Rock Band 2 Details Emerge

Music gaming fans gear up, details about ‘Rock Band 2’ have been announced by MTV. The game will be an answer to the new Guitar Hero game that follows suit with Rock Band’s Drum/Microphone controllers. ‘Rock Band 2’ will be exclusive for the first few months to Xbox 360, and then for PS3 and Wii …

Diablo III Announced

The internet guessed right, Blizzard announced Diablo III at their Worldwide Invitational in Paris. The sequel to the action-RPG has been long in the works, with the last game coming out 8 years ago. The game, unlike many other PC games on the market doesn’t go the high-end graphics route, but takes the same road …

Possible Release Date for Starcraft II?

Though there hasn’t been an official release date from Blizzard, its rare to see the same “tentative” release date from three very different retailers. Best Buy, Circuit City, and Gamestop all have Starcraft II’s release date for December 3rd. Though until Blizzard starts putting it in writing, I wouldn’t start scheduling a LAN party yet. …

Godfather Creators Son Sues for Royalty Revenue

Anthony Puzo, son of Mario Puzo (Author and creator of the Godfather) has sought legal action against Paramount Pictures, following accusations of holding back royalty payments in connection to the Godfather game. Apparently, a deal was made between Mario Puzo and Paramount in 1992 that the family would receive a significant share of any audio-visual …

Willis to Star in ‘Kane & Lynch’

Variety is reporting that Bruce Willis is in negotiations to star in video game adaptation “Kane and Lynch,” from Eidos Entertainment’s “Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.” Directing the film is Simon Crane, a second unit director and stunt coordinator with films like Hancock, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Troy, and X-Men: The Last Stand under his …

Alfred Molina Becomes Sheik

As with all video-game adaptations, I’m following this one closely. Alfred Molina has joined the ranks of Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, and Ben Kingsley in Disney’s “Prince of Persia,” an adaptation of the classic video game franchise. Molina plays Sheik Amar, a mentor to the prince (played by Jake Gyllenhaal). The film is being produced …

Buffet and Disturbed on New Rock Band DLC

Rock Band is releasing MORE huge downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and PS3 of its popular music game. Three tracks from Jimmy Buffett, and Disturbed. The tracks from Jimmy Buffet are “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” Margaritaville,” and “Volcano.” All three tracks were re-recorded for the game,  and will be available for$1.99 each or $5.49 for …

Ratner Eyes Video Game Adaptations

This doesn’t help my video game adaptations need talent argument, but apparently, Brett Ratner has been expressing his interest to adapt video games to features. Ratner told Variety:  “The games business is much more exciting than the movie business right now…I will be doing movies that come from videogames.” His new “Brett Ratner Brands,” business …

Capcom Pursuing Hollywood

Capcom is looking to follow the example of Marvel Comics and turn their own properties into successful film franchises. Capcom is the publisher of Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, Bionic Commando, Viewtiful Joe, Phoenix Wright, and Street Fighter. Much of their future in film adaptations relies on ‘Street Fighter,’ a joint production with Fox. ‘Street …