Two new TV spots for Man of Steel are here featuring new footage of Zack Snyder’s epic feeling movie. More action and more Russell Crowe are the name of the game.
Man of Steel releases on June 14th.
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Microsoft Does Not Own Xbox One Domain Names
Photo courtesy cnet.com Cybersquatting is not a new thing. People have been making quite a bit of money off of it for years. Buy up a popular available domain name that may need to be used in the future and wait for a company to buy the rights from you. It seems Microsoft is hitting a wall with the Xbox One in that someone owns the domain rights and has for the past two years.
One man in London owns the rights to XboxOne.com and XboxOne.net and Microsoft has filed a dispute seeking to get these domain names for their use.
I am not worried about the whole domain name deal. What I am wondering about is why Microsoft just now filed the dispute for these names. They have already snatched up domain names for all of the possible names we had heard about, but this is the first we have heard about this and it is after Microsoft has announced the name of the console.
This tells me that the Xbox One name was not decided upon until the event was almost upon us or Microsoft changed the name in an attempt to swerve everyone who thought they had the name figured out. The console simply said Xbox on it and a company as large and well thought out as Microsoft had not even filed for the domain names of their next-gen console? Mix this in with the garble of messages about used games and always being online and it looks like Microsoft waited three months after Sony’s press conference and still seemed rushed into an announcement.
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Xbox One’s New Buttons Revealed
Photo courtesy gematsu.com The new buttons replacing the “start” and “back” buttons will now be known as the “menu” and “view”.
Microsoft revealed the new uses for the buttons in an article on IGN.
“The Menu button (on the right) will bring up context-specific menus which game and app developers can design to enhance the user experience. The Menu button could be used in scenarios such as bringing up in-game menus, showing video playback options, and accessing commands on the console’s user interface.”
Microsoft also said the view button “will change views or provide more information in games and apps. The function of the View button will be driven by developers. Possible uses of the View button include viewing a map during a role playing game, displaying a leaderboard in a first person shooter, and enhancing the navigation of the console’s user interface.”
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GRID 2 Mono Edition Puts The Pedal to the Metal
Collector’s Editions of games have really upped the ante in the past few years, growing from little nick-knacks and maybe an art book, to including statues, night-vision goggles, remote-control cars…
Or, in the case of the GRID 2 Mono Edition, a car. An. Actual. &#^*ing. Race. Car.
Specifically, the car pictured above: The BAC Mono supercar, capable of 170 MPH. Additionally, you get a complete set of racing gear, and a tour of the BAC factory. Of course, this edition is packaged with the Playstation 3 version of the game, which would matter if it didn’t also include a PS3. Unfortunately, I don’t actually think there’s room in the Mono to store the console on the drive home.
This edition will run you a cool $190,000 or so, although shipping is only free in the UK, and potential US buyers have to contact the manufacturer about rates. All of that would matter if they were making more than one of these, which they aren’t. You can hit up this link to check out the pre-order, but the site claims they are already out-of-stock.
My biggest complaint? Even though the Mono edition has unique box art featuring the supercar, it doesn’t even include a download token to unlock the car in the game.
I genuinely enjoyed the first GRID; it offered a good balance of simulation and arcade style racing, with some great event types like destruction derbies and midnight touge to round out the standard track events. For everyone who isn’t Speed Racer, the regular version of GRID 2 will be released this upcoming Tuesday, May 28. [amazon_link id=”B0093FO2S4″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]It will be available on Xbox 360, PC, and Playstation 3.[/amazon_link]
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It’s An Xbox One Cover. Shiny!
Photo courtesy joystiq.com Now is the time when we all start getting excited over the various bells and whistles associated with new consoles since can’t play them and just wait.
Look! It’s an official Xbox One cover!
Major Nelson released this picture of the Forza 5 cover so we could get a peek at what the cases will look like for the Xbox One. It’s plastic with a slip sleeve and a paper insert that shows what game you will be purchasing. It says Xbox One at the top with a green background.
Stop your swooning.
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At least this Apocalypse Movie has Anna Kendrick
A new trailer was recently released for the apocalyptic comedy Rapture-Palooza.
It has talking crows. And they’re mean talking crows. If the original trailer wasn’t already amusing enough (which to me, it was — I mean, the guy hits Jesus!), this one just made the movie look so much better.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_fEoDdT2HQ&w=560&h=315]
Read more about Rapture-Palooza here. The movie should be in theaters on June 7th.
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Deleted Scene From Star Trek shows Benedict Cumberbatch in the Shower
photo courtesy of celebuzz.com Apparently in the light of recent nudity complaints about Star Trek: Into Darkness, J.J. Abrams decided to share one of the deleted scenes: a rather short shot of Benedict Cumberbatch in the shower (looking quite miserable, I might add).
Though after watching the following clip, I must admit that Conan’s version of the scene is much more amusing than Abrams’.
To see the clip from Conan, click here.
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Watch Gustavo Fring Read A Story In The Destiny Live Action Trailer
Photo courtesy dual-ring.net Bungie has released a live action/CGI trailer for Destiny in preparation at E3 in a few weeks. The trailer was directed by Jon Favreau and stars Giancarlo Esposito from Breaking Bad and Revolution. The trailer is titled “The Law of the Jungle” and features many of Destiny’s different classes fighting on various fronts.
I am ready to see what Bungie has in store for E3 for Destiny because on paper and in interviews it easily sounds like on of the most ambitious titles in history.
Here is the official synopsis for the trailer:
“As a Guardian of the City sets out on an epic, action-packed adventure to reclaim our Solar System, he recalls the moment when he was first taught the most important lesson of all — The Law of the Jungle.”
http://youtu.be/jS1BM9XRgvw
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Grand Theft Auto V Collector’s Editions Revealed
Photo courtesy joystiq.com For the tens of millions of you planning to buy Grand theft Auto V in September, Rockstar is tempting you with two different editions of the game.
The special edition which you can see above comes with a steelbook package, blueprint of Los Santos, artbook, in-game stat boosts for your character, extra weapons and more plane missions. It will retail for $79.99.
The collector’s edition of the game will get you all of the things I just listed in the special edition as well as a snapback cap (bend your bills dammit), a bank bag so you can look cool while taking McD’s deposits to the bank, ability to play as classic GTA characters in online mode and exclusive vehicles. This will retail for $149.99.
[amazon_link id=”B0050SXKU4″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Grand Theft Auto V[/amazon_link] releases on September 17th.
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You Want To Watch The Red Band Trailer For We’re The Millers…Trust Me
Photo courtesy digitalspy.com How quickly can a movie make it to the top of the list of my most looked forward to comedies of the year?
Let me count the ways:
1. Jennifer Aniston going full striptease.
2. Nick Offerman with a handlebar mustache fingering Jason Sudeikis’ ear.
3. Eustace from The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader showing his tarantula-bitten balls.
4. Emma Roberts…just because it is Emma Roberts.
5. Jason Sudeikis doing a Bane impression.
There is so much more. Just give it a watch and be warned again this is a red band trailer. So it means its fun.
We’re the Millers releases on August 9th.
http://youtu.be/lLIimU9NYyg
