As much as videogames might have evolved its system of reserving copies of games into a pushy pre-order one, that hasn't happened with other forms of media. Perhaps it's apt then, that a movie inspired by a pre-order heavy franchise, Assassin's Creed, has introduced more-pre-ordering to the world. Yes, as …
Read More »Nintendo looking to make new movies for its big stars
Nintendo's biggest successes in recent years have come from it leaving its comfort zone. Building a new Amiibo business has worked well, likewise branching out into smartphone games. Continuing that ethos moving forward, Nintendo is now said to be looking into creating feature films of its major characters. Inarguably Nintendo's …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV must sell more than 10 million copies
Gaming might be the biggest media industry in the world right now, but that doesn't mean all that extra revenue and investment can't create headaches of its own. Games are often being made too big and too expensive to fail and Final Fantasy XV is a perfect example of that. …
Read More »Leaked Hateful Eight screener copy linked to Hollywood executive
Whenever a movie shows up on torrent sites before it's even released in cinemas, you know the authorities are going to take it seriously. Which is why the FBI has been investigating the torrented copy of Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, which turns out, came from a ripped copy of a …
Read More »NSA whistleblower AMA dumps more details on mass surveillance
As much as Edward Snowden might have drawn the most headlines and public attention in recent years, he's far from the only person to ever leave the NSA and blow the whistle on some of its more unscrupulous actions. Bill Binney is another such individual, having left the intelligence agency …
Read More »Movies makers want to depose suspected pirates
Remember Dallas Buyers Club? The film featured Matthew Mcconaughey dealing with his personal prejudices, a deadly diagnosis and helping others along the way. It was a beautiful movie about altruism, determination and a struggle against insurmountable forces. When it comes to those that pirated the movie though, the company behind …
Read More »Attack on Titan creator doesn’t know why people didn’t like the movie
Attack on Titan, or to give it its original title, Shingeki no Kyujin, has been a worldwide success. It's spawned many spin off manga series, an anime cartoon, games and most recently a live action movie. Unfortunately for those involved with that latter property however, it bombed and reviewed horribly. …
Read More »Warcraft movie gives Orcs beards
Looking back at the art for the original warcraft games, there was always one defining difference between the forces of humanity and the race of Orcs. No, not the skin colour, we are of course talking about the glorious beards sported by the men-folk; comparatively, the Orcs have baby-smooth faces. …
Read More »The Assassin’s Creed movie to start filming in September
The Assassin's Creed movie has been in the making for quite a while now. However, it looks like everything is finally coming together with filming due to begin in September, according to actor, Michael Fassbender, who will be playing an unspecified role in the film. In an interview with ComingSoon, …
Read More »Warcraft movie pushed back three months
Blizzard's Warcraft movie has been in the works for a long time now. Filming wrapped up some time last year and those who attended the 2014 Blizzcon got to see a sneak peek of what is in store for us. However, it looks like more time is needed for post-production. …
Read More »Live Action Attack on Titan trailer 2 lands
The Attack on Titan live action movie has had some fans concerned for a while, with its B movie look in an early trailer and the fact that technology of the time appears to include rocket launchers, something certainly lacking from the pseudo medieval setting of the manga/anime. Still, the movie …
Read More »Police arrest man charged with leaking Expendables 3
One of the biggest movie leaks in the history of internet based piracy was last year's early release of Expendables 3. It didn't just hit the torrent sites after the film was in cinemas, or when a screener copy was released, it came out in HD quality even before cinemagoers …
Read More »Steam is now publishing movies too
While once solely home to some of the latest and greatest games in the world, Valve's Steam platform has expanded far beyond that in recent years. Along with various forms of software, Valve has also begun selling and distributing documentary films too. And now it's extending that form of entertainment …
Read More »Spielberg set to direct Ready Player One movie
Many people have said over the years that due to its endless references, there was no way you could make a movie that does justice to Ernest Cline's, Ready Player One. However despite that hurdle, Warner Bros, which has owned the rights to the film before the book was even released, …
Read More »Attack on Titan’s first live action clip is suitably creepy
It's been almost six months since we caught our first glimpse of which characters – some old, some new – will be appearing in the live action Attack on Titan movie, but now we have a few short clips of what they'll look like in action. Yes it's plastered with …
