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2010.08.09
U2 360 started up again for 2010! First show was Torino, Italy on AUgust 6th. The bootleg was out that night, and big props to Romeo on an excellent audience recording. New songs include North Star, and Glastonbury. Ultraviolet was dropped in favor of Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, which is a great song but doesn't quite live up to the Ultraviolet vibe.
[www.u2.com]
2010.07.10
Saw Predators last night. I thought it was done well overall for a summer action flick, but I'm such a fan of the original Predator that it's pretty near impossible for anything to come close. I thought the acting was great in spite of the script, and the only major thing that really bothered me was the fact that too much was revealed of the Predators too early. The best part (IMHO) of the original 1987 film is how you don't really even see the creature until the last act, and even then not much. Jaws showed that not seeing the creature actually makes for a scarier film. I wish they had hidden more of the creatures in this film and had more use of their invisibility and stealth until the very end. Also, in a more minor sci-fi-creature-geek, my big complaints with the Aliens vs. Predator films (besides the obvious story and character deficiencies) were they made the Predators too big and clunky. The original Predator was lean and mean, and used the trees and he hunted. We need a more graceful Predator for it to be truly scary. I wanted more acrobatics and skill from the "super" predators, not just standing there howling. Overall, well done, Adrien Brody was surprisingly good in this role, and the ten minutes we got of Laurence Fishburn's character were fantastic. [www.predators-movie.com]
2010.04.01
As we get closer to the release of the iPad, Sean and I have been getting our iPhone apps bolstered with iPad support using the new 3.2 SDK from Apple. This involved a lot of back-and-forth with pre-approval submissions, resubmissions, and fixes. Just today both Subatomic and XPilot were finally approved for sale and are ready for the App Store! Subatomic saw the most improvements, with the addition of a custom music score, new Zone levels, and new obstacles and challenges. They're both Universal apps, which means the same application can be run on both the iPhone and the iPad. If on the iPad, of course you'll be able to take advantage of more screen real estate and new popover controls for certain options. [7b5labs.com]
2009.12.02
7b5 Labs' new game - Subatomic - has finally made its way to the App Store! This is a brand new game for the iPhone (or iPod Touch) that anyone can play for 30 seconds or 30 minutes - hopefully it's just a tiny bit addictive. The game is free (but you need to upgrade to unlock higher levels). On a related note, XPilot for the iPhone version 1.1.2 was also just released and it's now completely free!
[7b5labs.com]
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