Were you wondering what happened to Adam Jensen when he was in that storage crate for a few days durring that one mission in Deus Ex: Human Revolution? Really? You were? Well, that’s a little obsessive, but I suppose you’ll be glad to hear that the new Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC will provide five hours of gameplay devoted to explaining this loose end.
The first day of fall breaks forth in just a few days, so it is more than fitting to get a whiff of awards season which is not that far down the road. Our featured trailer this week is J. Edgar, Clint Eastwood’s biopic about the controversial founder of the FBI, to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
In principle, the X-Men comic series has all the necessary ingredients for a fun successful game. The movie franchise, while not always spectacular, opened it up to a large audience; it’s full of diverse characters with wild and wonderful powers and has the cross-media power of Marvel Comics behind it. However, for one reason or another, the X-Men have never had their Arkham Asylum. The closest they got was 2004’s X-Men Legends.
Another Emmy Awards show is in the bag,
and as always the results have drawn praise and condemnation in equal
measure. Well you can’t please everyone all the time. Then again,
unless you’re a big fan of Modern Family, there wasn’t much to
be pleased about – at least not in the comedy section of the
winners list. A couple of the Emmy voters choices in the field of
drama did help to smooth things over however.
The category for supporting actors in a
comedy series was actually doomed long before Jane Lynch came out on
stage. From the fall of 2010, to the spring of this year we were
treated to an incredibly strong season of comedic
television(especially in the spring). Making those months fly by
with laughter were a slew of gifted actors, nearly none of whom made
it into the nominations. For my money, the greatest injustice is
Park and Recreation’s Nick Offerman going without recognition
for what has quickly become one of television’s most iconic
characters. Of course, when two-thirds of the category is reserved
for the entire adult-male cast of Modern Family, it’s hard to
find room for Ron Swanson – let alone that mustache.
Unfortunately, the amount of undeserved praise for ABC’s massively
hit sitcom didn’t end with the acting categories.
Netflix’s announced change in pricing structure, which takes effect this month (for me on Wednesday in fact), charges significantly extra to retain both its flagship DVD-by-mail service along with Watch Instantly streaming service. Now, the company will sepearte its mail service from streaming and rebrand it Qwikster.
After weeks of some of the most confusing yet intriguing promotional material for any television show ever, Fox has seen fit to put out yet another trailer for the fourth season of sci-fi drama Fringe. The trailer gives a better look at actual fourth season material that isn’t distorted by cryptic messages like those that have come before it, but does once again largely revolve around the theme of “Where is Peter Bishop?”
Though his name is never mentioned, there are various flashes of the character, who disappeared from all states of existence at the climax of the third season. There is also a heavy emphasis on the fact that Lincoln Lee (Seth Gabel) has been promoted to a regular cast member, following his stint as a recurring character since the second season of the show, as he appears in almost every scene shown.
Green Lantern #1 is a unique case in the widespread relaunch DC is currently unleashing on the world. The Corps remains relatively untouched by the events of Flashpoint, as it had its own crap to deal with in terms of the War of the Green Lanterns. Sinestro is now a Green Lantern again, and Hal is simply human again – destitute and depowered.
Close at the heel of Dark Horse’s Angel & Faith comes Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9, continuing the story left off in the Season 8 comic book continuance of the popular television show. Season 8 left a lot of fans with mixed feelings about how the characters were being treated and where the story was going. Does Season 9 get us off to a start that will put the Buffyverse back on track? Um, maybe?
It’s hard to read through a superhero’s biography without counting multiple secret identities. The DCU is notorious for changing up who wears which mask. The Batman cowl has passed from person to person, multiple signature Green Lanterns, and there’s like nine thousand Flashes. The recent relaunch of Batgirl has a familiar face donning the suit. Should Barbara Gordon be Batgirl? Did she ever stop?
All you fangirls rejoice
and all you guys regurgitate, our featured clip this week is for part one of
the international vampire/werewolf phenomenon, Breaking Dawn. Those who are actually werewolves may be interested
in Cameron Crowe’s latest, We Bought a Zoo
with Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and rising star Elle Fanning. Then for you
fellas after you wipe away that spittle comes Goon, a hockey flick that isn’t so much an inspirational sports tale
as it is a peak at those roughians that make the blood splatter. Finally, is
the red band trailer for Indonesian action-thriller The Raid which follows twenty elite cops as they take down a criminal
stronghold with badass side effects. We’re all about shock and awe on Player
Affinity – it’s Trailer Tracker.
