GRIN were working on an updated Strider?

If it's true, then thank Christ that GRIN went under. That company produced some downright terrible games - Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Terminator Salvation and not forgetting how they ruined Bionic Commando. Thinking about what they did to Bionic Commando, I breathe a huge sigh of relief, just knowing that now they can't do the same thing to Strider. The original Strider was an awesome game that had everything going on: sick character design, badass futuristic Russians, insane bosses and distinctive sound effects. You know, all the things that used to make games rad before the industry got a hard-on for so-called 'realism'.


This sketch taken from an online portfolio of an ex GRIN staff member shows design sketches that are heavily reminiscent of Strider. Couple that with the fact that Capcom already allowed them to ruin one awesome licence and it seems fairly likely that GRIN were on-track to tread on even more of my childhood memories.

With that in mind, I'd like to express my best wishes to now-unemployed GRIN staff members and their families, that is unless they were working on ruining Strider, or worked on ruining Bionic Commando. Fuck those guys, they got what they deserved.

via Joystiq

Mike FAUX'ing Haggar

My friend and yours, Ultimate GMX, has a strange obsession with drawing yours truly. In his warped child's brain, I look a hell of a lot like the Grinch and usually have my wang out. Thankfully, for this public viewing we have been spared the sight of my illustrated wang, but you still have to look at that face.


I hope this doesn't haunt you in your nightmares as it does mine. This is me as Mike Haggar, pimping the site as usual. Click to embiggen and see it animated when we figure out what went wrong. Oh, also leave a comment because he is incredibly self-conscious, bless him.