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Author: Scott Simmons

  • Sam Mendes Likely To Return For Bond 24.

    Photo courtesy indiewire.com
    Photo courtesy indiewire.com

    [amazon_link id=”B007REV4YI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Skyfall[/amazon_link] has just seen its home release and with 1 billion dollars in box office revenue and sterling reviews the wheels are already in motion for the 24th picture in the Bond franchise. And if you loved Skyfall (as well you should) the news that Sam Mendes may return should excite you.

    The Daily Mail is reporting that Mendes is “75% sure” he is returning to the world of 007. He has been in talks with Skyfall and Bond 24 screenwriter John Logan about where to go next and try and followup what may be the greatest Bond movie ever.

    I do know that casting the villain role will be damn hard considering that Javier Bardem absolutely knocked it out of the park in Skyfall and should have gotten an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor.

  • Has The Playstation 4 Controller Been Outed?

    Photo courtesy Destructoid
    Photo courtesy Destructoid

    With only six days to go until Sony’s big press even that many people (by that I mean 100%) believe will be the official unveiling of the Playstation 4, it seems that Destructoid has found the first look at what the PS4 controller may look like.

    There have been many reports that Sony was abandoning the dualshock design and including a small touch screen that will serve as the start and select buttons as well as have a share button that will let users be able to post info and videos from games they are playing directly to social media sites. Now assuming this is a prototype and not the final product what we can take away from this photo is that the reports appear to be mostly true. It may not be a complete redesign of the dualshock but it certainly has a different look and honestly looks thick as hell (again, prototype).

    We only have six more days of waiting before (hopefully) we get to find out the truth. And on the bright side, at least it is not as asinine as the PS3 boomerang debacle.

  • When Comic Books Meet Pixar

    All photos courtesy Phil Postman's Minion Factory
    All photos courtesy Phil Postman’s Minion Factory

    When Marvel was bought up by Disney (in what used to be a big deal until the Star Wars sale took over) you knew that this would happen eventually. Blogger Phil Postma has taken scenes from various Pixar movies and created shots of the characters not just of Marvel heroes and villains but from the DC universe as well. They range from Magneto, Batman & Robin, Spider-Man and even Phoenix. There are at least four or five that I would not mind having framed up and adorning some wall space.

    And before you ask, yes it is kind of weird seeing Merida from Brave as Poison Ivy. Very…very….weird.

    Pixar Batman and Robin Pixar Black Widow Pixar Captain America Memories Pixar Captain America Pixar Confessions of Peter Parker Pixar Flash Pixar Green Goblin Pixar Lex Luthor Pixar Magneto Pixar Phoenix Pixar Punisher Pixar Sandman Pixar Spiderman Kiss Pixar-Batgirl Pixar-Green Lantern Pixar-Hawkeye Pixar-Hulk Pixar-Invisible Woman Pixar-Iron Man Pixar-Joker Pixar-Nick Fury Pixar-Poison Ivy Pixar-Superman Pixar-Thor Pixar-Two-Face Pixar-Wonder Woman

  • Peter Dinklage Cast In X-Men: Days Of Future’s Past (UPDATED)

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    So as if I wasn’t already excited enough for Bryan Singer’s return to the X-Men franchise, today brings this bit of information. Singer has brought on Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage for a role in X-Men:First Class. Rumors abound that he will play Puck, a member of the Alpha Flight team. For those unfamiliar, Alpha Flight is Canada’s version of The Avengers which included member like Northstar and Sasquatch.

    Of course these are all just rumors and there are any number of characters that Dinklage could be in line to play. If the Puck rumor does pan out it would certainly seem like Mark Millar is hard at work in his new job to try and expand 20th Century Fox’s Marvel universe.

    X-Men: Days of Future’s Past releases on July 18, 2014 and stars Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Ian McKellan, Patrick Stewart, Jennifer Lawrence and Peter effing Dinklage.

    UPDATE!!!

    Reports are now confirming that Dinklage is being cast to play a villain in the First Class sequel, so the dreams of Puck fans everywhere may be thwarted. Sorry Canada.

