TGS 08: Clip Extravaganza!

Updated on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 4:22PM by Isaiah T. Taylor

Why are 'Booth Companions' Necessary?

Okay, I know what you're saying...well...if you are a guy I don't WANT to know what you're saying or thinking from looking at the image above.  If you are a woman...you're probably wondering why there are scantily clad women who look as if they have nothing else to do, but be scantily clad.  According to Brian Cresente of Kotaku.com, these are Tokyo Game Show's 'Booth Companions'.  Necessary? No. Weird and Pervy? Yes! But I'm guessing it wouldn't be a gamer convention without a certain degree of 'pervocity'.

After the Jump...The Full Halo 3: Recon Trailer, A Bayonetta Playthrough, Booth Companion Gallery...etc.

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TEKNYC of Skill Methods Crew - Mighty 4 TV

The Cypha Sniper himself.  Gives his view on bboying then, now and what could/should happen in the future with the culture. I think what is most interesting about this clip would be the combination of an actual cypher while Teknyc is giving you the run down of the culture.  A lot of clips on youtube and bboyworld don't really have a personal touch in regards to this type of dance. 

Homophobia In The Gaming Community

[Warning: Explicit Content]

This is an interesting clip and study I heard about a while back from Flynn DeMarco of Gay Gamer.  At the beginning of this clip you'll hear a very small portion of a much larger and more awful collection of DeMarco's recordings while playing your average Halo/Call of Duty/Gears Of War video game.

This isn't surprising I know, this doesn't mean it shouldn't be talked about.  Personally, I'd like to make a recording of all the ridiculous vitriol I've experienced online once a group of people realized I was black. Unfortunately, I have not found the time as of late.

After The Jump The Awful Video and Helpful Advice From Microsoft Xbox Major Nelson...

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Stop Frame Animator Makes an HD Movie The Old Fashioned Way

Light-Paint Piano Player from Ryan Cashman on Vimeo.

In lieu of me posting the new, fancy HD-movie ready D-SLR cameras; I thought it would be a good change of pace to show what can still be down with 'old technology' D-SLRs. I don't think I have to say how freaking difficult this is, but just in case...does anybody remember the California Raisin's commercials? Well those were actual built models...this guy, Ryan Cashman has a series of 20-30 second exposures, where in he lines them up and editted them into one movie which has his own music in it.  How's that for inspiring?  I believed he used a Canon Digital Rebel as well.

Thanks to Vimeo via Wired.

EnglishRussia.com - Cucumber Pickers Of Belarus

Thanks to the lovely crew over at EnglishRussia I have now been further cultured. I guess this is still an existing job in which there are a couple tractors per farm and people get paid below a decent wage to pick cucumbers for a living.

After the jump...more shots of our cucumber picking friends...

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This Week In Bboying - Over The Top 3

The Greatest Battle That Didn't Happen

Sucks I couldn't go. Also sucks that out of the two bboys headlining this event [Ata & Lil John] one couldn't make it.

According to the event thrower:

Lil John miss his flights two times, so in that situation we tryin get somebody on his place but in 24h organize a opponent for Bboy Ata its not easy job. So we dont gonna maked with that and we decide to put Ata on the mic, and make him a spiker what was really god decission, like Ata said after his bboy carrer he will be a long time spiker in many kind of events, lol.

We are very angry for that fact that Lil John dont show up, we bealive that was a just accident and u can be sure that this match up will be organize once again, but stay focus, cause it will be no promotable event, that will be straight up underground battle shit ever, nobody know where and when, just be preaperd...Hope, the rest of a battle was enough for everybody, and u can be sure guys that next year is preapering already and it will be no accident like that. PEACE!"

After the jump Mennoh [Def Dogz] vs Yan [AllTheMost] video...

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