Star Wars-Obsessed Rocket Geeks Build and Launch an X-wing Fighter.

Not anime-related? True.

Still seriously awesome? Also true.

…seconds after liftoff the fighter pitched wildly and blew up - just like Red 10. And Red Leader. And Biggs (poor Biggs).

Poor Biggs.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: I’m not really a gamer. But this is big news for the entertainment industry as a whole. I mean, the biggest entertainment launch in the history of the United States now belongs to a video game. Halo 3 grossed more than any movie has ever opened to, though I’m not sure if that’s adjusted for inflation or not.

So, is it a sign that movies are failing? That video games are moving up in the world? A bit of both? I really don’t have enough time to speculate now thanks to Japanese class, but it’s something to think about.

Again, not strictly anime-related, but it’s media and entertainment related, so we’ll see how it goes.

The Pirate Bay, a Sweden-based operation that hosts trackers for all sorts of pirated materials, is suing various media companies because the companies have apparently paid professional hackers to do all sorts of naughty things to take down the trackers, including DDOS attacks and infrastructural sabotage.

Among the companies being sued: Ubisoft, Sony, and Atari– all their Swedish or Nordic offshoots, anyway.

Should be interesting to see what happens…