When Irrational Games and Guru-Auteur-Somewhat-Arrogant-Prick Ken Levine announced that they were going to slim down, and lay people off, most bemoaned the loss of BioShock. (Which apparently was for nothing, since Take-Two is continuing it.) Others wondered what Ken Levine would do next. (Aside from take himself very seriously and make art and statements.) However, maybe myself and others should have been sweating the creative efforts of Irrational Games staff newly freed from blockbuster constraints.

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Fox has pulled down its pants and swung around its plot synopsis for Gotham, the Batman-Not-Batman Prequel that they shall be airing. TL;DR edition? Shit kicks off with Jimmy and Friend trying to solve the murder of Brucey’s parents. For the unabridged version, as well as the full logo, hit the jump.

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It looks like all my mewling about possibly being stuck in the prestious generation for a week or so won’t come to pass. Microsoft’s XBONE won’t strike shelves preemptively, rather the company has opted to drop their console a week after Sony does theirs.

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…or Scorpion, if he is your favorite video game character with a burning dome piece.  Travis Rector has taken a hell of a photo of this particular planetary nebula, and a lot went into it that frankly fries my own skull. Setting it also ablaze. Some sort of circle of life type shit.

Hit the jump for a full look at the beautiful bitty, as well as for some more info.

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