"WiiPlay" by Captain Gordon Edward (Sun 02-25-2007)
When the Wii was released fans were treated to a new experience with the free game bundled into the system. Some thought it was a cheap ploy to sell more systems, and if that were the case, it worked. These mini-games were sports based, allowing you to...
Nintendo will reshape the home entertainment and video game landscape with the launch of its heralded Wii home video game console. The Americas will lead the worldwide launch on Nov. 19. Wii will be sold as an affordable, mass-consumer product at an MSRP ...
Plot:
General sports collection game.
Platform:
Wii
Company:
Nintendo
Status:
In Development
Latest Rumors:
It hosts a collection of previously Japan only released games, which includes air hockey, pool, cow racing, pinball and possibly a versi...
Finally someone has begun selling a dock with a rechargeable battery for the Wii. It has been on the shelf for quite some time for a few developers, and while others have teased their products this is the first one you can buy. The packaging includes t...
In each and every toy line there used to be a play set. A headquarters, command center, bunker or a castle that was the crowing achievement in your toy collection. It was the beating heart of your adventures and it was on your holiday/ birthday wi...
Videogame RPGs come in a variety of colors and models. On one side of the spectrum you’ve got your hardcore battle mode grinders, often with serious storylines, and then on the other you have the lighter, less intense and usually more kid friendly o...
With two consoles being released within 2 days of each other, plenty of games have hit the market. Something different from the PS3 launch though is that there are a lot of Wii games that can be played. The competition has also held off, so that it is...
The Incredible Hulk for the Wii is an action based, third person smash fest. As the Incredible Hulk you will tear through different levels accomplishing mini missions to acquire more powerful moves and abilities to take down your enemies with anything and...
Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 4 will be released on the Nintendo Wii with a Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition. It is scheduled for a summer release.The Wii Edition will use the system's motion-sensing controller for functions like aiming and sho...
Activision has signed Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox to provide their likenesses and voices for "Transformers: The Game," which ships for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS and PC on June 19.
"Having a sound-alik...
Welcome to the Countdown, where gaming knowledge is taking a brief stay over on Mania before being shipped out to see the family. Personally I have been spending a bit too much time with the family, only because a game or two are holding me back. I ha...
"Although all skus of Spider-Man 3 share the premise and overarching storyline of the movie, the game design on PS2, PSP, Wii differ from the PS3/360. Our overall goal was to play to the strengths of the various hardware platforms, giving a different play...
...Kart Wii, WiiPlay, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock)–even though it has the fewest available games relative to the XBox 360 a...
Penguin United is a fairly new developer for accessories on the market. The people behind the scenes are dedicated gamers and they seem to be dedicated to serving the community with accessories that gamers want. Currently they seem to be a bit more gea...
"Excite Truck" by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Fri 01-12-2007)
The Excite series has always caught my attention, whether it was the Excite Bike on the NES, or Excite Bike 64 for the Nintendo 64. Luck for me the series has continued to grow, and is now available on the Wii. With the Wii changing the way we play ga...
With the main holidays just around the corner, mainly the Mecca named Christmas, it seems the release of videogames has died for the next little while. It also seems worse than what happens during the summer, but that is just a personal observation. Th...
NPD Group released sales data for February 2007 which shows significant growth in both hardware and software sales, up 28% compared to the same month in 2006.Game sales totaled $441 million with the top ten games being:1. Crackdown--Xbox 3602. WiiPlay wi...
There have been few 2D games series that have been able to survive in the 3D game industry, but none as well as the Metal Slug series has. Even reaching the end of the life cycle of the X-Box, they continued to put out games to the delight of fans. Si...
Giant Brain by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 06-09-2007)
Welcome to another edition of the Countdown, where we list the games of the present that will probably later be used on next generation as downloadable content. Just think in about ten years from now where you will probably be able to download all of thes...
Looking for 'Justice League' and 'Static Shock''s Dwayne McDuffie at Comic-Con? Here's how you find him...
EDFantastic by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 03-17-2007)
Welcome to another edition of the Countdown, where tidbits of gaming knowledge are handed out by the bucket. Spring break is around the corner and do you know what the means? It means that there will be plenty of people with free time on their hands. K...
Hit TV Series Delivers Intense Swordfights in Video Game Debut in North America
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (July 6, 2007) " SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that Bleachâ„¢: Shattered Blade will be available on the Wiiâ„...
