GTA 4: Four-Minute Chase Gameplay
I’m telling you, I haven’t been this excited to play a videogame (a friggin’ videogame for God’s sake!) since, well, EVER. I’ve never been this excited to get my hands on a tiny disk that, once inserted into a gaming console, will have me staring like a mindless zombie at my high-def Samsung TV screen for hours on end. But Grand Theft Auto 4 is just that kind of game. Here’s another four-minute chase gamplay that really minds you that this thing is a major improvement over the previous installment. The graphics are just spectacular and the gameplay is just mind-blowing. You could drive that semi for DAYS and never get tired of it. Seriously, when was the last time you could say that with a straight face?
GTA 4 is Coming. In a Word: BadASSSSSSSSSSS.
Good God. Can I tell you folks? I barely qualify as a “gaming geek”, but even I am just oozing with anticipation for this thing. That’s right, “Grand Theft Auto 4″. Holy Mother of God. Scheduled for release on April 29, 2008, this bad boy is going to rock your world. Check out a video review of the game and a couple of videos below. I’m amaze at how they’ve improved on the game’s existing graphics, and let me tell you, they were pretty damn good to begin with. And the gameplay was already solid, and if they can improve on that? Siiiiiiick, as the kids would say. This thing just looks like it’s going to rock all kinds of game out of existence. Surely, the best selling game EVER? We shall see.
Hollywood Top 5: Lamest Movies Based on Videogames
Uwe Boll isn’t the only director with a lousy videogame-to-screen movie on his resume. John Leguizamo, The Rock, and even Alyssa Milano has at least one movie based on a videogame that they would rather no one knew about. Curiously, most of the movies on our list comes from the early/mid-90s, when side-scrolling games were at their peak of popularity, which was probably why Hollywood thought they could cash in by throwing money at an awful script and hiring some known names. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Hopper — big names in Hollywood at the time. The results, alas, were unspectacular. Here, then are the Five Lamest Movies Based on Videogames.
Call of Duty 4: Retaliation Teaser Trailer
It’s baaaaaaaaaaack. I guess I wasn’t the only one who thought “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” was insanely too short. Fun as hell, but just way too short for a full price game. Someone has created this teaser trailer for “Call of Duty 4: Retaliation”, and I don’t know if it’s a trailer for an upcoming game, or if it’s just something someone cooked up in their spare time. The description goes: “Teaser for the upcoming Call of Duty 4 series ‘Retaliation.’” Now see, I have no idea what that means. I’m not plugged into the gaming scene or anything; I just buy the occasional game that I like, like the “Call of Duty” series. Either way, this thing still looks killer.
Far Cry 2 Teaser Trailer
It’s been a while since I played the “Far Cry” first-person shooter (what has it been, 2 years? More?), but I do distinctively remember that I loved the hell out of it. There was a lot of running, gunning, boating, and driving to be had, and it was a ball. The graphics were fantastic, the bullet effects were outstanding, and generally speaking, I had a blast from beginning to end, and found myself playing it for hours and days on end. “Far Cry 2″ takes the game to Africa somewhere, and while this teaser trailer doesn’t show a whole lot — okay, it doesn’t show anything, actually — it still got me pumped for the game’s eventual release. Trailer and some preview images from the game below.
Halo’s Master Chief Comes to Dinner
What happens when a futuristic super soldier comes to dinner? Well for one, the little brother wets his pants with glee, and then the dad wets his pants with worry that Master Chief might be part of a Latino gang. Or at least that’s what happens when Master Chief from Halo fame comes to dinner in a MadTV comedy sketch. Check it out, it’s pretty funny, and one of the reasons why I think MadTV is, bar none, the best skit show on TV right now. Yes, even better than Saturday Night Live. I don’t care how “live” SNL is, but when a bunch of people in a skit has to constantly look offscreen to read their lines, it just kills the comedy for me.
Duke Nukem Forever Teaser Trailer
Duke Nukem is back, bitches, so hide the kids and grandmas cause it’s gonna hurt! Okay, so maybe this thing has been in development, like, FOREVER, but maybe we’ll finally get it in 2007 — or 2008. Hell, I’ll be happy if this thing comes out this decade! Duke Nukem is one of the original bad boys of first-person shooters, and for my money, one of the most entertaining games out there. (How many other games out there have strippers doing their pole dance while you’re running around shooting alien scum?) Game developer 3D Realms has released a teaser trailer for Duke Nukem Forever, and is promising the release of the game sometime … well, sometime in this lifetime, hopefully. Geez, when was the first time we heard about this one, 2001??? Anyhoo, the teaser.
