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Author: Scott Simmons

  • New Fast & Furious 6 Trailer Is One Big Eyegasm

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    Photo courtesy screencrush.com

    I seriously feel conflicted. I did not care about the first four movies in the “Fast” franchise. I have seen them and just let them blow by me without an ounce of caring.

    What happened??

    They had to go and make Fast Five an Ocean’s 11 heist flick with extra balls and action, add in The Rock and I had to realize that I, in fact, liked the damn movie. Now here we are two years later and I am ready for Fast & Furious 6 more than I really should be. I apologize for nothing.

    I am still confused as to why after Fast Five they did not name this Furious Six. It just works!

  • Batman: Arkham Origins Not Bringing Back Kevin Conroy?

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    Photo courtesy gamerant.com

    Reports are swirling that veteran voice actor Kevin Conroy will not be brought in to do the voice of The Dark Knight in WB Montreal’s prequel [amazon_link id=”B00C7103DO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Batman: Arkham Origins[/amazon_link]. Conroy has been the voice of Batman for over 20 years beginning in 1992 with Batman: The Animated Series.

    The studio’a reasoning from reports appears to be they want a younger sounding actor since the game takes place in the hero’s early days. Because Kevin Conroy is not a professional voice actor and could not attempt to do a younger voice I guess.

    Sorry for the sour grapes. Conroy has been the voice of Batman for the better part of my lifetime and is the voice I imagine in my head when I read comics. Add to this the fact that Ubisoft is ditching Michael Ironside in favor of a generic sounding every man in the new Splinter Cell and it has not been a fun time.

     

     

  • Win Free Star Trek Goodies!!

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    Photo courtesy startrek.com

    This past week saw the release of Star Trek: The Video Game and J.J. Abrams followup to his 2009 reboot of the franchise, Star Trek Into Darkness, will be released on May 17th. To get you in the trekker mood, we here at Nerd Rating have some freebies waiting to find a home!! We are giving away a copy of the Prima strategy guide to Star Trek: The Video Game, a Star Trek poster and a Kre-O mini Enterprise to one lucky person!!

    All you have to do is be sure to follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook or leave a comment below to be entered and one of you loyal readers will get your Kirk and Spock on.

    Good luck!!

  • Wait…MORE Star Trek Into Darkness Posters? Yep.

    Damn Paramount. I think you have officially taken over the “king of the movie posters” from Harry Potter. At this rate by the time the movie releases we should have about 38 more one sheets. Karl Urban’s Bones is a big fan of Samuel L. Jackson in Deep Blue Sea apparently.

    Photo courtesy geektyrant.com
    Photo courtesy geektyrant.com

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  • Zack Snyder Talks About Henry Cavill In Man Of Steel. “Holy Sh**, That’s Superman.”

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    Photo courtesy filmofilia.com

    Zack Snyder gave an interview in SFX Magazine about his upcoming Man of Steel and was asked about his impressions of Henry Cavill taking over the iconic role.

    “God, he’s so Supermanish it’s crazy! There was a telling moment – we put him in the Christopher Reeve costume, because we didn’t have a suit yet, we just had the old spandex suit. He stepped out of the trailer and no one laughed. It’s the difference between being Superman and dressing up like Superman. If I’m dressed up like Superman it’s like a Halloween costume. If you’re Henry it’s your clothes. It’s awesome. Watch the movie and you’re like ‘Holy shit, that’s Superman.’ And it’s not weird or crazy, it’s just cool.”

    Snyder may have given the best explanation about what makes a Superman in that paragraph when he talks about the difference as dressing up as Superman and being Superman.

    You can read other excerpts from the interview here. Man of Steel releases on June 14th.

    In case you haven’t seen it, here is the newest trailer.

  • Dualshock 4 Developer Video Shows Off The Controllers New Features

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    Sony has released a new developer video on their Playstation Blog that shows off the new Dualshock 4 controller. The design of the controller is discussed as well as the uses of the front touch pad. They also talk about how integral the share button will be in the future of PS4 gameplay. I absolutely love the look of the Dualshock 4 and think Sony hit a home run with the design.

  • Project Triforce Offers Up More Mass Effect Goodies For The Well Off

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    Do you like to display high quality replicas from games or movies despite the fact that you don’t know where your next month’s rent is coming from? Or, unlike me, do you actually look good in cosplay and require only the best in replicas to complete your ensemble? Project Triforce is here for you.

    They are taking pre-orders on the next set of items from Mass Effect which include the M-77 Paladin (seen above), the M-6 Carnifex and the Geth Pulse Rifle (seen below). These beauties will run you a cool $400 for the pistols and and even more mind-numbing $750 for the pulse rifle. But if you are going for quality, you have to pay for it.

    Also, be sure and check out Project Triforce’s website which features amazing replicas from [amazon_link id=”B002I0H79C” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Gears of War[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id=”B007SRM5U6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Batman: Arkham City[/amazon_link] and more.

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  • XCOM Shooter Now Known As The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Release Date Announced

    The tactical third person shooter based in the XCOM universe has gone through a long road to release. It was even considered dead and buried at one point. Now it has risen again and looks to be on its way to release.

    Now called The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, the game will take place in the 60’s during the Kennedy presidency and is the origin story for the XCOM division that players took control of in last year’s [amazon_link id=”B006WQR3V0″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]XCOM: Enemy Unknown[/amazon_link].

    I suck at strategy games. I am talking about an eternal kind of suck that comes from over 20 years of me trying and failing horribly. But shooting things in the face in a third person game? A little bit better at that.

    The Bureau is being developed by 2K Marin, the team that made Bioshock 2. So I have initial thoughts that I will be bored through 75% of the game and then really enjoy the final parts.

    The Bureau: XCOM Declassified releases on August 20th.

     

  • Voters Select Barry Sanders For Madden NFL 25 Cover

    Photo courtesy joystiq.com
    Photo courtesy joystiq.com

    After 40 million votes and debates by no one that I know in person, Barry Sanders has been selected the cover athlete for the 25th anniversary version of Madden NFL. Almost 40 million votes were tallied in the bracket that pitted NFL legends against current players. It came down to Barry Sanders and Adrian Peterson with Sanders prevailing with 58 percent of the vote.

    This makes me wonder who in the hell were the 42 percent that actually voted against Barry Sanders? I mean Vikings fans have got to account for like 7 percent. Did Oklahoma fans decide to drive to another state and use their internet to vote?

    Do not be confused when in the year 2025 the game is titled Madden 25 2: Die Maddener.

  • See Man Of Steel Early Thanks To…Wal-Mart? New Image Released.

     

    Photo courtesy digitalspy.com
    Photo courtesy digitalspy.com

    This new image above will be titled simply ‘Merica.

    If you, like me, are counting down the days until the release of Man of Steel (49 days) then Wal-Mart is offering you a chance to shave a few hours off of that wait. The big, evil corporation will be selling early screening tickets the the summer’s biggest movie beginning May 18th at 8AM in over 3,700 stores that will let them watch the movie at special 7PM showings on June 13th.

    The tickets will also come with a code that will allow you to go ahead and pre-order the movie on Blu-Ray and receive a free digital comic written by the movie’s writer David Goyer.

    This is actually a new idea that I could get behind. Now before you go off spouting your hatred of Wal-Mart as the Hitler of retailers just pull back a bit bleeding hearts. I think in idea alone this is a great idea and may be a look forward to what future movie blockbusters could end up doing. There is a large amount of people that I can see buying tickets in this fashion.

    Man of Steel releases on June 14th.

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