Matthew J Lee
Hello! Great news today, being that my wordpress now has its own official domain and has moved to http://matthewjlee.com
With the new relocation, comes the end of my blog at this location, so please update your bookmarks! I will keep all the posts here for those who have linked to this location.
With the move also comes many improvements. I will now be doing movie and games reviews along with various features. I look forward to seeing you over at the new location here!
Matthew Lee
If your lucky enough to be playing the new WipEout HD and your living in the Asia / Pacific region, then come and join a night of fun battling it out on the grid! If you don’t happen to be in this area, then all is not lost. My friend Ravenblade is also hosting a WipEout HD night for Europeans and Americans.
Since i’m hosting the Asia / Pacific region night, if you would like to join in simple add AMG777 to your PSN. All the action will be happening every Monday night at 8pm AEST (Sydney)!
For more information go to VGEvo.com
The New York Times has a fantastic interactive display of all the Olympic torches from 1936 to present. The modern Olympic Games have become as much a global contest among designers and architects as among athletes. Each Olympics is expected to produce a logo, a signature building — and a characteristic torch that symbolizes local tradition and national character.
This is a design history of the Olympic torch from 1936 to the present day.
Jump over to ‘The Evolution of Olympic Torches’..
One of the ultimate references for the graphic designers bookshelf – Area 2 follows on from the success and format of the first book Area. This design resource has been collated by 10 of the worlds top designers and critics with each selecting 10 influential graphic designers, to in total feature 100 contemporary graphic designers from around the world.
Before even opening to see what’s inside, the books cover strikes of fine craftsmanship with it’s textile material overlay and carefully stuck on text headers. It becomes clear that the quality cover design itself is a statement to the collection of quality works contained within. The book’s grid-less, open layout lets the images speak for themselves, forming a cornerstone reference in any graphic designers library collection.
It’s that time of the year again.. A time where all the big names in the Gaming industry converge on one city for the biggest Video Game conference in the world. Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo go head to head in an all out war to see who can put on the best show and grab the most attention.
Out of all the shows that were put on, Sony had the best in my opinion, as usual. Call me bi est but the Playstation 3 has one of the best line up of games and one of my favorite hosts Jack Tretton.
Follow the jump to check out the highlights of Sony’s E3 Press Conference, including Resistance 2, Killzone 2, Final Fantasy XIII and the new PSN on demand video store!
2008 marks the 30th Anniversary for the classic ‘Space Invaders’. One of the most monumental games in the history of man-kind, where the player would shoot waves of aliens with a laser gun. Upon the release in 1978 it caused a shortage of Yen all over Japan and earned game developer Taito over US$ 500 million in revenue.
In celebration a remake of the classic has been release by Taito, namely ‘Space Invaders Extreme’. If you happen to own a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS, do yourself a favor and grab this absolute A grade reincarnation of possibly the most influencial video game to grace planet earth.
By 2015 Mercedes-Benz plans to be completly petroleum free. Dr. Herbert Kohler, who is responsible for Mercedes’ advanced engineering, has reportedly suggested that “by 2015 motorists will have switched almost completely to alternative fuel cars.” The automaker already has an electric car in the works for 2010 as well as plans to use its DiesOtto engine which will give motorists the ability to use biofuels should they choose.
Good on Mercedes for making this brave move. I’ve just got to wonder what all these oil billionairs are thinking.. most likely coming up with their next way of ripping the world off?
Here’s a useful tool that will create Word Clouds from any text you throw at it. Change the style of the cloud, the colours and everything to get it looking the way you want. The more frequent the word in the text, the more pronounced it will become, just like how Tag Clouds work. Give it a shot over at wordle.
As Metal Gear Solid 4 hits the shelves and takes over gamers lives all over the world, I take a step back. A step back to where it all began for famed Game Developer Hideo Kojima.
One of his first ventures into the gaming business being ‘Snatcher‘, which was released on the SEGA CD. The game had quite a cult following amongst hardcore gamers and still stands today as one of the best games ever made.
Follow over to here for my first ever retro game review!
Last night at 8pm Sydney’s new Apple store had its official opening, being the first Apple store in the southern hemisphere. Lines of diehard Apple fanboys and girls lined the Sydney sidewalks as the anticipation built (don’t worry I wasnt one of them).
The woman who was first in line had flown to Sydney two days prior and had been waiting in line for over 50hrs. When asked if she was buying anything, she replied “oh no.. just going to have a browse around..”. I love Apple products and all, having used a mac for 4 years now, but geeks just overhype things soo much! What do you think? Follow the jump for more..
The iDance WALL-E robot—essentially a dancing iPod speaker—is the most spontaneous dancer in town! Watch as he busts a move to Bonanza in this video clip, it hilarious. WALL-E also speaks, saying his name in that adorable voice of his (“WaAaaAAaLL-E”). Follow the jump to see him in action..
