06th Jun2012

E3 2012 Coverage: LucasArts Star Wars 1313

by Jeremy

LucasArts Star Wars 1313

More exciting news from E3 2012. Gameplay footage from the next Star Wars game has been made available. Not a lot is known about the new game, titled: Star Wars 1313. What is known is that the game takes place on the city planet of Coruscant (you know, where the Emperor lives) , between the movie trilogies. The game takes place on level 1313; part of the gritty, lawless underbelly of Coruscant’s 5000 levels. We also know you play a bounty hunter, and rumors are ‘Force use’ will not be seen in this game. As the first LucasArts game since Force Unleashed 2, the graphics of the game look incredible, and they should. This game was a collaboration between Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm Animation.

Here’s some gameplay footage from Machinima:

 

If the Force Unleashed games were your chance to play as an Anakin/Luke character, 1313 appears to be your chance at a Han Solo/Boba Fett character. Are you still interested in playing a non-Jedi character in a Star Wars game? I can’t wait for more details.

 

 

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06th Feb2012

What You Shouldn’t Miss This Week – 02/06/12

by Jeremy

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

It is the beginning of the week, so it is time for our rundown on what is coming out this week in the geek world of movies, comic books, television and video games.

Gotham City Impostors finally makes its way to a PC, XBOX 36o or PS3 near you, February 7th (on PC and Playstation Americas, Feb. 8th on XBOX360 and Playstation everywhere else). It will be available as a download, and I will be first in line, getting my fake Batmen (or Jokerz) First-Person-Shoot on (as we mentioned in an earlier post). Did I mention it was only $15?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 1: Change is Constant collects the first six issues of the new TMNT comic series. The all new stories are a throw back to how the turtles originally appear in the comics, and include a new origin story. It’s written by Tom Waltz, Dan Duncan and original co-creator Kevin Eastman.

Severed #7 comes out on February 8th from Image Comics. The horror comic from Scott Snyder (Batman, American Vampire, Swampthing), Scott Tuft and art from Attila Futaki concludes Wednesday. So far it has been a great book that conjures up old school horror, it goes light (compared to most modern comic books) on the gore, and heavy on the type of tone and anticipation that can make these stories classics. Interestingly, this issue was previously advertised as the last one, but a Facebook post this morning called it the end of the first arc. We can only hope that Snyder has more in store for us.

Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace in 3D is out in theaters on February 10th. As you may have seen us start to write about recently (and you will see more on that), again the Star Wars films will be making their way into theaters, now in 3D. Is it worth the money?

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (also in 3D) hits the theaters on February 10th as well. Why is it on this list? Well, just because it is based (quite loosely) on a Jules Verne book. Yes, he wrote The Mysterious Island as a sequel, but it wasn’t to Journey to the Center of the Earth. It was actually a sequel to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and In Search of The Castaways. Really this is just here so that if you see this movie, you will not hate Jules Verne’s writing anymore than you might have after seeing the first “Journey” movie. He’s dead, he can’t control what The Rock does in his name.

If we forgot something, or you really enjoyed one of these (or if you really didn’t), leave a comment here or on Twitter!

 

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04th Feb2012

Star Wars: Episode 1…Nope

by Doug

There is no chance I’m going to see the 3D release of Star Wars Episode 1. And here are the three main reasons:

1. It’s All About Money
As the Brisk Iced Tea commercial shows us, this is not a way to push Star Wars into the next generation of technology. If George Lucas wanted to make a landmark 3d epic to continue to expand the list of amazing visual effects into this decade he should have done what James Cameron did. Did Cameron re-release titanic? NO! He created a movie that was written (with some help from Disney’s Pocahontas) and directed to showcase the new technology. Lucas wants to drag Star Wars’ already damaged legacy into 3D, like a boxing promoter that says “Sure he can take one more contract!” of a fighter that obviously has nothing left.

2. Episode 1 Sucked In 2D
I didn’t like this movie the first time I saw it in theaters, which caused me to wait for the DVD of the Clone Wars (which was a mistake because I actually liked Episode 2 and 3). All that they are hoping for here is that I’ll want to be a part of a “Complete Set” feel of seeing them all in the theaters for the 3D releases…which I’ll admit is tempting. But besides Liam Neeson this movie is bland, and lacking all the development of the originals.

3. The Order Is Wrong
If they had released Star Wars a New Hope first, I would have gone to EVERY. SINGLE. ONE of them in theaters (for that “Complete Set” feel I mentioned earlier). However, I would not let my kids watch the series in this order, and I sure shootin’ bologna tootin’ am not going to play this little game that Lucas is suggesting either! It’s bad enough that my five-year-old thinks that Obi-Wan is annoying, and that Anakin is the greatest Jedi ever because his first taste of bantha fodder was from the cartoon network’s Clone Wars series (this is my own fault for not letting him watch the movies earlier I KNOW!). But don’t expect me to make another so serious mistake! We will wait for the 3D DVD’s…maybe by then we’ll even have a 3D TV to watch them on.

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02nd Dec2011

Balancing Family/Life and Star Wars the Old Republic

by Doug

With the pending release of Star Wars the Old Republic I am scared. Not terrified, just… worried. Two possibilities are the cause of this worry. They have been brought on by the recent beta testing weekend I was a part of, along with a large amount of my friends. The two possibilities are as follows:

1. What if I get overly addicted and start to slack in other areas of my life?
I say “overly” because, I want to be a little addicted. If I’m not, I won’t ever play it. Then it would be a waste of money, and a missed opportunity to talk and play alongside my friends (who don’t live anywhere near me). However, I’ve also been known to get SERIOUSLY addicted to games. I’m sure I’m not the only one that struggled and let World of Warcraft get, a little too demanding, on life. My wife and I now joke about how she was going to break up with me when I wouldn’t leave my basement to go out with her for days at-a-time because of “Dub-C” runs (I was pretty hardcore). I like to think I have matured beyond that as a father and loving husband, but there is always a chance that I’ll revert back to my sad self that chooses the virtual world over the real one. That’s why I’ve set up these guidelines to keep me accountable to the things that matter most.

  • My wife gets to kick me off. As long as she is not unreasonable and gives me a 10-20 minute heads up (give or take an hour), I will listen to her requests to rest my mouse muscles and have family time.
  • I will mostly play after everyone else is in bed. That way I’m not sacrificing anything but my health and coworkers sanity by being an angry zombie the next day.
  •  I can’t play when I have unfinished work. That means if I’ve put off something I need to get done, like changing a light bulb or something simple enough like that, I must do it first before I fly to Coruscant.
    Mostly I’m giving myself the same limitations I’d give a 12 year-old-kid. Pretty straight forward I’d say.

My second fear is this:

2. What if I get left behind and never have anyone to play with?
My friends can be hardcore. And even though they are my friends, I want to dominate them in every aspect of the game. So if they are more powerful, or know more than me…I can’ live in that world any longer.

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