Did Altair from Assassin’s Creed rip off Michael Jackson?

Some people have suggested recently that Ezio from Assassin’s Creed 2 looks like a backup dancer for Prince.



Now I have looked at a picture of Michael Jackson on the front page of the Sunday Times this past weekend, and I couldn’t help but think- that looks like Altair, or rather, Altair looks like Michael Jackson.

Take a look at this picture. Look the grey trousers, and the white shirt, and then take a peek at Altair. Then look at the BOOTS!

Did Altair from Assassin’s Creed rip off Michael Jackson?

Games Coming out This Week in July- 05/07-11/07

A bit of a dry week, according to others, but there is the BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle, two games by publisher 2K. These are two classics that you should play.

Besides that, there's Trine, which judging by the trailers I've seen, looks quite good.

The big multi-platform release is The Bigs 2.

The Bigs 2 - PSP - PS2 - PS3 - 360 - Wii
CID The Dummy - PSP - PS2 - Wii
BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle - PC - 360
Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal - PC - Wii
Trine - PS3 - PC
ARMA II - PC
Memento Mori - PC
The Hardy Boys: The Perfect Crime - PC
Battlefield 1943 - XBLM - PSN

Games Coming out This Week in July- 05/07-11/07

Weekly Videogame Videos and Pictures Collection

StarCraft II - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
Doom Resurrection - 1
Call of Juarez - 1 - 2
Fuel - 1 - 2
The Punisher: No Mercy - 1
Wolfenstein - 1 - 2
Street Fighter IV - 1
Modern Warfare 2 - 1
Quake Arena Arcade - 1
Splinter Cell: Conviction - 1 - 2
Aliens RPG - 1
Battlefield 1943 - 1 - 2
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising - 1 - 2 - 3
Left 4 Dead 2 - 1
Tekken 6 - 1
Worms 2: Armageddon - 1 - 2 - 3

Weekly Videogame Videos and Pictures Collection

Inon Zur's Birthday Today

July 4- Independence Day

Inon Zur was born today, in 1965, in Israel. He is a music composer for movies, television, and video games.

Discography

Prince of Persia (2008)
Fallout 3 (2008)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm (2008)
Crysis (2007)
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (Panzer Elite campaign) (2007)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (2006)
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (2005)
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (2005)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault (2005)
Champions: Return to Arms (2005)
Men of Valor (2004)
Power Rangers: Dino Thunder (2004)
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury (2004)
Combat Task Force: 121 (2004)
Crusader Kings (2004)
Syberia II (2004)
Champions of Norrath (2004)
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs (2003)
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader (2003)
Lineage II (2003)
Run Like Hell (2002)
War and Peace (2002)
Icewind Dale II (2002)
Star Trek: Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates (2001)
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (2001)
Au Pair II (2001)
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (2001)
Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War (2000)
Final Descent (2000)
Escaflowne (2000)
Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000)
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000)
Power Rangers in 3D: Triple Force (2000)
Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000)
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1999)
Au Pair (1999) (TV)
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999)
Star Trek: New Worlds (1999)
Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998)
Ramadhan in Indonesia (1998)
Ke lanh nan (1998)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
Beetleborgs Metallix (1997)
Big Bad Beetleborgs (1996)
Yellow Lotus (1995)
Valley of the Dolls (1994)
Sources:

http://www.inonzur.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inon_Zur

Inon Zur's Birthday Today

Apocalypse Then- Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Directed by: James Cameron
Produced by: James Cameron, Stephanie Austin, B.J. Rack, Gale Anne Hurd, Mario Kassar
Written by: James Cameron, William Wisher Jr.
Narrated by: Linda Hamilton
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick
Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures
Release date: July 3, 1991

On this day, Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released. It's the sequel to Terminator, and the last of the series to be directed by James Cameron. It received 4 Academy awards as well as others, and had been listed as one
of best sci-fi films of all time.

Not to mention it's also one of my favourites.

Several special editions are available, including that of this year, the SkyNet Edition, which was released around about the time that T4 came out.

Apocalypse Then- Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Blame WoW for Delayed Games Like StarCraft II

StarCraft II's development started back in 2003. There was a playable version of StarCraft II as far back as 2005. It's 2009 now, and some say that the game might only make it next year.

What took so long? What delayed the game so much?

World of WarCraft- part of Blizzard's other best-selling franchise.

And it may not be an isolated case. Back in 2008 in an interview with Jace Hall, 3D Realms' George Broussard jokingly said that DNF was delayed because of playing World of WarCraft. Oh well, if that's true, at least they paid for it in the end.

Sony Online Entertainment will shut down The Matrix Online for good this month- maybe Blizz should do that with WoW, or at least prevent developers working on an important project that should have been out years ago from playing it.

Blizzard claims that team members were designated to "work" on WoW, and StarCraft II consequently took a back seat, basically.

Source:

News: WOW held up StarCraft II for a year

Blame WoW for Delayed Games Like StarCraft II

Apocalypse Then: Duke Nukem

Canada Day (CA)

Developer: Apogee Software
Publishers: Apogee Software
Platforms: PC Compatible/DOS
Release date: July 1, 1991 (PC)
Genres: side-scrolling platform game

Today is the 18th birthday of Duke Nukem!

On this day in gaming, in 1991, Duke Nukem was released. It was the first game in the series, and as you can see, a few details that we associate with Duke Nukem were not present in this game- like the the red shirt, among other things. Even the name was different, as it was changed from Duke Nukem to Duke Nukum, and then back again in Duke Nukem II, the sequel.

After that there was Duke Nukem 3D, the most popular game in the series. It featured numerous expansions, and add-ons.

After this, there was a spate of console games featuring Duke Nukem, like Total Meltdown, Time to Kill, Zero Hour, Land of the Babes,

Duke Nukem Manhattan Project was a spin-off title storywise, but paid homage to Duke Nukem with the side-scroller style, but with 3D elements and a better camera.

Duke Nukem Forever, the most controversial title in the series, was in development for ages until 2009, and now we have no idea what is to become of it. DNF was supposed to, at one stage anyway, feature the return of Dr. Proton, the enemy of Duke Nukem in the original.

There are more games coming like Duke Nukem Trilogy, as well as others scheduled to appear on the iPhone.

Apocalypse Then: Duke Nukem