As fans of the television show Buffy The Vampire Slayer know, in every television show, video game or movie, there must be a “big bad.” Some nemesis that is so powerful and so outweighs the characters, that you simply must watch/read/play to find out how good can triumph.

Frankly, and I’m sure I am not the only one, but good tends to win a hell of a lot more than evil.  And there is only one bad guy who is the biggest and the baddest.  He is the ruler of the underworld – Satan.

So, this top ten list will be devoted to depictions of Satan in movies, television shows, and video games. The beauty of these lists are that they are subjective. My #1 may not be yours, so feel free to chime in through the comments section below and let me know what your list would be.

Let’s start the countdown, shall we?

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Anyone who has played a First-Person Shooter (FPS) knows about the perils surrounding the fabled “rocket jump.”

If equipped with a rocket launcher, an individual can, if times properly, blast himself to new heights with the blast from the rocket. However, in about 99 per cent of the time, it ends in disaster (and there is usually an easier solution anyway).

But, what would a rocket-jump look like if it actually could happen? Videogame veteran and aspiring film-make Freddie Wong knows.

“Marty! Marty!” Looks like we’ll be hearing doc saying that and more quotes as it has been confirmed that Christopher Lloyd will be providing his voice. USA Today got a concept art (pictured above) and other details on Telltale Games (Sam & Max series, Tales of Monkey Island) upcoming game. Marty and Doc Brown will look like their movie counterparts and while there will be other returning characters, we don’t know if the any actors will give their likeness or voice. Series screenwriter, Bob Gale, is working on the story development of the game which is set for 5 episodic downloads.

Knowing Telltales history, I’m pretty optimistic as I have enjoy their past release and they are the king when it comes to episodic downloads. What do y’all think? Does any of these news excite you or are you still holding back because of the history of bad movie video games?

Source: /Film

Mortal Kombat!!! Cue techno song. I’ve been a fan of the franchise since the Genesis days and knowing that the 9th game will be going back to it’s roots, just makes me a happy fat boy. In the video, we get co-creator Ed Boon talking about the history of the franchise and how they are changing things up for the new game. He admits that Mortal Kombat has had it’s bad moments but it seems that he and the crew are trying to make a legit fighting game this time around.

All I know is that spring, 2011 can’t come any sooner as I’m excited about the new fatalities, the X-ray focus moves, and the new story that is suppose to change the history of MK 1 to MK 3. How about you guys? Any of y’all excited about the game and if so, leave a comment on how you feel about the upcoming game.

Source: Topless Robot

(Post by nerdbastards contributor Nick Bungay- Twitter @NickBungay)

WARNING: The following video contains strong language and humor intended for mature viewers (or at least those who just enjoy watching a good trash-talk session

Just when you thought children couldn’t get any worse online along comes little miss “holy shit”. With four and a half minutes of a 7-year old talking down adults over three times her age how can you not laugh. Yes, this video includes racial slurs and looped cursing but who can say they heard a child with a more colorful language than the cast of Family guy. Hell, this girl curses so much that they got kicked straight out of their game and that doesn’t happen on a PS3. If you wanna see a parent earn the elusive “Great parenting” trophy you’re in for a treat.

Remember, this video contains:

• One PS3
• One copy of Modern Warfare
• One Crazy, cursing sailor of a child

(Post by nerdbastards contributor Nick Bungay- Twitter @NickBungay)

Back in 2008 it was announced the the little videogame that could, Bioshock, was getting adapted into a hard R-rated movie. Since then we’ve heard everything from it being in pre-production with Universal studios to being released in 2010. Well, Guess what ? 2010 is over halfway through and all we’ve heard since is that directors have dropped and the film is facing budget issues. Thanks to a recent interview with Washington D.C. radio station 106.7 “The Fan” Bioshock developer Kev Levine gave a little update on the situation(not that Jersey Shore jackass).

