Pac-Man Movie!? That's Right!

Pac-Man the Movie Makes Headway

Pac-Man is chomping his way toward the big screen. One of five films funded by a $200 million Crystal Sky Pictures deal announced in Cannes this week, Pac-Man -- the movie -- has been greenlit for production.

Crystal Sky also hired Paul Anderson (Resident Evil) to write a blood-sucking screenplay adaptation of the late-'80s vampire-themed Castlevania videogame from Konami.

Good videogames historically make bad movies, so gamers will doubtless keep a critical eye on these movies-in-progress.

Fanboys certainly didn't hold back last month when news broke about Crystal Sky's highest-profile project to date. Learning about the company's 3-D remake of Ghost in the Shell to be directed by Steven Spielberg, some anime purists criticized the decision to tinker with a classic.

Now this, I have to see! A Pac-Man movie. If nothing else, curiosity should get YOU to the theatre for this. Maybe by the time this makes the movies, marijuana will be legal and we will really be able to get into a Pac-Man movie. lol

Ms. Pac-Man Rules,

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Video Games, Good & Bad, YOU Decide

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles for Wii

Group Cites Video Game Sex, Violence

WASHINGTON (AP) - Graphic scenes of gunshot victims spurting blood and a jailer urinating into a prisoner's cell are included among the 10 video games that a media watchdog group warns should be avoided by kids and teens under 17.

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, the National Institute on Media and the Family presented its 12th annual video game report card Tuesday to help parents decide what games are appropriate for their children.

"There's an endless stream of new games that will never be suitable for children," said Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., who joined institute officials and other lawmakers at a news conference.

Efforts to protect children from the dangers posed by excessively violent video games have not kept pace with growth of the video game industry, the institute said.

Institute officials cited "growing complacency" among game retailers, parents and the gaming industry on video game ratings.

"Unfortunately, we're seeing some steps backwards," said institute president David Walsh.
Walsh said fewer retailers, for example, are participating in efforts to educate their customers and employers about the video game ratings.

The institute, a media watchdog group, cited figures showing that nearly half of kids between 8 and 12 have played M-rated games intended for those 17 and over.

But the industry's Entertainment Software Rating Board, which assigns game ratings, defended the effectiveness of its program.

"At a time of year when parents are looking for helpful guidance about video games, this year's report card does little more than sow unwarranted doubt about effective tools like ESRB ratings," said ESRB president Patricia Vance.

Vance said a recent Federal Trade Commission report called the ESRB rating system useful and informative for parents.

The institute showed gory scenes of sword, gun and knife violence from several video games. A scene from "Assassin's Creed" depicts an attacker plunging a knife into his victim's back several times. A jailer in "Manhunt 2" taunts his prisoner by urinating into the man's cell. A fallen victim's body is riddled with gunfire as blood spurts across the screen in "The Darkness."

The group's list of 10 "games to avoid, " all M-rated, are in the video game report card on its Web site, , along with a list of recommended games for kids and teens.http://www.mediafamily.org

Hopefully, parents will be wise enough to make the proper selections when getting their young ones video games this holiday season. Along with the site link above, here is another link to a article with the 7 worse games for parents to avoid. Top 7 Games Your Kids Should Avoid Gallery and Images - GameDaily

"The more YOU know, the more YOU grow,

The more YOU grow, the further YOU go"

Bobby Sharpe www.myspace.com/akuasharpe Dragon, Book of Shang

Question That Needs An Answer

Say hello to my furrie friend

Just wanted to start this post Labor Day week off by wishing everyone a great fall season. Hope your summer was inspiring, productive and, fun. Now it is time to get down to reality and move forward.

Question

While sitting at the breakfast table this past Sunday morning with my wife Mary engaging in a little worldly conversation, this question came to mind. "How come our 17 year old son can go to war, and possibly get killed, in Iraq or Afghanistan, but, he can not get a job as a game tester for video war games etc at Electronic Arts video game company"? He has to be 18 to be a game tester, but, can play real life war games with real weapons and consequences at 17! Excuse me, but, "what kind of American, democratic, political, moralistic, ignorant bullsh_t is that"?

I really would like an intelligent answer to this question. YOU can leave a comment or email me at reggae8@aol.com. Now is a good time to use your "OPYN MINDZ".

"The more YOU know, the more YOU grow,

The more YOU grow, the further YOU go"

Bobby SharpeBobby Sharpe's "Indigo Spiritz" www.myspace.com/akuasharpe

Nintendo Wii & Sports Injuries

Imagine you have not swung a baseball bat in a long time. Then, one of your buds says, "hey why don't we go to the batting cages and hit a few"? "Sounds like a plan to me, lets do it". 50 swings later, your done!

Imagine you have not bowled since who knows when. You go to the local bowling alley and roll 4 games. Trying your hardest to get at least a 200 game!

Imagine it's a beautiful day and you and a friend decide to play a best of 5 sets of tennis. Though you have not held a tennis racquet in 89 years, you give it your best shot.

If you did any of the above sporting functions, your body and every extremity would ache and be sore for days! Right?

Well guess what? I did all of the above on the Nintendo Wii and I am just as sore, ache just as much and feel worse than if I would have done these on their respective playing fields. With the real equipment.

Though you DO NOT use the actual equipment for playing these sports, you none the less have to make the same motions. Therefore, you are still using the muscles, joints and tendons etc. What makes playing the game worse is, since you do not use the actual bowling ball, tennis racquet, or baseball bat, you have a false sense of "hey, I can do this all night"!

That is exactly what I did and I am "MISERABLE"! The moral is, "DO NOT OVERDUE PLAYING YOUR SPORTING EVENTS"! You will pay!

A little side note for all you folks looking for a "get away from the snow" vacation. My brother Billy in Hawaii has just listed a "vacation rental" property that he and wife Rose own. If you would like to check it out, go to Vacation Rentals .com - Keaau Hawaii Patience & Malikai's Place

Peace & Soulz

Bobby Sharpewww.myspace.com/akuasharpe