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Posted on Aug 29, 2010 09:47:29 PM
Gamers to turn to their DVDs in 2010 for Halo Legends short films
Halo, one of the most popular first person shooter video games in the gaming community worldwide, is going to the silver screen with an anthology of seven short anime films titled “Halo Legends” that are expected to be released sometime in the year 2010.
Microsoft is collaborating with Japanese anime studios to make the seven short action films based on the Halo blockbuster videogame franchise.
According to Microsoft, the Halo Legends project is bringing together the science fiction videogame with “a renowned set of storytellers” from famous Japanese anime studios to take the franchise “to a new level.”
The game trilogy of Halo was created specifically for Microsoft’s Xbox videogame consoles was created by Bungie and owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios, first released in 2001. The videogames center on the adventures of a super soldier known as Master Chief who is defending mankind against an invading alien alliance referred to as The Covenant.
Since then there have been many sequels and spin-offs that have intrigued gamers around the world. It has been adapted into books, comics and now into anime.
The production team for the seven-part anime series has big names like Steven Spielberg, The BONES, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation anime studios working on the short films. The creative staff of Microsoft will be approving the visuals and storytelling.
If things go according to plan, Warner Brothers will release the anthology on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and digital distribution in early 2010. Trailer for the Halo panel at San Diego’s Comic-Con International (CCI) are already out, and Xbox 360 users can see a preview this fall on the Xbox Live service.
Three of the creative directors are Frank O’Connor of Microsoft’s 343 Industries, Shinji Aramaki, and Mamoru Oshii. J-Spec Pictures’ Joseph Chou is also in the production team. The short film by Aramaki will be covering the story of the history of the Spartan warrior class from the games. Studio 4°C will animate two 30-minute shorts about “the entire 100,000 year history of the Halo universe.” Toei’s short film on the other hand “is outside of the official canon and pokes fun at some of the game’s characters.”
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Posted on Jul 15, 2008 07:21:44 PM
The rumor about Final Fantasy XIII saying that it will be made exclusively for PS3 is not true!. That is until Yoichi Wada who is the President of Square Enix made announcement about the release of Final Fantasy 13 XBOX 360 during the Microsoft Keynote E3 2008.
The PS3 and XBOX version of RPG Final Fantasy XIII will be released simulataneously in Europe and the U.S. on unknown date. In addition only the PS3 version of the Final Fantasy 13 will be released in Japan.
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Posted on Jul 1, 2008 07:33:39 PM
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Developed by Neversoft Entertainment published by Activision featuring the song catalog and song popularized by the hot rock band Aerosmith. Guitar Hero Aerosmith incorporates lots of features of Guitar Hero III Legend of Rock. GH Aerosmith is the fifth entry and second spin-off in the Guitar Hero series rhtym video game.
The gameplay follows the band through positive achievements in the history of Aerosmith career since their first show in Nipmuc Regional High School in 1970 to the Super Bowl XXXV half time show in 2001.
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Posted on Jun 17, 2008 03:43:16 PM
One can only play so many Call of Duty games before calling it quits. I mean, how many games based on the World Wars can you stomach?. COD4 XBOX 360 game play was extremely fast and furious and to top it off, the story mode, although short, is compressed to the brim with exciting moments as well as great twists and turns. Veteran shooters will find the campaign mode a breeze while those who are new to the First Person Shooter scene will love the fast paced action.
Whether you are a newbie or not, you will definitely love the seemingly endless fun attached with the Call of Duty 4 (COD4) multiplayer mode. 18 players can go online and duke it out on one or all of the 16 COD4 maps available. I love the great variety of maps and the freedom to either go to battle in wide open areas or enter close quarter combats in smaller spaces. There are six game modes available for your multiplayer gaming pleasure ranging from the usual team deathmatch to the thrilling capture-the-flag mode.
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Posted on Jun 10, 2008 08:43:44 PM
Living the Great American Dream in GTA IV Liberty City
Long before this game was released on the XBOX 360, the world was treated to stylized images of Niko Bellic and the deliciously sultry chick with a lollipop balanced precariously upon the tip of her tongue. It was this steamy female, whose name was rumored to be Lola del Rio, which got me intrigued and not the Russian lead character in Grand Theft Auto IV, one of the most anticipated game of the year. Along with the rest of the gaming population, I am still wondering if Rockstar made her out to be a character or merely part of their marketing gimmick to attract potential buyers who were smitten with Miss Lollipop.
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