Since the trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar was released, opinions have shot back and forth, mostly from extreme ends of the spectrum — either it looks like trash or it’s going to be the best movie ever made. One particular opinion that stuck with me was my friend’s when he said, “This looks so fake. It looks just like a video game.”
Which was interesting, because to many an outsider that’s all Avatar appears to be: a glorified video game. But that doesn’t mean it’ll suck. And not to contribute to the hype machine, but there’s a lot of potential riding with the release of this new sci-fi epic.
When it releases, Six Days in Fallujahwill be one of the most controversial games ever made. Dealing with the War in Iraq, its immediacy is unprecedented, and with it, Atomic Games can single-handedly change our expectations for video games.
The animated documentary Waltz with Bashir parallels Six Days in lots of ways. With any luck, Six Days will treat its subject matter as seriously as Waltz, because in order to be justified, it has to become more than just a video game. It has to paint the reality of war, not glorify it the way so many games do.
When it comes to video games, Hollywood has it all wrong.
But with the recent release of indie film The Legend of Zelda: Hero of Time, it seems gamers can finally watch a faithful adaptation of a great game. It’s not a big budget production, but the film crew nailed it better than the hot shots at large movie companies.
Sure, they don’t have the best special effects or big-name actors, but where the rest of the movie industry has failed, indie filmmakers can create movies actually deserving of their video game-based content.
The number of vessels for selling and buying used games continues grow. With Gamestop’s sales soaring arguable due to America’s economic stature, we have seen bigs such as Amazon, Toys R Us, Walmart, and more enact plans to buy back gamer’s goods to resell.
GotGame was fortunate enough to trade words with Nicolas Huryn, community manager of a new used media marketplace called Glyde.
Let’s see what its like for a brand spanking new start-up enter the fray amongst the countless others. Read More »
Futurama fans worldwide rejoiced when Fox announced the creation of four new full-length direct-to-DVD movies starring everyone’s favorite Planet Express crew, reviving the series from cancellation Hell. Unfortunately, these movies have been uneven, to say the least: Bender’s Big Score suffered from a labyrinthine plot and forcing too many characters in for nothing more than fan service, and Bender’s Game abandoned the series’ staple style of humor at the midway point, instead opting for an unsuccessful Lord of the Rings parody. While they were still fun (seriously, they were better than 95% of the “comedy” movies that were released last year), only The Beast With A Billion Backs recaptured that ol’ Futurama feeling for me. So when I popped in the final flick—Into The Wild Green Yonder, which is officially out today—I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Now I can happily say that this is likely my favorite of the four Futurama movies, finally achieving the goal of an 88 minute episode without packing it full of unnecessary fan service or plot devices.
When HD-DVD took a nosedive into obscurity, the Internet was ripe with statements like “The format war is over,” “All hail Blu-Ray,” or my personal favorite, “Click here for boobies!” But even though Blu-Ray won the battle, the war continues to rage—DVDs continue to outsell Blu-Ray discs by a respectable margin, and digital distribution is becoming increasingly commonplace for both movies and video games (despite what GameStop wants you to think). With a battle this intense, there must be a way to figure out which one is right for you, right?
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Here it is – the first Japanese trailer for the Street Fighter movie nobody wanted, The Legend of Chun Li. It’s hard to discern much from this footage, besides the fact that M. Bison is sporting a beard and Balrog is armed with a rocket launcher to make up for his limited repertoire of punches. As for plot details, we see Chun Li learning her patented “Kikouken” fireball and running away from dudes decked out in SWAT gear. Besides that, I’m not seeing much here that would justify the planned theatrical release on February 27th, 2009 (as opposed to a quiet, direct-to-DVD launch).
Since the trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar was released, opinions have shot back and forth, mostly from extreme ends of the spectrum — either it looks like trash or it’s going to be the best movie ever made. One particular opinion that stuck with me was my friend’s when he said, “This looks so fake. It looks just like a video game.”
The number of vessels for selling and buying used games continues grow. With Gamestop’s sales soaring arguable due to America’s economic stature, we have seen bigs such as Amazon, Toys R Us, Walmart, and more enact plans to buy back gamer’s goods to resell.
Futurama fans worldwide rejoiced when Fox announced the creation of four new full-length direct-to-DVD movies starring everyone’s favorite Planet Express crew, reviving the series from cancellation Hell. Unfortunately, these movies have been uneven, to say the least: Bender’s Big Score suffered from a labyrinthine plot and forcing too many characters in for nothing more than fan service, and Bender’s Game abandoned the series’ staple style of humor at the midway point, instead opting for an unsuccessful Lord of the Rings parody. While they were still fun (seriously, they were better than 95% of the “comedy” movies that were released last year), only The Beast With A Billion Backs recaptured that ol’ Futurama feeling for me. So when I popped in the final flick—Into The Wild Green Yonder, which is officially out today—I wasn’t sure what to expect.
When HD-DVD took a nosedive into obscurity, the Internet was ripe with statements like “The format war is over,” “All hail Blu-Ray,” or my personal favorite, “Click here for boobies!” But even though Blu-Ray won the battle, the war continues to rage—DVDs continue to outsell Blu-Ray discs by a respectable margin, and digital distribution is becoming increasingly commonplace for both movies and video games (
