Maybe it is just because I miss the days of 16-bit gaming so much but this controller really needs to be in my possession, even if it does have to come from Australia.
This SNES-inspired Wii U Pro Controller will be on sale in the land down under on November 30th for around $50 U.S. dollars. I’m not sure what they use in Australia but I’ve seen Quigley Down Under about eleven times so I am assuming the exchange rate is like three Aboriginal clay pots per U.S. dollar.
[amazon_link id=”B005LAIHWM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Madagascar 3[/amazon_link]
I have only watched the first one of this series and chuckled a few times but not enough to go back for seconds or now thirds. I’m pretty sure if you are a parent of a young child you will be getting this and will able to recite it after a week. I am sorry in advance.
[amazon_link id=”B008NB0SBY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Santa Clause Trilogy[/amazon_link]
Halloween is almost here which means Christmas is just around the corner which also means SAANTAAAA!! All three of Disney’s The Santa Clause movies come to Blu-Ray for the first time for everyone’s viewing pleasure. Well the first two at least.
[amazon_link id=”B007L6VR6M” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Moonrise Kingdom[/amazon_link]
To say Wes Anderson is a unique filmmaker is an understatement. Rushmore, The Life Aquatic and The Royal Tenenbaums are some of the quirkiest movies I have ever seen. I have not seen Moonrise Kingdom yet but one can only venture to guess that it is nowhere near normal. Plus, I blame Wes Anderson for not having Ghostbusters 3. When Bill Murray keeps getting constant work in Anderson’s movies he has not need for the paycheck to make GB3 happen.
[amazon_link id=”B008RNYMH4″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]That’s My Boy[/amazon_link]
It’s Adam Sandler ten years past funny and Andy Samberg not doing an SNL Digital Short with Justin Timberlake. Watch at your own risk.
[amazon_link id=”B008VPF3LW” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Chernobyl Diaries[/amazon_link]
Yet another found footage movie. This one follows a group of people as they investigate the remains of the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl and weird stuff begins to happen. Shaky camerawork and screaming follows.
[amazon_link id=”B008B4MMSK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Alcatraz: The Complete Series[/amazon_link]
I was about six episodes into this series last year when they announced its cancellation so I stopped watching so I would not become too attached to the story. I liked what was going on with disappearing inmates from the 60’s coming back to present day and wished it could have finished out what it had planned. You could do worse when it comes to TV.
[amazon_link id=”B008XBCJ34″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Avatar: 3D Version[/amazon_link]
Finally all the Avatar nuts can stop paying 300 bucks on Ebay for the few copies of Avatar in 3D floating out there. Yeah that’s been happening. Panasonic had a deal for the last few years that the only way you could receive the 3D version of the movie was to buy a 3D television and get the movie in the mail. Now it is being made to the public when no one really cares anymore.
[amazon_link id=”B008E6ZXRM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Doom 3: BFG Edition[/amazon_link] (360, PS3, PC) $39.99
Id’s legendary shooter is back to take you to hell. Completely re-mastered in high def the BFG edition of Doom will come with the main campaign and The Resurrection of Evil add-on as well as seven new levels titled “The Lost Mission”. Fans will also get Doom 1 & 2 with full trophy and achievement support. If this is the company’s apology for Rage’s ending , then I accept.
[amazon_link id=”B006476318″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Silent Hill: Book of Memories[/amazon_link] (PS Vita) $39.99
The Vita’s first Silent Hill experience is a far cry away from the survival horror games of our nightmares. The game is shown from a top-down perspective like Diablo giving it a dungeon crawler feel even down to the new co-op gameplay. It may not be the Silent Hill we are used to but we Vita owners at least have a new game to play.
[amazon_link id=”B007V9NHMQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]007 Legends[/amazon_link] (360, PS3) $59.99
What better way to celebrate James Bond’s 50th anniversary than taking on five missions based on previous Bond films. Daniel Craig plays the role of 007 while going through levels based on Goldfinger, Moonraker, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, License to Kill and Die Another Day. A sixth mission will be available as free DLC based on the upcoming movie Skyfall and will be released after the movie comes out on November 9.
