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Kevin Tancharoen Goes into Detail About Mortal Kombat Web Series
1 year ago
Now here’s a meaty interview with Kevin Tancharoen about his upcoming Mortal Kombat web series with the help from Warner Bros. He talks about how he originally wanted to do a Mortal Kombat reboot, but to have people believe he’s capable of doing it, he decided to create a Mortal Kombat short with More >
Team Fortress 2′s Charity Hats Bring in $300,000 For Japan
1 year ago
Just one week ago developer Valve offered up three different virtual hats for Team Fortress 2 with every bit of money going to aid Japan. The three hats were the: “Humanitarian’s Hachimaki” ($7.99), “Benefactor’s Kanmuri” ($19.99), and the “Magnanimous Monarch” ($99.99).
All I have to say is that More >
Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage in MK Web Series
1 year ago
Here’s a look at Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage in the Mortal Kombat web series by director Kevin Tancharoen. Kevin tweeted this pic with the caption, “Don’t rattle the Cage!” A nice reference to Batman Begins.
In the new game, Johnny Cage has a nice tattoo of his first name all over his chest. More >
Kano, Kitana and Release Date Revealed for Mortal Kombat Web Series
1 year ago
We have some new updates for the Mortal Kombat Web Series from Kevin Tancharoen’s Tweets. He released this photo of Kano, played by Darren Shahlavi, before he lost his eye. Kano is a leader of an evil gang, the Black Dragon. Jax and Sonya are both trying to capture him.
He also released More >
‘Sucker Punch’ Movie Star Vanessa Hudgens Has Nude Pics Leaked Again?
1 year ago
Wow, does this seem a little too convenient for everyone else? I mean, Vanessa Hudgens is in a new movie called “Sucker Punch” which comes out this Friday, March 25th. If this is a marketing ploy, I guess I can’t say it didn’t work since the internet is abuzz with talk about new nude photos of her More >
The Touching Story of Bullied Boy Casey Heynes aka ‘Little Zangief’ – Two Great Videos
1 year ago
This is the kind of story that you nerds are probably all too familiar with. Many people have to put up with bullying at some time or another, and it was no different for Casey Heynes from Australia. His story may be a little different in that he had to put up with bullying almost every day for More >
Mortal Kombat Web Series Behind-the-Scenes Video and Interview with Jeri Ryan
1 year ago
Here’s a very cool interview with Jeri Ryan that shows behind-the-scenes footage of her kicking ass and being captured. Andy Allo from Attack of the Show is the host.
The Mortal Kombat Web Series will have 10 episodes and is being filmed in Toronto, Canada with Kevin Tancharoen directing.
Even Cats Are Excited For Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
1 year ago
I thought there was enough excitement being generated from the human masses, but cats are also apparently getting in on the massive fantasy world action that is Skyrim. A simple browse through Youtube resulted in this overly excited cat, who was just as wowed by the announcement of the game as I More >
There’s Only One Way to Stop an Internet Troll – Real-Life Ban Hammers
1 year ago
If you’ve read comments on the internet (especially on Youtube), you’ve probably run into internet trolls whose sole purpose in life is to piss anyone off. Are they real people? Are they demonic underlings sent out by the devil himself to incite malice in the internet’s population? If so, they’ve More >
Zynga Too Big for Xbox Live
1 year ago
Zynga is a giant in the social networking game market with games like Farmville and Mafia Wars. Zynga Chief Game Designer Brian Reynolds says Xbox Live is small potatoes. Zynga is after the big market and says that a few of his friends own an Xbox 360, but many of his friends have a smartphone. In More >
Heavy Rain Gets Made Fun of by Mega 64
1 year ago
This isn’t the first Heavy Rain video the guys have done. Rocco plays Detective Shelby, Derrick Acosta plays Ethan Mars, and Shawn Chatfield plays Norman Jayden. Rocco gets interrupted by a guy that thinks he’s God’s gift to woman by saying, “I’ve fought a guy like this before.” So he’s fought a More >
What Did One Mortal Kombat Babe Say to the Other? Kiyaaah!
1 year ago
So Kevin Tancharoen has tweeted this pic of two female warriors fighting for Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat web series. They look like they could be Mileena and Kitana. What do you guys think?
Source: Kevin’s Twitter
Baraka Is No Longer a Jamaican Doctor: Mortal Kombat Web Series
1 year ago
Here’s a new pic of Baraka tweeted by Kevin Tancharoen. This is a lot better than his Mortal Kombat: Rebirth version of Baraka, who’s a Jamaican doctor that surgically inserted blades into his arms. Kevin tweeted this pic with the following caption:
“Hmmm. TeppanYaki chef?”