To start off this week’s Toy Column I wanted to thank all of you for posting your comments back in October on my “Playstation 3 or Xbox 360?” column. I addressed all of you about whether or not I should buy a Playstation 3 or an ...
In The Shadows by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 05-26-2007)
Welcome to the Countdown where every now and then you can be surprised by the article's good looks, but stay with it because of its personality. This week we got just what I have been wanting and that is plenty of games. Along with those game though are p...
I journeyed over to a friend’s house the other day to play Star Wars the Force Unleashed. I have it on the Wii and he had it on the Xbox 360. We both agree that the game didn’t meet our expectations. Nonetheless, he wanted to show me t...
If there is a gold standard for James Bond films it has to be Goldfinger. It is the quintessential James Bond in which all others are held in comparison. It has the guns, gadgets, villains and babes that will forever be the benchmark for James Bon...
If you think Spider-Man 3 for Wii is a quick and dirty port of the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 game of the same name, you've got it all wrong. What most people don't realize - not even die-hard Nintendo fans - is that software house Vicarious Visions has de...
Konami got busted for trying to get into people’s heads. Like many Japanese video game companies, the legendary publisher works in many aspects of electronic entertainment – including gambling machines (check out <www.konami.net>). On...
Two thousand and six began with a bang, at least within some households. On New Year’s Day the smart sex blog Fleshbot <www.fleshbot.com> found an interesting trend: significant pornography websites started posting the label “Wii Frie...
I am glad to say that this week that we have been flooded with a lot of great games. There seems to be a game for everyone out there, and it continues to grow exponentially. This week we have many games that range from combat, to flying. We also have game...
Can you imagine standing in front of your television with the Wii-mote firmly in your grasp ready to do battle in a lightsaber battle? Well, it may be sooner than you think, Maniacs. At the Hollywood & Games Summet in Los Angeles, Lucasart's Jim Ward ...
Many years ago the world received its first taste of Rampage. The idea was simple, have giant monsters go city to city and destroy everything that stands. They could climb, they could punch, and they could eat humans (or their teammates upon their dea...
Superman Returns by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 04-22-2005)
Genre:Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Action.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Brandon Routh (Clark Kent/Kal-El/"Superman"); Kevin Spacey (Lex Luthor); Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane); Hugh Laurie (Perry ...
Welcome to another Countdown, where summer makes you glad that you are inside and beating the heat by playing games in your basement. This week we have a surge of games to keep us busy as the temperature continues to rise. In my hometown I have swapped je...
Welcome to the Countdown where the cup is at 50% of its capacity, and where we want another drink from it. This week seems to be fairly lacking considering the time of the year and with how many consoles are on the market. I would honestly like to see...
The uploaded homemade photos started coming in right after Thanksgiving. Black eyes. Warped plasma screens. Wrecked windows. Two weeks earlier, people were peacefully waiting for the Nintendo Wii. News reports called the Wii crowd damn near angels com...
Open Season by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Thu 09-21-2006)
Thank you for tuning into this edition of the Countdown. I have been overwhelmed with games for the last week, and trying to complete a bunch of reviews for the site. It feels that if I take a break for a day they will bury me. In any event I enjoy the ch...
What They SayStranded in Ancient China! The Universe of the Four Gods is an enchantment, a book, a mystical world, and the story of the reader of the book, who is trapped by the enchantment within the mystical world, until the story reaches its conclusion...
Back in June, we published a story revealing that the programmers over at Lucasarts have been tinkering with the Wii-mote as a lightsaber since the console came to the market. They programmed an "in-house" game and designed the mote as a saber j...
What They SayWataru is a guy next door. One day he saw a little innocent looking girl in his room. Her name is Harumi. She asked Wataru if she could stay with him. She didn\'t have anywhere to go. Because of her innocence she doesn\'t know anything about ...
What They SayFor the first time in a long while, a theater troupe visits Saga\'s town. When Saga has trouble explaining what a Play is, Sugar, Salt and Pepper decide to investigate. They sneak into the theater, but when they find a bear playing the piano ...
With only a week to go I thought I would focus this week’s column on my favorite subject, Star Wars toys. There has never been anything in movies or television that has endured longer, for me, than Star Wars. I played with the original figures as a ...
Comics2Film Readers may remember that Ethan Embry was rumored
yesterday to have acquired the role of Nightcrawler. According to Ralph Winter
in an article given to Comics
Continuum, Ethan was not available to play the part. However, it seem...
