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Sunday, October 31, 2010

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Hubble Telescope Infrared Impressionist Artwork
The Week in Game Vids
Tim Burton, Thanks For Not Making Superman In The ’90s [Costume Pics]

Hubble Telescope Infrared Impressionist Artwork

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:26 AM PDT

Forget Monet and his ability to provide his own impression of his surroundings, NASA this past week had an artist take infrared impressions from the Hubble Space Telescope and a ground-based telescope and then create artwork from what they believe the galaxy looks like.

The images on this page were taken from NASA’s Image of the Day and showcases the core of our galaxy and it’s nearly 2,000 stars.

The image according to io9 showcases the “densest known gathering of young stars in our galaxy.”

Here’s an even more detail piece of the artwork:

Side Note: Don’t actually forget Money, his artwork still kicks this artworks butt and if he had Hubble it would look so much more Tim Burton and less Space Odyssey.

The Week in Game Vids

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:25 AM PDT

First up is a little 30-second commercial that’s not so much a trailer as a live-action Halloween wish, from Dead Space 2.

One of the biggest news items of the week was Hybrid, an upcoming FPS from the makers of Scribblenauts and Drawn to Life. It’s a big deal because a hardened shooter the last thing you’d expect from a formerly kid-friendly game maker.

A new gameplay trailer for Disney’s Epic Mickey that shows off some truly epic gameplay.

Also in the news this week was this sort of-unveiling for the “Shopping Channel” that will be available on the Nintendo 3DS.

Here’s a new look at the new GoldenEye‘s St. Petersburg tank scene.

F.E.A.R. 3 has a new trailer that highlights the squirm-worthy choices the game presents you with, where you’re forced to hunt down and kill a villain that you’re related to.

Lots of undead creepy crawlies — just in time for Halloween — in this quickie trailer for EA’s Shadows of the Damned.

A debauchery-filled launch trailer for The Sims 3: Night Life.

And lastly, here’s a new look at the setting (Rome) of the game that tops my wishlist: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. The game went gold this week! It’s really happening!

Tim Burton, Thanks For Not Making Superman In The ’90s [Costume Pics]

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:13 AM PDT

During the later part of the 1990s Tim Burton was asked to write Superman Lives in an attempt to bring the franchise back to the masses, but thank goodness it was one movie Burton was never able to bring to life. Why would I say such things about such a great director? One word: Costume!

As if the script by Kevin Smith which completely removed the ability for Superman to fly wasn’t bad enough, Burton wanted to put Superman in the outfit shown seen above.

The photo was posted by Designer Steve Johnson and features the “Electric Superman” from the nineties.

Here are some more photos of the suit: