There have been so many character posters for Thor: The Dark World that we may soon get some for the crew as well. Get ready for those associate producer and best boy posters soon.
Ray Stevenson’s Volstagg and Zachary Levi’s Fandral are the focus today. Zachary Levi was originally going to play Fandral in the first Thor but could not get his schedule to work with the filming of Chuck so he had to pass. Josh Dallas played the character and in a weird twist of fate could not play him in the second film because he is too busy acting all goody goody as Prince Charming on Once Upon A Time, so Levi gets a second chance.
It is finally time to see the last video in the Tomb Raider: The Final Hours series. Over the past six months the series has introduced us to the actors portraying the characters, the creation of the unique music, the first hands-on for the public at San Diego Comic-Con and last time, the immense strain that the developers felt as they tried to finish final bug testing on their way to release.
This final video has host Zachary Levi interviewing the department heads on this final run until the game gets into the hands of gamers. Crystal Dynamics has done a great job with the lead up to the game and its time is almost here.
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The next to last episode of the web series Tomb Raider: The Final Hours is now up and focuses on just how much of a strain is put on the team at Crystal Dynamics as they push themselves to get ready for console certification. Host Zachary Levi talks with Darrell Gallagher, head of Crystal Dynamics about how much last minute work his staff of eighty have to put in to find and fix every last bug and hiccup only for days before the game is due to be finished. For those of us who haven’t seen the real backstage grind that goes into a game this size it is a fascinating look.
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March 5th is almost here and with that will see the rebirth of video game icon Lara Croft. Crystal Dynamics has been hard at work putting the finishing touches on [amazon_link id=”B004FS8LYK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tomb Raider[/amazon_link] which sees Lara crash land on a tropical island and serves as her first adventure as we see the events that begin to shape the hardened character we know from previous installments.
The developer has been good to show off a lot of the process in making the game through a series of videos titled The Final Hours of Tomb Raider. They have been coming out every few months with the fourth installment being released this week. Hosted by Zachary Levi, (Chuck, Thor: The Dark World) the series focuses on many aspects of the development process including the motion capture process and the emotional tole the role has taken on actress Camilla Ludington. The second video shows the makers as they bring the game to the public for the first time in playable form at last year’s San Diego Comic Con. Next, you get a listen to how the game’s score came together complete with the fabrication of a brand new “instrument” made just for the unique sounds you will hear in the soundtrack.
A big announcement came when the fourth video in the series released this week with the addition of multiplayer for the first time ever in the Tomb Raider series. It is being developed by a completely separate team at Eidos Montreal. Please don’t think that this is just some tacked on multiplayer element. Teams will be using every bit of the terrain that is available including climbing walls with Lara’s climbing tool as well as being able to set booby traps for your opponents like fake ammunition crates that explode and snare traps. Zachary Levi is even a playable character so you can fulfill all of your Chuck video game fantasies (or is that just me?).
Catch up on the series below and we will keep you filled in with more [amazon_link id=”B004FSE52C” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tomb Raider[/amazon_link] as March 5th draws near.