The Dreamcast dominated the videogame scenes for a few years just before the PS2 was released. With graphics superior to the Nintendo 64 and the Playstation, it quickly became a favourite for many people. Perhaps one of the reasons it was a success in...
If you can believe it Child’s Play is celebrating its twentieth birthday this year. MGM and Fox released the Child’s Play 20th Birthday Edition last week packed with plenty of new special features (sorry no Blu-ray Edition date, yet). It has b...
Two weeks ago, the inevitable happened. My laptop died. Its plastic and metal face was worn out from 14 months of heavy travel, egregious multitasking and constant use. It wasn’t a surprise. In fact, in my rough hands, my new or repaired laptops ...
Today's Hollywood Reporter reveals the identity of Jigsaw in 'Punisher: War Zone'.
Dominic West is set to play the puzzle-scarred baddie in the film. West is known to viewers of fine television as the loutish Jimmy McNulty in 'The Wire'. He's also been...
"Elitist Wii owners who refuse to buy any games not developed specifically for Nintendo's console are, with Spider-Man 3, forced to confront a new dilemma. This effort was created by Vicarious Visions (Marvel: Ultimate Alliance) with the Wii in mind and t...
With four emails in my inbox on this silly bit of speculation, I'll publish it. Props to Maniacs Joeybaloney and TheWatcher for this weekend discussion. It seems that actor Armie Hammer ("Reaper") is still holding out hopes that he will play Bat...
An anime series about a girl’s baseball team might cause a few persons to snicker, but don’t make the same mistake for PRINCESS NINE is good stuff. Deftly executed by director Tomomi Mochizuki, each episode manages the standard conflict that needs to be r...
Somebody asked me a question the other day that really got me to thinking. A friend of mine was talking about his favorite game of all time and then quizzed me on which game is my favorite. Since it is such a difficult question to answer, I rattled off a ...
We all want to know what is going on behind closed doors. Who decides what character gets chosen and what character falls to the wayside? Hasbro has opened their doors to Mania with their Marvel Q&A about their figures for the past, present and future...
As another few months pass it is only clockwork to see another DDR game. There have been plenty of DDR games that have spanned consoles like the PS1 to the PS2, but more so recently the Xbox to Xbox 360 and the Gamecube. I am quite interested on how w...
From the final moments after the credits in the film Iron Man, director Jon Favreau lit a fire under all of us. That fire being a burning desire for more Iron Man. So where does one turn? In the current Marvel Universe Iron Man is the director of S.H.I.E....
It's probably safe to say that there are few if any other stage experiences or fantasy roleplaying games anywhere exactly like Bruce A. Young's brainchild DUNGEONMASTER, currently playing or rather, being played Sundays at 5:30 PM at Magicopolis Theatre...
IMHO MMORPG 4U by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sat 09-30-2006)
From the thousands of hours that I have spent online and playing videogames, I have come to the conclusion that the online world is filled hundreds of MMORPG's. It seems that every time that I open my email I have a new offer to join or review one. I will...
Welcome to another Countdown, where just like in Rand McNally hamburgers eat people. Putting soylent servings aside though this week took last week’s game fest and turned the cannibalism down to six. I say cannibalism since there were a few publi...
IGN and various other sites around the web have speculated that Wii will launch before PS3 (Nov. 17) based on reports from industry sources.IGN writes, "Despite what the Big N has said publicly, publishers and developers have prepping many of their Wii ti...
Batman Begins by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-28-2005)
Genre:Action/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/"Batman"); Michael Caine (Alfred); Katie Holmes (Rachel); Liam Neeson (Henri Ducard); Morgan Freeman...
Once upon a time there was a ninja who wore orange; created by a man named Kishimoto. Like a lot of popular ninjas that come from Japan, this ninja made his way to the U.S. and became even more popular; the new millennium’s equivalent to the m...
Wii version of 'Spider-Man 3' delivers the sensation of swinging through the city via the Wii Remote and Wii Nunchuk. It's like nothing you've ever experienced before on the Wii. Included Two bonus Marvel villains: Morbius and Shriek.
More...
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The day was already not starting off on the right foot. To begin with, the game store where I had reserved my Star Wars: The Force Unleashed did not have a midnight sale. This was really disappointing because I drove by when Madden was released and there ...
Nintendo announced a lot of new info on Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the next generation Wii console.The title will NOT be a launch title for Wii, and will instead be released in 2007. This comes as a bit of a disappointment to me personally.There is a lo...
