Independent games development is a big thing right now and it’s no bigger than when it’s being shown at indie festivals like IGF or the recent iFest in Sydney. iFest was a festival that featured some of the biggest Australian independent games developers.
The Heat Vision blog of The Hollwyood Reporter claims that actor Josh Pence–who played Armie Hammer’s body twin in The Social Network–has been cast…as Ra’s Al Ghoul.
I have a shameful confession. I loved BioShock 2. I also adored the first BioShock, but many fans of the first game didn’t care for the sequel, which was developed by a separate studio. Some people think of the upcoming BioShock Infinite as the “True Sequel.” Despite my affinity for Rapture and both games set in it, I am still as excited as anyone about Irrational Games’ next BioShock, even if Rapture is being left far below.
Sucker Punch have given fans a lot more to talk
about with a new trailer for the upcoming PS3 exclusive InFamous 2. The
trailer reveals that this time around Cole will be able to harness more than just electricity.
If that little short film didn’t peek your interest for the upcoming web series based on a reimagining of the MK fiction, then maybe this will. The portrayed characters are confirmed as Jaxx and Kano, who have had somewhat of a documented rivalry in the game story. While the video doesn’t reveal a great deal about the series, it’s clear that any supernatural elements regarding the fighting are gone, which is a good thing as that can only really be pulled off well in the video games. With MK9 only a couple of weeks away from release and MK: Legacy debuting on the 12th of April, this month seems to be the month for MK fans. I for one am extremely excited about both of these — it’s been a long time since Mortal Kombat made an impact and hopefully the combination of these two should do the trick. Check out the clip below and mark your calendar!
Our featured trailer this
week is of course the sequel to one of the biggest live-action comedies of all
time with The Hangover: Part II. The
wolfpack is back with all the principle and supporting characters returning
along with some fresh faces to round out the mayhem. Rutger Hauer is a hobo
with a shotgun in the movie titled Hobo
with a Shotgun, spun-off from a fake trailer from pulp flick Grindhouse and Will Ferrell turns to
more serious comedy with Everything Must
Go. Finally, after some shaky first clips, we have the thunderous extended
trailer for one of our upcoming superhero offerings with The Green Lantern. There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel,
it’s Trailer Tracker.
There are many new releases and re-releases this week for your entertainment and it is a real mixture of genres. Fans of both “Tron” films will pleased with both coming to DVD and Blu-ray and even in a combo pack together. And the big re-release of the week has to go to the Martin Scorsese classic Taxi Driver. There are a number of Oscar winning and nominated films getting a re-release.
Premiering at Wonder Con was the new trailer for Thundercats! Frankly I saw twenty seconds and was sold on it. By the end I completely loved the new direction they’re going with the story and the variety of ages they’ve chosen for the cats. I do hope that they figure out something to do with the twins since they were mishandled at best in the original series. The art style they’ve gone with is definitely the right choice with a bit of Dragon Ball Z influence meshed with the Cartoon Network color pallet. In general this actually looks like a good relaunch and not simply a cash in on an old franchise. What are your thoughts on the trailer?
This week on cyber Mondays, The Dark Tower. Stephen King’s masterpiece series, hit the digital market the last two weeks and… Oh boy! This series is ten times of awesome. First of all, the series was a smash hit when it came out in single issue form and is easy to say that this book was made for comics . Now the series is on the comixology app and is obvious that this comic was made for the digital medium.
It’s been about four years since Microsoft announced the winners of its first “Dream-Build-Play” competition, with the intention of promoting the XNA developer tools that have been the backbone of the Indie Games area of Xbox Live. If you take a look at the Xbox Live Arcade releases in mid-2007, it’s easy to see why the prospect of indie games, let alone any original game, was extremely exciting.
While two titles were awarded the grand prize of $10,000 and a spot for their game on Xbox Live Arcade, not many people remember Blazing Birds, but there was a lot of buzz, and still a lot of love, for The Dishwasher.