JAX Is Going to Get Ya!
1 year ago
Here’s a new pic of Michael Jai White as Jax in the upcoming Mortal Kombat web series being directed by Kevin Tancharoen. Kevin tweeted this pic on his twitter and Jax is either shooting something, or doing the hokey pokey.
The Mortal Kombat web series also stars Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade and Ian More >
Mega 64 and Yu Suzuki Give Shenmue the Ending It Deserves
1 year ago
Alright Shenmue fans, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for. It’s been years since Shenmue 2, and while Yu Suzuki has recently talked about the possibility of actually making a Shenmue 3, he decided it would be best if he told us of Ryo’s final chapters in his epic journey, in case Sega More >
Fatality and First Look of Raiden in Mortal Kombat Web Series
1 year ago
Kevin Tancharoen is on a roll with his tweets as he posts two more images from the Mortal Kombat web series that is being produced by Warner Bros.
Oh, it’s Lord Raiden, the Japanese god of thunder. Yes, Ryan Robbins, the actor, isn’t Japanese, but Christopher Lambert wasn’t Japanese too, and I More >
Scorpion Revealed in the Mortal Kombat Web Series
1 year ago
Kevin Tancharoen has tweeted a new image for his Mortal Kombat web series based off of the Rebirth fan-made trailer he did last year. In the photo, you can see Scorpion in the snowy forest. Now this is eerily similar to the movie version when Scorpion fights Johnny Cage in the forest sans More >
Web Series Spotlight: Jeff & Ravi Fail History
1 year ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Web
Here’s a new web series, Jeff & Ravi Fail History, that was one of two winners for the Subway Fresh Artists Featured Filmmakers challenge. It stars Brendan Bradley, who will be playing Mega-Man in the upcoming Video Game Reunion web series and was also in other nerdy web series like Legend of Neil More >
Modern War Gear Solid Part 4: Snake vs. Master Chief
1 year ago
Here’s part 4 of Modern War Gear Solid, an action/parody of Metal Gear and Modern Warfare. Snake and Ghost are at it again with the continuing saga to stop Activistsun from taking over. Snake encounters Master Chief and we see video game’s greatest heroes slug it out.
And here’s the rest of the More >
Peter Weller’s Take on Proposed Detroit RoboCop Statue
1 year ago
Peter Weller, the actor who portrayed the cybernetic law enforcer of future Detroit seems to be quite passionate about the proposed statue of his metallic alter ego in this exclusive Funny or Die video. Fans have currently raised over $60,000 via Kickstarter for the statue. Check out the video More >
New Pics from Mortal Kombat: Rebirth Web Series Including Scorpion and NOT Kitana?
1 year ago
During the weekend, Kevin Tancharoen tweeted some new photos from his Mortal Kombat web series funded by Warner Bros. The web series is based on his Mortal Kombat: Rebirth fan-made trailer that had the geeks wetting their pants all over the world.
Here we have an image of Scorpion’s spear as Kevin More >
Tonight I’m Frakking You Music Video
When you throw Caprica‘s Alessandra Torressani, Kunal Nayyar from The Big Bang Theory, Richard Hatch from Battlestar Galactica, and The Guild‘s Amy Okuda into a bar full of cosplayers with Enrique Iglesias’ ‘Tonight I’m F*@#ing You’ playing you’re gonna get some awesomeness in the form of a music More >
Your Favorite 8-Bit Icons Will Be Reuniting in ‘Video Game Reunion’ Web Series
1 year ago
Atom.com and GameTrailers.com have teamed up to give us a new video game parody web series, Video Game Reunion, about what would happen if your favorite classic video game characters reunited 25 years later. The series will have Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Zelda and other fave 8-bit characters More >
You Guessed It. A Literal ‘Dead Island’ Parody Video
1 year ago
You knew it had to be done. A literal version of the Dead Island announcement trailer has surfaced. You can thank YouTuber Tobuscus for this hilarious, yet sad, video. I’m so confused. Also, props for having this video be featured on the front page of IGN.
Source: Tobuscus’ YouTube
First Behind the Scenes Pic of Mortal Kombat: Rebirth Web Series
1 year ago
Jeri Ryan (Sonya Blade) has upload a pic from the set of Mortal Kombat: Rebirth. 2011 is truly the year of Mortal Kombat, with a game, Blu-rays, and the web series coming out.
The first Mortal Kombat: Rebirth episode is expected to be released in April. It stars Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade and More >