Nintendo has begun it's marketing campaign for the release of the GameCube.We've been told previously that pre-order programs for the GameCube would begin today at major outlets such as Toys R Us. We were unable to confirm this at press time, but&nbs...
Ain't It Cool is reporting that breakout actor Joseph Gordon Levitt ('The Lookout', 'Brick' and 'G.I.Joe') is on deck to play Tetsuo in the live-action 'Akira' movie.
While the rumor site echoes some of the news that was presented in the trades last nigh...
One time 'Buffy' beau and current actor on 'Saving Grace', Bailey Chase told the Sunday Star Times of New Zealand that he's lining up an opportunity to play a role in the upcoming 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine':
He is also in negotiations for a part in the...
Robert De Niro may be starring in a new thriller called HIDE & SEEK, with Albert Hughes as the film's director. De Niro, who was paid to star in a 20th Century Fox film titled RULE NO. 3, is being asked by Fox to now star in the other film since RULE NO. ...
Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie has been tipped to play Catwoman in a future Batman movie - by the actress who made the role famous, Julie Newmar.
Newmar, 74, prowled across the small screen, playing the feline villain in the 1960s Batman television se...
If you're counting the days until Warner Bros. new horror flick CONSTANTINE opens in theaters on February 8, you can relive the film's story by playing the video game when it arrives in stores on the same day. It turns out that video game publisher THQ w...
TNT has signed actor Sam Elliott to star in the TV movie AVENGER. The project is based on the thriller by author Frederick Forsyth.Elliott will play a small-town lawyer and former Special Forces operative who hires himself out to those seeking to avenge ...
Development-Hell.com is reporting that Thomas Hayden Church will play the Chameleon in SPIDER-MAN 3. The Chameleon has the ability to mimic anyone's face and voice. His most deadly weapon is his devious mind. Loathing physical confrontations, the Chameleo...
COLLATERAL star Jamie Foxx has attached himself to headline THE EXECUTIONER'S GAME, a new thriller based on a forthcoming novel by Gary Hardwick. The novel will be published by HarperCollins early next year and Hardwick is set to adapt his own tome into t...
Video game distributor Acclaim has announced that its ALIAS game has begun shipping to stores. The title should start to appear on your local game store's shelves this week and is available for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox gaming consoles.Based on the hit A...
According to Blackfilm.com, Andre Braugher has left an episodic role on the TV show ER so he can play a part in the upcoming sequel FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER.Braugher will be playing the role of a military general in the sequel.The film wi...
Director-producer Bob "Porky's" Clark and Victor Solnicki have teamed up to produce a slate of films with budgets ranging from $10 million to $40 million. Included will be a remake of Clark's 1973 film CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS. Clark has w...
Warner Bros. Pictures has set THE CAVE's Lena Headey to play the queen in 300. She joins a cast which already includes Gerard Butler, David Wenham, Dominic WestDominic West, Vincent Regan and Rodrigo Santoro.The script, written by Deborah Snyder and Kurt ...
Kal Penn has signed on to play Lex Luthor's right-hand man, a genius henchman named Stanford, for Bryan Singer's SUPERMAN.Penn is joining a cast already made up of Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Hugh Laurie, James Marsden and Sam Huntington.Jon Peters, Sin...
Warner Bros. has announced that Natalie Portman (STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH) will star in V FOR VENDETTA, the movie adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's distrubing, futuristic comic book mini-series. The Wachowski brothers, writers...
After making Universal Pictures bags of cash with BRUCE ALMIGHTY, the Dimension Films has convinced Universal Pictures to co-finance their long-in-development project THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN with Jim Carrey attached to play the lead role. Todd Phillips...
20th Century Fox has signed Robin Williams to play Theodore Roosevelt in NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. He joins a cast which includes Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Kim Raver, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke and Bill Cobbs.In the film, a night watchman, played by Stille...
Bruce Willis has signed on to star in Disney's THE SURROGATES for director Jonathan Mostow.
The story is set in the near future where humans live in isolation and interact vicariously through surrogate robots who are better-looking versions of ...
Released back on 06/29/2004 from ADV Films is the Magical Play Complete Collection, a two disc set that has, obviously, the complete collection of this 2001 OVA series.
Just a few weeks after Brad Pitt left the project, Variety is reporting that his Fight Club co-star Edward Norton has also left. While Universal had issues with Pitt's exit and threatened legal action, they can make no such claims about Norton l...
