Arsenal victorious

Arsenal might have had a brutal loss to Tottenham yesterday, but it will always win this commercial for EA's FIFA 11, if you know what I mean.

The above is the Euro version of the long-form commercial, a slightly different cut than the U.S. version. I guess the U.S. audience was deemed too sensitive to view the BetClic sponsorship on the Juventus uniforms.

Good to see my boy Mesut Ozil, playing for Germany here, getting some props. And funny to see Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech without his trademark noggin protector — I actually missed him the first few times I watched it.

The commercial was directed by Johnny Green for Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam.

If the McGlynns can keep from passing out by 9:30 p.m. (I kid, but not really), I may be checking this game out with Tim soon.

[Previously]

With animation, there's no limit to what we can ... imagine

Caught this animated Beatles Rock Band piece on MTV tonight. Pretty cool. (Hit the link to embiggen.)

You know what I can't find online, though? The scene from Beavis and Butthead where Butthead calmly asserts, "The Beatles ruined music." One of my favorite lines from the show.

For the greatest bit of Beatles animation — involving Dewey Cox, anyway — check this out. Or just watch Walk Hard, because it's awesome.

UPDATE: Some more Internet research leads me to now believe it was Beavis who said the above quote — it was his response to the query of whether England was near Britain. I may have been mixing it up with another quote from Butthead who, according to Wikipedia, said, "You know those asswipes The Beatles? Those guys ruined music," though I've seen that phrase in slightly different forms.

While I am a huge fan of B and B, it's been a while since I watched, folks. Perhaps Ron Wood knows the truth of it ...

Supersize him!

What the character select screen might look like in a fighting game featuring fast food characters, as designed by *Lysol-Jones. I guess the Hamburglar is a secret character you have to unlock. Via.

Game controller as MP3 player?

Paul Pope. Interesting music player. He explains complicated instruction from art director here.

Coool offf!

Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem came out on DVD this week. Haven't seen it, but based on this scene it looks pretty good.

How awesome is this?

Smart kid, RC car and partially filled bottles = Super Mario Bros. theme song. Via.

Wanna see some lay ups?

I caught this 10-minute comedy sketch show on MTV last night called North Palm Wrestling. Good name, not bad show. The above, aside from the opening credits, was probably the highlight.

The guy actually does look like Diana Taurasi, who is real for those who've never watched Sports Center. I like that on the fake game box, he's taking a jump shot but has no basketball.