Behind the Scenes at Paradox
In a move which will no doubt gain them a lot of prestige points, a new documentary examining the origins of Paradox Development Studio has been released. The short video shines a light on the development behind the studios iconic titles including the grand strategy Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis franchises. In a series of face-to-camera interviews with Studio Head Johan Andersson and a num...
Red Bull Music Academy Makes Movie: What Difference Does it Make?
In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the formation of the Red Bull Music Academy, said academy invited director Ralf Schmerberg (Recipient of a Cannes Gold Lion and Cinema for Peace Award) to create a full-length feature film. Said movie was shot at the 2013 Red Bull Music Academy in New York. It is now set to premiere in movie theatres worldwide as a documentary named What Difference Does it...
Xbox Plans To Produce A Video Game Documentary
Xbox Entertainment Studios has made plans to create an original documentary series about the video game industry to debut exclusively on Xbox in 2014. Xbox will be working with a young multi-platform media company called Lightbox, started up by two award winning cousins; the two-time Academy Award winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy winning producer Jonathan Chinn. Simon Chinn had this to say: “...
The History of Gaming to come to screen with World 1-1
Filmmakers Jeanette Garcia and Daryl Rodriguez, from Miami are creating a documentary on the history of video games, with the help from Kickstarter. The film is said to star many gaming innovators such as Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, Activision co-founder David Crane, Centipede co-creator Dona Bailey, Adventure creator Warren Robinett, Night Driver creator Dave Shepperd, Atari VCS Donkey Kong ...
Sydney Underground Film Festival 2013 (SUFF)
Welcome to Sydney’s film festival of the year –catering for all our lust, desire, fetish, humour, horror and fantastical urges from cinema –in this amazing visual and cultural experience. The Sydney Underground Film Festival 2013 (SUFF) took place from September 5-8 at the Factory Theatre in Marrickville, a central and suitable location to immerse in this screening adventure for film goers and mak...
The Imposter Review
The Imposter Studio: Protagonist Pictures Publisher: Madman Format: DVD (Reviewed), Digital Release Date: 17th July, 2013 Price: $29.95 – Available Here Overview The Imposter conveys a true and disturbing story of how identities can change people in terms of their perception and imagined reality. Bart Layton directs this documentary exploring the 1994 case of missing 13yr old Nicholas Barcla...
DC Necessary Evil Official Trailer Released
Everyone has a favorite villain. Personally, mine is the Ice King from Adventure Time. Everyone finds a way to sympathize with villains, and DC Comics knows this. Earlier this year on the 23rd of March, DC announced a new documentary – Necessary Evil: Villains of DC Comics, and yesterday, DC tweeted the release of the official Necessary Evil trailer. Best selling author and DCE’s Chief...
East to West Review
East to West Producer: Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS) Distributor: Madman Entertainment Release Date: April 3rd, 2013 Price: $39.95 – Available Here Overview: Covering from 10,000 B.C. to the nineteen hundreds, East to West attempts to map the history of the Middle East. It’s the celebration of a cosmopolitan string of societies that sought to civilise the world through...
The Uncanny Valley: 48 Hours
The Uncanny Valley is Capsule Computers new documentary web series telling human stories within geek culture. From game competition, to cosplay and zombie walks we take an honest look. Make sure you check out our KICKSTARTER page and visit us on FACEBOOK to show some support! The Global Game Jam is a worldwide competition where groups have just 48 Hours to create a game from start to finish. This ...
New Prototype 2 Video gives us a new glimpse at Combat…
Prototype 2 may not launch until April of next year, but Radical Entertainment have been doing a spectacular job this year with giving us teases of just how this sequel will play. In the latest diary video released, the developers talk about the combat mechanics players can expect. As explained in the clip, each button pressed has a strategic reasoning behind it, as players will have to use their ...
Madman’s SBS DVD October Highlights
Madman have just released their October lineup of SBS DVDs. The lineup again has some great picks from the television station – we’ve selected a few of our favourites here below. Planet Egypt Why was the world’s first great civilization also its longest-lasting? PLANET EGYPT gives a unique overview, from Dynasty Zero in 3000 BC to the end of the New Kingdom, and sheds light on the secr...