We are only a few days away from the launch of the PS4 and without doubt Killzone: Shadow Fall is the biggest launch title. The fourth game in the Guerrilla series takes advantage of the new power of the console to show a Vekta that is alive and full of bright colors which is a change from the usually drab Killzone franchise.
Here is a new launch trailer for the shooter that is already on shelves but can’t be played until Friday’s release of the PS4. Have a look.
Disney has released the first poster for next summer’s Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie as the Sleeping Beauty villain. The trailer for the movie will be released tomorrow but until then you can stare at this poster and wonder just what she is hiding under that costume.
It’s children. The answer is small African children.
After a long wait the first piece of single player DLC for Bioshock Infinite, Burial at Sea, is available today. You return to Rapture shortly before the city’s fall as an alternate Booker who seeks help from Elizabeth to find a little girl. Check out the launch trailer for the DLC below and keep a look out for our review.
Burial at Sea is $15 or free for Season Pass members.
Even though the title of this sounds like I will be making fun of the Xbox One Snap feature I will, in fact, be praising Microsoft for it. It is another example of how they are truly trying to make the Xbox One the focal point of your entertainment.
Watch Yusuf Mehdi show off as he plays Forza and checks his friend feed, searches the internet and even watches TV while playing the game. It is a good feature for the console and another step in the right direction for the Xbox One.
This is a good news week for DLC involving two of the year’s biggest releases. Today sees the first single player piece for Bioshock Infinite, Burial at Sea, available for download and now Naughty Dog will reveal the first single player DLC for The Last of Us on November 14th.
The reveal will take place at the Playstation 4 All-Access event which will air on Spike TV at 11PM EST.
With a big PS4 game being revealed on Thursday and news that The Last of Us will be featured could that mean the PS4 game will be a Naughty Dog game as well? Say it is so Mr. Drake.
When you pick up your Xbox One on November 22nd it will come with a 500 GB hard drive (why it is not 1TB I don’t know) and now you can see how much storage will be required for all the games at launch. Some will be small (Killer Instinct) and some will be ummm not small (NBA 2K14).
Check out the list:
-Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag – 20GB
-Battlefield 4 – 33GB
-Call of Duty: Ghosts – 39GB
-Dead Rising 3 – 19GB
-FIFA 14 – 8GB
-Fighter Within – 9.2GB
-Forza Motorsport 5 – 31GB
-Just Dance 2014 – 22GB
-Killer Instinct – 3.4GB
-Lococyle – 13GB
-Madden NFL 25 – 12GB
-NBA 2K14 – 43GB
-NBA Live 14 – 9GB
-Powerstar Golf – 3.9GB
-Ryse: Son of Rome – 34GB
-Skylanders: Swap Force – 15GB
-Xbox Fitness – 246MB
-Zoo Tycoon – 2.6GB
-Zumba World Party – 24GB
You knew when Ben Affleck was cast as Batman that long time friend Kevin Smith would be privy to some inside information and true to form the lucky bastard has seen Affleck’s Batman costume. He revealed his thoughts about the new look on his Hollywood Babble-On podcast which I believe is the 33rd podcast he does a week…which is cool.
“I saw the Batman costume. More than that I saw a picture of him (Affleck) in the costume. Now, I don’t want to give anything away ’cause that is up to them and stuff, but I am going to say this, I instantly bear hugged him (Snyder). You have not seen this costume in a movie on film before, and for a comic book fan it was mind bending. I was like ‘Get out of here, only you have enough power to pull this off.’ Because everyone always like does this Matrix/X-Men black armor…It was fantastic. I’m already a flag waver for this movie, but the costume, it blew my mind. I think everyone is just gonna be like ‘Holy ****!’ It’s its own thing, man. It’s like we haven’t been down this path at all. I was so elated….Even the hardest core “**** all this” person will be like ‘alright, I’m ready.”
Thanks for keeping my expectations low there Kev. There were already rumors that the new look was going to be based on the Batman: Noel graphic novel so reading Smith’s thoughts makes me think we will finally get a grey and black costume like the comics. If that is true, I will bearhug Zack Snyder too.
Thor was Marvel’s biggest gamble when it released in 2011. Movie audiences had accepted Iron Man but would they connect with a superhero steeped in mythology and magic? Luckily Thor was a hit thanks to good casting, Kenneth Branagh’s direction and knowing that the film was one of the lead-ins to The Avengers. Now comes the tricky part; making the character’s continuing story interesting.
