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World War Z trailer launches, unfortunately

November 9, 2012October 2, 2013 Doug Groves Damon Lindelof, magic garbage truck, magicgarbagetruck, Max Brooks, trailer, World War Z131 Comments

After moving back the release of World War Z from December to the summer of 2013, it’s not surprising that the trailer is getting a lot of buzz. Too bad that before the end of the first minute of the trailer, I already didn’t give a crap. The trailer opens with Brad Pitt and his family stuck in NYC gridlock. Every lane is packed with cars, and Brad Pitt gets out to see what’s going on. There’s an explosion far up ahead… so far so good. Something ominous, and unexplained fireworks in…

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Gears Of War 3 launch party challenge

September 1, 2011September 2, 2011 Doug Groves alternate reality game, ARG, epic games, Gears Of War, Gears Of War 3, launch, locust meat, Microsoft Game Studios, trailer, VIP, Xbox 360, Xbox Live0 comment

With Gears Of War 3 less than three weeks away from launching, a new trailer tracing the story of Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad has been released. Gears 3 has already seen an unprecedented 1.3 million preorders, making it the fastest pre-sold exclusive for the Xbox 360 platform, and the same number of players spent more the 20 million hours fragging the enemy in the multiplayer beta a few months back.

Fable III “Revolution” trailer launches

October 13, 2010October 15, 2010 Doug Groves Fable III, josh atkins, Lionhead Studios, trailer0 comment

In less than two weeks (or Oct 26), Fable III launches for the Xbox 360, continuing the adventures in Albion. This time, your character plays a revolutionary who becomes leader, and the decisions you make along the way. In our in-depth interview with Lionhead creative director Josh Atkins, he mentions that one of the goals of the game was to have the players actually put down the controls to consider their moral decisions. The trailer itself eschews gameplay to focus on the atmosphere of the game. The combination of music…

Halo: Reach – Deliver Hope live action trailer

August 26, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Bungie, Halo, Halo: Reach, Hybrid long, Microsoft, trailer, Xbox 360, Xbox Live0 comment

With less than a month to go until Halo: Reach hits store shelves, wrapping up Bungie’s involvement with the seminal Xbox franchise, new live action trailers have been coming out on a regular basis. Besides making a great game in its own right, the live action trailers are effective at delivering an emotional impact, and for me, always leave me saying… “Movie please?” Catch the earlier Hybrid live trailer after the break…

AMC releases Official The Walking Dead Series Trailer

August 25, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves AMC, Frank Darabont, Gale Anne Hurd, Image Comics, Robert Kirkman, Series, The Walking Dead, trailer, TV, Zombies2 Comments

Back in July, a handheld cam version of The Walking Dead TV series trailer, aired at San Diego Comic Con, made its way online. While better than many handhelds, it doesn’t matter now, as AMC has put out the full trailer, above. Well worth the watch!

Irrational Games reveal their latest game – Bioshock Infinite

August 13, 2010August 13, 2010 drsquid bioshock, BioShock Infinite, Gaming, Irrational Games, PC games, PC gaming, Project Icarus, PS3, System Shock, trailer, X-Com, Xbox 3601 Comment

I loved System Shock 2. Created by Irrational Games, it was one of the scariest and most immersive games ever made. It is also one of my all-time favourites, and boy did its ‘spiritual successor’, System Shock Lite…Oh sorry, Bioshock, disappoint. Today, Irrational Games announced their latest game, Bioshock Infinite. After my hopes were dashed that Ken Levine, the mind behind Irrational, wasn’t going to be working on the X-Com reboot (another of my top 10 games of all time), I was hoping that ‘Project Icarus’ was going to be…

Halo: Reach – The Battle Begins trailer

July 29, 2010 Doug Groves Bungie, campaign, Halo, Halo: Reach, Limited Edition, trailer, video, Xbox 360, Xbox Live8 Comments

A new trailer was launched today for Halo: Reach, and this time around, it’s focusing more on the dramatic elements than the multiplayer gameplay. Although thoroughly impressed with the multiplayer beta that came out in the spring, it’s good to see some more focus on the single player story. Gamers have logged millions of hours of game time on the Xbox Live servers, but for me, the Halo series has always been about the epic space opera. There are few game franchises that manage to capture that sense of scale…

Alan Wake: The Signal available now

July 27, 2010 Doug Groves Alan Wake, DLC, giveaway, horror, Remedy Games, survival, The Signal, trailer, Xbox 360, Xbox Live1 Comment

The Signal DLC for Alan Wake is available on Xbox Live as of today, for 560 MS Points. For many out there who’ve already bought Alan Wake, you should have a redemption code for The Signal in your Alan Wake box. On that note, congratulations to danfalone, who won a copy of Alan Wake, along with The Signal, in our giveaway yesterday. See the full press release after the break.

Walking Dead trailer from San Diego Comic Con

July 26, 2010July 26, 2010 Doug Groves AMC, cam, Juice Films, motion comic, San Diego Comic Con, SDCC, The Walking Dead, trailer, watchmen, zombie3 Comments

The makers of The Walking Dead TV series, on AMC, screened the first official trailer at the San Diego Comic Con this year, and at least one person in attendance managed to record it and put it up on YouTube. Though it’s a cam, the trailer holds up and it looks like they’re getting everything right. Also AMC posted some great pictures today from Comic-Con, where the show and cast made a big splash. You can check them out here. Lastly you can catch AMC’s The Walking Dead Motion Comic…

The Social Network – trailer

July 15, 2010 Doug Groves Aaron Sorkin, David Fincher, facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, The Social Network, trailer1 Comment

We don’t post a lot of movie trailers here, but the first full length trailer for David Fincher’s “The Social Network”, about the rise of Facebook, is certainly worth it, just from a craftsmanship point of view. The choice of a choral version of “Creep” by Radiohead is brilliant. It also helps that the script (from the novel by Ben Mezrich) is written by the master of behind-the-scenes walking – talking character dramas, Aaron Sorkin.

Halo: Reach E3 2010 Campaign Trailer

June 14, 2010 Doug Groves Bungie, E3, E3 2010, Halo: Reach, Microsoft, trailer1 Comment

One of the highlights from today’s Microsoft was also the swan song for the Microsoft/Bungie relationship. Even though Halo: Reach has been known to be the last game in the Halo universe from Bungie (Microsoft still owns the IP), it looks like the venerable developer is going out with a bang. The prequel to the Halo story, about the fall of Reach, will introduce space combat for the first time. Halo: Reach should hit stores Sept 14th, 2010