X-Men: First Class Posters

We were given two posters for X-Men: First Class by Twentieth Century Fox of Charles and Erik.

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The Wolverine

Everyone's favorite over popular X-Men gets yet another spin-off movie; The Wolverine. Hugh Jackman is returning as the role of Wolverine, but he's not in shape just yet. In an interview, on the Red Carpet last night, he talks about getting in shape.

What I'm interested in this movies is the setting. This is suppose to take place during Wolverine's stay in Japan, which means no X-Men characters, or no more of this:

This will bring about a lot of interesting characters though. Mariko could be in it along with Silver Samurai, or maybe Itsu will show her face meaning hopefully Daken will have a cameo and possibly the Winter Soldier? I'm probably just getting my hopes up.

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Fear Itself

Today Marvel gave us a preview of Fear Itself #2.

So far we basically know that Fear Itself is about:
-Sin, the Red Skull's daughter finding the Norse God of Fear.
-The God of fear makes people around the world freak out and face their fears.
-God of Fear's hammers drop, the 8 most worthy will be found.
-Dracula is involved
-Seven issues long

Some speculation has been going around that the Juggernaut on the cover of Book Two could be in fact Colossus OR that Cain dies in this event and Colossus becomes the new Juggernaut. Such speculation is because of this poster Marvel released the other day:

 So, who are the worthy? And who will come on top? And what is up with Juggernaut? Guess we will find out this April and in the months to come.

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Infested to Spider Island

Marvel has announced the next event for Spider-Man, Spider Island. Infested will be a group of short stories leading up to Spider Island In Amazing Spider-Man #659. Not too much is known about both stories, but these posters gives an intriguing insight on them.

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Pokemon Victini Trailer

We're 10 days away from the release of Black & White and we've got a trailer for the lovable Psychic and Fire type - Victini. And don't forget, you have only till April 10th to get Victini.

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Dead Space 2 Does Care

EA has finally showed some love for their PC users by giving us a patch update. If you have Dead Space 2 on Steam, you don't get the update yet, it's getting some final touches, but don't worry. The update includes:

* The Elite Engineering Suit will now appear properly after
completing a full-playthrough of the Single Player Campaign.

* Save games will now be recorded, and deducted, properly when
playing the Single Player Campaign in Hardcore mode.

* Support for mouse button binding to movement keys & allowing up
to 8 mouse buttons + mouse button de-bounce fixes

* Unlocks suit and weapon packs which will now be available at the
in-game store at zero cost for players

It took awhile, but we finally got something. We just better get the DLC now.

To download the update, here's a link:

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/5225708.page

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Age of Apocalypse Against the X-Force

Marvel has released a teaser for an upcoming Uncanny X-Force mission, and by the looks of it, Age of Apocalypse is coming back to fight the Uncanny X-Force this June.

Notice the lack of Archangel in the picture? I wonder what that means.

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Coming Up Luigi

Imagine a world where Mario and Luigi were real, not Super Mario Bros. though. The creator of this video caught the two brothers pretty well, that is if they were actually real. This guy needs to get a hold of TNT to make a show out of this, I sure as hell would watch it, then everything will be about Luigi and not that fat lazy brother of his.

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Pokemon Black and White Bundle

For those of you who want to get a DSi instead of a 3DS (for those selected few), here's your perfect opportunity to do so. Nintendo has released pictures for their Pokemon Black and White DSi limited edition bundle set. They are hella nice also, they have both legendary Pokemon etched into it. These beauties will only cost you 179.99 USDs

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Fantastic Four Ending

The last issue of Fantastic Four came out yesterday, and I finally was able to read it. I'm not the biggest fan of The Human Torch, nor am I that deep into Fantastic Four, but my God this was a an excellent and sad ending. A majority of it was silent, just like in Ultimate Spider-Man, after Ultimatum, and everyone thought Peter was dead.

This comic brought a good amount of emotion without words, I got goosebumps once or twice.

I would love to see this. Val and her squad kicking the hell out of Annihilus for causing the death of her Uncle. Speaking of Val, we have yet found out that one deal she made with Doom a few comics ago. Maybe Doom will help Val with Annihilus since he showed up to pay his respects to Johnny.

