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  • By Crom! Schwarzenegger To Return As Conan

    Movie To Focus On Conan’s Last Days.

    Word has come down from on high (or Hollywood) that Arnold Schwarzenegger will be returning to one of the roles that made him the biggest star in the world during the 80’s.

    Universal owns the right to the franchise and has writer and producer Chris Morgan crafting a story for the final tale of Conan the Barbarian. The movie would act as a true sequel to the first movie and not recognize its sequel Conan the Destroyer or 2011’s remake starring Jason Momoa.

    Morgan has described this movie as Conan’s Unforgiven. 

    Producer Fredrik Malmberg had this to say concerning the reboot:

    “The original ended with Arnold on the throne as a seasoned warrior, and this is the take of the film we will make. It’s that Nordic Viking mythic guy who has played the role of king, warrior, soldier and mercenary, and who has bedded more women than anyone, nearing the last cycle of his life. He knows he’ll be going to Valhalla, and wants to go out with a good battle.”

    Universal wants the movie for a summer 2014 release.

  • The Elder Scrolls Online Website Officially Launches

    Take An Extensive Look At Tamriel

     

    Bethesda has launched the website for The Elder Scrolls Online today. You can learn about the back story of Tamriel, ask the developers questions and even take a look at a wealth of game concept art and videos. There are in-game shots as well as custom wallpapers to search through. It is an impressive start for a game that is still most likely a year away from launching.

    Will you be paying a monthly charge for The Elder Scrolls Online or will Bethesda take the free-to-play approach that most MMO’s are swapping to? Only time will tell. Until then go and enjoy the large amount of Elder Scrolls goodness on the site.

  • New Trailer For A Good Day To Die Hard

    John McClane Takes His “Talents” To Russia.

    Die Hard is one of the greatest movies ever made. So now that you know that I am a man by that statement I will also say that I am a sucker for all of the sequels. They suck me in and there is no escape. Whether it is Renny Harlin’s over the top action or Bruce Willis walking around New York with a racial sandwich board I am there. I am even forgiving of the fourth entry and will say it was not a “bad” movie.

    Now the fifth installment is on its way and a new trailer has just been released. A Good Day To Die Hard sees John McClane headed to Russia for another “fish out of water” story. It is kind of like the first movie where he is out of place coming from NY to LA, just on a much larger scale. It looks like it will be fun and let’s face it, that’s all we ask Die Hard to be.

    A Good Day To Die Hard opens on February 14, 2013.

    http://youtu.be/riIaTrjyGZ4

  • Nintendo Shows Off Their 3DS Lineup

    Monster Hunter, Fire Emblem Among The Big Names.

    Nintendo held a direct stream broadcast this morning from Japan and chief among the items talked about was the upcoming games for the 3DS. The Big N released a video showcasing what all the system has to offer for the holidays and into 2013.

    There are a lot of big franchises that fans have been waiting to play including: Fire Emble, Monster Hunter, Castlevania and Luigi’s Mansion. If you are wondering what the difference is between this sizzle reel and one that would theoretically exist for the Vita, this two minute video runs around a minute and a half longer than the Vita one would.

  • Masters Of The Universe Pop Figures Are Full Of Eternian Cuteness

    Funko knows how to keep pumping out the Pop Vinyl figures. Just when you think they have found every corner of pop culture to find they come along and surprise you again.

    The company has just announced that in 2013 we will be able to get our hands on these adorable Masters of the Universe inspired figures. The set will include He-Man, Skeletor, She-Ra, Hordak and Spikor. Pop figures usually run around $10 and can be found at many brick and mortar stores or on Funko.com.

    Finally can I just ask who decided to put Spikor in this set? Really? Spikor? Not Beast-Man, Mer-Man or Tri-Clops? Come on Funko.




  • Mass Effect Movie Gets A New Screenwriter

    Legendary Pictures Still Has Faith In Film Adaptation.

    Legendary Pictures purchased the rights to a Mass Effect film way back in 2008 but like most video game to movie adaptations it has become stuck in the well known “development hell”. Things seemed to be heading in the right direction when screenwriter Mark Protosevich, who had written the story for Thor and the screenplay for I Am Legend, was brought in to write a script.  Now it appears that his draft of the script is being scrapped and a new screenwriter is being brought in.

    Morgan Davis Foehl, who has worked as an assistant on Rescue Me and the Adam Sandler movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, has been brought on to start the script from scratch. Foehl is a big Mass Effect fan and the studio has liked some of his other action movie scripts which may have helped in him getting a high profile gig such as this.

    This can not be an easy script to tackle considering how large the story for Mass Effect is and not knowing if the movie will be a hit enough to warrant sequels. Does Foehl concentrate on the first game, try and fit in the basics of the entire story in a single film or go in a completely different direction altogether?

    Should Hollywood even try to attempt to make a movie based on Commander Shepard at all? Let us know what you think

     

  • New Wii Bundles Coming In November

    Celebrate The Wii U Launch By Buying A Wii.

    Nintendo dropped the price of their Wii a few weeks back to $129.99 and now they have introduced two new bundles just in time for the holidays.

    The first will be a bundle that comes packed with a normal white Wii and a copy of Just Dance 4, the newest in the best-selling dance series. It will be priced at $129.99.

    The second comes with a baby blue colored Wii and a copy of Skylanders Giants which includes the game, power portal and three Skylanders figures. The bundle comes in slightly more expensive at $149.99.

    Both bundles will be available on November 4th.

     

  • God Of War: Ascension Pre-Order Extra Is Sparta Approved.

    How About Some Leonidas With Your Kratos?

    In today’s video game culture it is normal to have different retailers offer you assorted pre-order bonuses to get you to reserve a game at their store. Gamestop may have jumped the Spartan shark with their latest bit of offer for the upcoming God of War: Ascension.

    When you reserve the game at any Gamestop you will be able to download a set of armor and a special spear from the movie 300. You know, that hot movie that came out five years ago. So should we just assume with this offer that Kratos and Leonidas are in the same Spartan canon? Probably not but let’s say it is true to make this seem more fun.

    God of War: Ascension releases on March 13, 2013.

  • Halo 4 Gameplay Launch Trailer

    November 6th is fast approaching and the return of Master Chief is at hand.

    343 Industries has released a new [amazon_link id=”B0050SYX8W” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Halo 4[/amazon_link] gameplay trailer that is a little light on the gameplay. But what is shown is still beautiful and full of Halo goodness.

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’s Runtime Is…..Short

    In an interview with Empire Magazine, director Peter Jackson has said that the first film in The Hobbit trilogy will be the shortest of all of the Tolkien films so far.

    “It’s looking like it’s going to be about ten minutes shorter than Fellowship. So it’s going to be officially our shortest Middle-earth yet. I mean, Fellowship was just under three hours and this is about 2 hours 40 minutes at the moment.”

    This really shouldn’t surprise anyone with The Hobbit being split into three films that the runtimes would be shortened a bit. But with the length of movies these days 2:40 is about the norm. The Avengers ran 2:20 and The Dark Knight Rises was 2:45.

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey releases on December 14th.