News Overview

Next Wii Zelda: According to Shiegru Miyamoto, the creator of the Zelda series (along with many others), the next Wii Zelda game won't be "that radically different". However, he has already stated that the game will certainly use the Wii MotionPlus, and has pointed out that this "older Link" is not wielding his famous Master Sword. While it seems that the art style of Twilight Princess will remain, it still seems that something will change - and not just the controls.

Transformers: The new Transformers movie, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen, has been raking in over $450 million, only beaten by Angels & Demons, which garnered $469 million. This has all been against poor reviews, with critics claiming that the movie was worse than the original - but fans are still, clearly, excited.

The A-Team: The status of The A-Team movie is about to change, as the cast begins to settle in. With Liam Neeson set to play Hannibal Smith, and Bradely Cooper set to play Templeton Peck, the movie is truly coming along. And now, strong rumors are swirling that rapper "The Game" will play B. A. Baracus - stay tuned as more updates appear for The A-Team, set for realease June 11, 2010.

Bioshock 2: A strange, promotional record has appeared regarding the upcoming Bioshock 2. It seems to hint at a plot, though it is certainly left open to interpretation. Read more about it here. Bioshock 2 is set for release on November 3, 2009, for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.

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Preview: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

After two wildly popular X-Men Legends games, Activision created the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series, which has it's second installment aimed for release this fall.

This new installment of the series follows the Civil War story arc, straight from the comics. A few characters are forced onto one of the sides (Registration and Anti-Registration), but other then that, you can choose which side each character goes on.


The gameplay is largely the same as it's predecessors, with the addition of the new Fusion attacks, which allow you to combine the special attacks of two characters to create a brand new, much more powerful attack. Trailers show Iron Man blasting a laser at Wolverine, who uses his claws to spread the beam across the area.

There will be a change in playable characters, with a few being cut and some others added. Song Bird and Iron Fist, two little known heroes, will make appearances as playable characters. Villains will even get a shot at being playable - Green Goblin and Venom are both included.

This game seems even more polished then the previous one, with excellent graphics and sharp gameplay. Stay tuned for a review coming this Fall.

Insane Inmates

Recently, there has been a lot of excitement over the sequel to last summer's blockbuster hit, The Dark Knight - who will the villain be? who will be casted? - but it seems like some of us are overlooking another major milestone in the world of Batman; the new videogame, Batman: Arkham Asylum.

The reason I consider this game a "milestone" is that it's actually the first Batman game not based off another form of media (such as a movie) - meaning that it is a completely original story that blends themes from the entire comic book history of Batman to create an exciting new adventure.

The game, being released June 9, 2009, for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, will feature a sandbox style game, such as Grand Theft Auto, but will also include "detective" elements, allowing Batman to solve forensic puzzles with all of his gadgets.

The actual plot revolves around The Joker, who has recently been caught by Batman and imprisoned in the aforementioned asylum. However, The Joker uses the defenses of the asylum against our dark hero, and Batman must not only defeat The Joker, but escape from the asylum alive.

I'm excited for this game (I'll be getting the PC version) and while a few parts of the game sound like they might not be the most fun, you must realize that the game is still being polished so it's ready for all the comic book fans, and the fans of The Dark Knight, who will most likely assume that the game is as good as the movie.