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It’s Morphin’ Time For The Avengers
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 19, 2013 in Television
Sometimes mashups happen, and they just make sense. Take the Avengers. With the Marvel Cinematic Universe primed to go cosmic, the team are being prepped to fight more alien menaces. Now combine that with the Power Rangers motif, and all you’re missing is a Zord. Read more… Capcom Releasing Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Expansion
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 14, 2013 in Videogames
Dragon’s Dogma did better than Capcom expected it to, being released to favorable reviews and sales figures. Naturally, being a success these days usually translates to more content. There have been a few smaller packs of downloadable content, but now Capcom is rereleasing the game as Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen. Read more… Kick-Ass 2 Promises Tons Of Vigilante Superheroes
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 14, 2013 in Cinema, Comic Books
Well this is a pleasant surprise, kind of just like the first film. MTV premiered a trailer for Kick-Ass 2, the sequel to 2010’s adaptation of Mark Miller’s comic. And it’s looking pretty nice! Everyone seems spirited, and Jim Carrey’s inclusion doesn’t seem too forced. My only concern is that it is directed by some no-name instead of the talented Matthew Vaughn, who is only producing this time around. Still, it may turn out good. Check out the trailer below, but be warned it’s a red band trailer full of naughty words that are potentially NSFW. Read more… Take On The ‘Year Of The Snake’ In Sleeping Dogs Today
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 13, 2013 in Videogames
I know that Sleeping Dogs, Square Enix’s open-world romp through the grimy streets of Hong Kong, only came out about half a year ago, but it seems like it has been longer. That’s why I’m always surprised when more downloadable content is released for the game. A new DLC offering, “Year of the Snake,” comes out today, and it has protagonist Wei Shen continuing his cop duties in a less undercover manner. Read more… A Wonderfully Out-Of-Context Preview Of Venture Bros. Season Five
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 13, 2013 in Animation
Yes, May 19 is right around the corner, and that means that it’s almost time for season five of The Venture Bros. And since it’s almost upon us, Adult Swim has released a nearly five-minute-long trailer previewing what we can expect. As is to be expected from the mix of 60s cartoons, supervillains, comics, super science, and tons of other geeky elements that make up the show, the trailer makes no sense whatsoever, serving only to entice fans further. Read more… Pandora’s Tower Trailer Details Girl-Monster Romance
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 12, 2013 in Videogames
After Nintendo was silent on Western releases for three major RPGs for its ailing Wii system, fans got together and complained loud enough (Operation Rainfall) for them all to get released. Sure, Nintendo claimed it was already planning on publishing Xenoblade Chronicles, and XSEED had to pick up the publishing slack for The Last Story, but at least they were released. This April, XSEED is publishing the third of the missing RPGs and probably the last worthwhile Wii game, Pandora’s Tower. Nintendo Creating Animated 3DS Shorts To Promote Pikmin 3
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 12, 2013 in Animation, Videogames
It has been a dry post-launch period for Wii U owners, with not a whole lot coming out. In hindsight, it’s almost good that Pikmin 3 got delayed until early this year, since at least there will be a must-buy game coming out for those desperate for new games. But before then, Nintendo has a small side-project to share: short Pikmin cartoons. Fan Creates Holographic Dr. Light Capsule From Mega Man X
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 7, 2013 in Videogames
The Gauntlet Gallery in San Francisco is hosting a Mega Man art show this month, honoring the Blue Bomber that Capcom has been mostly ignoring lately, despite 2012 being the 25th anniversary of the original game. While there are many pieces on display, one in particular will draw the attention of Mega Man X fans: a “holographic” Dr. Light capsule. Read more… 300’s King Leonidas Is In God Of War: Ascension
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 7, 2013 in Cinema, Videogames
After ending the trilogy in God of War 3, anything else seems a little…unnecessary. I’m thinking specifically of the upcoming God of War: Ascension, yet another prequel, but this time with multiplayer. Still, in the absence of necessity, just toss whatever in and hope it creates necessity. Case in point: adding King Leonidas from 300 to multiplayer. Read more… Carrie Fisher To Return As Leia In Star Wars Episode VII
Despite Mark Hamill being a downer about rumors that he, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher would return as Luke, Han, and Leia in Disney’s Star Wars Episode VII, the rumors continued to circulate. They may have been in talks, but I guess at least one of them has wrapped up, as Carrie Fisher has quite definitively confirmed that she will return as Leia. Latest Iron Man 3 Trailer Shows Army Of Iron Men
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 6, 2013 in Cinema, Comic Books
The latest Iron Man 3 trailer is out, and as predicted by last week’s poster, Tony Stark and Rhodey will have plenty of help. This movie is going to be bursting with new suits, and it looks like they’ll be providing back-up for Tony instead of being worn. It’s not clear if anyone else is wearing them, but I could see the movie explaining them as controlled by A.I. Read more… Return To The Citadel In Final Mass Effect 3 DLC
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 5, 2013 in Videogames
It’s been a long, tumultuous road for Mass Effect 3 and its downloadable content. While I don’t care to play it, the multiplayer has surprisingly flourished, aided by free updates. Meanwhile, additional singleplayer content has been rolled out in the style of Mass Effect 2. But while they may be similar, the wind has been taken out of their sails due to the fact that they don’t have any effect on the controversial ending. Regardless of what you think of the DLC so far, the end has come: Mass Effect 3: Citadel will be the final storyline DLC until Mass Effect 4 (currently in development). FUNimation Posts Wolf Children Trailer, Coming To Select Theaters
