The Week in Links

Tom Servo and Crow's Mac/PC debate (YouTube)
Oh hell. MST3K is old enough that it predates System 7.

Foto File: Dave Gibson (Mark Evanier)
A great anecdote from a 1970s Comic-Con.

Take Two: Grand Theft Auto Episodes Market "Smaller Than Initially Expected" (Kotaku)
The Take Two DLC recipe for success: accept million dollar exclusivity contract from Microsoft, develop DLC for 360, wait a year to release it, make DLC the most expensive thing on the Xbox marketplace, watch sales flounder and issue terse statement about why the DLC did not sell as well as expected, then return to counting money from Microsoft exclusivity deal.

Stay tuned for 2010 when Take Two releases the "exclusive" DLC on PS3 and PC.

Toons of the 2000s (Toon Zone)
Toon Zone has a massive look back at the last decade of animation that is a great time-sink. I had forgotten just how much the kids TV scene had changed, with the gradual loss of Saturday morning and weekday afternoon lineups.

Gaming the System (Rands in Repose via Daring Fireball)
I found myself nodding vigorously many times on this one. It's a lot of psycho-science about why geeks like games.

BioShock 2 Paper Foldables (GameSetWatch)
When I see stuff like this, it makes me regret having never played a smidgeon of BioShock.

I Find It Hard To Believe This Is Over Thirty Years Old (Post Modern Barney)
Dorian scanned in an old Pogo bit that captures the Right as we know it today.

Green Day: Rock Band, Green Day: Rock Band (Follow-up) (Dubious Quality)
Two-parter about Green Day: Rock Band from Bill Harris. He makes the following points: should sell for $30-40, should have more than just Green Day in it, and will likely only be saved thanks to the song export feature. I predict no, no and yes. He also cites articles that tease upcoming Rock Band "solo" releases for The Who, Queen and Pearl Jam. Hoo boy.

"IRON MAN 2" TRAILER REVEALED! (CBR)
Like arrogant, untouchable Stark. Like War Machine. Like Ultimate Nick Fury. But Whiplash? Christ, Iron Man has the worst villains. Who's next, Whirlwind and the Grim Reaper?