     

  • Donkey Kong Country Returns Headed To The 3DS

    Photo courtesy Kotaku
    Photo courtesy Kotaku

    One of the announcements at this morning’s Nintendo’s Direct presentation was that Donkey Kong Country Returns would be making the trip from the Wii to Nintendo’s handheld. Aptly titled Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (didn’t see that coming did you), the game will release this summer for the 3DS. Nintendo said a trailer for the game will be put up later today on Nintendo’s eShop.

     

  • Twisted Metal Birthday Bundle Available For One Week Only On PSN

    Photo courtesy gameinformer.com
    Photo courtesy gameinformer.com

    Some more good news for Playstation Network owners besides all of the free stuff you get if you are a PS Plus member. For one week only you can purchase the Twisted Metal Birthday Bundle, which has the four best Twisted Metal games available (Twisted Metal 1,2,Black and 2012’s version), for only $39.99.

    I know some of you are wondering where is Twisted Metal: Small Brawl and if you are actually wondering that then we can’t be friends.

    The games will be available separately to buy on PSN also.

    Now….where is my Carmageddon remake??!!

     

  • New Iron Man 3 Poster Gives Iron Patriot His Due

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    Photo courtesy collider.com

    Hey! It’s a new Iron Man 3 poster and I think after seeing it we can agree on one thing:

    Thank God they replaced Terrence Howard with Don Cheadle.

    The new one-sheet focuses on Cheadle’s Iron Patriot complete with sunset sky and flying debris that is required in every action movie poster by the secret Hollywood pact of 1984 which Michael Bay adheres to in the strictest possible way.

    Iron Man 3 releases on May 3rd.

  • The Last Of Us Delayed.

    Photo courtesy playstation.com
    Photo courtesy playstation.com

    Damn.

    Naughty Dog has officially announced that their post-apocalyptic game [amazon_link id=”B007CM0K86″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Last of Us[/amazon_link] has been delayed by five weeks. The game will now release on June 14th, which also happens to be a Friday.

    Naughty Dog has released an official statement on the delay:

    “As a team we pride ourselves on setting a very high quality bar for every aspect of our games – gameplay, story, art, design, technology and more. We want to make sure The Last of Us raises that bar even further – for ourselves, and most importantly, our fans.

    As we entered the final phase of development for The Last of Us, we came to realize just how massive Joel and Ellie’s journey is. But instead of cutting corners or compromising our vision, we came to the tough decision that the game deserved a few extra weeks to ensure every detail of The Last of Us was up to Naughty Dog’s internal high standards.”

    This hurts a lot considering how long we have been salivating over every bit of coverage we have seen for the past two years, but delays almost always mean that we will be getting a better product and that’s the important thing. But still.

    Damn.

  • New God Of War: Ascension Video Takes You Inside The Motion Capture Studio

    Photo courtesy forbes.com
    Photo courtesy forbes.com

    A new video released by Sony shows the team at Sony: Santa Monica hard at work in the motion capture studio with actors T.C. Carson (Kratos), Jennifer Hale (FemShep, I mean Lysandra) and Troy Baker (Orkos). The three are suited up in spandex and balls which sounds like fun but they are just motion capture suits. One of the things the team is doing differently is recording the voiceover work at the same time as the mo-cap session to give the performances a more authentic feel.

    We then get a look at the programmers as they take the actors mo-cap session and translate that into the game you will see next month.

    God of War: Ascension releases on March 12th.

    SIDE NOTE: I realize this is T.C. Carson’s seventh time voicing the legendary Kratos, but am I the only one that still thinks of Kyle Barker from Living Single? Or am I showing my age. (We are livinnng sinnngle)

  • William Shatner May (Or May Not) Hate J.J. Abrams Taking Over Star Wars

    Photo courtesy andmagazine.com
    Photo courtesy andmagazine.com

    Welcome, once again, to the weird and wonderful world of William Shatner. Today “The Shat” gives his opinion about J.J. Abrams taking over the Star Wars franchise. He calls Abrams “a pig” and says the director has “gone too far” for trying to take on both of the biggest sci-fi franchises ever. The great thing about Shatner is that he knows how to carefully walk the line of funny as hell and sarcastic asshole. You can never tell which side he is really on and that’s what makes him “The Shat”.

    Check out the interview snippet here and see if you can tell the difference.