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John "Spartan" Nguyen
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Raiders of the Lost Ark Opening as Stop-Motion Animation
5 months ago
We have a very patient guy in the form of Jeff Gurwood. It took him a total of 6 months to create this stop-motion animation using Hasbro figures and sets he created himself out of mostly foam core and paper mache. The angles and lighting capture the spirit of the film. The only thing that bugged More >
Uncharted, Portal, and Super Smash Bros. Themes Done by Choir Boys…and Girls
5 months ago
Let me introduce you to the Video Game Music Choir, a group of singers and gamers from Boston’s Berklee College of Music that loves to spread video game gospel. Hallelujah! I feel very happy watching their performances. If only they appeared at my Sunday church, it’d be less boring. Check out More >
Giveaway: Diablo III’s Book of Cain Hardcover
5 months ago
While Diablo III won’t be out until Q1 2012, we’ve decided to do a giveaway for you Diablo fans now. The prize is the Diablo III: Book of Cain hardcover that looks like it could be an actual book from the game. It’s meant to be a record book that was “written” by Deckard Cain that details his More >
Even Megatron Gets Excited for Christmas
5 months ago
The Kre-O Transformers guys have done a stop-animation short film featuring Megatron as he gets ready to open his present. Leave it to mini-Optimus Prime to ruin Christmas for the Decepticons. Curse you Autobots!
It’s a cute and funny video that will brighten up your holiday spirits for sure. More >
Wonder Woman and Catwoman Touching Themselves for a Good Cause
5 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Comics
Who would of thought that Wonder Woman and Catwoman touching themselves can actually not be sexy. Yet here I am, not feeling aroused. It’s okay though, since it’s for a good cause. These artworks are for an ad campaign in Mozambique by Associação da Luta Contra o Cancer (ALCC). The advertiser is More >
Rocksteady Studios Discusses Future After Batman: Arkham City
5 months ago
After receiving the award for Best Xbox 360 Game at Video Game Awards 2011, Rocksteady Studios’ Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker went backstage to talk about the VGAs, anticipated game, and what’s in store for Batman after Arkham City.
When asked about what their favorite VGA trailer was, Jamie Walker More >
Bethesda After Skyrim: Going on Vacation, Creation Kit, DLCs, and Making the Game Better
5 months ago
After receiving the award for Game of the Year at the Video Game Awards 2011 this past Saturday, Bethesda Softworks’ Todd Howard answered some questions from the media. What can we look forward to in the future for Skyrim? The Creation Kit coming in January for PC users, a bunch of DLCs, and More >
Lollipop Chainsaw Box Art Contains Both Lollipop and Chainsaw
5 months ago
Just in case people start to wonder if Lollipop Chainsaw will feature a lollipop and chainsaw, Warner Bros. has made it clear to drive the point home by having our main heroine, Juliet Starling, carry both lollipop and chainsaw in the box art. Also featured in the box art is her boyfriend, who’s a More >
Get Assassin’s Creed Games at Amazon Today Starting at $14.99 and New DLC
5 months ago
Wow, the Assassin’s Creed games sure are getting cheaper. Available for today only, Amazon has posted great deals for the Assassin’s Creed games for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The only missing game is Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. So if you haven’t gotten the chance to get the games More >
‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball 2′ Finds Its Directors
5 months ago
Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn will be co-directing Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball 2, their first major studio film. This is pretty cool news, since the first movie was awesome and funny. The project is still in production and hasn’t received the green light yet.
This isn’t the first time the guys More >
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Finishes Shooting
5 months ago
As a fan of the Silent Hill series, I’m looking forward to Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. The reason why I love the series so much is that the main protagonists in the game aren’t your typical heroes. They are fathers, daughters, and husbands. Instead of having a trained soldier to fight monsters, we More >
Did You Pre-order The Old Republic? Good, You’ll Have a Chance to Play It Today
5 months ago
Fans who have pre-ordered Star Wars: The Old Republic will get to play the game earlier starting today, December 13th. The Early Game Access also helps to smooth things out with the server when it launches on December 20, 2011, in North America and Europe.