Read More »Adam Sandler’s Pixels movie trailer references games
When trying to come up with a title for this piece, I wanted to be as accurate as possible and the above is about the best I could come up with. Yes I could have mentioned the fact that Kevin James is the President in this movie and I could …
Read More »Ghostbuster’s reboot will feature all female cast
The Ghostbusters are coming back, but not like you've seen them before. In a surprising turn, the third movie in the franchise will be rebooting it and will feature an all female cast. While several of the actresses said to have been approached over the roles for the lead characters …
Read More »Dead Rising movie is coming in March
Dead Rising: Watchtower, is an upcoming live-action movie starring everyone's favourite secondary character actor, Rob Riggle, of 21 Jump Street and The Other Guys fame. He'll be playing the infamous photographer and zombie slayer, Frank West. Set to debut on Sony Pictures' Crackle streaming service, we now know that the movie …
Read More »‘The Interview’ pirates are mostly from outside the US
Have you seen ‘The Interview'? The film featuring Seth Rogen and James Franco that was summarily pulled from release on Christmas day due to hacker threats, only to be launched simultaneously in independent theatres and on Youtube/Google Play? Chances are if you did, that you live within the United States, …
Read More »Independent cinemas rally round The Interview
One of the most interesting aspects of the whole hacking of Sony and the debacle that is The Interview movie, has been that when the big cinema chains backed out of showing it over fears of box office losses and viewer endangerment, many independent theatres stepped up. Cinemas like the Alamo …
Read More »Attack on Titan live action actors revealed
If you're an anime and/or manga fan, then chances are you've spent some time in the past couple of years being simultaneously exhilarated and depressed, by the relentless and unforgiving slaughter-fest that is Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin). While the next series of the anime isn't set to debut …
Read More »Seth Rogen could play Wozniak in Steve Jobs movie
While unconfirmed at this time, the producers for the upcoming biopic of Steve Jobs' life, based on the book by Walter Isaacson, are interested in having Seth Rogen play the Apple co-founder and designer of both the Apple I and Apple II computers, Steve Wozniak. The Danny Boyle directed feature already …
Read More »Expendables 3 is disappearing from torrent sites
If there's one thing we've learned about online movie piracy, is that once a file is out there, it's impossible to remove. Pirates and the people behind torrent sites are often tenacious, only responding or complying with the strictest of court orders, but with the recent leak of the Expendables …
Read More »Lionsgate taking on all comers in Expendables 3 takedowns
If you've ever wondered what a major movie studio looks like when it lowers its visor, powers up its auto-cannons and enters full on battle mode, just take a look at Lionsgate. Right now it's a whirling dervish of fists and takedown requests, as it tries to control the HD …
Read More »They’re making a Sonic movie with live action
Despite being as fast as ever, Sonic doesn't quite have the same industry clout that he once had. While his long-time opposite number Mario continues to impress and delight fans the world over, Sonic has disappointed enough times that he's just not looked on with quite the same fondness. But …
Read More »There will be a ‘The Last of Us’ live-action movie
Over the years Hollywood has become increasingly interested in the world of video games with many major franchises being considered for theatrical release and now, The Last of Us is one of them. According to Deadline, Sony subsidiary, Screen Gems, will be creating the film while the game's Creative Director, Neil …
Read More »Mojang and Warner Bros might be making a Minecraft movie
With the success of a film about blocks in the Lego franchise, it's no wonder that studios are already looking to sign up another. According to a Tweet from Minecraft creator, Notch, Warner Bros is looking to make a movie about the sandbox builder game. “Someone is trying leak the …
Read More »Lego almost comes full circle with Movie game
The Lego franchise is going round and round now, with games based on this and that and movies and toys and… it's all encompassing. In-fact with its latest development, it's almost made it full circle. This is a game, based on a movie, based on intepretations of movies and games …
Read More »Magic the Gathering might be getting a movie
Anyone that's played the recent Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers games without much knowledge of the game's history, will no doubt have been surprised and even a little bored at the irrelevant story that surrounds the card game and is told to you in the form of swaying …
Read More »Blizzard’s Warcraft movie pushed back to 2016
Universal and Legendary Pictures have confirmed that the long awaited Warcraft movie has been pushed back from late 2015 to March 2016. This is most likely to avoid clashing with Star Wars which is slated to hit theaters on the 18th of December. Considering the competition, the delay is a …
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