Will 'Heroes' Ali Larter play 'Wynonna Earp' on the big screen? She will if creator Beau Smith has anything to say about it. Smith's online musings about casting the actress in the lead role of a movie based on his comic have lead to a fan-fun movement to...
Actors Brad Pitt and Edward Norton will be reuniting for the first time since Fight Club for a new political thriller, STATE OF PLAY, says Variety. The project is based off a British miniseries. After Universal Pictures acquired the theatrical rights for ...
In spite of talk that 'G.I. Joe' might be delayed by the writer's strike, Variety reports the first major casting announcement for the film. Sienna Miller ('Stardust') has enlisted to play fan-fave femme fatale The Baroness in the movie.
The Baroness is ...
Josh Lucas is
the latest actor to join the cast of Universal and Marvel's The Hulk
according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Lucas is set to play Major Glen Talbot, a rival for the affections of Jennifer
Connelly's Betty Ross. The write-up describes the ...
Having known that Helena Bonham Carter usually shows up in a Tim Burton film and being somewhat excited about Depp being cast as the Mad Hatter last week, fans immediately began speculating whether Carter would show up as the Red Queen in Tim Burton's upc...
In this video interview Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson talks about appearing in the movie 'Shazam!'.
"I'm very excited about 'Shazam!' but nothing nothing is set in concrete yet," the Rock said while promoting his new movie 'Game Plan'.
So would he play...
September 18, 2008 (Cypress, CA) – Bandai Entertainment Inc. and Kadokawa Pictures USA announced today that the English language version of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time will play Saturday October 18, 2008 at the Black Bear Film Festival in Milfor...
Halloween will be upon us within a few weeks. The costume stores have popped up and the craze, for some, has already started. What will I be? For the gals it is usually pretty easy, it is their one night of the year to dress up as a slutty plumber, bar ma...
ContactMusic.com claims that Stephen Tobolowsky (currently appearing on 'Heroes', but he'll always be "Needlenose Ned" from 'Groundhog Day' to us) is reportedly in negotiations to play Batman's butler Alfred in the movie.
In this video interview with Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), MTV reporter reveals the results of a fan casting poll regarding the 'Shazam!' movie.
Fans were asked: If Johnson were to appear in a 'Shazam' movie, should he play Captain Marvel or Black Adam?
...
Lynda Carter, star of the Wonder Woman television series, is the latest actor from the world of DC Comics to guest-star on Smallville. Carter will play Moira Sullivan, Chloe Sullivan's mother, in "Progeny."
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Kristanna Loken, who played the villainous machine in "Terminator 3," is joining forces with the good guys.
Thesp will star in the upcoming Sci Fi Channel original series "Painkiller Jane," a superhero actioner from Insight Film Studios, Starz Media an...
Friends and readers, today I want to share with you one of my most recent obsessions, online RISK. I'm sure many of you enjoy the standard board game as much as I do, and as such I would like to point you toward a site that allows you to play online.&n...
According to PR-Inside.com, Rachel Bilson (The OC) is set to play Wonder Woman in the upcoming film of the same title.The site gives no source or reason for Bilsons sudden link to the part, though they do mention that she "has already proved her suitabili...
Justin Hartley will play Oliver Queen or Green Arrow in the coming season of SMALLVILLE. The story arc will apparently last at least seven episodes.The executive producer of SMALLVILLE, Alfred Gough, the upcoming season to TV Guide, saying, "He will star...
At the E3 convention today, Nintendo released an official list of upcoming Wii titles. Here is the list, sorted by developer:ActivisionTony Hawk's Downhill JamMarvel: Ulatimate AllianceCall of Duty 3AQ InteractiveBoxing ActionAtariDragon Ball Z Budokai: ...
Plot:
Not much of plot... It really is just a random collection of mini-games.
Platform:
PS2 – Eye Toy
Company:
Sony
Status:
In Development
Latest Rumors:
Sources indicate that the game should feature at least 20 new mini-games to play.
...
"I never got the underwear. My mother didn't believe in nylon underwear. She thought it made you itchy," that's the reason Kate Beckinsale gives for not wanting to play 'Wonder Woman' on the big screen.
But still the rumors keep spreading: "I get text...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shiuko KanoTranslated by:Melanie SchoenAdapted by:What They SaySelling one\'s body
at Japan\'s most popular Host Club comes naturally for Junsuke Aki. In fact, he is the club\'s top performer (and earner!) and is easily the m...