[amazon_link id=”B002I0K3Z2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Dance Central 3[/amazon_link] (360) $49.99
The “other” dance game releases this week. Harmonix keeps music games alive somehow with this Kinect only sequel. Flail like an idiot to the music of Cobra Starship, 50 Cent, New Kids on the Block and Lil Jon. Yeah.
Next week is pretty slim pickings with Medal of Honor: Warfighter being the only major release. Just the calm before the storm.
Happy gaming!!!
If you have been waiting five or six years to jump into this current generation of consoles then today is your lucky day. Microsoft and Nintendo have announced that both of their home consoles will be getting a drop in price just in time for the holidays.
The Wii will be priced at $129.99 and will come packed with Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort while Microsoft has two different Xbox 360 bundles available for $249.99. The first will come with 4GB of memory, a Kinect sensor as well as Kinect Adventures and Kinect Disneyland. The second will come sporting a 250GB hard drive and two games, Forza Motorsports 4 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Nintendo dropping the Wii price comes as no surprise with the Wii U due here in just about a month. This will only help to strengthen Wii sales throughout the holiday.
Sony just released their “super slim” redesigned Playstation 3 but actually raised the price of their bundles.
The long wait is almost over. Season 3 of AMC’s The Walking Dead will premiere Sunday night and we can not wait just like you. This season is actually the one that should really be special especially if you are caught up on the comics and know what is to come mainly because the show is beginning to steer farther away from the source material so there is a great feeling of “I think I know what’s coming, but do I really?”.
To get ready for the big show we here at Nerd Rating want to give you a “Walking Dead Preparedness Kit”. Everything a fan will need to get caught up on Rick Grimes and his not so merry group of survivors.
Viva Atlanta!!
[amazon_link id=”B005CA4SQK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Walking Dead Season 1[/amazon_link] and [amazon_link id=”B005LAJ23A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Walking Dead Season 2[/amazon_link] Blu-Ray
A no brainer for the best place to start watching or relive your favorite moments from the first two seasons of the show. You may be hard pressed to finish them all by Sunday but we have faith in you!
[amazon_link id=”1607060760″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Walking Dead Compendium One[/amazon_link] & [amazon_link id=”1607065967″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Two[/amazon_link]
Over 2,100 pages of Robert Kirkman’s zombie epic spread across two massive paperback volumes. Compendium One collects issues 1-48 while Volume Two has issues 49-96 which will get you only about six issues behind the monthly comic.
[amazon_link id=”B007WW434I” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Walking Dead Action Figures[/amazon_link]
Play your own version of The Walking Dead with the official toy line by McFarlane Toys. There are two separate sets out there depending on which characters you love more, the comics or the television show. Series One of the comic figures includes Rick, Michonne and two variations of zombies, Series One of the show figures have Rick, Daryl and two zombies as well. Series Two of the show has just been announced and will have Shane (shown above), Rick, the zombie in the well and the screwdriver in the eye zombie from Season 2.
What better way to get ready for the new season of The Walking Dead than actually getting ready for the coming zombie apocalypse! This handy drawstring bag gives you everything you would need for a good head start when everything goes to hell in a hand basket. I mean at first $80 may seem steep but can you really put a price on safety? And did I mention the awesome tomahawk that comes with it?!
Yes, zombies have become a fad and you see a lot of people with The Walking Dead shirts and zombie shirts in general but let’s face it, it’s better than seeing all of those Team Edward and Team Jacob shirts. So let’s fight against that evil with an evil we can support and love and be proud of.
Everyone enjoy the Season 3 premiere of The Walking Dead on Sunday night unless you have Dish Network.
In that case I hope you have friends.
The characters keep coming for next year’s DC-based fighting game with Green Arrow, The Joker and Green Lantern being added to the roster.
Green Arrow was unveiled with a character video which shows off Oliver’s quips and some pretty awesome use of his arrows in combat while the boxart for the game is not that kind to the marksmen as you see Superman and Batman fighting while Green Arrow lies dead (or knocked out since there are no fatalities?) beside them. The cover also confirms the rumors that The Joker and Green Lantern will be up for the fight as well.
