Archive for August, 2011

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Uncharted 3 Wows and Games Galore

by Baron on August 31st, 2011 at 12:43 PM

So, recently I have been so wrapped up in Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Madden 12 that I haven’t been on my game here at the site. I can first tell you that Deus Ex: HR is by far the best game I have played so far this year. I have put over 10 hours into that game and still find myself only at the second chapter. There are so many side quests and exploring to do that I kind of get caught up. I even at one point just traversed a city using the amazing takedowns on innocent bystanders and escaping police, as if I was playing Grand Theft Auto.

I also got Madden 2012 last night and played it for a good couple of hours. This Madden is by far the best of this generation of consoles which shouldn’t say much but it reminds me of the glory days on the PS2. One thing is for sure it is by far the most difficult Madden to play against the computer. I destroyed the Redskins 42-7 on the Pro setting with Cam Newton and the Panthers, then I would get demolished with the Chargers 38-3 on the All-Pro setting. I will get better, I will get stronger, I will not suck so much.

Finally, we have a gameplay video of the upcoming Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception. It all starts on a cargo plane and ends with Drake kicking some ass in the air. I believe that Uncharted is my second favorite series on Playstation after the Metal Gear series of course and It’s nice to see the guys at Naughty Dog making sure they top every sequel of the stellar third-person shooter. Take a look!

Baron.Out.

Set Photos From Zack Snyder’s ‘Man of Steel’

by Kurtis on August 31st, 2011 at 9:30 AM

A while back we posted up the officially released first look of Henry Cavill as Superman. I’m not too big on set photos, but I was interested in these since we get a better look at the new costume for the movie. I saw these pictures from SuperHeroHype via SlashFilm of Cavill in costume during a shoot. We get to see more details that have been added to Superman’s hero uniform. Read full post »

SWTOR Beta Testing Begins This Weekend

by Kurtis on August 29th, 2011 at 1:14 PM

Starting up this weekend, beta testing for the new Star Wars: The Old Republic will begin on September 2nd. Only a limited number of the thousands of people who registered on the game’s site will be able to participate this Friday. Bioware made the announcement over the weekend during PAX Prime in Seattle. If you haven’t registered yet, you might be able to get picked if you haul ass. I got that all taken care of last year. Hopefully they remember my dedication.

Source [Massively]

It’s Here!!

by Baron on August 26th, 2011 at 7:37 AM

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The game I have been waiting for all year is here! Got my beer, my sweats on, and ready to dive in! See you on the other side!

Baron.Out.

Witcher 2′s Console Debut Dated

by Baron on August 24th, 2011 at 10:56 AM

Sometime last month I wrote how I was playing the Witcher 2 on PC and that I stopped playing due to my computers lack of ability to play it well. I mentioned that there were rumors of the game being brought over to consoles sometime in the future. Well that time has a date and it’s not going to all consoles, just Xbox 360 as of now.

Looks like we'll be seeing The Witcher and his friends on consoles

The game will be getting an update for PC, which is being called version 2.0 on the 29th of September revealed CD Projeckt at Gamescom today. The version will be adding a new tutorial system for the hard difficulty curve with newcomers to the game. Also being added is a “Dark Mode” difficulty, which is like the Insane Mode in the game yet allows saving. Lastly add an arcade style “Arena Mode” sort of like the Gears of War “Horde Mode” and 20 new tech enhancements, you got yourself a pretty hefty update.

The Xbox 360 version will have all these updates included and is scheduled for a Q1 2012 release. I don’t know about you, but if they can bring this game over to consoles with a good control scheme, which I think they can, then it’s definitely a must buy!

Baron.Out.

Awesome Portal Fan-Created Video

by Baron on August 24th, 2011 at 10:25 AM

I found this video sneaking around the internet the other day and just loved it. It’s of the very successful Portal series, and has very good effects the likes of the Mortal Kombat and Half-Life short films. Playing the Portal games I always wanted deep down to see how jumping through the portals the way you do would translate in a real film setting. This gives you the oppurtunity to see it in real time. Check it out below!

Baron.Out.

OK Go and The Muppets Music Video

by Kurtis on August 24th, 2011 at 8:00 AM

Last week I wrote a post about the release of The Muppets new cover album, The Green Album. It features a number of popular artists and bands covering favorite Muppets songs. The album was released yesterday and to go along with it, they also put out a music video featuring the band that covered The Muppets Show main theme song, OK Go. I enjoyed the album a lot from that first listen and especially the Muppet Show them song cover. With OK Go’s usual knack for making really fun to watch music videos, they made it even more fun with the addition of The Muppets themselves. Watch and enjoy!

First Great Review of Deus Ex: Human Revolution

by Baron on August 23rd, 2011 at 2:26 PM

Deus Ex's Successor Is Finally Here

IGN.com released their review on my most anticipated game of 2011, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It cut to the good news, it got editors choice and a 9.0 overall out of 10. I have been waiting for this game for so long, since 2000 when the original came out and wowed me.

Everything I wanted to hear was in the review. Choices were still the biggest draw in, if you can think it you can do it. I was nervous about the story and it seems Eidos Montreal even nailed that on the head. Just so excited to go out to pick up this and Madden 2012.I’ll have my own opinion on it soon after. Check out the video review below!!!