“I will say that it is still an active thing, and it is something we are actively talking about and actively working on. The movie business is complicated — I can’t tell you whether it’s going to happen for sure or it’s not going to happen for sure, but it’s something we are actively discussing, quite actively, and actively working on.”

That’s alot of active in such a short statment but it still screams “We have no clue what’s going on! It’s quite a shame though, with former director Gore Verbinski now relegating himself to producer and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) taking the reigns. What ever happened to the film that had such hype floating over it now place into a semi-permanent state of development hell. At least fans still have Bioshock: Infinite to look forward to, unless they stall on that gem too.

source: geektyrant

So it’s as if the Nintendo brand isn’t for children any longer.  I hope this shit is rated M for mature.  Geekologie reports that the “geniuses” at Mojowijo have made attachments for the Wiimote that can turn your Wiimote into a vibrator or…jerk-off circle?  I don’t know what you’d call that claw-like hand but I know one thing for sure; if I had a dick, that hand-y thing would not be going near it, thank you very much.  The following video shows how the technology works, I suppose.  It’s silent and features… well, just watch it.  I have no idea.

While I may not be a religious person or have much knowledge of the bible and such, I do know that this video sure as hell beat those bible games that couple of my friends have. Genesis System has created a video which shows God playing Supernatural Creator 2 (cause we all know sequels are better), which gives him the chance to create the world in 7 levels instead of 7 days. The video is done well and all the sound effects just puts a smile on my face. Check the video out and tell us what you thought about it by leaving a comment.

Source: BuzzFeed

SUPERNATURAL CREATOR 2 from Mareike on Vimeo.

Xbox Live Gold subscribers might want to renew before November 1, when the price of a yearly subscription to the service jumps $10 in North America.

According to a post on kotaku.com, after eight years’ of Xbox Live at the $50 a year price point, the service is finally seeing a price hike. Starting on November 1, a year Gold subscription to Xbox Live will run $59.99, versus the current price of $49.99. One month subscriptions will jump from $7.99 to $9.99, while three month subs will rise from $19.99 to $24.99.

Other regions will be seeing increases as well. In the UK the price of one month will jump from 4.99 GPB to 5.99 GPB. The price of a month in Canada rises a dollar to $9.99. Finally, a year subscription in Mexico rises from 499 to 599 pesos.

Jesse Divnich with industry analyst EEDAR sent out a statement accompanying the news, insuring consumers that $60 is still “an incredible value.”

“When originally launched in 2002, a Gold subscription cost the same as an AAA video game, $49.99. When taking into account for inflation ($50 in 2002 is roughly $60 in 2010) and the additional services available to Gold subscribers in 2010, such as ESPN, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, Last.fm and Video Kinect, a $10 price increase still represents an incredible value to consumers”

Unhappy about this? Well, feel free to vent in the comments below. But, the truth is no matter how much you kick and scream at the end of the day you will bend over and pay.  Personally I find it hilarious that Microsoft wants us to pay more money to spend more money. 95% of the stuff on Xbox Live is not free.

Sometimes we nerds have to consume more than Coke and Taco Bell as we save the world from strangely electromagnetic villains and mean orcs. So what do we do to get the power-up? We bake. Cupcakes, no less.

justJENNrecipes.com has posted pics and a how-to for the cupcakes she created to show off her stationery at a comic book shop. Naturally, Jenn wanted to go with a superhero theme, so she used fondant icing to create cupcakes bearing Phoenix, Captain America and Superman crests.

It seems cupcakes are spreading wider than syphilis these days, as the dear boyfriend and I even got into the act over the weekend. Our cupcakes were messier than Jenn’s and we didn’t use fondant, but gosh golly, we loved our 1upcakes just the same:

Have you baked something as a testament to your Mario Kart skills? Decorated cookies to look like the early 20th century weapons found in Red Dead Redemption? Tweet your pics to @nerdbastards with the hashtag #NBcakes, and we may feature them in a future post about sweet edible nerd art!

Source: justJENNrecipes.com, via @GuyKawasaki