Metal Gear Rising: REVENGEANCE Developed By Platinum Games **UPDATE** New Story and Development Details

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Platinum Games is developing the Metal Gear SPIN-OFF! Its officially the best game ever! Platinum Games always makes the best games ever. Just look at Bayonetta and Vanquish! Platinum Games has yet to fail me. DAT CHEESE! DAT CORNY ACTING! DAT OVER-THE-TOP ACTION! Now if only Platinum Games can work on the next Devil May Cry and show Ninja Theory how to make a REAL action game.

Metal Gear Rising: REVENGEANCE has Game of the Century written all over it.

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Bioshock Infinite Trailer

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The Amazing Spider-Man Game Debut Trailer

Mass Effect 3 Debut Gameplay Trailer

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-video courtesy of Gametrailers

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The Last of Us Debut Cinematic Trailer

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-video courtesy of Gametrailers

Naughty Dog, the guys who developed the Crash Bandicoot and Uncharted games, are working on what looks to be another zombie apocalypse game? I don't know about you guys but I'm getting sick of zombie games. I'll be keeping an eye on this.

By Paranoid Droid

Thor 2 Narrows Search of Director and Screenwriter

ComicBookMovie (via The Hollywood Reporter) is reporting that Marvel has two perspective candidates for the directing chair left vacant by Patty Jenkins earlier this week.  Those names are Alan Taylor and Daniel Minahan who both have directed episodes of HBO's hit TV series Game of Thrones.  Furthermore, Marvel was also in the midst of looking for a writer when Jenkins left the project.  There is already a draft that was written by Don Payne and they were looking at Sheldon Turner (X-Men: First Class) on working on the script.  Now there is also a short list of possible candidates to work on the script.  They are John Collee (Happy Feet), Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan), and Roger Avery (Pulp Fiction).  Guess we'll be finding out soon enough who ends up directing Chris Hemsworth on his next go around as The Mighty Thor.

Watch Pulp Fiction in Chronological Order

We've all seen Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.  We know that the movie jumps forward then backwards then right back to the middle.  So here is the movie edited in chronological order.  So if you have 2 1/2 hrs. to spare, sit down and enjoy a different perspective of Pulp Fiction. 

Source: Dangerous Minds

New Teaser Poster for The Dark Knight Rises

Pretty bad ass poster! 

Source: The Dark Knight Rises Facebook page

Movie Trailer: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

There's a third movie coming out?! 

Movie Trailer: Battleship

Yup.  This is the movie trailer for Battleship based on the Hasbro board game.  I don't know... It has a very Transformers feel to it (I know.... Hasbro also produces Transformers toys).  This is directed by Peter Berg (The Rundown).  What say you?

Artist Gene Ha Follows Jim Lee on Justice League

The Source has revealed today that Multiple Eisner Award Winning artist Gene Ha will be penciling issues #7 & #8 of Justice League written by Geoff Johns.  The issues Ha will be illustrating are going to be the first issues that take place in current continuity and we get to see who is in the team now and what is different.  Jim Lee has been the artist for the previous issues that take place when the Justice League is first forming in the new DCnU.  Lee will be returning after Ha's two issues.

Here's more on what's in store for Ha's two issues:

JUSTICE LEAGUE #7 will also feature the first appearance of Shazam in DC COMICS-THE NEW 52. THE CURSE OF SHAZAM will unfold as a backup series in the LEAGUE monthly, written by New York Times bestselling author Geoff Johns and illustrated by acclaimed artist Gary Frank. The back up feature  will reveal an all-new origin for the character.

The main story of JUSTICE LEAGUE #7 serves as the prologue to “The Villain’s Journey,” a new, present day story arc which will pick up with the return of the regular series artist Jim Lee in issue #9. 

You can see some of Gene Ha's Justice League drawings below.

