I’m convinced that the videogame enthusiast press is at a critical junction. When I first started writing about games, a magazine cover from the likes of EGM, Game Informer, and Compuer Gaming World was a PR flak’s ultimate prize. That changed to website takeovers, with the big fish being IGN and GameSpot. These days…

Welcome to Coffee Talk! Let’s start off the day by discussing whatever is on your (nerd chic) mind. Every morning I’ll kick off a discussion and I’m counting on you to participate in it. If you’re not feelin’ my topic, feel free to start a chat with your fellow readers and see where it takes you. Whether you’re talking about videogames, Cliff Lee going to the Phillies, Brett Favre’s streak ending, or Christina Aguilera’s naughty photo leak, Coffee Talk is the place to do it.

I’m convinced that the videogame enthusiast press is at a critical junction. When I first started writing about games, a magazine cover from the likes of EGM, Game Informer, and Compuer Gaming World was a PR flak’s ultimate prize. That changed to website takeovers, with the big fish being IGN and GameSpot.  These days games are making big splashes on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, in Entertainment Weekly, and during the Spike TV VGAs. Traditional videogame enthusiast outlets can’t compete with NBC, EW, or Spike TV.

Last night Uncharted 3 made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Naughty Dog’s Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra were on hand for the demo. Can you imagine Hironobu Sakaguchi and Yoshinori Kitase showing off Final Fantasy VII on Late Night with Conan O’Brien in 1997?!? Triple-A videogames debuting on mainstream television and in mainstream magazines is becoming the norm. Traditional videogame outlets have to change their approach or lose relevancy.

That’s what I think anyway. How about you? Do you think the Entertainment Weeklies and Jimmy Fallons of the world are making it harder for the IGNs and GameSpots? Will videogame outlets have to focus on follow-up articles on triple-A games instead of debuting them? Or are enthusiast magazines and websites fine the way they are?