George Harris has been cast to play Kingsley Shacklebolt in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. Shacklebolt works for the Ministry of Magic as a Dark Wizard catcher. In addition, Robbie Jarvis has been cast as Young James Potter. In the book, Harr...
Welcome to another week of the Countdown where you get to stay in the know about what there is to know about game releases. This week we have a strong handful of games, which helps boost the quality and quantity that we have been missing in the past few w...
This weekend it was reported that actress Emmy Rossum had signed on to the 'Dragonball' movie. However, the article from the Hollywood Reporter did not state which role the actress would play. Today's Variety sheds light on that question.
Rossum is...
What They SaySummoning Suzaku! Deeply under Yui’s spell, Tamahome travels to Konan to kill the Suzaku Seven and settles the question as to who would win in a fight between Hotohori and Tamahome. When the day finally comes to summon Suzaku another t...
What They SayIn the world of Sweetland, Padudu has fallen from Sea Heaven on a quest to become a Magical Girl and go to the Earth of her dreams. She will have to participate in magical battles and collect Hanamaru stamps. On her journey, she will meet man...
In a rather odd bit of news, Microsoft seems to be suggesting that people should buy Nintendo's Wii console.Nope, not a typo. Peter Moore, a vice president for Microsoft, said in a recent interview, "Tell me why you would buy a $600 PS3?" He went on to ex...
"I would defintely love to play Lois! I'd have to say Lois Lane is something I've wanted to play since I was little, and I don't feel that way about too many things," said Selma Blair in a recent interview with Wizard magazine. More...
PLAY-MATE OF THE APES is the story of two downed astronauts and one cosmonaut who inadvertently wind up on a planet of humanoid ape creatures who miraculously speak English. As the three search the planet for aid they constantly find themselves in various...
As soon as Brad Pitt left the pre-production of Universal's upcoming thriller STATE OF PLAY, the studio announced it was looking towards Russell Crowe to replace him. Director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) spent the weekend in Australia wooi...
The latest sales figures from Japan show that Nintendo's new system, Wii, is outselling Sony throughout the country.The figures, from Media Create, show that the Wii sold 83,754 units compared to 19,996 units for the PS3. The DS Lite also continues ...
Comic Book Resources is reporting that they know which villian Topher Grace will play in the upcoming SPIDER-MAN 3.It was recently "announced" that Thomas Hayden Church would be playing Chameleon. CBR has now posted, in white text so as to remain spoiler ...
ENTRAPMENT star Catherine Zeta-Jones is now the leading candidate to play the lady in MR. AND MRS. SMITH, a part that was once attached to Nicole Kidman. Kidman's schedule has gone all topsy-turvy due to the start of THE STEPFORD WIVES project getting pus...
Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, Lucy Liu, Jacqueline Bisset, Macy Gray, Edgar Ramirez, Shondrellla Avery and Mo'Nique have joined the cast of Tony Scott's DOMINO, now filming in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Keira Knightly stars as real-life model-turned-...
Bruce A. Young's brainchild DUNGEONMASTER, currently playing Sundays at 5:30 PM at Magicopolis Theatre in Santa Monica, brings together professional actors and audience members in a partially-scripted, largely-improvised onstage adventure that combines el...
I wanted to start this week’s column by wishing a Happy Halloween to all the Maniacs out there. It really is the best time of year. Halloween is the time for all of us that do not participate in Cosplay to dress up for the holiday. There is ...
Objection! by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sat 01-13-2007)
Welcome to the Countdown, where the weeks keep passing, and the games keep on coming. Waiting for tomorrow will always be awkward because tomorrow never arrives, though luckily games will always inherit the Earth. This week we have a spattering of thre...
If you could navigate the video game aisle at the San Diego Comic Con you might have had a chance to see the Ghostbusters ladies. Dressed as scantly clad versions of Egon, Stantz, Venkman and Spengler these beauties seemed as if out of some bizarre man&rs...
A lot of news came out last night from E3 regarding various games. Deep breath. Here we go!Final Fantasy XIIISquare Enix officially announced Final Fantasy XIII for the PlayStation 3 at E3 last night.A trailer of the game was shown involving a female ch...
Near the end of the week, a juggernaut system is released to put a nail in the coffin of the Playstation 2. Generally with most console releases, all other games slow to a crawl allowing an explosion of choice for those whom pick up this new system. Lucki...