Watch This Cool Featurette for Robot Boxing Flick ‘Real Steel’

by Kurtis on August 23rd, 2011 at 10:59 AM

I wasn’t so sure what I thought about the new Real Steel movie. But now I’m really interested in seeing this when it comes out this fall. We get a bit of a behind-the-scenes look at the story of robot boxing and the main characters in the film.

Real Steel will be out in theaters October 7th.

Source [FirstShowing]

New Dark Souls Trailer Tries to Prepare You For Death

by Kurtis on August 23rd, 2011 at 10:48 AM

The new Dark Souls trailer that’s been out is a bit of a tricky one. It seems like it just makes the game look cool at first glance, which it is. Don’t let the cool music fool you into believing it’s joking when the words “Prepare To Die” come on screen. If you watch it again, you’ll notice that they are showing you all the freakishly difficult monsters you’ll be up against in the new title. I mean seriously, I can name at least three reasons for each enemy why you won’t beat any of those monsters on the first try. Here’s an example. There’s a giant spider that lurks around a corner towards the end. Then we see that it’s actually on fire and it has giant spikes all around its body. Yes, it’s a giant spikey-fire-spider. Check it out.

NBA 2K12′s legends revealed

by Baron on August 21st, 2011 at 3:26 PM

This year’s NBA release from 2K Sports, NBA 2K12, includes a new game mode called “NBA’s Greatest” in which players can hit the court as one of a handful of legendary players. 2K revealed the 15-man roster this morning in a press release, and you can check it out after the jump.

Your “NBA’s Greatest” legends are: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Scottie Pippen, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, John Stockton, Isaiah Thomas and Jerry West. 2K also confirmed a bonus that gives those who pre-order two unlockable teams: the 1990-91 Golden State Warriors and the 2001-02 Sacramento Kings.

The “NBA’s Greatest” mode is a bit more detailed than a set of character skins and top-level stats. Each player has an associated vintage uniform, period-accurate arena, signature moves and, for you serious basketball geeks, “historically accurate broadcast presentation styles.”

Baron. Out.

Awesome Teaser for New Ghost Rider

by Kurtis on August 19th, 2011 at 1:02 PM

The official teaser has been released for the 2012 Marvel film. Apple has gotten the exclusive first release of the trailer with the directors of the film, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, introduce the teaser. We see Nicolas Cage return as Johnny Blaze/ Ghost Rider and he’s wrecking everyone. Don’t tell Ghost Rider to eat lead because it looks like it’s bad for his stomach. Check out the trailer below. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance also stars Idris Elba, Ciarán Hinds, Johnny Whitworth and will hit theaters February 2012.

Source [YouTube]

Blade Runner 2 Is Happening…. And Now Its Got A Director

by Baron on August 19th, 2011 at 12:51 PM

If you are a fan of Blade Runner than you know that the sequel has been in the works for some time now. Everyone has been skeptical about who would end up with it and if it could even be close to the classic and to me, best science fiction movie. Well as of yesterday a director was chosen and that director was none other than the original’s director, Ridley Scott!

Yes, the man who once said that sci-fi is as dead as westerns has caught the sci-fi bug once again. Deadline reports that Ridley Scott is returning to direct “another installment” of Blade Runner after he finishes working on the potential-Alien-prequel Prometheus for Fox. Scott has fully signed on to direct and produce, and is working with Alcon Entertainment to develop.

Alcon Entertainment’s producer Andrew Kosove, the man responsible for getting Blade Runner’s rights and convincing Scott to join the project had this to say about it.

“Over the course of one meeting, we hashed out how a new film would look, how it could avoid seeming too similar to the many movies that have since paid homage to the original, and how different the new film should be from the original itself. We eventually decided it should stand as separately as possible.”

“Everything Ridley does as a filmmaker is fresh,” Kosove said. “I believe he sees an opportunity to create something that’s wholly original from the first ‘Blade Runner.’ ”

I am super pumped for this, we will have to see how this developes after Scott is done with ‘Prometheus’, which is a potential prequel to ‘Alien’. The movie industry looks like its in for a real treat!

Baron. Out.

Gerard Butler as the ‘Machine Gun Preacher’

by Kurtis on August 19th, 2011 at 11:35 AM

Yesterday, the trailer for this oddly named film was debuted by Relativity Media. Coming from directer Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace, Stranger Than Fiction), Machine Gun Preacher is based on the true story of Sam Childers. Childers was a former drug dealing gang biker who found God and traveled to Sudan to help the orphaned children there by building them an orphanage. The movie also stars Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon, Madeline Carroll, and Souleymane Sy Savane. This looks really good to me. It’s got an emotional story with quite a bit of action mixed in there. Since finishing up this film, Marc Forster has already begun shooting his next big project, World War Z. Can’t wait for that to be finished. Anyways, check out the trailer below.

Source [FirstShowing]

Diablo III pushing for consoles

by Baron on August 18th, 2011 at 2:53 PM

Diablo III is officially only planned for release on PC and Mac. Though there has been rumors and talking recently that it’ll also make its way to consoles at some point. At Gamescom this week,more employees dropped yet another hint that such an outcome is almost definitly going to happen.

Lead designer at Blizzard, Josh Mosqueira stated that Blizzard “is very, very serious about bringing the Diablo III experience to the console,”. He explained that they’re hiring programmers, designers, and artists to work on consoles, although there has been no official announcement that a console port is really happening.

“All I can say is it’s going to be awesome,” he teased. “Stay tuned.”
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