Grand Theft Auto 4 Trailer #3 “Move Up Ladies”
Yet another trailer (the third one, this, titled “Move Up, Ladies”) for Rockstar Games’ highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV. How highly anticipated? I’ve been losing sleep about how many times I’m going to play this thing. Hint: It’s gonna be over and over and over… As long as there are no flying sections, that is. God, I hate having to fly things in the GTA games. The running, gunning, and shooting? Yeah, I can dig that. I love that, in fact. Check out the latest trailer for GTA 4. Sex, violence, and Russian gangsters. Sweet.
Grand Theft Auto 4 Cover Art
Buckle up, kiddos — Grand Theft Auto 4 is coming, and it’s going to blow your mind. Or at least, it’ll be very, very entertaining, and you’ll end up playing it for hours upon hours because that’s how we like to roll in Liberty City. (I could do without the flying, though. The whole flying stuff is just stupid.) Rockstar Games says they’ll release the game to end all game sometime between February and April of 2008. Maybe later. Maybe sooner. Basically, whenever they’re done, they’ll put it out, and when you’re talking about a game as immersive as the Grand Theft Auto games, where you can basically play forever and never get bored — okay, you could probably get bored, but it would take a looooong time to get bored. Anyhoo. Here’s the supposed final cover art for GTA 4 and a trailers, with a third trailer supposedly coming very soon.
Best FP Shooter of 2007: Call of Duty 4, Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has got to be the best damn shooter of 2007. Or at least in my opinion it is. But then again, I’ve always been a rabid fan of the COD game series. They started out as World War II first-person shooters, but by the third installment I guess the makers of the game realized that WWII was worn out, so they brought the series to the modern age. COD 4: Modern Warfare is the result. The weapons are just excellent, and the action is extremely entertaining. The game itself was way too short in my mind, but that might be because I’m so used to the COD games that I literally ran through them in pretty fast order. But if you’ve never played the COD games, or if you’ve never played a first-person shooter, period, you gotta grab a copy of COD 4. Check out the trailer for it below.
Mass Effects: The Next Great Game?
Is Mass Effect the next great game to rival Halo, et al? Maybe. More info: “This is an exclusive sneak peek at a Sci Fi Channel documentary about the new game “Mass Effect.” Produced by g-NET Media, the program features interviews with the developers at BioWare, game-industry insiders, science & technology experts, and a mix of celebrities, actors & athletes who all have a lot to say about how science & technology meet art & fiction in this epic new story.” Check out the video below. It looks pretty damn solid.
Ursula Mayes in Juiced 2 Videogame Commercial
I’m not really a fan of those car racing games, and in particular the ones where you get to modify cars and buy parts and all that “Fast and the Furious” junk. I actually like the movies, but the games are way too complicated. Then again, my idea of complicated is anything that requires me to have to do more than press “X” to drive. I’m lazy that way, so sue me. In any case, the latest game entry is “Juiced 2″, and the TV commercials features the gorgeous Ursula Mayes doing what she does best — look good in a skimpy outfit while cars drive dangerously close to her. Check it out.
Official Halo 3 Commercial
Here’s a really great looking Halo 3 commercial. It’s a 90-second spot that was just released recently by Microsoft, and is part of the Halo 3 “Believe” campaign. I love the way they did it, the whole frozen-in-time conceit is fantastic. And the final few seconds is priceless. I haven’t really been a fan of the games, although I’ve played both of the previous installments, but it really does look as if Microsoft is going to push Halo 3 as some kind of “event” gaming release. I don’t know how good it’ll look, or if it’ll be one of those next-gen type games, but I’m pre-ordering my PC copy as soon as it becomes available. I can’t help it, I just can’t get used to those X-Box controls. Take a look at the commercial.
