by generalsjoes | Apr 24, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Special Ops
Maybe these went up yesterday along with the story by USA Today, but somehow I missed it? Either that, or they just went live today and WOW!! Spectactular. If the concept art is any indication whatsoever of the kind of character design we’ll be getting, this game may already have knocked aside Avengers Alliance as my current addiction.
You can hit up the SyFy site and the Facebook Page to check out a wealth of concept art, and even sign up to play the Beta when it becomes available. So cool! Check out some mirrored images below from the SyFy gallery.
Guys. TRUBBLE BUBBLES. Low Light. AGH!!
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This looks SO COOL. If this is truly a tactics game along the lines of Final Fantasy Tactics, or G.I. Joe: Renegades Tactics, then I will be so in love with this. Very cool.
by generalsjoes | Apr 24, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Good morning, G.I. Joe fans! Well for folks who are eager to know what all the little details are for the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation film, I have got a treat for you today. Paramount did some footage screening for some very select individuals over the past week or two, and GeneralsJoes is lucky enough to have a few reports of that footage for you today!
A big friend of GeneralsJoes and the What’s on Joe Mind podcast Dave Tree from Roll Out Roll Call got to see this footage live and in person, and he did some fantastic work getting this intel dissected and reported to us.
Please keep in mind that some of the footage descriptions you read below could be considered spoilers! If you are looking to go into the film clean and pure, you may want to avoid reading this post. If you want to know as much as humanly possible, click the Read the Rest of the Story link below to read the full details!
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by generalsjoes | Apr 23, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Special Ops
Oh shoot. As if Avengers Alliance hasn’t been consuming enough of my life over the past month or so, it looks like there will be another social media game to add to my repertoire.
Big thanks as usual go out to GeneralsJoes friend and geek media expert Brian Truitt from USA Today who dives into the story of SyFy and Facebook teaming up for a new social media G.I. Joe game entitled G.I. Joe: Special Ops. Man, does this sound like it has some serious potential.
You can read the full story over at USA Today, but let me cover some of the high points here:
- An arena based game in an enclosed battlefield where you pick a squad of Joes or Cobras to do battle with
- Character choices include Cobra Commander, Destro, Baroness, Snake Eyes, Flint, Duke, and Firefly
- Designs for the characters will be pulled from all different era’s of G.I. Joe history, including a very Resolute themed Destro (ummm AWESOMMME).
- Release will be timed for the June 29th launch of G.I. Joe: Retaliation
- Lots of classic themes for the older fans, but some new twists for the younger set as well
What made me smile the most about this whole story was this quote involving some dialogue with Derryl DePriest:
“The first Joe member DePriest is enlisting on his Special Opsteam? Stalker.
“I haven’t made sure he’s there in the first set, but now that you mention it, I’ll walk over to the team and make sure he’s in there so I can play with him up front!” he says.”
So yeah, Stalker. Holy crap, this sounds like it has some potential. I can feel some real elements here from the very cool G.I. Joe: Renegades turn-based game that was launched on The Hub’s site so long ago, and this feels like elements from Final Fantasy Tactics as well, which is a game I absolutely loved. This could be very cool, but very bad for my at-work productivity.
The guys behind Avengers Alliance better get those next 4 chapters finished and uploaded before June 29th, before my attention gets diverted!! Huge props again to Brian Truitt at USA Today. I’ve mirrored some concept art included in the article below, but definitely check out the article itself for the full details.
GEEK OUT.
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by generalsjoes | Mar 17, 2012 | G.I. Joe
When he did his interview with What’s on Joe Mind, Frederic Doss teased that another character reveal was coming, and now here it is! While Doss also mentioned that they were trying to steer clear with what Paramount was doing with their film franchise, obviously they couldn’t anticipate Firefly being a central character in G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
This rendition of Firefly looks very cool! Interesting that they chose to steer clear from the balaclava and go with a more armored mask look again. I dig it.
Check out their Facebook Page to stay up to date on all the new developments, and if you have a few bucks kicking around, consider going to GIJoeInitiate.com and donating via PayPal.
by generalsjoes | Mar 16, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Listeners to the What’s on Joe Mind podcast and readers of this site know that Robert Atkins, IDW artist extraordinaire, has been over in the UK as an official guest of Roll Out Roll Call 3, a G.I. Joe and Transformers Convention over the pond in Southampton.
Well, just because he’s been busy with convention duties doesn’t mean he hasn’t had time to update the blog…in fact, he’s posted some great commission pieces featuring everyone’s favorite Cobra saboteur! The blog posts are below, with gorgeous Firefly commissions intact, as well as some Red Shadows goodies.
Now I mention all of this keeping in mind that Robert it also in the midst of an exciting Kickstarter campaign for a project entitled Elders of the Runestone. Any fans of his art will certainly appreciate this project!
Robert also sends along the following words:
“Im not taking commissions until the summer, but this is the loop hole. If people pledge for a commission as a reward they can sneak in on the list and get a full cover like commission of any character they choose. “
So, yes, he has closed commissions until summer, but if you pledge for a commission, you’re good to go. Check the Kickstarter page right here, and let’s all do our part to support one not only the best IDW artists out there, but a big Joe fan and a hell of a nice guy to boot. I’ve also linked the Kickstarter page below.
