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John "Spartan" Nguyen
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Home Entertainment Sees Decline in Sales Thanks to Streaming Media
1 year ago
It’s no surprise that the home entertainment sales sees decline in its disc formats now that online streaming media has taken over thanks to services like Netflix and Hulu. The home entertainment market chart based on BTIG reflects the first nine months of 2009 and 2010.
Total sales of home More >
Call of Duty: Black Ops Red Carpet Extravaganza Video with Nerd Reactor
1 year ago
The Call of Duty: Black Ops Launch Party was a pretty cool event with Metallica headlining for a charity event that helps veterans transition into civilian life by raising $1 million. Nerd Reactor was there to cover the red carpet event with Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes), Common (Terminator: More >
New Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Artworks and Screenshots
1 year ago
Check out the gallery and see the new screenshots of one of the big bosses you’ll have to face in Bionic Commando Rearmed 2. The big boss here is Megacopter (Yes, very epic name). It’s your job as Nathan “Rad” Spencer to jump, swing, and shoot to take down this behemoth.
Without further delay, More >
Christopher Nolan’s DP on Batman, 3D, and Digital: Film Until the Day I Die
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
At a Q&A session after a screening of Inception for the Awards Screening Series, Christopher Nolan’s director of photography, Wally Pfister, answers the questions about 3D.
“I think one of the biggest problems for Chris, and I would second this, in doing a film in 3D is it has to be shot in a More >
Two New Battle: Los Angeles Trailers – Los Angeles Can’t Lose
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Today is the day that Skyline is released upon us. What better way to celebrate an alien movie’s release with another competing alien movie’s trailer, Battle: Los Angeles. We hit you with not one, but two trailers for your extraterrestrial probing pleasures. Judging from movies like Skyline and More >
Ubisoft Announces Assassin’s Creed Ascendance Animated Short with Extended Trailer
1 year ago
We had previously mentioned that Ubisoft was working on Ascendance, but it’s been announced today that Assassin’s Creed Ascendance will be an animated short (which looks like a motion graphic novel). It will launch on the same day as the Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood game on November 16, 2010.
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TERA Online Introduces Amani Race and Lancer Class
1 year ago
En Masse Entertainment has revealed to us some information on the Amani race and Lancer class for Bluehole Studio’s TERA, the Action MMORPG that’s going to be a good contender for the MMO market.
Featured Race: Amani
These guys look pretty intimidating and it’s no wonder, they are descendants More >
Which Two of These Actresses Will Be in Batman 3?
1 year ago
Deadline mentioned yesterday that Christopher Nolan will be meeting with actresses for two lead roles in the next Batman film called The Dark Knight Rises. One of the lead roles will be a love interest for Bruce Wayne and the other role will be that of a villain (Come on Catwoman!).
Here are the More >
Some Epic Mickey Renders to Check Out
1 year ago
Here are some nice rendered characters from Disney’s Epic Mickey upcoming Nintendo Wii game. Warren Spector is behind the development of the game. For those of you that don’t know, he’s the man behind Deus Ex, an FPS RPG, one of my favorite games that’s way ahead of its time. Check out the gallery More >
Call of Duty: Black Ops Sets Record with $360 Million Opening Day
1 year ago
Activision is on a row again with setting records for their Call of Duty franchise. Now Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops has set a record for biggest entertainment launch in history with an approximated $360 million on opening day in North America and UK*. The last record goes to Infinity Ward’s More >
Our Boy Alan Menken, Disney Composing Genius, Gets a Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
1 year ago
Yes, we like his music a lot, so we’ll count him as our boy. The man is a legend in the composing world and has brought musical appreciation to the masses thanks to 2d animated movies like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and a lot more. His next project, he will be More >
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Trailer
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
It looked as if the third movie wasn’t going to happen back when Disney decided to leave and leave the franchise in limbo. Fox came to pick up the slack and went ahead with the third film. With that said, here’s the trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Will Disney More >
TRON Tuesday: New Trailer Debuts for TRON Legacy
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Here’s the new trailer for TRON: Legacy for TRON Tuesday. Just 6 weeks left until the movie is upon us in glorious IMAX 3D (which you should watch in btw). The trailer shows more of Kevin Flynn’s past as ENCOM CEO and it’s pretty nostalgic. Most of the quick scenes from the trailer were scenes More >
Yes, a Sequel to Kung Fu Panda In 2011
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Kung Fu Panda is getting a sequel, and with it comes this teaser that was attached in front of Megamind. The sequel is being dubbed, “The Kaboom of Doom”. The question is, will this be the next thing that DreamWorks Animation suck dry like they did with Shrek? Probably, but let’s hope that it More >
24 New Images for Disney’s Tangled: Go Ahead and Kiss the Girl
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Nothing says Disney quite like two lover bird holding hands on a boat while weird things are happening in the background.
