Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
  • Trailer for Red Riding Hood
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    Posted January 21st, 2011 at 3:00 pm No Comments »
    Warner Bros. has released a theatrical trailer for the upcoming re-imagination of the classic fairy tale Red Riding Hood. The film stars Amanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman is is directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight). Red Riding Hood is slated to release on March 11th. In Red Riding Hood, Seyfried plays Valerie, a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry (Max...
  • 3DS Trailers for Madden and PES
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    Posted January 21st, 2011 at 2:20 pm 3 Comments »
    The event earlier this week to officially set the Nintendo 3DS for March 27th at $250 also nailed down a large group of release window titles. Unfortunately none were confirmed to arrive alongside the portable system just yet, but both Madden NFL Football and Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D are both likely to be there on day one. Continue on to check out the announcement trailers for both games! (more…)...
  • Something’s Got to Give on March 29th
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    Posted January 20th, 2011 at 5:00 pm 23 Comments »
    As March approaches it is shaping up to be a massive month in terms of new releases, particularly as it relates to sports related titles. Check out the recent poll on which game is generating the most interest. The presence of Fight Night Champion, MLB 11: The Show, and MLB 2K11 dominate early and are followed by Top Spin 4 in the middle of the month. Then comes March 29th where four games are set to hit the shelves and will find themselves competing with each other (and those others). Tige...
  • Virtua Tennis 4 to Utilize Kinect
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    Posted January 20th, 2011 at 2:00 pm 4 Comments »
    Sega has officially announced that Virtua Tennis 4 will support Kinect for Xbox 360 as well as Playstation Move and Wii MotionPlus. In doing so it becomes the first tennis offering to offer Kinect implementation. The closest thing currently would be table tennis in Kinect Sports which was good enough to show some of the potential that could be realized by extending the technology to a full-on tennis game. Of course the motion controls are optional and the game can be played using standard c...
  • Poster and Images from X-Men: First Class
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    Posted January 20th, 2011 at 11:10 am No Comments »
    Fox has released the first official photos from the upcoming X-Men: First Class along with a teaser poster. The story centers on the early years of Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) as they develop the Mutant School for Gifted Youngsters. Also included are Emma Frost (January Jones), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Dr. Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne), Angel Salvadore (Zoe Kravitz) and Havok (Lucas Till). The film is be...
  • WWE All-Stars Arcade-Style Controllers
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    Posted January 20th, 2011 at 11:00 am 7 Comments »
    THQ and Mad Catz have teamed up to create two WWE All-Stars branded controllers designed to be advantageous for use with the arcade fighter. One is a joystick with an arcade layout and the other is more standard controller form with a D-Pad and six button layout. The "Brawl Stick" will go for a hefty $79.99 while the "Brawl Pad" comes in at $39.99. They are both currently slated to release on March 22nd, which is one week ahead of when WWE All-Stars will arrive in stores. (more…)...
  • MLB 2K11 Features List
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    Posted January 19th, 2011 at 3:30 pm 81 Comments »
    2K Sports has been especially quiet on the MLB 2K11 front (outside of the $1 million contest announcement) and after the comments made regarding the MLB license that has increased concern that the series isn't going to make a strong push this year or next. With under seven weeks to go until release of the game the first details are finally here in the way of an initial features list which many will likely find uninspiring. The big addition appears to be the "Dynamic Player Ratings" which wi...
  • The Dark Knight Rises: Anne Hathaway Cast as Catwoman, Tom Hardy Plays Bane
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    Posted January 19th, 2011 at 1:35 pm 9 Comments »
    Big news for the final film in director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy today as Anne Hathaway has been cast. She will play Selina Kyle aka Catwoman. Hathaway beat out several others for the part including Jessica Biel and Keira Knightley. And while the news that Tom Hardy was cast as a villain hit way back in October we now know his specific role. Hardy will play Bane, who first appeared in the comics in the 90's and is best known for breaking Batman's back. An intelligent and physic...