I saw mention of this at Kotaku…

Capcom are looking to make some figurines for the upcoming SFIV release and they’re asking you, the fans, to let them know which characters you would like to see-

We’re just dipping our toes in the water, and so won’t be making ALL of the characters right now, but we would like to make a few. If we’re not producing the whole cast, the question is which ones DO we make? Obviously the new characters are cool, but Ryu, Chun, etc. are icons… Tough call. Anyway, rather than strapping on our thinking caps and then producing a bunch of stuff that nobody actually wants, we thought we’d ask you what you thought about it.

Head to the Capcom blog and vote in the poll located in the right-hand side column.

With the poll still underway, I checked the current results and of the 15 possible characters, the leading three characters so far are Chun Li (1292 votes), Ryu (1211) and Ken (887 votes). Balrog is listed as last with 115 votes.

Jess Chobot, of IGN fame, has posted up a great look-a-like from a character out of GTAIV.

Points lost for not showing the bra straps or the girly knot in the front. But, pretty decent overall.

Another package arrived for me this week, I <3 buying things on the Internet.

In the box... a second uncensored copy of GTAIV (PS3 version) for a friend and a plush Link. Considering the game had to be purchased from an additional retailer than where I purchased my X360 version, I bought the plush Link as he was cheap and wanted to make the additional purchase of the game worth it i.e. if I am going to get something shipped out, may as well get something for myself, right?

Too cute for words. He now sits above my desk with Domokun, keeping a watchful over my Intertubes whilst I am away.

In addition to the GoW2 news I posted approx. two months ago, there is some new gameplay footage floating about on YT.

More of a tech demo than the finished product, the video is introduced by none other than Cliffy B, design director for Epic Games. As for the footage, the gameplay is primarily used to show of some of the new weapons and moves that are available. Check it out…

This could be decent.

I’m a little slow on this one, but a Bioshock has been given the green-light. Slated for the Director’s chair is Gore Verbinski.

There’s also an interview with Gore at The Cut Scene about how he got involved in the project, plus he also mentioned-

He believes the movie will be rated “R” and says, in terms of the Little Sisters, that he’ll take the issue “right up to the edge,” not wanting the core audience to feel “betrayed.”

Very nice indeed. I’m looking forward to seeing the Big Daddy go on a smashing frenzy.

The record was only recently raised by Halo 3 for US$300 million last September. GTAIV strolled in and smashed it without even trying. A much bigger franchise and across two platforms, X360 and PS3, it was always destined to be a huge seller.

GTAIV filled the coffers of Rockstar to the tune of US$500 million in the first week, WORLDWIDE.

That’s a lot of people playing GTA. Mmmmm, warm coffee.