Millions of players have already tried More >
Christian Bale Saves Chinese Girls from the Japanese in ‘The Flowers of War’
5 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Here’s the domestic trailer for The Flowers of War, a movie directed by Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) and starring Christian Bale pretending to be a priest to save Chinese girls and prostitutes from the invading Japanese army during the “Nanjing Massacre” in 1937. The movie will More >
Dragon Age Anime Doesn’t Look Like Anime
5 months ago
When I heard the news that we’re getting a Dragon Age anime, I was excited…until I saw actual clips. Sure, this can be considered anime, because it’s made by a Japanese animation studio, and anime is pretty much just Japanese animation, but it looks really bad. It looks like pre-rendered cutscenes More >
Star Wars Gets Aid from Ewoks, Mass Effect 3 Gets Aid from Giant Alien Worm
5 months ago
When you’re down on your luck because of the Reaper invasion, you can always count on giant-ass worms to come and save the day. Forget calling in your teammates, I want the worm on my team everywhere I go.
Mass Effect 3 will be available on March 6, 2012.
Diablo 3 Intro Cinematic: Poor Uncle Cain Didn’t See It Coming…Or Did He?
5 months ago
Here’s the intro cinematic for Diablo III. Blizzard knows how bring the cinematic into cinematic. It starts out with a faux 2-d prologue about light and dark clashing. It turns out to be a nightmare from a girl named Leah. Her uncle, who is Cain in the previous Diablo games, tells her that Hell is More >
The Making of the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron VGA Trailer
5 months ago
During the VGAs, you probably saw the badass Transformers: Fall of Cybertron trailer. You know, the one with Grimlock making a grand entrance by transforming into a dinosaur at the end and Optimus carrying a badly injured Bumblebee while Puscifer’s ballad, “The Humbling River”, plays in the More >
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Trailer Makes the Rock the Lead Character
5 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Duke (Channing Tatum) is back, but it seems that Roadblock (The Rock) has taken over the main character role, as you can see in the trailer. I’m fine with that. Seeing Storm Shadow’s demise in the first movie made me sad, so seeing that he’s survived his fate has made me happy. That means we get More >
Spider-Man Swings into the VGAs with this Debut Trailer
5 months ago
From developer Beenox, the team that brought you Shattered Dimensions, comes a Spidey game based on the Marc Webb-directed The Amazing Spider-Man film. Spider-Man is seen taking care of business against a Spider-Slayer the size of a… well, it’s big (that’s what she said). What? Oscorp is still in More >
James Cameron Is Probably Bowing Down to Modern Warfare 3 Right Now
5 months ago
James Cameron may be king of the world, but he’s not king of the media blockbuster anymore. You can thank Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 3 for that. It has taken the game 16 days to reach the $1 billion mark, while Cameron’s Avatar took 17 days to reach that level.
Thanks to the game making loads More >
Original Tony Hawk Game Gets Tricked-Out HD Remake
5 months ago
Remember the first Tony Hawk game? The one that brought you into the world of skateboarding? The one that made you sing Goldfinger’s “Superman” over and over again? The classic game is coming back into the new generation in glorious HD. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater will feature top current skaters like More >
Agent 47 Brings in the Heat in Hitman: Absolution VGA Trailer
5 months ago
The Hitman: Absolution VGA trailer follows Agent 47 as he tries to get to a girl in a hospital before his enemies do. Instead of using stealth, which is the core gameplay for a Hitman game, Agent 47 shoots everything in his path. By the time he reaches the girl, she gets kidnapped. During the More >
Men in Black III Trailer Is Here
5 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back for Men in Black III. Agent K is missing, and it’s up to Agent J to look for him, by traveling back in time. Agent J finds himself in the past with a younger Agent K, played by Josh Brolin. They do look eerily similar.
Men in Black III hits theaters on May More >
George Takei Wants Star Wars and Star Trek Fans to Join Forces Against Twilight
5 months ago
William Shatner sparked the fire that soon began a battle of two beloved franchises, Star Wars and Star Trek. Carrie Fisher fired back by saying that Star Trek isn’t even on the same league. Shatner replies by poking fun of her breasts. Come on guys, can’t we all get along? Thankfully, George More >
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron VGA Trailer Goes Country
5 months ago
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron debuted its new trailer during VGA 2011. We see Optimus Prime carrying Bumblebee as Cybertron is crumbling all over the place. The song featured is “The Humbling River” by Puscifer, and it is definitely something you wouldn’t expect for a game about transforming More >
