Gears Of War 3 Opening Cinematic

Hey Josh here with some news on Gears Of War 3. So the guys over at Epic recently had a party to celebrate the fact Gears Of War 3 is now golden. Which for you people who live under those rocks would say "the game is done" They've started printing disks and boxes and will be sending some lucky sites early releases to share their views and Epic if your reading this? We want to be on that list you magnificent fuckers.I got to play the Beta for the multiplayer and it was as fun as ever but now i get to run up and impale people with shit which is slightly more cooler than hiding around a corner and shotgunning anyone who walks past.

So to celebrate the fact Gears Of War 3 is golden they have released the opening cinematic which follows a familiar voice and gives a face to the name/voice. Also it gives a brief recap for those of you who missed out on the other two games for whatever reason (which had better be a good one) Anyway here's the intro. Enjoy.

So there you go. Looks like the story is coming to a close and many questions will be answered. will the locust die? will the humans die? will everyone die? will Baird still piss me off to no end? and the biggest question for many. Will Carmine die?

Time will tell.

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The Joker Blogs Series 2 Teaser Trailer

Hey Josh here gibing you some news on a web series that i feel deserves a lot more attention and will satisfy any joker cravings you may have left over from The Dark Knight or to fill the time until The Dark Knight Rises.

So the Joker Blogs takes place approximately one month after the events of The Dark Knight, showing the adventures of the Joker in Arkham Asylum. Through the course of the show, we meet Doctor Harleen Quinzel, Lyle Bolton, Hugo Strange, Jeremiah Arkham, and even see Johnathan Crane/Scarecrow! The series is split into two parts. The first following his time in Arkham Asylum, the second following his adventures outside of the asylum! and its awesome.

 

Seriously if you missed this watch them all on their website Here

or on their YouTube channel Here

The series provides a great look at life inside Arkham and how Joker builds his relationship with Harley Quinn.

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Lillipop Chainsaw Announcement Trailer

Hey Josh here giving you the first trailer for Lollipop Chainsaw. A cute girly game that has you use your chainsaw to saw zombies in half in a creative and sexy manner lets check it out shall we.

This game looks utterly insane. Its the brain child of Suda51 who i can only guess is one more insanely brilliant blatantly sexy game away from being a registered sex offender. From what i can gather from this trailer you are a cute cheerleader called Juliet who is a chainsaw swinging short skirt wearing undead slayer. ( no doubt the chainsaw will have a sexual name ) She has to slice through armies of the undead in her school and neighbourhood. Its from the team that gave us Shadows Of The Damned. A game with a weapon called and i kid you not "The Boner" which actually makes you call up an undead sex line to get him going and turn him into "The Big Boner" who is conveniently placed at crotch level as you fire it (subtle). Anyway Lollipop Chainsaw looks like its following in the same footsteps but with more of a target audience of pervs. I may have to give it a try for you guys. FOR SCIENCE!

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Cry Baby Lane Found!

Hey Josh here bringing you some interesting news on a long since speculated urban legend. Cry Baby Lane was a film long speculated to be just an urban myth created by the Internet. But thanks to Reddit that's no longer the case.

The film has been tracked down by one of the few people in the world who recorded the film on VHS. For those of you who are too young to remember Cry Baby Lane was a film released on Nickelodeon for Halloween in the year 2000 which got a fair amount of complaints from parents who 's children and teenagers saw the film and found it too scary. The film was covered up so well and nearly forgotten about that people began to wonder if it was just an urban myth passed around to kids. For some people now the film may not look all that scary but imagine being a young teen before DVDs and online torrents where available to almost everyone.

Anyway the plot of the film is this:

Andrew and his older brother Carl enjoy listening to ghost stories that the local undertaker, Mr. Bennett, tells them. One night Bennett tells the tale of a local farmer whose wife gave birth conjoined twins, one being good-natured while the other was clearly evil. The farmer, ashamed of them, kept the twins locked in their room. Eventually the twins got sick and died together, so the farmer sawed them in half and buried the good twin in a cemetery and the bad twin in a shallow grave near the house. Later, Andrew and his friends decide to hold a seance in the cemetery where the good twin is buried, but they unintentionally awaken the bad twin instead. Gradually, the bad twin possesses nearly everyone in town, and it is up to young Andrew to stop him.

Carl Possessed

The film had a lot of dark tones to it.

- Raising the dead.
- Sawing conjoined twins in half.
- Being possessed by a ghost.
- Too many bad wrestling references.
- The same bass line that gets repeated throughout the film.