This column is for you loyal Maniacs that love toys, action figures and video games. Whether you are the avid gamer or the occasional one I will do my best to bring you some of the latest news and game titles. If you are an avid collector of action figure...
Sometimes the scariest creature of all is mankind. The 1971 thriller PLAY MISTY FOR ME confirms that. No special make-up effects. No big, furry monster hidden in the bushes. This time around terror comes in the form of a female. Clint Eastwood stars and m...
Summer seems to be coming to an end, and when it leaves I hope that will whisk away the summer game drought. I am eagerly looking forward to next week, for the wait of Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories will be over, also stay tuned until the end of this article ...
Summer Seeker by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 04-28-2007)
Welcome to another Countdown where we cut the fat and serve you only the game releases this week. This week was on the down low, which again I am not too fond of. I love having plenty of games out each week and this week was not up to par. At least we...
Last week I somehow got into the Hollywood premiere of Grindhouse. It was interesting and… well, I’ll leave any commentary to people actually qualified to review this genre movie. I will say I had fun. In fact, I often found myself being t...
It seems that a new Castlevania game could be hitting the best selling Nintendo Wii console sometime in the near future, if what Previews magazine (via Kotaku) is reporting. We know from previous reports that old school developer Konami is ready to publis...
Madden NFL 09 for the Xbox 360 is currently outselling all other systems (according to Amazon). This doesn’t make me want to play it any more though. Sports games have never really done for it me as a gamer. I like a back story and usually being the...
Plot:
A continuation of the fantastic battle series that continues to show that the growing series is unstoppable.
Platform:
Wii
Company:
Nintendo
Status:
In development.
Latest Rumors:
The game will feature new characters like Meta Knight fro...
A short while ago I downloaded the Dracula-hunting game Super Castlevania IV on my Wii. It was one of my favorite platformers as a teenager. The first game to show the true power of the Super Nintendo, as anyone could tell because it had Super in the t...
The Lost World by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sat 01-06-2007)
Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Countdown. While it has been fairly slow after the new year, at least we are getting a quality game or two this week. We should also hopefully see a few more games out next week to cling to and love like th...
Bullet Witched by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 02-24-2007)
Welcome to the Countdown where servings also come in half orders. This week I am fairly surprised on how many games are coming out, further showing the industry is jumping out of the slump that games have sunk into recently. Lately though I have contin...
Air Guitar’n by Captain Gordon Edward (Tue 04-03-2007)
Welcome to another week of the Countdown, where time is ticking down but we are too busy to notice because of all the games we play. This week spring break seems all but dead, which will allow us to catch up on a few of the titles that came out recentl...
Welcome to another Countdown, where you can look outside and see how pretty it has become but stay inside to play fantastic games. Do not worry... I will not judge you... Unless you are a videogame. Anyways game releases this week have picked up over last...
What They SayTo save her newly adopted kingdom of Konan, from impending catastrophe and restore her friendship with Yui, Miaka readily accepts her responsibilities as a priestess of Suzaku and continues her task of gathering together the legendary seven c...
I’ve been planning for a few weeks to cover the new season of Who Wants to be a Super Hero airing now on the SCI-FI Channel. In some of my editorials, I’ve been a bit critical of the first season, but I’ve been convinced I must be m...
Evil Reborn by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 06-16-2007)
Welcome to another edition of the Countdown, where it may be raining outside but there is always sunshine located in your gaming console. This week was pretty good, release wise, as not only was there quite a few games but also a few of the upper-tier gam...
There have been few companies that have been in the same shoes of Sega, since they have continued to thrive even in the face of turmoil. It is one of the few companies that previously had a console, and now sticks to only creating games for various con...
Welcome to another edition of the Countdown, where the future of gaming often comes from the past. That being said, I wonder when on these next generation consoles that we will begin seeing compilations of the previous systems, or the systems before th...
Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...
Welcome to another year, and of course a few more sports games. Baseball has always been fairly interesting when it comes to games because they seem to be fairly easy to create. They are generally the first games made for devises like the PSP, which t...
David Jaffe, one of the few designers to receive legendary status based on one game, God of War, recently asked if a video game could make you cry. This thought isn’t new. Will Wright and other softies posed the same question years ago, but you ...
Justin Timberlake has been hotly tipped to play the next 'Batman' villain. He is reportedly favourite to play evil Two-Face in the follow-up movie to 'Batman Begins', which stars Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader.
