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  • Splinter Cell: Blacklist Delayed Until August. Watch The New Trailer.

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    Ubisoft has announced that [amazon_link id=”B0086V5V8G” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Splinter Cell: Blacklist[/amazon_link] has been delayed and will release on August 20, 2013. Now that may sound like a bad thing, especially if you have been patiently waiting on the game, but this gets Sam Fisher out of the “release window of death” that is spring 2013. With February-May loaded with releases there were bound to be some games that got lost and I am glad that Splinter Cell moved to later in the year. Some other games (Fuse) could take this move as a sign of what to do.

    Along with the release change there was also a new trailer released today. The aptly named ‘Inauguration’ sees actual footage of past presidents taking the oath of office as Sam and his team try to diffuse a situation that could lead  to a national incident. And no, Michael Ironside is still not doing Sam’s voice in this game, so we are just all going have to get used to that. If you need to hear his oh so soothing voice go watch [amazon_link id=”B000UAFDP2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Starship Troopers[/amazon_link] or any SyFy Saturday night movie.

    Here is the new trailer courtesy of IGN.

  • New Metal Gear Rising Trailer Is So Metal Gear It Hurts

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    Metal Gear has become the David Lynch of video games. It sure does look pretty but I’ll be damned if I know what’s going on. I made it through Metal Gear Solid 4 and felt I understood a good 73% of it and now you have Metal Ground Solid: Ground Zeroes in the works and that weird as hell trailer for The Phantom Pain, which may or may not be Metal Gear Solid 5, or it could be part of Ground Zeroes…..Kojima, that all I got. Kojima.

    So let’s add another car to this Metal Gear crazy train and show you the newest trailer for [amazon_link id=”B002I0J8FI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance[/amazon_link], the slice ’em up game that is developed by Platinum Games. In it, Raiden….I honestly don’t know what is going on plot wise but I do know that the gameplay looks fun in a Devil May Cry/Dynasty Warriors way. Can we just cut sh** up and not worry about story? Watch the trailer below.

    http://youtu.be/v-7YASjuqlo

  • Playing Bioshock Infinite On PC? Check Your Specs.

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    At this point is there anyone who is not counting down the days until the release of [amazon_link id=”B003O6E6NE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Bioshock Infinite[/amazon_link]? For those with the luxury of consoles we are pretty positive that our copies will be playing come March but for those who will be enjoying the game on PC’s you may be interested to know the specs that you are going to need to make the next Bioshock run all nice and pretty. Take a look below at the minimum and recommended requirements to make sure you will be good to go.

    Bioshock Infinite releases on March 26th.

    Minimum System Requirements

    • OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
    • Memory: 2 GB
    • Hard Drive: 20 GB free
    • Video Card: DirectX10 Compatible ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graphics
    • Video Card Memory: 512 MB
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

    Recommended System Requirements

    • OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit
    • Processor: Quad Core Processor
    • Memory: 4 GB
    • Hard Drive: 30 GB free
    • Video Card: DirectX11 Compatible, AMD Radeon HD 6950 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
    • Video Card Memory: 1024 MB
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

  • Man Of Steel Statue Shows Off Superman’s New Duds

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    DC unveiled a new Man of Steel statue that is being sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios and it gives us the first up close look of Superman’s new costume from head to toe. We all know by now that the red underoos have gone bye bye and this new costume is very much akin to the New 52 Superman outfit. It is a 1:6 scale and is 13.25″ tall.

    What do you think of the full look of the new costume and the statue also?

    The statue will retail for $130 and go on sale this May.

  • Final Episode Of Fringe Is Friday. Check Out The Poster And Preview.

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    After five hard fought years, Fringe will be ending its series run on Friday night. Now I am, admittedly, behind on the show (in Season 3 now) so needless to say I have not watched this preview and have done pretty well to stay spoiler free until I catch up. But for those fans who have been with the series since day one it has to be a somber time. Fox gave the series a fifth season to end things how the creators saw fit despite being ratings challenged and buried on Friday nights.

    Take a look at the preview below as one of the most unique shows to air on television gets ready to say goodbye.

    http://youtu.be/x4jptm7Yedo

  • Disney Wants A Piece Of The Skylanders Pie, Introduces Infinity

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    With Activision making money hand over fist ($500 million and counting) with their Skylanders game and figure series, it was only a matter of time before the copycats began. Maybe unlucky for Skylanders is that the first such game happens to be Disney Infinity, a game that will involve Disney characters and see them let loose in a huge sandbox game that includes environments from movies like Monsters University, [amazon_link id=”B0071JADFU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Pirates of the Caribbean[/amazon_link] and [amazon_link id=”B004I654UI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Incredibles[/amazon_link].

    The game will launch with three characters: Sully, Capt. Jack Sparrow and Mr. Incredible. Each character has access to open up their own world called “Playsets”. They can be combined together as more figures are bought from different franchises to create a huge open-world where characters can cross over between franchises. The Playset Reader is the pad that will read the figures and place them in the game. There will be three spots on each reader.

    The video below shows off a number of franchises that will make it into the game including the beloved The Nightmare Before Christmas and last year’s hit Wreck It Ralph. Disney Infinity will take on [amazon_link id=”B004VQENY8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Skylanders[/amazon_link] this June on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii and 3DS.