My point being the film was a big impact on audiences and left a lot of now adult viewers scarred for life. The film has been uploaded to YouTube and should be finding its way onto torrent sites soon enough which i don't have a problem with seeing as piracy has helped the world see this otherwise lost film again. If Nickelodeon had sense and the original tape they should be working on a DVD release or even an airing next Halloween.

Anyway find the film. Watch it. Enjoy it.

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Now Loading ... Rayman

Hey Josh here with another nostalgic look at our beloved childhoods. This time we are going to be looking at Rayman, the first one before the sequels where those fucking rabbits came into it and raped our childhoor for all it was worth. But with the Rayman Origins coming to consoles soon i decided it was about time i covered this game.

So now that's out the way we can get stuck into it. Rayman was a game most people will remember for being on the PlayStation before Wii got their hands on the franchise and made the raving rabbid games. The main story to the game is Rayman lives in a world where nature and raymankind live together in peace all because of this magical ball (the great protoon) that gives off happy feelings. But one day the evil and rather ingeniously named Mr Dark shows up ( I shit you not that's how creative they are ) He defeats a powerful fairy and steals a few of the ribena berry's for good measure and sticks them in cages. This is when we meet our hero who is chillaxing on a beach when he is asked to answer the call of duty.

Here's the intro:

So Rayman sets off on his adventure and gains new abilities and befriends a few bosses along the way. One of which looks oddly like a penis (not naming who but i will include a picture)

My childhood.

The levels where creative and amazing and the enemy's where strange and like a mix of poachers and super Mario bad guys. Rayman like a lot of the games back in the 90's was a side scroller with aspects of 3D. you started out with the ability to throw your levitating fists and if need be charge it up to cause more damage. in the levels you had to break free the ribena Berry's and gather all the energy you could ( like the coins in Mario )

Here's the first level:

The levels where different and always introduced something new to keep you on your toes and always provided you with interesting backdrops that at some times completely immersed me in the game and helped me lose myself in the level and no matter how many times i heard it at the end of a level the "YEAH" always made me feel like i did a good job even if i died countless times on that one berry that i couldn't land on properly. Anyway my point being the game was brilliant, bright colours and silly storyline for the kids and a feeling of nostalgia for the now grown ups who play the game again. I only hope that Rayman Origins doesn't fall flat on its face like the other Rayman games did and captures the same spirit this game has. Including the "YEAH" at the end of a level.


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Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Review

The Planet Of The Apes franchise has seen highs and lows. The first two installment's were brilliant and took audiences on science fiction adventures. Some installments took a more childish route and focused more on the comical sides. But the franchise hit it's lowest when Tim Burton bastardised the Apes in ways that offended me. Marky Mark? Really? Anyway, now we get the latest installment of monkey buisness. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes arrives on screens ten years after Planet Of The Apes, butchered by Tim Burton. It's a prequel and a reboot, so I shall call it a Requel! An this Requel is fantastic!

ROTPOTA is set in the modern day and tells the story of Will Rodman (James Franco) who works for GEN-SYS. This company and Will in particular have been trying to find a cure for Alzheimer's. When an experiment involving a chimpanzee called Bright Eyes goes wrong, Will's project is cancelled by his boss Steven Jacobs (David Oyelowo). Bright Eyes is killed and the rest of the chimps are put down, but Will finds out that Bright Eyes had a child and decides to take it home. Years pass and Will and his father Charles (John Lithgow) are looking after Caesar (Andy Serkis), the chimp is older and much more advanced than the average chimp. We see the rise of Caesar and The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes.

As a fan of this franchise, after suffering for so long. This movie is lifeline Apes fans have been waiting for. Director Rupert Wyatt takes the subject seriously, he doesn't try to make it fun. He concentrates on the story and the story is great. The character's are honed to perfection. Caesar in general, is not only a brilliant CGI character, not only the best character in the film. But Caesar is one of the best characters this year! Sure, the film has action. But this isn't Transformers, it's not mindless and dull! This film spends time on story and characters, leaving the last thirty minutes for spectacular action set pieces were you actually care about the characters.

It started with Gollum, peaked with Avatar and has now matured with ROTPOTA. The motion capture in this film is mind blowing, after ten minutes I forgot they were computer generated characters. The technology has really hit it's peak and Andy Serkis's performance in this film is superb. His mannerism's and his facial movements bring so much realism to the character. For a character who doesn't speak, so much emotion is portrayed. Caesar is the main character without actually speaking, he communicates through sign language.