Nathaniel Richards - father of Reed - is back. Wonder if this is right after that whole debacle with future Val and Franklin.

Thing and the Hulk getting in a tussle

This was a good part in the comic, Franklin and Spidery connected with each other talking about their uncles who have passed.

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Rift

During the week, I was invited to a Rift Beta. If you don't know what Rift is, it is an MMORPG developed by Trion Worlds. If you've every played World of Warcraft or any other MMORPG, then you'll feel comfortable playing Rift. But this is not a cheap WoW rip-off. You first start off by either picking a side: The Guardians or the Defiant. I chose to go with the Defiant side, which is a group of people that don't rely on gods, but technology instead to save their world - Telara - from Remulos and his gang of dragons. Once you start playing the game, you start hard and fast with it's story line.

I first chose my character as a Rogue that specialized in Marksman (ranged weapons) Ranger (having pets) and a Saboteur (explosives). And each level, you get to add points to your Soul Tree, leveling up my Marksman, Ranger and Saboteur.

The game was pretty damn fun and highly enjoyable. And the best part; it's not WoW. The characters, models and textures are more diverse than World of Warcraft and the storyline along with it's game play is way more vast. The only problem I have with Rift is it's 15 dollar monthly fee. If there wasn't a fee, then I would buy Rift without a doubt.

Expect it in stores March 1 and preorder now for a head start.

A Gaurdian

A Defiant

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Week Roundup

I've been quite busy the last past week and haven't been able to inform anyone on some news. So here's a long round up of things that have happened during the past week.

New screen shots of Arkham City has been released last Wednesday, hopefully you guys will get the Black Mask picture.

A lot of buzz has been surrounding Dead Island. The Call of Juarez makers, Techland, has finally picked up Dead Island after a hiatus of three years. The trailer looks absolutely beautiful and sad at the same time.

Along with the game, a rumor has been going out that the publishers of Dead Island are considering a movie adaptation, despite the many zombies movies that are already out. If a movie will happen, hopefully they will bring something new to the table and will not be a typical zombie movie.

As everyone knows, MvC3 came out this week and so far it's doing incredible. I've got my copy for my PS3 practicing until I'm good enough for online play.

If you haven't heard, today is Link's birthday, along with Zelda, Hyrule and other proper nouns in the Legend of Zelda universe. They all turn 25 today, 25 years since it's release in Japan. The Legend of Zelda is a top selling game that continues to grow and will most likely grow even more for God knows how long.

In the world of comics, many 90's kids childhood memories will be coming back at them. Duck Tales will be getting it's own ongoing series written by Epic Mickey's Warren Spector. Watch it hit stores this May, along with tons of near 15-20 year old people drooling over this new Duck Tales adaptation.

The first Fear Itself comic hits shelves March 16 with it's prologue. The prologue gives us the background of Marvel's upcoming event with the comic revolving around the Red Skull. And I've got some previews for you.

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The Amazing Spider-Man

I'm not talking about the comic, I'm talking about the new movie that's coming out July 3, 2012. Today the new Spider-Man movie finally got a title; The Amazing Spider-Man. Along with a title, we got this nifty picture with Andrew Garfield in a full Spidey costume. The costume reminds me of a mix between 2099 and Ultimate. The costume is different, but extremely nice and detailed. I'm definitely digging his look.

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MvC3: Guitar Hero

The people at Capcom decided to do a tribute for Guitar Hero's demise by using guitar controllers to play a fighting game. I wonder how hard it was to control the characters, pretty impressive though.

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Qui-Gon Back In Action

Obi-Wan's former master gets to star in his own mini series coming this May in Star Wars: Jedi – The Dark Side. This new 5 issue series takes place 20 years before Phantom Menace. Since not much is known around Qui-Gon, and that not much work has been done with him, this gives the writers the room to develop him a lot more. There will be some new characters, and some well known characters will be returning. Go ahead and take a gander at the article I posted for you, it seems like it will be an interesting comic. Dark Horse does really good jobs on their Star Wars comics. 