Take a look at Green Arrow’s introduction below and some of the other character videos below. [amazon_link id=”B0088I7L76″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Injustice: Gods Among Us[/amazon_link] will be released April 2013.
http://youtu.be/Fi5c3mKPBo8
Did you grow up watching He-Man as a child? Do you have an iPhone? Then get ready to be able to control the most powerful man in the universe in a side-scrolling beat em up coming soon on the Apple app store.
Here is the trailer for the new game which shows all sorts of Eternia goodness including fighting as He-Man, Man-At-Arms and more as they fight the good fight against Skeletor, Hordak and all of their minions. The only gripe I have is that I want the voice to be Dolph Lundgren and every time you kill a boss he says, “Good journey”.
You would think that bringing Gears of War to theaters would be a no brainer but the movie has been in house at New Line since 2007 and has not moved past the development phase. Things looked bright in 2010 when director Len Wiseman was brought on to direct a feature film version of Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad’s fight against the Locust but again the movie was put aside for New Line to focus on production of The Hobbit (and who can really blame them for that since The Hobbit will be a cash printing machine).
Now the folks over at Creative Artists Agency are shopping the property around to other studios in hope that fans can finally get a big screen version of the best-selling video game. With Gears of War: Judgement due out next March and the Gears trilogy grossing over 1 billion dollars they still see the potential for a movie but that has yet to help Halo get off the ground either.
I would rather have no Gears movie at all than get a half-assed version just to take advantage of a property. Like with Halo there can be no “scaled down” budget for a movie this size especially if you are going to keep the look and feel of the movie true to the Gears universe.
So let the speculation begin again!! Who would be the best choice to direct or star in a Gears of War movie? Let us know what you think.
Lego Lord of the Rings may be getting a bulk of the Lego love this fall but Batman has a huge new set coming soon.
Releasing in January and only costing a cool $160 this Arkham Asylum set contains 1,351 pieces and is the largest set Lego has made for a superhero. It is based off of the Lego Batman 2 game from earlier this year. Now the only questions are:
1. Where do I find the space for this?
2. Where do I find the money to purchase this?
3. Where do I find the time to build this?
4. How do I purchase this massive box of Lego’s in public without people thinking I am a complete weirdo?
[amazon_link id=”B0085Z8F4A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Prometheus[/amazon_link]
Ridley Scott’s “prequel” to Alien was perhaps the most polarizing movie of the summer. It came out to mixed reviews and the more people I talk to that have seen it were not that fond of it. I am in the minority though because I thoroughly enjoyed it despite plot holes which I am fairly certain every movie has. There is no denying it is a beautiful and well shot movie and this Alien fan welcomes it into the family.
[amazon_link id=”B003UESJLK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]E.T. Anniversary Edition[/amazon_link]
The first movie I was ever taken to see. A timeless classic that holds a dear place in my heart. I am talking about the original theatrical version not the 2002 version which added CGI to E.T. and replaced the guns the government officials were holding with walkie talkies for a more politically correct look. But lucky for us they have included both versions in this set so at least we have a choice.
[amazon_link id=”B005LAIHRC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Rock of Ages[/amazon_link]
One of the biggest box office bombs of the summer. I can’t ever guess why except for maybe the bastardization of some of the greatest rock songs ever or just looking laughably bad. Your choice.
[amazon_link id=”B008IG0E7M” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]CM Punk: Best In The World[/amazon_link]
One of the few reasons to watch WWE now is CM Punk. While all of wrestling seems to be stuck in a rut, Punk is one of the few constants that keeps me paying attention. This documentary follows Punk from his start in wrestling through his ROH days and his trek to the top of the WWE ladder. Early reviews are saying this is one of the best WWE produced videos ever made.
[amazon_link id=”B005S9EJGO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Raven[/amazon_link]
The movie where John Cusack is Edgar Allan Poe and he and Zeus from Immortals try to catch a serial killer who is murdering people in ways described in the author’s famous works. I figured he finds the serial killer and draws him out by holding up a boombox outside his window and plays Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes”.