This has been a crazy week for me, and a crazy week gaming news. With the release of two consoles still around the corner, the clock continues to tick down to their release. I just love this mad rush of games coming out just before Christmas, as they ...
The exciting thing about the time just before new consoles are released, is that games come out like mad. Not only that, but they seem to be at a much lower price point than say six months ago. I guess it goes to show that even though the games can be pl...
Ten years ago, my friends and I spent countless hours destroying each other on the multiplayer portion of N64's Goldeneye. We all had our specialty weapons, those with which we could scarcely be defeated. One of my friends stuck to the otherwise weak PP7,...
Every once in a while we discover something that just won’t let us alone. Whether it is a TV show, comic book or movie, there is something that becomes a necessity in us to capture that same feeling we had when we discovered it. Often, many of us tu...
It’s that time of year again where shopping becomes warfare and finding that perfect gift is some times more stressful than actually buying it.
That’s where this Gift Guide comes in handy. It’s not the end-all, be-all of Gift ...
What They SayMiaka is finally able to return home! But at what cost? Yui is now trapped within the book and Miaka travels back to the Universe of the Four Gods to save her. However, a few hours spent in the real world was months in the book and Miaka find...
What They SayThe Review!Toshiba SD-2200 Review - George Velez (September 2000)
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20th Century Fox has signed Mike Myers to star in the remake of 1947 film THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY.
Based on a short story by James Thurber, the story centers on a very shy man who lives all sorts of crazy adventures via his daydreams....
What They SayTragedy after tragedy strikes our heroes increasing their resolve in summoning Suzaku. Now firmly on their quest, Yui challenges them by making the same quest. Now it becomes a race to find the Shinzaho to summon their respective gods. A race...
Julie\'s checking out the first volume of a series from Be Beautiful that may or may not see the second volume come out with the April 2006 release of Play Boy Blues Vol. #1 (of 2).
With this week’s episode of Eureka we’re in well worn territory but that doesn’t mean this very familiar story isn’t well done. In the episode Carter is dealing with the eventual departure of his daughter Zoë. His ex...
What They SayThe Review!SMC DVD 330S
By Jamie Patchin
It is important to note that there are at least 2 visibly different versions of this player floating about, plus a couple of different software versions. The player used in this review is the October...
New York, NY, August 4, 2008: Karaterice and the New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced the Far East To East Showcase (FETES), a night of innovative music that brings together six of the best musical artists from both the Far East an...
Lakeshore has hired Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (CRANK) to write and direct the futuristic thriller GAME. Gerald Butler will star.
The story is set in a dystopian future of implanted nano-devices, where the ultimate online simulation ...
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Continuum reports that Mia Sara has been cast as Harley Quinn for the upcoming
Birds of Prey series. Sara is best known as Ferris Bueller's
Day Off girlfriend, Sloane, and in Dark Horse's 1994 comic-to-fi...
Well, it seems we're going to get two Sherlock Holmes and two Hercules adventures in the near future. We already knew from last month's news that Peter Berg was set to direct a Millennium Films version of the Greek legend. HR is now reporting that there w...
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If you don't know who Tiffany Grant is, the odds are that you don't watch a lot of dubs produced by ADV. She has voiced some of the most popular characters in anime, including Maki in Burn Up, Kome in Blue Seed, Asuka in Neon Genesis Evangelion, and latel...
Vic Mignogna is one of the most popular and prolific voice actors in anime dubbing. He has worked on some fantastic shows, voicing memorable characters with ADV Films such as Hiroki Takasugi in Princess Nine, Gawl in Generator Gawl, and Tatsunosuke Ichimu...
By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu)
Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and...
Vivendi Universal Games has shipped its adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT to retail stores nationwide. The third-person action game puts players in the hairy feet of Bilbo Baggins decades before his cousin Bilbo set off with the Fellowship of the ...
Director Renny Harlin (CLIFFHANGER, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT) is in talks to helm the film THE KILLER'S GAME for Intermedia. The project, based on a novel by Jay Bonansinga and adapted by Rand Ravich, is about a hitman who wants to commit suicide by taking...
One day all the shows from television will be turned into movies and a new cable channel will show them non-stop...but until that day comes, we must wait for the opening night of THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY movie to become a reality.Paramount Pictures has option...
September was an absolutely hectic month for computer games. And, it's not even over yet! One can safely say that it's been the busiest month for gaming this year. You could also say that one only needs to take a quick glance at the November relea...