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Moon Knight's New Personas

Remember this image from a few posts ago?

Well, looks like this comic is finally explained. Let me give you a brief summary, this is how it goes: Moon Knight is moving to the West Coast - Los Angeles - since there are too many Avengers in New York. And now Moon Knight is more crazy in the head, because his multiple personality disorder now consists of Spider-Man, Wolverine and Captain America. Along with that, he has these "Avengers" meetings inside of his head.

Now this can be good, or this can be bad. Depends on how you look at it. What I want to know is that, what happens to his other personalities? Either way, I think this will be awesome. Moon Knight is a bad ass to me, and I will be getting this comic without a doubt. If you want to read more, check out this link:

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/bendis-maleev-moon-knight-110210.html

Oh, and here's a little preview.

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Crysis 2 Trailer

Seems like Crytek did an excellent job on their next big project, I'm amazed by how well they upped the Unreal engine. And the new abilities you get, like the sliding, looks like Crytek is bringing something new to the table. If I have left over money, I'm totally adding this to my shelf. I honestly thought that Crysis 2 was to come out later on in this year, but it comes out March 22nd.

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X-Men First Class Trailer

Finally, the X-Men First Class trailer has been released. It looks like it could be good, only problem I have with it is that I really dislike the cast. Some are okay, but I think they could have done better. Nonetheless, I'll be watching it when it hits theaters.

What I like is that there are some lesser known heroes, like Pixie for example. Never in a million years would I suspect her to be in a movie.  I'm still a bit skeptical, but my fingers are crossed. Maybe it will be better than I expected.

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GamersGate Beating Steam?

Yeah, no. My Steam fanboyism is being unleashed on this topic, but I'm still thinking logical. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then read this here article:


http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/32925/GamersGate_Were_Not_Afraid_Of_Steam.php

Basically GamersGate, another digital copy distributor, thinks that they can beat Steam in sales. Hmmm, how many companies have said that and failed? Oh yeah, all other digital distributors.

I especially love this quote here; "many gamers out there don't like Steam and see GamersGate as a better alternative." There is no proof of that and therefore is opinionated.

Honestly, I don't think this will beat Steam, Steam has been growing strong and has many increases in sales throughout it's time. If GamersGate does beat Steam, it won't be for a long time I assume.

VS.

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The Future Foundation

After the death of the Human Torch and the ending of the Fantastic Four comics, people have been wondering what will happen next. Don't worry fans, Marvel has answered your question for you. The Future Foundation - FF #1 - will be a perfect place to pick up for new readers.

And if you're a Spider-Man fan, then you'll definitely will be interested since he's no longer one of the members outside of the 4. It seems like he'll be taking over Johnny's spot in this comic.

Expect this new fantastic team to hit shelves this March.

The new costume designs are nice; totally different than the blue. But it looks like Doom is still keeping his costume with no new upgrades. Spider-Man has always done a good job filling in for the Fantastic Four or teaming up with them, too bad the other smart mouth of the Fantastic Four isn't around anymore. Both the Human Torch and Spider-Man would have great dialogue.

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Point One Initiative For A Dollar

Marvel has taken a bold move and are selling comics for 1 dollar through the Point One Initiative, not all comics, but some. If you've been noticing, Marvel has been making certain titles with a '.1' Like Iron Man #500.1 for example.

Every week from February to April, Marvel will be releasing 11 titles for just a buck. And these aren't cheap little 10 paged comics, these are actual full on standard 24 paged comics. The current selection for February are:
Iron Man #500.1
Amazing Spider-Man #654.1
Wolverine #5.1

March:
Captain America #615.1
Deadpool #32.1
Hulk #30.1
Thor #620.1
Uncanny X-Force #5.1

April:
Avengers #12.1
Secret Avengers #11.1
Uncanny X-Men #534.1

Iron Man gave us a catch up/origin of Stark. And the other Point Ones are suppose to be the same thing. If you want to get into comics, a good time would be to start with these selections. I'm sure going to go pick myself up some of these.

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