Impatient with the slow trickle of titles for the Wii’s Virtual Console service? Perhaps you’re philosophically-opposed to purchasing a downloadable game when you already own the original cartridge. There’s a brand-new product on the market to set your troubled mind at ease. It’s called the FC Twin, and it contains full chipsets for both the … Continue reading
Castlevania fever is in the air. Actually, it’s more like a mild trend toward Castlevania-like symptoms, but whatever. Portrait of Ruin came out recently for the DS, Symphony of the Night is expected before the heat-death of the universe on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade, and now Sony’s getting their mucus membranes exposed. Castlevania: Dracula X … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $19.97RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 124 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "The Romance of Radium" vintage short• Greer Garson trailer gallery The Pitch "Imagine your favorite silver screen legends doing cold readings from your physics and chemistry textbooks." The Humans Greer Garson (The Singing Nun), Walter Pidgeon (Funny Girl) The Nutshell Young … Continue reading
Do you dream of being a writer? (I do!) In their most recent podcast, Gamasutra got the chance to sit down with video game writer Susan O’Conner, who contributed to what little narrative there was in Gears of War as well as the potentially more-involved BioShock. The discussion of the role of games in narrative, … Continue reading
My earliest memory of the game of football is watching Chico and Harpo Marx play cards on the field in the middle of a huddle. Shortly after that, the chariot arrived, and my conception of the game was forever warped. I was further upset when I learned that football and Calvinball were two different sports. … Continue reading
Do you like pre-order deals? Are you a cynic who believes that such deals are in place only to minimize shipments to brick-and-mortar game stores so that only pre-orders can be filled? Either way, you probably like free money, even if it is virtual. Best Buy is currently running a promotion which promises a gift … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Tartan VideoMSRP: $22.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 111 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ director• Feature Commentary w/ lead actor• Deleted scenes w/ optional commentary• Set design featurette• TrailersThe Pitch "It’s not-really Taxi Driver meets Herman Melville’s Redburn!" The Humans Kay Tong Lim (Brokedown Palace), Sunny Pang, Ivy Cheng The Nuthshell Harry … Continue reading
A few days ago we relayed word the Ritual Entertainment, developers of the original SiN and SiN Episode(s), had been acquired by Mumbo Jumbo, a developer and publisher of casual games. Well, it looks like fans hopeful for another Alexis masturbation sequence can douse their optimism. Word has come from Mumbo Jumbo’s CEO, Mark Cottam, … Continue reading
To resurrect a dead horse for a moment, word is circulating around that Sony Pictures Entertainment has enforced a takedown of all media relating that that faux-Ghostbusters game that we (and everyone else) reported on last week. Developer Zootfly no longer mentions the game on its website, and the footage has been removed from YouTube. … Continue reading
BUY IT ON AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $19.97RATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 127 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:· Theatrical trailer The Pitch "It’s Gone With the Wind meets Beauty and the Beast!" The Humans Clark Gable, Yvonne de Carlo, Sidney Poitier The Nutshell A young woman named Ms. Starr (de Carlo) finds her life ripped out from under … Continue reading