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Heroes and Quitting

When the tough times come, the hero get packing? Wait that isn’t right! Heroes are here to the very end; they will lay their life on the line for a better tomorrow that’s what makes them hero’s right? They make all the hard choices and usually get nothing in return, but why do they sometimes give in to the circumstances? While most of them can hurl lightning, or have a million dollar battle suit, or is one of the greatest symbols of hope on the planet, heroes have given in. Look at Spider-Man for instance. He has conquered if not all yet, but close to every bit of tragedy a hero can possibly have. His very first tragedy was the death of his Uncle Ben at the hands of a killer that he could have stopped. However, because of being young and selfish Spider-Man is the man born from that fateful day. Through and through, Spider-Man has battled poverty, family security, bad health, and death throughout his 49 years of creation since 1962. However why do heroes, like Spider-Man just throw in the towel and say “I quit” some time down the road?

Gears of War 3 Will Hit September 20th

Start
sharpening your chainsaw, because Gears 3 is coming sooner than expected.
Originally delayed until Fall 201,1which usually means November in the gaming
world. Microsoft have revealed that the final instalment for Gears will take
the spot that Halo titles usually occupy.

Trailer Tracker: Apollo 18, Arthur and More

Will the found-footage genre be able to make a successful transition from horror to sci fi? Make your own decision as the skin-crawling outer space mockumentary Apollo 18 graces the Trailer Tracker universe this week, also serving as our featured trailer. For those looking for laughs over screams, Russell Brand does what he does best in the first clip for the remake Arthur about an immature playboy forced to grow up or lose his luxurious lifestyle. Continuing to bolster the standing of two of the biggest young stars (talents by the names of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman) Hesher, the Sundance darling, moves closer to a release with its first official trailer. Finally, those feeling the spring fever should swoon for Something Borrowed, another entry of the popular wedding-themed romcom. Please say “I do” – it’s Trailer Tracker.

Pinpoint # 1 – Review

A military truck in Afghanistan is driving around some very crass soldiers in the middle of the day. The group is cracking jokes and the only woman on the truck is especially joking around until one back fires on her compliements of Pinpoint. Suddenly a bomb goes off flipping their truck putting them into a war zone where they must fight their way out.

Flash forward to the present and Pinpoint, one of the soldiers on the truck is tied to a chair. He is bleeding and being tortured by a Jamaican Crime Lord, but is still being tough as hell. They shock him with electricity and he still threatens their lives. The story then jumps to a week prior as Pinpoint is riding his motorcycle to the pentagon and disobeying every traffic law he can along the way. When he arrives he sits down to a private meeting with Mr. Washington.

Dracula: The Company of Monsters #7 Review

What screams Dracula to you? A lot of blood, seducing beautiful young women, stakes to the heart and crossbows, right? This comic has none of these and replaces them with little humor, no scares and a board meeting. Yes, a board meeting is exactly what I think of when I think about vampires. I expected more from a book about vampires and the direction of this issue had the potential to be interesting but came off rather dull.

In this issue we continue to follow Evan as he teams up with vampire hunter Marta to take down the vampires. The vampire Conrad is also having trouble with his business since his fellow employees want to sell his company.

Can’t Wait For Bulletstorm? Try These Games

Epic’s new hyperviolent shooter Bulletstorm is built around the idea of the Creative Kill, and players are dying for the chance to mutilate some space mutants in this game.  The only problem is that it doesn’t come out for HOURS!  How will gamers fill the time until those midnight launch parties?  Below is a list of currently-available shooters that allow you to gruesomely murder enemies with as much ingenuity as you can muster

Robocop Statue Could Happen

In February 2011 there was a humorous ploy asking Detroit Mayor Dave
Bing if there was to be a RoboCop statue in his ‘New Detroit’ proposal,
which is planned to turn Detroit back into a prosperous city again. When
the Mayor said there was no such plan, and word of this reached the
internet, there were several fund raising events to raise enough money
for the statue which would be built at the Imagination Station. There is
yet to be seen if there will actually be a statue built, but it is
reported that over $50,000 has already been raised on the internet.

Detroit — It looks like a RoboCop statue may be erected in Detroit after all.Just
six days after an online fundraising campaign began, a loosely
organized group of Detroiters has raised more than $50,000 to build a
statue to pay homage to the 1987 film.The group met its goal following a $25,000 matching gift Tuesday evening from a company called Omni Consumer Products.The group is using Kickstarter.com, a “crowd-raising” website that challenges visitors to help meet a short-term goal.

Comparing Amnesia and Penumbra

Back in 2010, a Swedish independent developer named Frictional Games released a survival horror game by the name of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It featured no combat, and rather, asked you to survive against unknown horrors in an eighteenth century castle by hiding, running, and general problem solving. It was a huge success for an independent title, selling over 200,000 copies on digital distribution sites, and winning several Game of the Year awards, including some over here at Player Affinity. To some, this is the first title from Frictional Games they’ve seen, those who have followed Frictional before Amnesia, know of their earlier series, Penumbra. Unsurprisingly, the Penumbra games are very similar to Amnesia, from the need for low gamma settings to the stealth gameplay. This is why it’s interesting to see just how similar these games are.

Penny For Your Soul – The Temptation of Mary Magdalene

Spinning off of the series “Penny For Your Soul” the special follows a day in the life of Mary Magdalene the new manager of the casino and hotel where you can sell your soul for 10,000 dollars. The catch is that when you die you come and work for the hotel rather than go to Heaven or Hell. Two men are considering the transaction as they gaze at Mary’s beautiful body from a distance. The men are about to sign the contract when one of them wants a date with Mary to be included. He has delusions of sleeping with someone that hooked up with Jesus. Mary says that she’s far too busy and not that interested in their souls, until the man says they’ll both spend their $10,000 on her. Mary perks up and agrees to the offer.

Creator Affinity – Jonathan Hickman

Five years ago if you had said the name Jonathan Hickman most people would have scratched their head and wonder who you were talking about. In 2006, Hickman broke into the comic scene with an Image title “The Nightly News” a comic about a terrorist cell made up of Americans fighting against the media as a whole. The art and design was heavily influenced by graphic design and print ads which resulted in a comic book like nothing else scene at the time. Hickman put so much on the page that you literally had to sit and absorb all the information he was giving you. If this had been any other writer it would have been forgettable and annoying, but something about the intricate design made it beyond interesting.