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TMNT Come ‘Out Of The Shadows’ This Summer

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One of the greatest days of my childhood was the day that I got Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game for my NES. After pumping quarter after quarter of my mother’s hard earned money in the cabinet version, the mere fact I could spend as much time as I wanted at home bashing the Foot Clan to my heart’s content is one of those moments that make a childhood.

Now Activision may be trying to recapture a bit of that innocence, before life took over and showed me how jaded and cynical I should be, with the release of TMNT: Out of the Shadows. All that has been released is the short trailer below, but it looks like a straight up brawler in the vein of The Arcade Game and starring the newest incarnation of TMNT seen on Nickelodeon. Get the Part Wagon ready!

TMNT: Out of the Shadows releases this summer on Playstation Network and Xbox Live.

http://youtu.be/FbIjCxilbKU

March 5, 2013
Tomb Raider Movie Will Closely Resemble New Game

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The new [amazon_link id=”B004FS8LYK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tomb Raider[/amazon_link] releasing today on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC isn’t the only reboot of Lara Croft happening. GK Films purchased the rights to produce a new movie based on the game heroine and they are already hard at work with Crystal Dynamics on bringing Lara back to the big screen.

Crystal Dynamics studio head Darrell Gallagher talked about their relationship with GK Films and how the new Tomb Raider game is influencing the production:

“They are working from this new take that we’ve given them. It’s a good partnership. We’re seeing the challenges through the same lens.

It was important for both of us to have a cohesive version of the franchise. We didn’t want to see a film version that was a continuation of the old Tomb Raider films.”

I think we just all breathed a sigh of relief. A more, gritty version of Lara, who is still early in her development as a adventurer, should make for a much better adventure than the previous two that starred Angelina Jolie when she was still super hot and before all the ~~stealing~~ adoption of African children.

I will go ahead and nominate Camilla Luddington, who portrayed Lara’s digital version in the Tomb Raider game.

Yeah, I would pay ten bucks to watch her for 90 minutes. Then go see a movie with her in it.

March 5, 2013
In Space, No One Can Hear You Get Cancelled. (UPDATED)

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Reports are swirling that EA has officially put the “dead” in Dead Space and effectively cancelled the franchise after sales for Dead Space 3 did not meet expectations. EA has been laying off employees in their Los Angeles and Montreal studios as part of the company’s restructuring plans, which now includes no more Dead Space.

EA’s expectations for the game were too high and everyone knew it. Last year, CEO John Riccitiello said he thought that Dead Space 3 could sell 5 million copies. Remember when selling a million copies used to be considered a hit and sequel worthy?

Despite the sad news, Dead Space 3 received a glowing 9.5 review from us and should be experienced.

UPDATE

EA has responded to the story this morning saying that the Dead Space franchise is still alive and well at Visceral Montreal and remains one of their most important IP’s.

March 5, 2013
Help Us Decide On The Official Logo Of Nerd Rating!

We here at Nerd Rating are nothing if not loving of our fans. We recently gave away a $30 gift card to The Monitor Game Emporium and we are only six followers away on Twitter from giving away a copy of The Hobbit on Blu-Ray.

Now we are asking for some help from you our fans on deciding a key component to our website design….our logo!!! All you have to do is check out the three finalists below then go and visit our Facebook page (like it if you haven’t already) and vote for your favorite. The one picked will be the fan’s choice and go into the final vote for the staff.

Simple as that! Check them out below, go to our Facebook and vote for your fave.

Logo #1

Logo #2

Logo #3

March 5, 2013
Anchorman 2 Adds Harrison Ford….This Is A Real Thing

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I know what you’re thinking. This is another one of those rumor posts like all the Justice League stuff or how many gerbils did Richard Gere really use. I assure you this is real.

Harrison Ford has been cast in Anchorman 2 opposite Will Ferrell and the rest of the Channel 4 News Team. Ford will play television newsman Tom Brokaw in what can only be a satirical way. The movie will take place ten years after the original and re-team the greatest news team ever and place them in New York City, which is German for a whale’s a**hole.

Anchorman 2 releases on December 20th.

March 4, 2013
Gears Of War: Judgment Aftermath Trailer

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A pleasant surprise happened last night during the new Gears of War: Judgment reveal on Xbox Live. A new single-player unlock called Aftermath was announced which puts players into the story of Cole and Baird during the events of Gears of War 3. During Gears 3, when Marcus and Anya head forward to Azura, they send Cole and Baird to go and find reinforcements. This is where Aftermath kicks in and will have about an hour new story that will also connect back to what you are playing in Judgment.

Watch the video below and see a bit of Aftermath as well as the developers talking about the new “smart spawn” system and what they hope to achieve with the game.

[amazon_link id=”B002I0H2AG” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Gears of War: Judgment[/amazon_link] releases on March 19th.

March 4, 2013
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Premiere Trailer

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Ahoy! Avast! And get ready for almost a year of pirate jokes until Assassin’s Creed IV comes out. I know, I know, I will grow just as tired of thinking of them and writing them as you will of reading them, but what are we gonna do? This is the hand that Ubisoft has dealt us and we might as well run with it.

Back to subject.

Hey! Have you been wondering just where in the heck you can find that pesky trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag at?! Why it is just below and it features that scourge of the seven seas Blackbeard, though sadly, not the Ian McShane version.

God, I miss Deadwood.

He is preaching up all the mateys at the local pub about the legend of Edward Kenway, a legendary pirate who would go on to father a boring British guy and grandfather an even more boring Indian grandson.

Those Kenway’s sure do like sampling the world’s culture’s, don’t they?

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flack releases on October 29th for every system imaginable. I am pretty sure there is a 3DO version also.

March 4, 2013
New Character Posters For Season 3 Of Game Of Thrones

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For those of you that have read at least up until A Storm of Swords, then you know just how important the next season (or two if they split the book) is to the Game of Thrones universe. And for those of you that simply watch the show I will not spoil anything sufficed to say, if the first season pissed you off….just get ready.

HBO has released a collection of character posters for the upcoming third season. Tyrion, Arya, Cercei and others are cast in a pale blue light in the posters. May I just ask HBO where are my posters for Brienne and Davos??

Season 3 of Game of Thrones premieres on March 31st.

March 4, 2013
Say Hello To The Greatest USB Drive Ever Made

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USB drives are everywhere. Chances are you have one on you right now. Hell, I stepped on one on my floor last night walking to go get some Pop Tarts. So it takes a special kind of design to get me to want to buy a new one and actually take care of it.

Behold! The Mega Buster USB drive.

Capcom will be selling these beauties next week for 20 bucks a pop and it will come pre-loaded with all kinds of Mega Man goodness. You will get a link to download the Street Fighter X Mega Man game, soundtrack, wallpapers and two digital art books.

You want it, just admit it. It’s easier when you admit things.

March 1, 2013
It Is Never Too Early For Tomb Raider Cosplay

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We here are counting down the days until this Tuesday when Crystal Dynamics’ reboot of [amazon_link id=”B004FS8LYK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tomb Raider[/amazon_link] is finally released on the world. The good people over at Geek Tyrant are making the wait a little bit easier by finding this set of cosplay photos for Lara’s newest adventure.

The cosplay comes courtesy of Alexa Karii who really does the character justice in her photo set. Go and check out her other cosplay sets on her DeviantArt page and leave a nice comment for all the hard work.

March 1, 2013