In Casting Call we take a look at popular video games in the industry and have a bit of poke around who could be cast as the roles of the characters if a movie was to be made.... Of course their are a few exceptions, such as Angelina Jolie taking the role as Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider movies. So, we are looking for the type of actors who aren't necessarily struggling to find work, but don't exactly have movie scripts filling up their mail boxes. My Choices for Gears of War: <Gavin, please insert the "read more" here and delete this sentence!> Marcus Phoenix: Dominic Purcell Many of you will know Dominic from the hit TV series Prison Break in his role as "Lincoln Burrows" aka Linc the Sink. While he bears only a slight resemblance to Marcus Phoenix, his hard features combined with a talent for acting gives the producers more than enough reason to consider him for a role.... Runners-up: Mickey Rourke, Batista (Yes, the wrestler) Dominic Santiago: Edgar Ramirez If anyone of you readers have seen Edgar Ramirez in his role as the Bounty Hunter, Choco, in the 2005 movie Domino (based on real events), you will know that he really knows how to pull of a mean Hispanic bad-ass-gun-for-hire. Not many people will recognise him right off the bat, but I definately think he could pull the role off really well.... Damon Baird: Scott Caan A lot of you may be familiar with Scott Caan, with parts in movies such as Ocean's Eleven, Varsity Blues and Gone in Sixty Seconds. Damon Baird is a wise-ass with a loose tongue, and if Scott Caan's previous characters have been anything to gauge by, he will pull it off beautifully. With the right look, a big enough build to fit into what must be a ridiculously heavy suit of armour and the happy-go-lucky attitude, I see him as a definite contender for the role. Runners-up: Ryan Reynolds, Val Kilmer (don't ask me, he has been popular on forums apparently) Augustus Cole: Terry Tate (aka Mighty Rasta) Ever seen that Reebok advert that has an NFL player hanging around an office annihilating anyone who isn't doing their jobs properly?... For those of you who don't know Terry Tate was the actual voice actor for Augustus Cole in Gears of War. Not only that, but after watching him record his lines, the team at Epic decided to beef Cole up significantly to match Terry Tate's gargantuan body.... He may not have the most acting experience in the world, but it's not like Cole is going to do anything other that kick ass and chew bubble-gum throughout the movie.... Also, let us know if you have any requests for the next Casting Call, and we will look into it!

"The buzz in Hollywood, which I heard from some Hollywood folks...is people are worried whether Iron Man the movie is going to get killed by Grand Theft Auto the game." These were the words said by John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts during an interview with the Financial Times. Riccitiello, as some know, is heading EA's attempted hostile takeover of 2K Games, the publishers of Grand Theft Auto IV. Analysts predicts that GTA IV could sell 5.8 Million copies in it's first week, giving it retail sales of around $360 million (R2.8 billion), with total predicted sales hitting the 13 million mark. It's no wonder that Hollywood is worried. The gaming industry has boomed significantly over the last couple of years and I'm not surprised that something like this is happening. Ben Stillers' Heartbreak Kid suffered from opening weekend sales that weren't quite as high as they were hoping and the finger was pointed at Halo 3. Gaming has definitely come a long way if the folks in Hollywood are genuinely worried that a new video game is going to destroy their movies opening weekend. Riccitiello also emphasizes this point saying that “The games industry 10 years ago was a toy business in the minds of most consumers. Toys ‘R’ Us at the time merchandised products alphabetically so Monsters toys were next to Madden [NFL football games], Barbies were next to boxing games.” Gaming is truly starting to be recognized as a very lucrative industry and a widespread, popular form of entertainment. The eye of the world is on gaming now more than ever, for better or for worse.

When it was first shown, Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 was accused of racism. Featuring a white-as-snow lead character gunning down lots of obviously black zombies, the R word hit the roof, sending Capcom scuttling and even claiming that the game is not set in Africa, but Haiti (how that makes a difference escapes me, but this seemed to content most …

Some images have made their way onto the net of the first GTA IV print review from The Official Xbox Magazine. By their verdict I think we can assume that they like it. The review states that "It's got a world you can believe in, a cast you care about and a script stuffed with brilliant moments" and concludes by saying that "This sets the standard for what you should expect from a truly next-gen game. You owe it to yourself to play it." I was a fan of all the previous GTA games and I simply cannot wait for this one to be released on the 29th. Im counting the seconds.

At this point of time Guillermo del Toro isn’t a name you simply won’t recognize. The director has come a far way since he directed the second Blade movie (which wasn’t THAT bad) and has since started fostering a nice legacy with intense hits like Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy. He’s also been spoken here and there about games – famously …

koldFU5iON from TheXboxLounge.co.za has kindly allowed me to reproduce an article he posted earlier about the Call of DUty 4 Tournament that is currently running. We’ve been looking at creating a tournament for quite sometime and we’ve been wanting to do it in conjunction with the launch of our new site and domain. However certain delay’s have arisen and forced …

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Thanks to Fox1 for pointing these out… I honestly think this game is going to blow Gran Turismo out of the water, on a tenth of the budget as well. The AI looks fantastic, the damage is awesome, the graphics are amazing and I just really really want to play this… Part two is included after the break. Last Updated: …