The movie isn't perfect but it's pretty close. There were two things that took some of the greatness away. The film could of been longer, obviously this is me just wanting more of something great. But I wish the film would of been around two hours long. The second, being the score. Patrick Doyle did a nice job. There were parts that were just great. But I wanted more epicness- to some of the scenes and the music didn't deliver. Also, some of the supporting cast cause problems. Freida Pinto is beautiful and perfectly okay in the film but she needed more screen time. Brian Cox was a nice addition, but I wanted more from him too. Tom Felton aka Draco Malfoy serves one purpose. Getting the comeuppance he didn't get in Harry Potter, but the boy can't act and he has already been typecast as a puny, annoying character who is basically a little shit!

Summer 2011 has seen ups and downs, mostly downs. Franchises have ended, been rebooted and begun. But the summer saved the best till last. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes is a great example of what a Summer Blockbuster should be. Exciting, entertaining unashamedly fun. It has a compelling story, interesting characters and themes, emotion and rousing action that will please the general audience. For fans of the franchise, it's hopefully the beginning of something great. Hopefully Rupert Wyatt gets the chance to expand on his ideas and that Fox gives him the freedom and money to do so. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes is not only a great summer movie but it's also one of the best film's I have seen this year!

9/10

Thanks.

Chris.

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Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Survival

Hey Josh here with more news on Modern Warfare 3. So it appears Infinity Ward have released a trailer for COD's answer to horde mode.

Here's the trailer:

So what do you think? To me it feels like its the Combat Training from Black Ops but with a bit more attention on the game play and where the bots spawn and what you can do in terms of killstreaks. This has gotten me slightly more excited for this game.

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Dead Island Trailer

Hey Josh here giving you more of a look at Dead Islands co-op game play and story.

The trailer shows us more about the characters and gives more of a feel for what the characters are like and who people may want to go.

Here's the trailer. 

So from what we can see so far its like Left 4 Dead but with a lot more freedom and a bit more of a movie feel to the game play and story. I cant wait for this game and i will be pre ordering the collectors issue very soon.

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The Dark Knight Rises Official Catwoman

Hey Josh here with our first look at Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises. This is an official still that has been released and is sparking rage amongst the die hard fans that are always hard to please.

Here's the still.

So what do you guys think? Personally i don't mind it. I always knew from the start Nolan would have a realistic approach to Catwoman and have her as a female version of Batman who has almost all his gadgets. I think the hi tech goggles look great and keep it grounded and realistic and gives them a purpose rather than just a look to the costume. The only thing I'm missing from this is cat ears. A small touch i know but it would add so much add so much to the character and help the not so bright movie goers that it is Catwoman and keep the fan boys happy.

So what do you think on her costume?

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Borderlands 2 Announced

Hey Josh here giving you news on the sequel to the amazingly insane game Borderlands.

So its now been officially announced that 2K have started work on Borderlands 2 and apparently have been for a while and did well to keep it quiet. They have said that there will be a playable demo for fans to play at the upcoming PAX convention.

Along with this revelation a few other details have been released and speculated. Such as new vehicle's and new characters and classes. Lets have a look.

So we have the new one new character so far who is known as the Gunzerker so hes a mix of soldier and berserker by the sounds of things and it looks like he will be using some huge guns that other players cannot equip.

As we can see in the Game Informer cover theres something in the backgorund. Jets

So perhaps we get more than just the cars from the first game and a new way to see Pandora.

So what do you think? I was a big fan of the first game and cant wait to revisit Pandora and see what changes have been made to the wasteland and what new inhabitants are there. Fingers crossed the game will be as good as the first.

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First Official Picture Of Superman Man Of Steel

Hey Josh here bringing you the first official picture of what Henry Cavill will look like in Man Of Steel.

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So what do you think? Snyder promised a faithful costume that would be like the comics but add a few more modern looks. No sight of the red underpants on the outside as of yet so maybe they are going with the reboot look to Superman.

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The Dark Knight Rises Batman Vs Bane Video

Hey Josh here with yet more Dark Knight Rises news. This time we have video footage of the riots on the steps and a look at Batman and Bane fighting in all the chaos. Bane is shaping up to be quite the agent of chaos.

So there you go. A better look at Batman fighting Bane. I don't need to say how much we are looking forward to this film and seeing how Nolan is going to wrap things up.

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