Aside from the 2 I built for a show back in May, the 3rd pedal demonstrated below is the first I’ve actually built by request for a customer. He knew the secret to getting a Ben project – diligent (yet not annoying) emails and patience! Plus he can play Guitar Hero on Hard, something I cannot. (Rock Band, yes)
Click here to check it out on YouTube…
In other related news the Access Controller should be arriving for shipment sometime next week… more details to come.
Apparently I made the list, check out the latest issue of PC Magazine!
In other news the PS2/PS3 version of the Access Controller is shipped very soon, next week I believe, more info as it becomes available.
NOTE: Today, September 15th, is the last day of bidding – good luck!
Just a quick note, since it’s just taking up space I’m selling my old PS2. Check it out!
All proceeds go towards the “Ben’s Basement is a Little Bit Cleaner” Foundation, a for-profit organization that helps exactly one person throughout the world since 1975.
A few production photos from this last weekend’s filming:
Doing a test run for the “drive through a wall of fire” shot.
Night filming (ug) the scene where an escaped convict becomes the Possum Woman!
Rustic Resort survivors making a last stand to stop the possum in a scene with enough gunfire to make Charlton Heston blush.
This was probably the biggest shoot we’ve ever had on Ben Heckendorn film, mostly for the number of people involved for a single weekend. Nobody got hurt, we had enough pizza to go around and no fires got out of a control – what more could you ask for?
We now only have a couple scenes to go, which will hopefully be knocked out in the next week. My original “completion target date” is looking more likely than ever, you can learn more when the newest podcast comes out tomorrow, in which we discuss Xbox Live Achievements and the filming of Possumus Woman. See you then!
Just a quick update for everyone, we’ll probably get the latest podcast out next week. This week is a bit busy so we’re having to push it back.
I am working on a “How To Hack the Access Controller” article that will go live once we have a shipment date. Stay tuned!
I’ve partnered with THQ to provide a prize in their Darksiders sweepstakes – an Xbox 360 laptop, built by myself and painted by Joe Mad, based off the game.
Concept drawing of the design. But instead of white, imagine art painted all over it…
Not only that, but this will be the best Xbox 360 laptop yet! The design features a dock for a full-size, unaltered Xbox 360 hard drive, so you can share data with your home console. Astounding. Additionally, both memory card slots are accessible, should you need those for some reason. Other features include the usual built-in WiFi and Xbox Live Vision camera. One big change is lack of keyboard – it’s useless 99% of the time anyway and they have those chat pads for the controllers as it is.
Contest ends in October I believe, so by all means head on over to their site, take a look around, and get entered. Thanks to Adam King at THQ for providing myself and the community this opportunity!
Click here to get in on the action:community.darksidersvideogame.com
(This should explain why I cracked open a 60 gig Xbox 🙂
Well of course I couldn’t resist grabbing one of these, and since I need parts anyway for an upcoming contest, why not?
“60 GIGA PRO-GEAR SPEC” would be a lot catchier.
The big question of course is whether or not this unit has the new 65nm GPU… check out the photos below to see!