Posted by Bob Muir on Mar 5, 2013 in Anime
Wolf Children (or The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki in Japan) is the latest film by director Mamoru Hosada. Hosada has been rising in prominence in the past decade, having initially directed Digimon: The Movie and the sixth One Piece movie before releasing The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2006 to positive reviews. Summer Wars followed in 2009, also receiving strong praise. Now, FUNimation is preparing to release 2012’s Wolf Children in the US. Read more… Source Filmmaker Meets The Venture Brothers
It’s not May 19 yet, so that means we’re all still waiting on the fifth season of The Venture Brothers, one of the few good shows still on Adult Swim. In the meantime, fans who have waited forever (or since 2010) for a new season will have to make due with fan-made content. That’s not a problem when there’s awesome stuff like this reanimation of one of season two’s best scenes using the Source Filmmaker. Read more… Chris Cooper Is Norman Osborn In The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Posted by Bob Muir on Feb 28, 2013 in Cinema, Comic Books
Time for another casting confirmation for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Marc Webb’s sequel to his reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. But first, let’s recap the cast as it stands. We have: Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Shailene Woodley as Mary Jane Watson, Dane DeHann as Harry Osborn, Jamie Foxx as Electro, Paul Giamatti as the Rhino (yeah, I know, it’s weird), and Felicity Jones as someone (possibly Black Cat). And now, toss another potential villain into the mix… Read more… Need For Speed: Most Wanted Revisits Classic Elements In New DLC
Posted by Bob Muir on Feb 27, 2013 in Videogames
Criterion put out another solid open-world racer with the recent Need for Speed: Most Wanted. In the spirit of evoking its similar predecessor Burnout Paradise, Criterion has been prepping lots of new content. Besides a free title update that tweaks things like the nighttime appearance, there are three DLC packs on the way that fans of older elements are sure to enjoy. Read more… Blizzard Releases Shiny Cinematic Trailer For StarCraft II: Heart Of The Swarm
Posted by Bob Muir on Feb 27, 2013 in Videogames
While some may question some of their business practices now that they’re under the shadow of Activision, one thing is for sure: Blizzard still knows how to make some damn-fine cutscenes. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is out in only two weeks, on March 12, and Blizzard has a fancy cinematic trailer to get everyone pumped about the continuing story. Sure, there’s no gameplay, but look how cool it is! Watch The Crazy New Moves In One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2
Posted by Bob Muir on Feb 26, 2013 in Anime, Videogames
One Piece: Pirate Warriors may have just been a Dynasty Warriors game, but it was still pretty fun despite the dumb gameplay. A large part of that were the energetic and wacky attacks. Lo and behold, there is a trailer for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 focusing on the entire Straw Hat crew and the new moves they’ve attained during the two-year time jump that occurs in the manga’s plot. Read more… Square Enix Confirms Kingdom Hearts HD For Western Audiences
Posted by Bob Muir on Feb 26, 2013 in Videogames
Consider me somewhat unduly excited, but I can’t help it: Square Enix has finally announced a Western release for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. It’s an HD collection consisting of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (the slightly improved original game, previously only released in Japan), Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (the PS2 remake of the GBA interquel), and redone, expanded cutscenes that tell the story of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (a DS spin-off set around the same time as Re:Chain of Memories). Naturally, trophies have been added as well. Read more… Mark Hamill Cools Expectations On New Star Wars Trilogy
Surely you’ve heard all the rumors lately about which classic Star Wars actors are or aren’t returning to Disney’s new trilogy (or spin-off films). Well, don’t get your hopes up, because Mark Hamill is ready to be a complete buzzkill about them. Read more… Sony Officially Announces PlayStation 4
Posted by Bob Muir on Feb 21, 2013 in Tech, Videogames
Hoo boy, where to begin? As promised, today Sony announced the future of PlayStation, the PlayStation 4. With an x86-64 8-core AMD CPU, a 1.84 TFLOPS AMD GPU, and 8GB of RAM, the PS4 has enough horsepower to run engines such as the Unreal Engine 4. The system uses a new controller, the DualShock 4; it’s close to the DualShock 3, but with a touchpad in the middle, a light to help identify each player’s controller, the ability to be tracked by the new PlayStation 4 Eye (included), and a Share button for some cool new features. Read more… Square Enix Wants You To Solve Your Murder In New Game
Posted by Bob Muir on Feb 20, 2013 in Videogames
Do you remember Ghost Trick? It was a Capcom DS game from the creator of the Ace Attorney series. You played a dead detective who had to solve mysteries to discover information about his murder. There was also a cute dog. Well, NeoGAF solved an alternate reality game from Square Enix and discovered a teaser trailer for their next game. It seems to be about a dead detective who has to solve mysteries to discover information about his murder. There’s no word on whether a cute dog is involved. Read more… Hotline Miami Coming Soon To PS3 and Vita
Posted by Bob Muir on Feb 20, 2013 in Videogames
Hotline Miami, an 80s-styled indie game about ultraviolence, pleasantly surprised critics last year, garnering it a place on many year-end lists. For those who don’t really game on their PCs, there was nothing to do but listen in on the praise the game was receiving. But soon, non-PC gamers can get in on the action. Read more… Prepare For Next PlayStation With The Evolution Of PlayStation
Posted by Bob Muir on Feb 19, 2013 in Cinema
On February 20, Sony will announce the next PlayStation, widely believed to be the PlayStation 4. In the days leading up to the event, Sony has been releasing videos recapping the history of the PlayStation brand, with the latest focusing on their handheld excursions. Read more… |
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