New Movie Poster for The Amazing Spider-Man

Here is a pretty cool poster for next year's The Amazing Spider-Man courtesy of SuperHeroHype.  It comes with the tagline "The Untold Story."  Hopefully the Spidey movie reboot lives up to the first two Sam Raimi films.

So What is Operation Early Bird?

Operation Early Bird shows a map of where you can watch early IMAX screenings of The Dark Knight Rises prologue.  Those screenings take place on Tuesday, December 13th at 10pm.  If you go to www.thedarkknightrises.com, you get an audio file that tells you numbers that you input into the Operation Early Bird website that reveals even more locations.

By Paranoid Droid

The Dark Knight Rises: Operation Early Bird

What is Operation Early Bird?  If you click on the link it will take you a countdown that will be ending at 10am Pacific Standard Time.  Yesterday, two faux CIA bulletins were released that talked about a Dr. Leonid Pavel that kicked off The Dark Knight Rises viral marketing campaign.  You can follow the TDKR viral twitter at @thefirerises.  I guess we'll all have to wait and see what happens when the countdown reaches zero to see what happens.

The Dark Knight Rises stars Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman and is directed by Christopher Nolan.  It comes out in theaters and IMAX on July 20, 2012.  You can catch TDKR's prologue to whet your appetite on December 16th when it is released in front of the IMAX showings of Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol.  Remember that the prologue will only be shown at certain IMAX theaters.  To find out where you can watch the prologue, click HERE.

Source: SuperHeroHype

8bit Song of the Day: B-Sides #02

Here is Instant Karma by John Lennon who was assassinated 31 years ago today.  He would've been 71 years-old if it weren't for Mark David Chapman (what a dick move).

8bit Song of the Day: B-Sides #01

Here is L.A. Woman from The Doors 8bit-style to commemorate Jim Morrison's birthday.  He would've been 68 years-old today.

Nintendo Wii U Specs Leaked

It might be the most powerful console to be released.

• Quad Core, 3 GHz PowerPC-based 45nm CPU, very similar to the Xbox 360 chip.
• 768 MB of DRAM “embedded” with the CPU, and shared between CPU and GPU
• Unknown, 40nm ATI-based GPU

Source: Wii U Daily

By Paranoid Droid

DmC: Devil may Cry Goes Cinematic. WHY!?

-video courtesy of Capcom

Don't put that scripted crap in Devil May Cry. Why would they add something as pointless as this when this should've been a cutscene.

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The Dark Knight Rises' Viral Marketing Campaign Begins

The two pics above were released today to both Wired and Empire, respectively.  The CIA bulletin shows a "Dr. Leonid Pavel" who is played by actor Alon Abutbul.  The second image seems to be a CIA transcript of some sort.  Let the speculation begin on how this Dr. Abutol and the CIA involvement plays into The Dark Knight Rises.

Teaser for The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game

--Marvel

Three Stooges Trailer

What Would Tyler Durden Do? posted this trailer and the title of the post reads "This Might be the Worst Movie Ever."  I think that's a bit harsh.  The original Three Stooges short films were straight loony and I should know.  I watched them religiously when I was a kid.  I mean for god sakes, the premise of one the original shows as I remember was about them running a restuarant in some Arab country and Larry trying to cook a dog or cat (it's a bit fuzzy now).

I mean how many times have trailers steered us wrong in showing us a movie's potential to be good or bad?  Expectations were high when I saw the Immortals trailer, and I had no hope when I viewed the first preview of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I was wrong both times.  I'm giving this a 50/50 chance of success.

Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand (Free Download)

Download the new Back to Karkand map pack plus other goodies today.  I know I'm a day late because it was out yesterday (6th Dec), but it's better late then never.

PS3 gets this download first.  The wackbox and the PC will get this download next week on the 13th.  This freebee (for the Battlefield 3 Limited Edition) includes a crap load of extras.