Thor: The Dark World takes place two years after Thor and one year after The Avengers with Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) doing her scientist thing and following spatial anomalies in hopes of tracking down her god with the perfect abs. This leads to her finding a weapon called the Aether which binds itself to her and reawakens Malekith (Christopher Eccleston), a Dark Elf who needs it to cover the nine realms in eternal darkness. You know, comic book stuff.
When Malekith attacks Asgard and kills one of their own it is all hands on deck to bring him down. The only difference is that Thor and Odin’s plans are exact opposites with Odin acting like the young, war-hungry Thor from the first film letting vengeance guide him and Thor wants to lead Malekith far away from Asgard to spare as many lives as possible. I liked this twist in roles that shows exactly how Thor has embraced his role and matured.
One large plus that the Thor franchise has over any other Marvel movie is that Tom Hiddleston’s Loki is going to be involved. He once again steals the movie as the fallen prince who tried to take over Earth. He spends his days locked in a dungeon prison until Thor has no choice but to break him out to show him a secret path out of Asgard. As with everything involving the character there are many illusions and lots of subterfuge involved and some of it you will not see coming, even though you know Loki has something planned out.
Thor: The Dark World benefits from its director, Alan Taylor. One of the regular directors for Game of Thrones, the show’s influence can be seen and felt all during the movie. From Asgardian forces in battle to how the city looks during celebrations and also with the clothing that is less royalty and more cloaks of Westeros. Branagh used his Shakespeare background in the first movie to the best of his ability and Taylor does the same with his use of realism in a fantasy setting.
With Loki taking up the grey area between good and evil Malekith is enough of a presence to keep the proceedings moving forward. He is not a legendary villain like Red Skull but he is a constant threat even if his character and motivation is a bit by the numbers.
The secondary cast have plenty of time to contribute. This could have easily been Thor & Loki’s Excellent Adventure but the script gives each character at least one or two times to shine. Sif and the Warriors Two (I say two because Hogun is helping his home world to begin the movie) are just as loyal to Thor as ever even to bring treason on themselves. I like how they are already planting seeds for the third Thor with Sif’s apparent feelings for Thor and her obvious wonder at why he loves a mortal. Zachary Levi takes over the role of Fandral (which he was cast for in the first movie but had to decline due to his schedule) and is charming as hell. Idris Elba as Heimdall once again proves that he is amazing in everything and even Rene Russo’s Frigga gets a chance to show off more than a glimpse of being a badass for a nice change of pace.
I am here to tell you that reports of Thor: The Dark World’s mediocrity are exaggerated. Now that we know these characters we get a chance to see them further fleshed out including the parts that could have easily been left by the wayside. Where Iron Man has Tony Stark’s personality and Captain America has his never-ending belief in doing good to push their roles forward, Thor relies on family ties and they are explored and exploited in good ways in Thor: The Dark World and it does it while setting up Thor 3, Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers: Age of Ultron at the same time. By the hammer of Thor indeed.
Thor landed in first as expected with $86.1 million which is nowhere near the insane $175 million Iron Man 3 opened with back in May but it was a good increase over the original film’s opening of $65 million in 2011. In two weeks the sequel has amassed a hefty $327 million worldwide and will pass the original’s entire theatrical run next week.
Thor and company should rule the box office again next week and then will have to get out of the way for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on November 22nd which is looking to have an insane $150 million opening.
1. Thor: The Dark World- $86.1 million/ $86.1 million
2. Bad Grandpa- $11.3/ $78.7
3. Free Birds- $11.1/ $38.1
4. Last Vegas- $11.1/ $33.5
5. Ender’s Game- $10.8/ $44.0
6. Gravity- $8.4/ $231.1
7. 12 Years a Slave- $6.6/ $17.3
8. Captain Phillips- $5.8/ $90.9
9. About Time- $5.1/ $6.6
10. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2- $2.8/ $109.9
When you open up your Playstation 4 next week you will find that Sony has included a present for you. You will get three vouchers which include one free month of Playstation Plus, one free month of Music Unlimited and a $10 credit for the Playstation Store.
Playstation Plus will be required with the Playstation 4 to play games online so it is a good thing people will be getting the first month free to be able to check out all of the perks you get with the service including great sales on games and Instant Games Collection. It is ridiculous how much Sony gives you for $50 a year.
There was no information given on how long the systems will come with the vouchers but I would assume through the holiday season.