Here are 24 new images for the next Disney CG-animated flick, Tangled, starring Mandy Moore as Rapunzel and Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider. Click on the thumbnails in the gallery More >
Disney’s Bob Iger On Taking Back Marvel and Expanding Disney’s California Adventure
1 year ago
Disney CEO Bob Iger and The Wall Street Journal chatted about what else, Disney. Bob talks about having a new Disney cruise line to wearing a name tag. Bob is also asked about why he is putting so much money into Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim. He says that it was a brand withdrawal More >
Metal Gear Rising Will Slice and Dice in 2012
1 year ago
Oh no, say it isn’t so. It looks like Raiden’s adventure in Metal Gear Rising will miss the 2011 deadline, and will be pushed back to 2012, states Kotaku. The game will have you controlling Raiden again as the game will take place between MGS2 and MGS4.
Hideo Kojima will only be involved as a More >
Battlestar Galactica MMO Is Frakking Coming!
1 year ago
Here’s hoping this new MMO game, based on the cool Syfy show Battlestar Galactica, gives the fans what they want with cool dog fights going against the toasters (Cylons). Bigpoint announces that Battlestar Galactica Online will be launched exclusively on Syfy.com for a 30 day period this fall. More >
The Walking Dead Episode 2: Guts Recap and Review – Iron Zombie Chef
1 year ago
The first episode showed us that the zombie genre still has a lot of juice left. The pilot episode followed Rick Grimes, the sheriff, as he wakes up to a zombie-infested town. Now desperately looking for his wife and son, he ventures into the city and gets trapped inside a tank surrounded by More >
2 New Tangled Features: Grounded For Life and Sidekicks
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
We have some new features for Disney’s Tangled. Oh look, it’s one of those old-school black and white tutorial videos, only now, it’s about being grounded.
And we also have a feature about horses and thugs. Somehow they fit? I don’t know, but here’s the feature anyway.
Tangled will be hitting More >
New TRON: Legacy Clip – Son Meets Father
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
Here’s a new clip that was featured in the 23 minute TRON Night sneak peek. In this clip, Sam Flynn, the main character, finally meets his father after all these years, Kevin Flynn, the dude himself. It seems that the digital world doesn’t have electric shavers. Remember to check back Tuesday for More >
Masterpiece Artwork of Video Game Characters Over the Decade
1 year ago
This is pretty neat with the masterpiece-style painted artworks for Game Informer of the video game characters that defined a decade of gaming. Let’s list some of the names shall we?
We have Kratos (God of War), Wander (Shadow of the Colossus), Ethan Mars (Heavy Rain), Illusive Man (Mass Effect More >
New Locations Revealed for DC Universe Online
1 year ago
Here are some new screenshots revealing locations like Trigon’s Lair, the Bat Cave, Ellsworth and Arkham! These are looking pretty nice and shows Batman, Joker, Bane, Zatanna, and more. So check out the MMORPG featuring the world’s finest with your own created superhero character.
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Gallery: Call of Duty: Black Ops Launch Party Explodes with Metallica & Celebs for Charity
1 year ago
Last night was the launch party to end all launch parties, and Nerd Reactor was invited. Activision knows how to throw an event and it’s no surprise really, since they can probably do anything with the amount of money they have made off of the Call of Duty franchise. The event honored the six More >
Martin Sheen Confirmed as Uncle Ben in Spider-Man Reboot as Sally Field to Play Aunt May?
1 year ago
News came in yesterday that Martin Sheen will be playing Uncle Ben in the new Spider-Man reboot. This means that Martin Sheen will be joining Andrew Garfield (Spider-Man) and Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy), along with Rhys Ifans (rumored to be the Lizard). Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) is directing with More >
