Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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First Look at The Red Skull in Captain America
In the lead up to the new trailer for Captain America which is set to arrive this weekend Marvel (via Entertainment Weekly) has revealed the first look at The Red Skull as played by Hugo Weaving. The character of Johann Schmidt, a Nazi general officer and confidant of Adolf Hitler, becomes The Red Skull after an experiment not unlike the one that turns Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) into Captain America. Directed by Joe Johnston Captain America is slated to release on July 22nd. ...
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NCAA Football 12 Cover Voting Opens
EA Sports has opened up the voting for the NCAA Football 12 cover athlete. The process is being conducted on Facebook from the NCAA Football page. As reported yesterday Alabama RB Mark Ingram, Washington QB Jake Locker, Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray, and Auburn DT Nick Fairley are the candidates in the running for the honor. While this is being conducted on Facebook in part to boost the "Like" number of the page (it is required to "Like" it in order to cast a vote) doing so should help to prev...
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Trailer for ‘Tron: Uprising’ Animated Series
Disney has released a trailer for the upcoming animated television show Tron: Uprising. The series takes place during the time when CLU takes over the grid and Flynn flees to the safe house. Voice talent will include Bruce Boxleitner, Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens, and Nate Corddry. Tron: Uprising is slated to premiere on Disney XD in summer 2012. Beck, a young program who becomes the unlikely leader of a revolution inside the computer world of The Gri...
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Diane Lane Cast in Superman
Recently the casting of Kevin Coster as Jonathan "Pa" Kent in the upcoming reboot of Superman was rumored to be in consideration. While that has yet to be confirmed one new addition to the cast has been. Diane Lane is on board to play Martha "Ma" Kent. In early versions of the comics the Kent’s die soon after Clark graduates High School, but the more recent stories have them living much longer and becoming important supporting characters. This represents the first official casting de...
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MLB 11 Cover Creating Some Confusion
When Joe Mauer was announced as The Show's cover athlete for the second year in a row it was perceived somewhat as an uninspired decision. Beyond that though there wasn't much consideration given to how a similar cover to the previous iteration would affect the game as it related to retailers and in turn consumers. Some of the potential concerns are now being realized. Earlier this week sightings of copies on store shelves began and in some cases the game has even been sold early by mistake...
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MLB Manager Online Officially Launches
MLB Manager Online, a free-to-play browser based management sim, has opened and gone live to all. The game had been in beta for approximately a month before closing off a few weeks ago in preparation for the launch. Sign up and get started at the official website for the game. Similar in nature to QUICKHIT NFL Football and other management sims the primary goal of the game is centered in team-building. The game may best be compared however to the fatally flawed MLB Front Office Manager from...
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The Four NCAA Football 12 Cover Candidates
The four candidates for the cover of NCAA Football 12 have been uncovered. As posted earlier the final choice will be determined via fan vote that will begin tomorrow on Facebook. The choice will be made between Washington QB Jake Locker, Auburn DT Nick Fairley, Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray, and Alabama RB Mark Ingram. Ingram as a former Heisman winner and with the backing of such a strong fan base would appear to be the front-runner. Locker could get support from the west coast and pull off ...
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Voting to Determine NCAA Football 12 Cover
Last year the cover of Madden 11 was decided upon by fan vote after EA Sports chose a few candidates to put up for the honor. Ultimately the outcome was for all intents and purposes pre-determined providing absolutely no suspense. Drew Brees was intended to be the winner and obviously going to be so from the minute the names were announced. A vote for the NCAA Football 12 cover could be much more interesting as there is really no standout collegiate athlete (in terms of popularity and marke...
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