Another Man of Steel commercial. Someone save me from myself because I have watched them all multiple times so this must be my self-induced punishment from all the commercial skipping with my DVR.
Man of Steel releases on June 14th.
Tag: TV
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Superman Wants To Go Fast In New Man Of Steel Poster
We are only one day away from the release of Iron Man 3 and the unofficial start of the summer movie season which means we are even closer to the release of Man of Steel. Now if you follow this site regularly, you know that I am counting down the days until June 14th and will be bringing you every bit of information I can as the movie looms closer.
A new TV spot debuted last night as well which you can watch below.
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Zombieland TV Show Trailer And First Episode Available
Photo courtesy screenrant.com There are two ways this is going to go. People will either realize that we are never going to get a Zombieland 2 and accept that this show is the closest thing to it or there will be massive bitching about how the characters don’t look right and you could never replace Woody Harrelson and blah, blah, blah.
Since I think we all know which one of those will prevail I will just go ahead and say that I chuckled a few times watching the trailer. I will give the first episode a try since it is free on Amazon and if I like it, I like it.
Commence the bitching.
http://youtu.be/v_7Zc7PuAVU
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Shigeru Miyamoto Wants Wii U To Be A “Warm And Welcoming Place”.
Photo courtesy gamingbolt.com It hurts me to watch the Wii U flounder like it has. It is nowhere near as powerful as what will be offered by Microsoft or Sony, but I still have hope that Nintendo can carve their own niche when we finally get some damn games for the system. This E3 will be Nintendo’s biggest test and show if they are really ready to compete.
Shigeru Miyamoto was interviewed by CNN and gave his impressions on how the Wii U’s second screen will eventually become the standard for gaming and a integral part of the living room.
“There was a period when we first released the Nintendo DS that people would say there’s no way people can look at two screens at once. I almost feel like, as people get more familiar with Wii U and these touchscreen interfaces, that there is going to come a point where they feel like ‘I can’t do everything I want to do if I don’t have a second screen.”
“I feel a device like Wii U, with its ability to continue to offer new features and that network connection and the connection to the TV and the interface, really makes it feel that it’s more than just a game machine, but something that offers a lot of practical use and practical purpose in the living room. I look at it as being a very useful device that can do many different things and therefore really seems to be the device that’s ideal to have in the living room.”
“Our immediate objective over the next few months is to improve the Wii U system and make it a little more stable, a little bit more convenient to use from a system standpoint. Miiverse (a sort of social network that lets players interact) is an example of an ongoing project. We really wanted to be able to leverage Miiverse in something like ‘New Super Mario Bros. U.’ We’re obviously still early on in it and just trying things out, but so far, it does feel like the community itself is doing a very good job of being a warm and welcoming place for people.”
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Could Killer Instinct Be Ready For Another Ultra Combo?
Photo courtesy biasedvideogameblogger.com It looks as though Killer Instinct is crawling out of the grave that Fox dug for it. Last year, Microsoft was denied the renewal of the license because Fox had a similar named property and didn’t want to share.
Well Fulgore days are here again!!!
Microsoft and Fox have signed what Matlock would call a “Trademark Coexistence Agreement”, which basically means that they have something that is named the same thing, but are cool with each other using the name. See, Fox had a TV show back in 2005 named Killer Instinct and it made no complete sense to fight Microsoft on the use of the name of a show that no one fucking remembers. Oh and the fact that the game came way before the show also.
Now this does not mean that a new Killer Instinct is on the way, but it does free up Microsoft to start one if they want to. I would think the fact that they signed this agreement would be a tell that they have more Jago action planned for the future.
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Retro Achievement List: Mega Man 2
Photo courtesy wordpress.com We here at Nerd Rating love achievements and trophies. We are admitted whores for them, but when you think about it, the practice of gamerscores is only seven years old with the introduction of the Xbox 360. We have 30 years of backlogged video games that need to be updated! So that is what we are venturing to do. Our new feature called Retro Achievement List will look back at games of the past and give them a set of achievements to strive for even if they may not seem serious.
