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First of all, if you don't understand a word I've just written, click "back" before your eyeballs are scarred for life. This isn't for you. If you nodded knowingly and muttered, "Shake that baby app," you're the one I need.
What do I need, you ask?
I need random schtuff. I need you to put a nonsensical phrase together. I need the most random, off
Development on the BIONICLE web game is coming along nicely. Thought you guys would like a screenshot of what it'll look like. Plans are to release it in late January or early February.
It's a tower defense style game, where you place your defenders to protect your Agori from baddies. The game is still in development but the graphics are looking great.
There will be multiple levels, this is just one.
Although it's a week and a half late, the last major update to BIONICLE.com has gone live. After a few hours of bug-fixing, it seems to be working properly now. Sorry for the inconvenience of the Mata Nui Saga not loading.
Here are a few details about the site update, what's there, and what's coming.
Mata Nui Saga:
This was a tough one. When LEGO decided not to continue the BIONICLE product line, we were stuck in the middle of a planned story arc. The movie was already in production, and
OK, now that the drama is over, time to update you on a few things. BIONICLE.com is now updated for US and UK. Other languages will follow in the next 60 days. I really like the overall design of the site. It's the closest I can think of to matching the rest of the campaign. The artwork was actually taken directly from the same Photoshop files used in the packaging. The new song is not yet available for download. That'll come later. It's from the same lady who sang "Creeping In My Soul". The guy
Guess what I've been working on?
The only unfortunate point is, I have to have it done by Tuesday morning, and I have meetings all day Monday. So flashback to last December, when I worked 15 hour days to get the Phantoka update done. This isn't that bad, but still, working on weekends stinks.
At least the weather sucks too, so I'm not missing anything.
Clearly some of the things in the snapshot above are placeholders - and some aren't. I'll leave you to ponder which is which, and it's
OK, since the Legend Reborn update didn't go live on Wednesday like it was supposed to, the least I can do is feed you a few little tidbits about who's in the movie. Here's the (partial) cast list.
Mata Nui: Michael Dorn
Ackar: Jim Cummings
Kiina: Marla Sokoloff
Metus: David Leisure
Berix: James Arnold Taylor
Gresh: Mark Famiglietti
Raanu: Armin Shimerman
Tuma: Fred Tatasciore
Strakk: Jeff Glen Bennett
Click: Himself
Trust me, there'll be much more coming up.
It's only another week or so before the new web site is released, and the games that we're running will be available. Thought you'd like to see screenshots from the first couple of games - a good guy and bad guy game.
So for work today, I've been trawling through a bunch of old Style Guide material from 2001-2003, and it sure brings back memories. Some of this stuff never saw the light of day, or was released in different formats. One of the images I thought was cool but I don't recall being released was one of the Rahi facing down Tahu.
Of course, my memory could be faulty and maybe it was used somewhere - I'm old, after all. But still, it's a small sample of stuff I've been running across. Some of th
BZP Admin Binkmeister interviews BIONICLE.com Webmaster Kelly McKiernan
Following hard-hitting journalistic successes like “Bohrok-Kal price cuts at Wal*Mart” and “Keychain update”, (former) BZPower admin and newsguy Binkmeister tackles his toughest interview yet: Kelly McKiernan, current webmaster of BIONICLE.com and BIONICLEstory.com. Bink cornered Kelly and forced the following answers out of him. Contrary to Kelly’s complaints, the rope marks aren’t permanent. Sissy.
Bink: Tell us wh
So, it's been almost six years (!) since I started working for LEGO. Yesterday was my last day with the company. So now I can actually post on BZPower again! I'll probably be posting some reminiscences about my life in Denmark, and what I found it to be like to work for one of the best companies in the world. A year and a half in Denmark, four and a half years back in the US, and frequent travel. It was really the most excellent job I've ever had, and the BIONICLE portion of it was by far the
Tomorrow I'll be getting up at 4 a.m. to update BIONICLE.com. I have to coordinate with my colleagues in Denmark, hence the time difference. There'll be some fun stuff you guys will like, I think.
The things I do for you.
UPDATE: For technical reasons, the update has been delayed 24 hours. Sorry for the inconvenience.
UPDATE 2: For more technical reasons, the update has been delayed until at least next Monday.
It seems that for the most part, the Mata Nui Saga is being well accepted. I agree with most of the people saying the cool art, coupled with the excellent voiceover by Michael Dorn, really lends BIONICLE an epic feeling - which is exactly what we wanted. I'm pleased that for the most people are enjoying it.
There are two things that come up regularly, which I'd like to quickly address: Scale of the robots, and timing of all story media.
First, the scale.
Yes, the scale is difficult to p
You guys are getting more patient. I've only gotten a handful of anxious "When will BIONICLE.com be updated???" PMs lately.
I'm working on getting the site updated as soon as I can. All my stuff is done (and has been for a month), I'm just waiting for others to have the time to work on their parts. There are some good things for you to get, including a really nice desktop image you haven't seen yet. The game is done but won't launch at the same time as the product updates.
With luck, it'll
It's time.
For many reasons, some of which I can't really go into right now, I find it necessary to resign my position as an Administrator of BZPower, effective after this week. I hasten to add this is not due to any dissatisfaction or disagreement with the site, fellow staff, or members - you're all excellent... well, most of you, anyway .
No, it's not April Fool's, this is on the level.
The last couple of months as chief geek and server-burper have been very stressful, as you might im
The cat is now officially out of the bag. The hero has risen. The question has been answered. The mystery has been resolved. And now for a little high-res present, suitably wrapped in a spoiler tag.
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This video is the culmination of many years. I am honored to be part of presenting it to you, the BIONICLE fandom.
Woo hoo! A new addition to BZP's stable of services. I have a feeling this will be pretty popular. I can see this showing up in people's sigs.
Now, this is written before we've officially announced this, can't wait to see how long it takes for people to see the "Blogs" link in the navbar...
Just a quick note that my contract with LEGO is being extended into 2009. I'll continue working on BIONICLE.
My original contract was for one year, August 2007 to August 2008; then extended to Dec. 2008; now into '09. Leah is back and working on some other cool projects, but we still work closely together.
Sometimes this job has little perks that just crack me up. For instance, I get to be the one to define the B.I.O. codes on the packages. Yesterday, I whipped up the first batch for 2009 sets. At first, I was just gonna do like I'd done before, boring 3 numbers and 3 letters. But I got a wild hair and did it differently. Everybody in the office was wondering why I was giggling like a schoolgirl. I showed them, and they still didn't get it.
But you guys will. In 8 months or so.
Oh, and I'm i
It's now live... time to check out the Ben 10 teaser!
Come back every Friday for a new character unveiling, along with new stop-motion videos of each character.
I'm working on the full site for January release.
Next week, I'll be spending a couple of days in London. Well, London and Bournemouth. The online game developer we've been using (who are very good by the way - yes, that means you, Mike) is going to start on the game(s) for later this year, and we'll be going over what we need to do. Then on Tuesday, I'm meeting some people about another project I'm working on, which is kind of work-related but not entirely. Hopefully I'll be able to talk more about that later.
Enough about me. You don't car
