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December 9th, 2009, 01:20
To: Ashcraft
From: McWhertor
Re: Ten Years, Man, Ten Years. Crap. (http://kotaku.com/5421375/ten-years-man-ten-years-crap)
You sound about as excited as I do to enter "The Year We Make Contact" with Jupiter-sized space fetuses. I remember seeing 2010 in the theater back in 1984, a theater going experience that induced a very strange panic attack in me as a kid. It may have had something to do with the claustrophobic feeling of being trapped in a spacesuit, But I may have had lingering trauma from the face-ripping scene in Poltergeist, worried that I'd be blindsided by another gory cinematic experience.
I haven't seen 2010 since.
And speaking of nostalgia, I was thinking a lot about the identity of "Surfer Girl" from the blog Surfer Girl Reviews Star Wars yesterday. Kind of strange to put names to faces and spin-off blogs to Tumblr and Twitter accounts.
Anyway, there was a TON of actual news today. You'd hardly think it was December. I copied almost the entire front page into this wrap up. Read it!!
Here's what you missed today:
Kotaku's 2009 Gift Guide of Obscene Nicety and Sublime Naughtiness (http://kotaku.com/5397916/kotakus-2009-gift-guide-of-obscene-nicety-and-sublime-naughtiness)
Yakuza 3 Heading Westward Next Year (http://kotaku.com/5421586/yakuza-3-heading-westward-next-year)
PS3 Update 3.15 Makes PSP minis Maxi (http://kotaku.com/5421581/ps3-update-315-makes-psp-minis-maxi)
PSPgo In-Ear Headset Review: A Nice Price (http://kotaku.com/5420863/pspgo-in+ear-headset-review-a-nice-price)
Kotaku Talk Radio Signs on With CBS Radio (http://kotaku.com/5420861/kotaku-talk-radio-signs-on-with-cbs-radio)
EA CEO: "I Think Of Pirates As A Marketplace" (http://kotaku.com/5421466/ea-ceo-i-think-of-pirates-as-a-marketplace)
Dead Space 2's Isaac Gets A Minor Makeover (http://kotaku.com/5421780/dead-space-2s-isaac-gets-a-minor-makeover)
Win A DSi Signed By Zelda Director, $1000 Shopping Spree (And More!) (http://kotaku.com/5421271/win-a-dsi-signed-by-zelda-director-1000-shopping-spree-and-more)
Flight Control Review: Strategy Vs. Scribble (http://kotaku.com/5421468/flight-control-review-strategy-vs-scribble)
Valve: Team Fortress 2 Mystery Update 'Not A New Game Mode' (http://kotaku.com/5421960/valve-team-fortress-2-mystery-update-not-a-new-game-mode)
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From: McWhertor
Re: Ten Years, Man, Ten Years. Crap. (http://kotaku.com/5421375/ten-years-man-ten-years-crap)
You sound about as excited as I do to enter "The Year We Make Contact" with Jupiter-sized space fetuses. I remember seeing 2010 in the theater back in 1984, a theater going experience that induced a very strange panic attack in me as a kid. It may have had something to do with the claustrophobic feeling of being trapped in a spacesuit, But I may have had lingering trauma from the face-ripping scene in Poltergeist, worried that I'd be blindsided by another gory cinematic experience.
I haven't seen 2010 since.
And speaking of nostalgia, I was thinking a lot about the identity of "Surfer Girl" from the blog Surfer Girl Reviews Star Wars yesterday. Kind of strange to put names to faces and spin-off blogs to Tumblr and Twitter accounts.
Anyway, there was a TON of actual news today. You'd hardly think it was December. I copied almost the entire front page into this wrap up. Read it!!
Here's what you missed today:
Kotaku's 2009 Gift Guide of Obscene Nicety and Sublime Naughtiness (http://kotaku.com/5397916/kotakus-2009-gift-guide-of-obscene-nicety-and-sublime-naughtiness)
Yakuza 3 Heading Westward Next Year (http://kotaku.com/5421586/yakuza-3-heading-westward-next-year)
PS3 Update 3.15 Makes PSP minis Maxi (http://kotaku.com/5421581/ps3-update-315-makes-psp-minis-maxi)
PSPgo In-Ear Headset Review: A Nice Price (http://kotaku.com/5420863/pspgo-in+ear-headset-review-a-nice-price)
Kotaku Talk Radio Signs on With CBS Radio (http://kotaku.com/5420861/kotaku-talk-radio-signs-on-with-cbs-radio)
EA CEO: "I Think Of Pirates As A Marketplace" (http://kotaku.com/5421466/ea-ceo-i-think-of-pirates-as-a-marketplace)
Dead Space 2's Isaac Gets A Minor Makeover (http://kotaku.com/5421780/dead-space-2s-isaac-gets-a-minor-makeover)
Win A DSi Signed By Zelda Director, $1000 Shopping Spree (And More!) (http://kotaku.com/5421271/win-a-dsi-signed-by-zelda-director-1000-shopping-spree-and-more)
Flight Control Review: Strategy Vs. Scribble (http://kotaku.com/5421468/flight-control-review-strategy-vs-scribble)
Valve: Team Fortress 2 Mystery Update 'Not A New Game Mode' (http://kotaku.com/5421960/valve-team-fortress-2-mystery-update-not-a-new-game-mode)
http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?p=1 (http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?p=1)http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=3ldZI_DCM8E:YDzRQ-iwPz8:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=3ldZI_DCM8E:YDzRQ-iwPz8:H0mrP-F8Qgo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=3ldZI_DCM8E:YDzRQ-iwPz8:D7DqB2pKExk</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=3ldZI_DCM8E:YDzRQ-iwPz8:D7DqB2pKExk) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=3ldZI_DCM8E:YDzRQ-iwPz8:V_sGLiPBpWU</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=3ldZI_DCM8E:YDzRQ-iwPz8:V_sGLiPBpWU)
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More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/3ldZI_DCM8E/the-year-we-make-3+2+1-contact)