The Super Nintendo has some of the most highly acclaimed games to ever be released on any console system and what a better way to start off my Retro Gamer section than to have a countdown list of the best games to grace the SNES.
In the coming months I will be working on more additions to the Retro Gamer section with more top game countdowns, reviews and features, so stay tuned. For now follow onto my countdown of the Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time.
Making people laugh is a serious business and when it comes to who’s on top in the world of comedy it’s not hard to pass Gabriel Iglesias. Not only was he a finalist in the “Last Comic Standing”, he was also named ‘Comedian of the Year’ by Comedy Central in 2006.
For Gabiel it just doesn’t end there.. He is sitting on the top of YouTube being the most highly rated comedian of all time. Follow the jump to start the show..
Just when you thought the whole Star Wars buzz had come to an end.. think again! Star Wars Episode VII: The Clone Wars is the next film to come out set in the fictional Star Wars Universe. If one thing is for certain, this is sure to bring out the geeks in their numbers! Follow the jump for more..
Chris Brown has just release ‘Exclusive: The Forever Edition’ . ‘The Forever Edition’ is an updated and revamped version of his international multi-platinum release ‘Exclusive’ and includes the original 16 tracks plus four brand new tracks.
The awesome new single ‘Forever’ – and a bonus DVD with unreleased concert and behind the scenes footage. Follow the jump for more..
A true masterpiece in film history, Luc Besson’s The Big Blue. This film, like the sea which is its subject, hypnotizes you, seduces you and rocks you into a state of oneness with the scenery. In France the film was such a phenomenon attracting well over 9 million viewers upon release in 1988. The whole generation of youth who saw it was renamed The Big Blue Generation. These people became more sat back and balanced in life, like it was an emotional revolution.
Nike and Kobe Bryant have launched the Nike Hyperdunk, Nike’s lightest and strongest basketball shoe ever and one of the many superior, lightweight performance product innovations the company unveiled to support athletes from over 100 countries who will compete for gold in 32 sports in Beijing this summer. Follow the jump for some crazy hyperdunk action.. don’t try this at home kids!
In the urban life, street art is all around us. Going from city to city around the world seeing the different designs on the streets, just shows how diverse this art can be. A great example of this diversity can be seen in Slinkachu’s little people project. This tiny street art project comes straight from the UK, where little hand painted people are left in London to fend for themselves.
Follow the jump for more..
The Desktopography project has been going strong since 2005 and holds yearly exhibitions of various designers work. The concept behind the project is to promote natural scape design’s and wallpapers within the design community.
Designers spend about 90% of their working life in front of a computer so the most appealing genre for a wallpaper would be one that has beautiful design mixed with the all important aspect of being outdoors.
This is the future of the M6 series BMW in the eyes of graphic designer Guillaume Mouton. He has successfully blended the shape of the long gone 8-Series Coupe, with elements from the current 6-Series and the 4door CS Concept.
Apple has just announced the iPhone 3G. They have learned so much with the first iPhone and taken everything they’ve learned and more and created the iPhone 3G. Even thinner, black plastic back, solid metal buttons, same gorgeous display, camera, flush headphone jack, and dramatically improved audio.
More info after the jump..
In honor of its 75th anniversary, Lacoste has created a series of graphics and video that imagine what tennis will look like in 2083, or 75 years from now. Sure, it sounds a bit contrived, but the execution’s actually kind of cool, as you can see in the video after the jump..
Making its worldwide premiere in Geneva, Lamborghini’s facelifted Gallardo features a series of styling and mechanical updates including a more powerful V10 engine. Design-wise, the all-wheel-drive coupe from Sant’Agata stands out thanks to the more aggressively styled front and rear-ends that give the Gallardo LP560-4 a menacing new look.
Usher’s follow up to the 2004 Confessions, titled ‘Here I Stand’ saw it’s release on May 27th. His fifth studio album shows a new man and a much more mature venture for the 29 yr old. Looks like our old Usher has settled down, he’s now married and also has a kid.
If your about to listen expecting the same vibes you got from Confessions, I would think again. ’Here I Stand’ shows off more ballads than club hits, more soul than chart toppers. Don’t let that turn you off though, this is indeed one of Usher’s deepest and most memorable albums to date.
Things look to be heating up for Playstation Home, which is now in the final stages of beta testing. If you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, Playstation Home is Sony’s answer to social networking, providing a virtual world where you can hang with your friends, meet new people and create your very own Home.
Within Home you will firstly create your identity. There are thousands of different combinations from changing eyebrow position to giving yourself a beard. Extra items such as additional clothes will be available to purchase right within Home’s clothes store (Threads).
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