Browsing: Video Games

Universal Pictures may have found a new director for the Bioshock videogame movie adaptation in the form of Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.  Gore Verbinski stepped down from the Take-Two Interactive flick as the director, but is still on board as the producer. Verbinski opted out of directing because the studio’s budget plan for the film has been revamped to lense abroad in order to take advantage of tax credits and favorable exchange rates. Verbinski couldn’t do an overseas shoot due to other film projects he is currently involved in.  On the plus side, fans of 28 Weeks Later, know Fresnadillo can…

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Batgirl is joining the forces of good in the upcoming LEGO Batman game from Lego and Warner Bros.  The Gotham Heroine arrives in the game in September.   Does this mean we’ll get a Batgirl mini-fig in future LEGO sets? More pics after the jump.

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The articles and stories coming out of the San Diego Comic Con regarding the upcoming DC Universe Online MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) Game, haven’t been very detailed, but here’s what we know so far…

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Electronic Arts has announced its upcoming Mirror’s Edge video game is getting turned into a comic book from DC’s Wildstorm.  This is quite the change from what seems to be the norm of having comic books turned into games and movies. Mirror’s Edge the comic combines the talents of writer and story designer Rhianna Pratchett with artist Matthew Dow Smith. Pratchett is also wrote the script for the game, so everything is canon. The six-part comic series will introduce readers to Faith and her fellow ‘Runners’ – a “network of couriers who use acrobatic moves to avoid being detected as…

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Looks like Warner Bros. is going all out in the cranking up the hype machine and tie-ins for next year’s Watchmen movie.  The company’s interactive division has announced at least two Watchmen inspired games that tie to the movie. The videogames based on WATCHMEN will go beyond the film and delve into the characters, rivalries and challenges in a mature action-brawler. The game provides gamers with visceral superhero combat as urban vigilantes Rorschach and Nite Owl. The game will be available for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Windows PCs in 2009.  What’s interesting about this game announcement is the…

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The game has been slowing, but finally gamers got a look at Jim Lee’s DC Universe Online game.  While it is a MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) game, the trailer below only shows NPC heroes and villains duking it out.  If this game has the scope and grandeur of World of Warcraft, then I’m sold. Another behind the scenes trailer after the jump.

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The trailer for the upcoming game has hit the Interwebnets. I haven’t been a big fan of the Mortal Kombat series since the mid-90s, and I’m pretty sure I’m going to give this game a pass as well.  Anyone eagerly anticipating this? via Game Trailers

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I love seeing Batman taking down Sub-Zero as only MidWay can do. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVwWaemMkCE[/youtube] I really, really hope this is a kick-ass game and not a toned down kid friendly game that sucks the life out of both Mortal Kombat and the DCU

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Here’s the latest trailer/commercial for the upcoming Lego Batman video game. [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=-KL-yQ2GtsM[/youtube] If I only had 10 more hours in the day, I might be able to squeeze in 30 minutes to play video games again.

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Variety is reporting the Street Fighter videogame is set to make another appearance on the silver screen. One would think the horrible failure that was the Jean-Claude Van Damme Street Fighter (1994) would be a hint to proceed cautiously with any other film in the franchise. Instead of following te Jean Claude character, this script, penned by Justin Marks focuses on female fighter Chun Li on a campaign for justice. Justin Marks is also penning the Voltron movie for New Regency, Super Max and He-Man for Warner Bros. Street Fighter is set to go into production in 2008 with 20th…

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