  • Dead Island Riptide UK Collector’s Set Causing Controversy (UPDATED: Deep Silver Offers Apology)

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    And with one announcement, Deep Silver appears to be in deep sh**.

    This morning, the developers announced the Dead Island Riptide Zombie Bait Edition, a collector’s set that would only be made available in the UK and Australia. And as soon as this picture was released the internet was set on fire with a host of head scratching and disgust towards the main attraction, a mutilated torso wearing a Union Jack bikini.

    Instead of posting random tweets I think it would be easier just to suggest going on Twitter and search #deadisland.

    I understand the knee jerk reaction to this “piece” and it did catch me a bit off guard when I first saw it this morning. I first thought it had to be a mock up by some fan since there has already been a Collector’s Edition announced a few days ago. Some may see nothing wrong with it, but there are plenty out there who are now refusing to buy the game because of this, so I would not be surprised if Deep Silver does a 180 and does not release this.

    As we have seen with [amazon_link id=”B007MS5B6Q” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Walking Dead Season 2 set[/amazon_link] there is a way to market the zombie craze without alienating a portion of your fans.

    UPDATED:

    Deep Silver has heard the fan outcry today and released an official statement and apology:

    “We deeply apologize for any offense caused by the Dead Island Riptide “Zombie Bait Edition”, the collector’s edition announced for Europe and Australia. Like many gaming companies, Deep Silver has many offices in different countries, which is why sometimes different versions of Collector’s Editions come into being for North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

    For the limited run of the Zombie Bait Edition for Europe and Australia, a decision was made to include a gruesome statue of a zombie torso, which was cut up like many of our fans had done to the undead enemies in the original Dead Island.

    We sincerely regret this choice. We are collecting feedback continuously from the Dead Island community, as well as the international gaming community at large, for ongoing internal meetings with Deep Silver’s entire international team today. For now, we want to reiterate to the community, fans and industry how deeply sorry we are, and that we are committed to making sure this will never happen again.”

    Good idea for the guys at Deep Silver to post an apology quickly and not let the internet fire get out of control. The statement does not say if the special edition is being put on hold or not. You would assume that could be read in with the apology but there is no way to know until they have officially said.

  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Gets A Second Collector’s Set, Release Date Revealed

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    [amazon_link id=”B0088I7L76″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Injustice: Gods Among Us[/amazon_link], the new fighting game from Mortal Kombat producers NetherRealm and starring characters from DC Comics will be released on April 16th. Along with that news, WB Game unveiled a second collector’s set for the game to go along with the one announced last year which you can see below. This new set is called the ‘Battle Edition’ and will ship with the game, three special character skins for in-game use from DC’s New 52 and a custom fight stick with game artwork.

    The ‘Battle Edition’ will cost you a cool $149.99 and the Collector’s Edition will be $99.99 (and features Batman having Wonder Woman in a choke hold, so worth the price).

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  • New Poster For The Hunger Games: Catching Fire And Two New Screenshots

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    [amazon_link id=”B0084IG7KC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Hunger Games[/amazon_link] was one of the biggest films of 2012 raking in over $400 million domestically. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson and company are back filming the upcoming sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Today Lionsgate released a new poster and screenshots for the movie which will see Katniss and Peeta thrown into another tournament to “celebrate” the 75th games by having past winner compete again. One of the new shots shows Sam Claflin in the role of Finnick Odair.

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire releases on November 22, 2013.

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  • Zack Snyder Is Developing A New Star Wars Movie (UPDATED: Maybe Not)

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    So I will just let that title soak in for a second……………………………………………….

    Yes, you read that correct. Vulture is reporting that the director of 300, Watchmen and this summer’s Superman reboot, Man of Steel, is indeed hard at work developing a Star Wars movie that will not be a part of the planned trilogy from Disney. The report claims that it will be a stand alone film and may run parallel to the new trilogy. The report goes on to describe the movie:

    “It will be an as-yet-untitled Jedi epic loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic Seven Samurai, with the ronin and katana being replaced by the Force-wielding knights and their iconic lightsabers.”

    Disney has already stated that there would be more Star Wars films past the new trilogy, but it is a little weird that we seem to know a bit more about this stand alone Star Wars movie than the new trilogy which is set for release in the summer of 2015.

    Many fans may gripe at this with their deep hatred of Zack Snyder, but I will remain optimistic in this early going. It is more Star Wars so that’s a good thing and nothing could possibly be worse than Episode 1…..right? And at least it will look pretty.

    UPDATE:

    Zack Snyder’s spokesman has gone on record saying that the director is not involved with any Star Wars film.

    “While he is super flattered because he is a huge fan, Zack is not involved in any way with the new Star Wars. He is currently in post on his two films, Man of Steel and 300: Battle of Artemisia.”

    Of course, denials in Hollywood are nothing new so take this statement with a grain of salt. If Disney has locked up Snyder for a stand-alone Star Wars film and Man of Steel hits it big this summer that will leave Warner Bros. in a bit of a bind if they wanted Snyder to return foe a sequel.