• It took forever and a day to finally put this game together, but here it is, folks — You’ve all been waiting for it, and now it’s here: The official News Askew “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back Drinking Game”. This game joins the other 4 films and, like them, it IS possible to play this one all the way through the film (a tough feat, but one to be proud of).

We’ve seen rule suggestions coming in for months, especially since the video release, but most got lost in the shuffle. We would like to give a shout to the folks at One Step Beyond Radio who created their own version of this game recently, and from which we borrowed a few rules.

The game is subject to change and may, if you’ve got issues or suggestions with it please let us know — But keep in mind, while the events in J&SBSB lend themselves to an unlimited amount of rules, we’ve designed this one to be actually playable without killing yourself from start to finish.

As always, with any of our games, do NOT drive anywhere after playing — Use it as a nightcap and plan to stay the night afterwards — And of course, use caution. Don’t hurt yourselves. Enjoy.

• As we’re in a news lull before the major Jersey Girl news starts to pour in, we’re making some improvements here at the site that will hopefully make your experience even better. Today, we’re happy to announce the availability of a “wireless-friendly” version of News Askew. The site is a very basic layout, and only in test phases now, but will feature the last update in complete form aside from pictures and links. This will allow those of you with any wireless devices such as PDAs or cell phones to read the latest stories while you’re on the go!

With the possibility of multiple updates per day on the way in the coming months, this will be the perfect way for you to get your News Askew right away, even if you can’t be in front of a PC. Look for more improvements to this system as well, as we have time to work on it. Until then, set your PDA or Cell Phone bookmarks HERE for News Askew Wireless!

If you’d like to set this up as a channel on your PDA directly, read this page http://newsaskew.com/wireless/ for more info or bookmark it on your home PC for details when you’re ready to go. Any probs, complaints, comments, let us know.

• Great news — The FINAL Kevin Smith written issue (which wraps up what’s been an outstanding mini-storyline) of GREEN ARROW #15 ships TODAY to stores everywhere in the USA! Cover price is $2.50. GET IT!
• Affleck talks about some small Daredevil filming delays at Scifi.com. There’s also a rumor running around that he and Jersey Girl costar Jennifer Lopez are now an item, according to Infobeat. Take it as a rumor though, as it’s stemming from a kind ad that Affleck ran in a Hollywood trade paper after having a great experience working with her on “Gigli”.
• This digital art “comic” has a very vague Askew reference to an Affleck line in “Jay & Bob”.
• MTV aired that beach house thing today with the New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey requesting a Jennifer Lopez video due to her involvement with “Jersey Girl”. We ran the newsbite announcing this last week.
• Some folks are getting quite talented with their Macromedia Flash abilities — One fan has taken a fun scene from one of the Clerks cartoon episodes and made his own version. Pretty nifty. Check it out at Newgrounds.
• In the latest issue of Toyfare magazine, their back section features one of those “Separated At Birth” comparisions between Kevin Smith and a professional wrestler. We hear that the likenesses aren’t quite dead-on, but some come close.

• Finally today, a fan took a cheap “Homies” action figure from a gumball machine and turned it into a Silent Bob. Just goes to show ya what 25 cents and some free time can do these days…