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Blu-ray Deal: Alien Anthology

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT

Alien Anthology Blu-ray

Amazon's Blu-ray box set deal of the week is the Alien Anthology Blu-ray Edition for only $52.99 (that's 62% off the list price of $139.99).

Note, this deal is valid only for this week through June 10, 2011.

This Blu-ray box set includes all four standalone Alien films, which starred Sigourney Weaver: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection.

Along with the two versions of each film are two bonus discs with over 65 hours of special features, with over four hours of previously unreleased exclusive material such as original screen tests of Sigourney Weaver prior to filming the original Alien, unseen deleted scenes, thousands of still photographs from the Fox archives, the previously unseen original cut of "Wreckage and Rage: The Making of ALIEN3," and more.

Below is an extensive list of what's included in this Blu-ray box set [...]

DC Relaunch: The Dark Side of DC Comics

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:42 PM PDT

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DC Comics announced eight more new titles on Tuesday showcasing the darker side of their publishing line. The titles that were announced were a strange assortment of titles that focused on demons, former Vertigo characters, magicians, vampires, and monsters. And as weird as the concept of introducing these characters with ongoing titles is, the creative teams attached to these projects are some of the best names from up-and-comers in the comic books industry. Names like Scott Snyder, Jeff Lemire, Sami Basri, and Joshua Hale Fialkov are only the tip of the iceberg, and if that doesn't have you excited about these books, then you should probably read some of their work. Also, I'm a big fan of supernatural and crazy comics, so it's almost like DC plan these announcements just for me. Continuing my ongoing coverage of the DC Relaunch, I'll list each one of the titles announced with running commentary for each, so let's get to it! [...]

E3 2011: New Trailer & Gameplay Demo For ‘Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception’

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:30 PM PDT



Another title gamers are dying to get their hands on is of course Naughty Dog's trilogy-maker, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. The game follows the gigantic success of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, where we'll once again be playing as Nathan Drake as he finds himself in yet another mess of deadly situations seeking out the world's most legendary treasures and artifacts.

Naughty Dog brought some goodies to E3 '11, and as expected, they will only add to your excitement for the game.

First up is a brand new trailer for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception that appears to show off Dame Helen Mirren as one of the game's villains, followed by an absolutely insane gameplay demo that sees Drake trying to escape a fast-sinking ship.

You can see both videos by clicking on over to the other side now! [...]

Geek Peek: First Image From ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 2 Released

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:14 PM PDT



AMC has unveiled the first image from the upcoming second season of the hit zombie TV series, The Walking Dead.

The show is of course based on the Robert Kirkman comic book series of the same name, which is written, directed, and produced by The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont.

Of the cast and crew being back in production on the sophomore season—which will run 13 episodes as opposed to season 1's shortened 6-episode sprint—Darabont said "At this moment, I'm standing on a stretch of post-apocalypse interstate in Georgia, littered with abandoned cars and blessing my good luck to be reunited with our amazing cast, and our fantastic directors and crew. Across the board, there are none better. It's great to be shooting again. I think we've embarked on a great season."

You can continue on below now to see the first official image from season 2 of The Walking Dead! [...]

E3 2011: New ‘BioShock Infinite’ Gameplay, Will Work With PlayStation Move; New ‘BioShock’ Coming To Vita

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:45 PM PDT



It feels like it's been forever seen we got the first trailer for the unexpected BioShock Infinite and that brain-meltingly good 10-minute extended gameplay demo that was shown off not long after.

But for as long as it's felt since we've seen those wonderful peeks, it still feels even long until the game's still-unscheduled 2012 release. Not much has come out of E3 2011 for the game, either, which also hurts our feelings a bit.

But Irrational Games' Ken Levine—one of the top people behind the original BioShock—was in attendance with a couple of surprise announcements and a little more gameplay footage from Infinite.

You can learn more about what the future of BioShock holds and see the new gameplay by heading on below now!

As for the announcements, Levine shared that—though he had been against it in the past—Infinite would have some form of compatibility with the PlayStation Move...but he wouldn't share what yet. He also revealed that there had been an idea for another game set in the BioShock world floating around for a while, and that he found the "perfect home" for it on the PS Vita, but no details have been shared about that, either. [...]

E3 2011: Trailer, Gameplay Shown Off For New ‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:53 PM PDT



The decision to completely makeover Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise is looking more and more like a very smart decision. Not only did they give Miss Croft a much more realistic appearance, but the new game keeps getting solid buzz and a whole lot of people who were never interested in Tomb Raider now walk with piqued curiosities.

The one really important question that was left, however, was how exactly the gameplay would look. We've seen the new Croft and the new cinematic trailer (which can be seen below) is excellent, but until you see the game in action it's hard to know what to expect—which is why in addition to said cinematic trailer, E3 saw the arrival of a new Tomb Raider gameplay demo as well!

Another intriguing factor is that the game starts from the beginning when Lara Croft first sets off to find her adventures as a young girl. Of course, things never go quite as planned...as you shall soon see.

You can check out both the trailer and the gameplay demo by heading below now! [...]

E3 2011: PlayStation Vita First Impressions

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Playstation Vita

By Andrew Sorcini

The Playstation Vita is the latest handheld console announced by Sony at this week's E3 convention. At first glance, it appears to be a revision of the classic PSP, as its design lines don't fall far from the tree. A closer look reveals advances that Sony hopes will make it a forerunner in the handheld market.

While it still has the faithful dual analog stick control, D-Pad and action buttons, it now boasts gyroscopic Six Axis motion sensors, single front- and rear-facing cameras (for augmented reality games), a multi-touch front display, and intriguingly, a rear multi-touch interface (more on that in a bit).

I was taken through a series of five game demos over thirty minutes, the first of which was Little Big Planet. Gameplay was fairly conventional, using the analog sticks to move Sackboy around, but other environmental elements were touchscreen interactive, such as using the front screen touch surface to move blocks in place or spin wheels [...]

The GoD List: Comics For June 8, 2011

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:41 AM PDT

Each week, MK2Fac3 and Henchman21 read a lot of comics. Seriously, a lot of comics. Maybe too many comics. They look forward to some more than others, I mean, who doesn't? So, let's take a look into the depths of their pull list, grab some issues and we'll let YOU know what the top books to look forward to are for the week of June 8, 2011. This weeks comics feature Hulks, Kings of the Jungles, Frankenstein-Monsters, Vampires, Bat-Women, and... high school students? Single issues and trades, they're all here.

SINGLE ISSUES

AV: Survival of the Fittest #1

American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #1

Henchman21Okay. So let's start with American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #1, written by Scott Snyder with art by Sean Murphy. I just read the Hellblazer: City of Demons trade, which also had art by Sean Murphy, so my anticipation for the art is at a fever pitch.
MK2FAC3: Oh absolutely. Sean Murphy's recent work on Joe the Barbarian absolutely blew me away. It was the highlight of the series! ... and I'm a huge Morrison fan.
Henchman21: And if you liked that, you should check out that City of Demons trade or his spectacular self published work OFF ROAD which was re-released by Oni a couple of months ago.
Henchman21: And as much as I love American Vampire and Scott Snyder's writing, I just cannot wait to see what Murphy does in this universe [...]
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