Ten 2008 machinima worth checking out
by Kyle Horner 
Jan 3rd 2009 at 4:00PM
Filed under: Culture, News items, Humor
IGN has put together a top ten 2008 machinima movie list that's most definitely great for killing some time, should you have any in need of slaying. The list is surprisingly diverse, with movies created in Age of Conan, City of Heroes, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Guild Wars and of course World of Warcraft.
We're not too surprised to see an Oxhorn Christmas Tree and a Snacky's Journal 4 take the top two slots, as both series are always incredibly worth-while -- Snacky's Journal 4 won the 2008 Blizzcon Movie Contest. Although we highly recommend checking out The Return of The Revenge of Dr. Mechanico, as it's an amazingly wonderful use of City of Heroes as a storytelling device. Also, if you've really got some time to pass, take a look at Election Duel if you're in any way a politically-minded type with a sense of humor. Good stuff!
We're not too surprised to see an Oxhorn Christmas Tree and a Snacky's Journal 4 take the top two slots, as both series are always incredibly worth-while -- Snacky's Journal 4 won the 2008 Blizzcon Movie Contest. Although we highly recommend checking out The Return of The Revenge of Dr. Mechanico, as it's an amazingly wonderful use of City of Heroes as a storytelling device. Also, if you've really got some time to pass, take a look at Election Duel if you're in any way a politically-minded type with a sense of humor. Good stuff!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rhaegar said on 12:37AM 1-04-2009
Here's one squeaked in at the end of the year, but I have no doubt it would have been on that list:
The Craft of War: Blind
http://www.warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=97157
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moneda said on 3:25AM 1-04-2009
The Craft of War: BLIND (http://vimeo.com/2625538) is a great one too, probably released too late in the year to catch many eyes.
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brent said on 11:56PM 1-04-2009
This list from IGN is rendered instantly suspect and useless based on the fact that Clear Skies (EVE and HalfLife2 engines with EVE universe lore) was missing from the list. That was the masterpiece of 2008.
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Verit said on 1:12AM 1-05-2009
Why wasn't clear skies on there? I don't even play eve online anymore, but I thought it was brilliant.
Oh and Blind - cool as it is - is not machinma - because it doesn't use any in game footage.
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