•  4 maps: Strike of Karkand, Gulf of Oman, Sharqui Peninsula, and Wake Island.  These maps are from Battlefield 2, but redone in the Frostbite 2 engine.
•  3 new Vehicles: VSTOL fighter jet, Desert Buggy, and an APC.
•  10 Weapons
•  5 new shiny trophies (or achievements)
•  Classic Conquest Assault

For more information please visit the Playstation Blog HERE, or from EA HERE.

How to Avoid Game-Breaking Zelda: Skyward Sword Glitch **SPOILERS**

There is a glitch in Skyward Sword that stops the game from progressing and will force you to start the game all over from the beginning. Here's how to avoid it:

New Gotham City Impostors Animated Trailer

-video courtesy of SuperHeroHype

By Paranoid Droid

Michael Shannon Speaks on Man of Steel

Michael Shannon, who will be playing General Zod in Zack Synder's Man of Steel, spoke to The Province about numerous topics including portraying General Zod, CGI, and where MoS fits in with the other Superman movies.

12 Issue Marvel Crossover Avengers Vs. X-Men in 2012

Teaser image by Jim Cheung

So here's another Marvel crossover that is coming next April involving Marvel's top two teams: The Avengers and the X-Men.  A lot of big name writers and artists are going to be involved in this battle for the the returning Phoenix Force.  Here's Marvel's official press release, courtesy of SuperHeroHype:

Thor 2 In Need of a New Director

Director Patty Jenkins (Monster) has stepped down from the director's chair of Marvel Studios' Thor 2, reports Deadline. It was just this past October that Marvel Studios had announced that Jenkins would be following Kenneth Branagh's directing of Thor after Branagh decided not to return for the sequel.  The reason for the split between Jenkins and Marvel Studios is said to be "creative differences" but that doesn't mean that Marvel Studios won't be using her talents in another movie (most likely not a sequel).  Marvel Studios is moving quickly in trying to find a replacement director in order to meet the November 15, 2013  Thor sequel release date.

The Kenneth Branagh directed Thor made $448 million worldwide.

Nintendo Wants to Evolve the Zelda Series

Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma says its time for Zelda to evolve into something bigger.

I started working on the series not at the beginning but part-way through its history. I think because of that, early on I was more looking objectively at the series and how we could change small, individual elements within it, rather than looking at how the series should evolve. As time has passed – particularly in the last few years – I’ve started to think a lot more about how I can take the series and really make it my own Zelda and evolve it further. As Mr. Miyamoto has allowed me to take the reins on the Zelda series, ultimately that’s what I need to do. Perhaps some people will think it’s a little bit late for me to start thinking about that, but as time goes by, that’s becoming more of a theme in how I’m approaching the series.

I can't wait to see what Nintendo has planned for the series. Personally I just want the series to be more difficult-- like Dark Souls difficult. I also want the next game to take place in a steam punk setting.

Source: My Nintendo News

By Paranoid Droid

Supaboy - Portable Pocket SNES Console

Do you still have a bunch of your old SNES cartridges laying around collecting dust somewhere?  Well with the Supaboy you can play all your old SNES games on the go.  Yes, old school classic 16bit games in the palm of your hands!

But what's cooler than that is you can also plug this bad boy to your TV and play it old school.  This retro-gaming experience will set you back $80. Click here to check it out.

--Skuhl Leader

Fan-Made Final Fantasy VII looks....

...LEGIT....but it's in first person. Still not a bad effort.

Still, tell me you wouldn't want to play this game?  Built on the Unreal Engine, go here to read more about it.

--Skuhl Leader

Paranoid Droid Review: Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

It hasn't even been a whole year since Marvel vs Capcom 3 came out when Capcom released the Ultimate version of the game. I enjoyed this update of the game a lot more than the original version. The major changes to the game, such as the new characters and rebalanced gameplay, are enough to make the Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 fresh and exciting to play.

SNL Skit Featuring Steve Buscemi as Commissioner Gordon

Hilarious skit!  And Steve Buscemi somehow works as Commissioner Gordon.  Batman needs to learn some boundaries.