Video Preview of the Simpsons Game by EA
This is great. It’s a video preview of the upcoming Simpsons videogame by EA that will be released November 1st for the Playstation2, Playstation3, XBOX 360, Wii, NDS and PSP. Basically, if you have a game console, this thing will be playable on it. (I’m be waiting for the PC myself.) The previews are a riot. The first clip parodies the commercials for the Grand Theft Auto games (or Grand Theft Scratchy), with Itchy and Scratchy running around shooting at people, and the second is a parody of the Medal of Honor games (or Medal of Homer). And of course, Homer makes fun of the French. The preview is hilarious and is even better if you’ve played and loved both GTA and MOH, which I do. In fact, I just blazed through Medal of Honor: Airborne a few days ago, but that’s another story…
New Halo 3 Game Trailer from E3 ‘07
Master Chief and his bad attitude is back, and he’s not gonna take any crap from your sorry alien ass, so stop invading our planet, ya bunch of space biotches! Well, the game isn’t here yet, but you can see a trailer released by game maker Bungie shown at the 2007 E3. Bungie Studios will soon release the game for the XBox 360 and according to them, won’t just “set a new high water mark” for next-generation games, but it’ll also complete the Halo trilogy. And here I didn’t even know it was a trilogy. I thought it was just a great game that sold so much it got a sequel, and then another sequel. Now if only someone will make the friggin’ movie. Anyways, here’s the Halo 3 trailer, filled with in-game scenes.
Nicole Kidman is the New Face of Nintendo
According to the BBC, Nicole Kidman is the “new face” of Nintendo. Says the Beev: “The Moulin Rouge star is to promote More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima, which measures users’ speed and accuracy in completing aptitude tests. The company said it hoped the star’s “universal appeal” would help to extend Nintendo’s success beyond its traditional young, male audience. Kidman will be seen in TV adverts which launch this week.” I wouldn’t mind seeing Nicole handle a Wii nunchuka, or anything hard and phallic would do, actually…
Vince Young on the Cover of Madden ‘08 Game
Will the Madden Curse waylay Vince Young’s glorious career as the Tennessee Titans’ reigning quarterback? That seems to be the talk around the sports watercooler. Which is bullcrap. ESPN couldn’t stop Vince Young the months before the Rose Bowl Championship Game in 2005 no matter how hard they tried. The USC Trojans, with Reggie Bush, Matt Leinert, and their home field advantage couldn’t stop Vince Young from grabbing the NCAA football championship. And no stinkin’ abstract “curse” is going to put a bump in Vince Young’s NFL career, either. Hey, maybe it’s just an ex-Longhorn talking, but Vince Young is God. ‘Nuff said.
Is Dragon Fable the Next World of Warcraft?
What is Dragon Fable, and why should you care? Well, unless you’re into role playing games, I guess you wouldn’t care. But for the rest of you, you’ve probably already heard about Dragon Fable. It’s an online browser-based single-player role playing game developed by Artix Entertainment. Created in July 2005, the game went into beta testing on November 21, and on June 6, 2006, the game was officially released. It is implemented in Macromedia Flash and uses anime-style graphics, some of which are animated. It is a prequel to another Artix game, AdventureQuest. The game is updated weekly, with the introduction of new quests and monsters. Find more info on it here.
Michael Bay to Direct PRINCE OF PERSIA Next
Michael Bay gets such a bad rap in the fan community. Then again, the “fan community” thinks Quentin Tarantino’s farts smell like roses, so what do they know. In any case, I’ve always liked Bay’s films — the man has an eye for action, pacing, and how to keep both things moving at breakneck pace. Say what you will, but that’s my definition of “popcorn movie”, and he delivers. Coming off “Transformers”, Bay has now been attached to the movie version of the “Prince of Persia” videogames. In the games, a Persian Prince (duh, “Prince of Persia”, get it?) must stop evildoers from claiming his throne, even if he has to hack their heads off to do it. It’s a Persian thing.
Comic Book Writer Grant Morrison to Script “Area 51″
If you don’t know the name Grant Morrison, then you don’t (or ever did) read comic books. The Scottish comic book scribe has been responsible for some great titles, not least among them his version of “The Doom Patrol” and the monstrously cool Batman graphic novel “Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth”. Fans of Morrison should get happy, because Variety reports that Morrison has been hired by Paramount Pictures to write the big-screen adaptation of “Area 51″, which is supposedly an adaptation of the videogame of the same name. I say “supposedly” because, frankly, there’s no reason for them to even stick to the videogame’s storyline, the game being a piece of lame crap and all.