Despite our best movie-going efforts, Scott Pilgrim doesn’t do too well at the box office, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm gets a collector’s edition, and Persona 3 gets a mobile-phone spin-off.

Geeks on a bad streak at box office

AJ: This isn’t directly game-related but very interesting. Apparently, geeks won’t shell out to see movies, but older chicks will, so Eat, Pray, Love kicked the shit out of Scott Pilgrim at the box office despite Scott Pilgrim being the better film in the eyes of critics

Will: I would Eat, Pray, Love to head-butt Julia Roberts until she exploded into coins.

Dave: I saw Scott Pilgrim on Saturday at noon at a divey San Francisco theater. The venue and time may have played a part, but there were only six people at the show.

AJ: Our theater was half-empty, too, but everyone cheered like crazy.

Will: Mine was pretty packed, and it was on a Sunday night.

AJ: Will lives in a cool neighborhood.

Will: *pops collar, puts on shades* Deal with it.

Blizzard unveils collector’s edition of ‘World of Warcraft: Cataclysm’

Will: There’s something horribly daunting about the Cataclysm Collector’s Edition box.

Tae: What, like all the souls soon-to-be lost to its infinite glory?

Will: Something like that.

Persona 3 Social Announced For Mobile Phones

AJ: Dammit — I read this thing about Persona 3 social on phones and got all excited, but then I realized they cut out the dating sim segments, so, you know, what’s the point?

Will: The game’s story and engaging characters?

AJ: Ha, yeah, right, but seriously…

Will: …

AJ: Okay, I’m off to my doctor’s appointment.

Dave: I give you this blessing:

Tae: Awesome. Now I’m protected against laughing.

Dave: That clip has falsetto, a fake mustache, and weird religious tribalism. According to my math, it’s hilarious.

Tae: Carry the one, Dave, and you’ll see it actually results in negative hilarity x infinity.

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As if anyone needed to provide proof, some old footage from the “Tales from the Script” documentary gives some insight into the fact that Uwe Boll is legitimately nuts.

Tales from the Script, a 2009 documentary about the trials suffered by Hollywood screenwriters, has plenty of interesting stories about working in the film industry.

What should be interesting to gamers, however, is this particular clip, in which BloodRayne writer Guinevere Turner describes a phone call that she got from mental patient-turned-director Uwe Boll while working on that travesty of a film. It’s documentaries like this that are important for many reasons. Sure, the footage may be old, but every person in Hollywood (and filmmakers around the world) need to see it at least once.

Overall, you can piece together several interesting facts from just the 95 seconds of the clip:

• 1. Uwe Boll doesn’t really understand English
• 2. Uwe Boll will take a “first draft” script and immediately start filming.
• 3. He rewrites 80% of the script.
• 4. Then the actors rewrite the script.
• 5. Uwe Boll is f—ing mental.
• 6. Guinevere Turner acknowledges BloodRayne is the worst film she’s ever seen.
• 7. She regrets doing it.
• 8. Seriously, Uwe Boll is bat-shit crazy.

Remember, knowing is half the battle.

[Source: Tales from the Script, YouTube via Destructoid]

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Blizzard has their hands full with the new WoW expansion and StarCraft II, but their careers site is still recruiting for their next big MMO title.

Even though Diablo III, World and Warcraft, and StarCraft II are more than enough for Blizzard to keep coasting in tea and biscuits for a next few years, the developer still seems to be recruiting for their next big project.

If you take a cursory look at their careers site, Blizzard currently has a lot of positions open for their “Next-Gen MMO,” which could be that “Titan Project” rumored to have been in development since 2007. There’s been a lot of speculation about what Titan actually is, and this is about as good a clue as any. Unless we’re completely off base, that is, but it’s interesting to think about — especially considering that next-gen could very well mean future consoles, as well as advanced PC technology.

Here’s the full list of open spots, if you’re a developer that’s looking to get in on the next big thing in MMOs:

• 3D Character Animator
• 3D Character Artist
• 3D Character Weapon and Equipment Artist
• 3D Environment Artist, Architecture
• Art Outsourcing Manager
• Engineering Department Manager
• Franchise Development Producer
• Lead 3D Environment Artist, Architecture
• Producer / Senior Producer
• Senior 3D Character Artist
• Senior 3D Environment Artist, Architecture
• Senior Software Engineer, Engine
• Senior Software Engineer, Gameplay
• Senior Software Engineer, Gameplay Interfaces
• Senior Software Engineer, Server
• Senior Software Engineer, Tools
• Senior Test Engineer
• Software Engineer, Build Systems

[Source: Blizzard Careers]

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Reports this morning say there’s a 30 percent staff reduction at LucasArts going into effect today. We got confirmation from LucasArts with the following statement:

“LucasArts is reorganizing its teams to better address the needs of the internal studio. Unfortunately, this means adjusting staffing. LucasArts continues to be committed to creating a first-class internal studio – and to fostering relationships with trusted external partners – in order to deliver quality games that amaze and inspire fans.”

The representative we spoke to declined to name the total number of staff gone, or which departments suffered the most drastic cuts. The initial report began at Kotaku as a rumor a little over two weeks after Haden Blackman left the company.

GamePro will continue to follow this story as it develops.

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