First up is one of the most difficult games of all time (for me anyway), Mega Man 2. What fresh hell will you have to go through to get your 1,000 points (or platinum trophy)?
Achievement Unlocked:
*Achievement #1
Die ten times on the first level while you wonder if it is you that is retarded or the game that is hard.
*Achievement #2
Kill 25 robotic shrimp on Bubble Man’s level without making a sexual reference to a bad date.
*Achievement #3
Tell your significant other to stop with the touching crap while you are block jumping on Heat Man’s level.
*Achievement #4
Develop a headache from thinking about how Capcom could screw up a franchise as wonderful as Mega Man.
*Achievement #5
Beat every boss while purposely going out of order.
*Achievement #6
Grab an extra man on a small ledge before falling to your death.
*Achievement #7
When you die on a spike floor yell at your TV, “WHY?? WHO MAKES A FLOOR WITH SPIKES?!
*Achievement #8
Realize that the boss select screen is The Brady Bunch opening and try and place the right Brady with the boss.
*Achievement #9
After your 800th death, throw your controller at your TV and curse at whoever is in the room that they are messing you up by walking around.
*Achievement #10
Get all the way to the Wily stage on difficult only to have your power go out.
We want to hear from all of you also! What achievements would you add to Mega Man 2? Leave us a comment below or tweet us your responses on Twitter (@nerdrating) and use the hashtag #RetroAchievement
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How Would You Die When You Play The Game Of Thrones?
Photo courtesy uproxx.com Let’s have a bit of fun before the premiere of Game of Thrones this Sunday night shall we?
The good folks over at Vulture have created a cool little time waster called the Game of Thrones Random Death Generator. Now I have yet to see any like “touching Craster’s daughter, lose your nuts” or “have sex with Sam, die of shame”.
Click here to start your death tour of Westeros.
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Here Is Your Game Of Thrones Fix For The Day
Photo courtesy screencrush.com There are only a few short days left until [amazon_link id=”B0060MYM7O” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Game of Thrones[/amazon_link] premieres on HBO. Who’s ready? Who here is only watching the show and any of what I am about to type will make absolutely no sense to you?
Red Wedding, Meera and Jojen, Thoros of Myr, Mance Rayder, Tormund Giantsbane, Sam the Slayer, stumpy Jaime.
But you will know soon enough.
Game of Thrones premieres this Sunday, March 31st.
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Classic 1966 Batman Figures On The Way To Shelves From Mattel
All photos courtesy figures.com Now I am just convinced that someone is after every bit of money I have in my wallet and even the secret stuff like my ass pennies (Google Upright Citizen’s Brigade for explanation). These were revealed back at the 2013 Toy Fair, but now we have some great quality shots of them.
The first series will include two Batman’s (one with Batusi hands and another with radioactive cowl), The Riddler, The Penguin, The Joker and Catwoman. And there is no telling how much they will take from me when the inevitable second and third series come out. God the possibilities!!
Eartha Kitt Catwoman, Julie Newmar Catwoman, Lee Meriweather Catwoman, John Astin Riddler, King Tut, Egghead, Minstrel, Archer!!!
And you can get an exclusive Robin when you buy this two-pack that let’s you recreate Batman and Robins’ rope climb up the buildings of Gotham!
Now I just have to find a Sammy Davis, Jr. figure to stick out of one of the windows and I will never have need for another figure ever again.
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Might Morphin Power Avengers
http://youtu.be/n5z_W1ccPbA
We live in a culture of mash ups. It is inescapable. There are some winners and a whooole lot of losers.
I consider this a winner.
Someone has taken footage from The Avengers and created a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers style TV show opening for it. I will let you debate among yourselves about which Avenger is what color Ranger, but I hope we can all agree that Agent Coulson and Maria Hill are NO Bulk and Skull.
