Brace yourself, for there is a new wave of game-related movies on the way. Sega has revealed plans to take some of its top games into the world of movies, television and – somewhat ambiguously – ‘digital platforms.’ The titles being tapped include Shinobi and Crazy Taxi: Of the vast library of titles that Stories has the rights to adapt, …
The Sony Pictures hack is the “gift” that keeps on giving as internal information, discussions and negotiations that we’re normally not privy to are being made public. The latest, via CNN Money, shines a light on Sony and MGM’s concerns around the proposed budget for the upcoming James Bond movie, SPECTRE. And just what is the proposed budget you ask? In …
PlayStation has an 18 year history in South Africa, with PS2 doing the best of the bunch, but could PlayStation 4 outshine its predecessor?
I have to admit I was a bit of a Trekkie when I was younger. I even had the First Officer’s uniform and perfected my “Picard maneuver” (the pulling down of one’s top, not the combat one). So it is with optimism that I can report that First Officer William Riker, played by the ever-bearded Jonathan Frakes, has been fan …
Lightsabers! Special effects!, X-Wings! Fan overreaction to a small part of the plot! Yep, looks like Star Wars: The Force Awakens is checking every box in the list for required Star Wars tropes. And now, it can check silly names off of that list as well. Last Updated: December 12, 2014
And what a journey it’s been! We’re there and back again… The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic …
Yesterday we got the terrible news, courtesy of the recent Sony hack, confirming the rumours that Sony and Marvel were in fact in negotiations to co-produce a new Spider-Man trilogy with Marvel wanting to actually bring Spidey into their cinematic universe to debut in Captain America: Civil War. The “terrible” part of this news was due to the fact that …
The Hollywood awards season is officially in full swing as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s nominations for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced last night at the Beverly Hills Hilton. The Globes has always been regarded as not just the slightly more fun, more relaxed cousin to the more stuck-up Oscars (especially since the fantastic duo of Tina Fey …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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