Shut Up Frank

Monthly overview of upcoming video games on Smart Finds For Him

Shut Up Frank — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:16:51 +0000

For those of you who are unaware of this, I write a monthly overview of new video games for Smart Finds For Him. The format is quite simple, I chose 5 games that interest me most in what’s coming out that month or even, like it was the case for Madden NFL 13, a game [...]

Mike Ward Pedophile Jokes and Death Threats

Shut Up Frank — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 15:19:55 +0000

Mike Ward is of a rare breed. The kind of breed you could only get from drunken cousins mating… No but seriously, what I mean is that there aren’t a lot of comedians that perform in more than one language. We’re used to Mike Ward as a French comedian but there’s an English comedian side [...]

Win week-end tickets to CMF3 thanks to Projekt F

Shut Up Frank — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:53:49 +0000

Projekt F will be playing at Camping Metal at fullpadge this year on August 25th and if you are a Quebec resident, they have a contest for you! Up for grabs are a pair of tickets for the whole week-end, a limited edition 3 song sampler from upcoming album skins and 2 Projekt F wristbands. [...]

Radiohead’s Kid A and OK Computer redone in 8-Bit

Shut Up Frank — Thu, 31 May 2012 04:33:27 +0000

Perfect for vintage video games aficionados that also are Radiohead fans, these 8-Bit Chiptune remixes of Kid A and OK Computer, understand sounding a lot like old Nintendo games, are very interesting and really true to the originals. It’s odd but I really like the result. Ok a friend used to tell me, back when [...]

Diablo III – The Story so far + Starter Edition

Shut Up Frank — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:32:20 +0000

I’m sure you’re all ready for the big Diablo III day, waiting go line-up for the midnight launch or anxiously hoping your pre-ordered copy will be waiting for you when you get back from work. Or did you call in sick? It’s ok you can tell me, I won’t rat you out, promise So 12 [...]

Myxomatosis launches first EP

Shut Up Frank — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:19:40 +0000

Following on their debut self-titled album released in 2009, Montreal’s own, Myxomatis launches a first EP, apptly titled Ep1. Yeah I know, their inspiration knows no limits when it comes to naming their albums. What matters though is that they don’t lack inspiration for their music. What’s Myxomatosis you ask? If you like progressive music [...]

Bioshock Infinite delayed to 2013

Shut Up Frank — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:28:35 +0000

After initially being hinted as a winter 2012 release and then pushed back to fall 2012 with an October 16 release date, it was just announced today that we would have to wait even longer for the much anticipated sequel to Bioshock 2. We are now looking at a February 26, 2013 release for Bioshock [...]

New South Park RPG will be named The Stick of Truth

Shut Up Frank — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:40:26 +0000

We now know more about the upcoming South Park RPG game developed by Obsidian. The game’s listing on xbox marketplace was updated today and now shows the improbable release date of today (!) but sadly it isn’t available now, therefore this part must be a mistake. What we do know, and it should be true [...]

The Elder Scrolls Online finally unveiled

Shut Up Frank — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:08:49 +0000

Today is a great day for Elder Scrolls and MMORPGs fans everywhere. Bethesda finally lifted the veil (so very slighty) on its Elder Scrolls MMORPG project started in 2007. Accompanying this news is a reveal trailer and when I said that the veil was so very slightly lifted, I wasn’t joking! I know the gaming [...]

Rammstein live at the Bell Centre in Montreal May 1st 2012

Shut Up Frank — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:05:42 +0000

We have been quite lucky recently with Rammstein, they started their North American foray 2 years ago at the Festival d’Été de Québec, then they came to Montreal in December 2010, then they came back in May 2012 and guess what? They were here on May 1st! After a drought that lasted nearly 10 years, [...]