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Duncan Jones to Direct the Warcraft Film Adaptation

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The long rumoured film adaptation of the extremely popular Warcraft video game series has finally announced a director for the project. Duncan Jones, whose previous works include Moon (2009) and Source Code (2011), is set to undertake the role. Director Sam Raimi, of Spiderman and Evil Dead fame, was previously annouced as director though he departure the project in 2012.

Now don’t hold your breath everyone, as well all know films based off video games don’t exactly translate well, see past fails: the awful Max Payne film, Tekken and the notorious 1993 live action Super Mario Bros. film (face palm).

Although Jones has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s keen for the challenge,

Warcraft is said to have a $100 million+ production with the guys behind Man of Steel and The Dark Knight Rises Legendary Pictures producing the film. Blizzard and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Alex Gartner are reportedly working on the film as well.

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The Warcaft movie has been rumoured to be in development/not in development ever since Legendary Pictures acquired film rights for Warcraft in 2006.

The strategy-turned-MMO game series is beloved by millions of fans around the world, now let’s hope they don’t stuff this up.

Warcraft the movie is set for a possible 2015 release, with shooting to begin by the end of this year.

Politicians Calling Video Games More Dangerous than Guns is Disrespectful to Victims of Violence

Mari Shishido
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In the wake of the many shootings that have been publicly covered by the media in the United States, many politicians are moving for stricter control over violent video games. This includes Senator Leland Yee, who has the opinion that gamers don’t have the proper perspective on the issue.

“Gamers have got to just quiet down,” Yee, D-San Francisco, said in an interview last Tuesday. “Gamers have no credibility in this argument. This is all about their lust for violence and the industry’s lust for money. This is a billion-dollar industry. This is about their self-interest.”

Considering the main people to know the most about video games, are gamers, this seems like a very inaccurate statement. Yes, gamers can be very defensive about games, sometimes to a fault. However, to blame the deaths that have happened lately on video games, is quite frankly, disgusting to this American writer.

In addition to this, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander has stated that right now “video games are a bigger problem than […] guns”. You can view the entire segment in the video right here.

I live in a city in the United States where 200 gun related deaths happened in the year of 2012. That is more than the American casualties in the Iraq war in 2012. Gun related deaths. Not video game related deaths. People with guns shot them. To dance around the real issue of gun control by scapegoating to video games is an insult to the victims of these shootings.

Real people are dying at the hands of real guns. This is beyond video games. This is an issue that should have opened up much more attention to gun control and to the assistance of the mentally ill and address gang violence more seriously.

How many more people have to die for politicians to pay attention to the real problems? We as a country are wasting our time and money on this distraction of violent video games when we could have been on track to spend resources on things that could actually stop people from being killed. Politicians are holding the interests of the NRA instead of the people who have been murdered.

Gang violence is real. Mental illness is real. Guns are real. Video games are not real. Fix the real issues.

SimCity Digital Deluxe Video Displays European Landmarks

Simon Wolfe
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The bonuses for getting the Digital Deluxe version of the new SimCity game have been announced and Maxis and EA couldn’t think of any better way of showing them off than a brand new video.  This time the bonuses stem from 3 major landmarks, literally.

Players with the Digital Deluxe will gain the France’s Eiffel Tower, England’s Big Ben Clock Tower, and Germany’s Brandenburg Gate which don’t seem all too important in and of themselves, until you see them impact the buildings that comes up around them.  They will even impact transportation as like buildings the landmarks will also change some of the vehicles.  Such as the French Police Cars, English Double-Decker Buses, and German Trains.

Players can check out the video embedded below to see the landmarks influences in action and players can get the SimCity Digital Deluxe Edition exclusively from Origin  for $79.99  on March 5th for North America and March 7th for Europe and Australia.

Siren Visual licenses Chihayafuru

Luke Halliday
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Siren Visual have quietly announced through their Facebook page that they will be releasing the popular Madhouse anime series Chihayafuru at some point this year.

While no further details have been confirmed for the release of Chihayafuru it is surely exciting news for fans in Australia that Siren Visual have licensed the title. They have confirmed however that they will be giving away a volume of the Chihayafuru manga to one lucky person who pre-orders the anime from their website.

Chihayafuru focuses on the Japanese card-game Karuta and in particular protagonist Chihaya’s love and passion for the game.

What do you think of this surprise announcement? Let us know your thoughts on this in the comments section below.

Psycho-Pass opening theme gets 8-Bit remixed

Luke Halliday
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Youtube anime theme remix master Chunmeista has uploaded his 8-Bit remix of the first opening theme of noitaminA mystery thriller anime Psycho-Pass which is best described in one word – badass.

You can check out the 8-bit remix of Psycho-Pass opening theme ‘Abnormalize’ originally performed by Ling Tosite Sigure below in all its chiptune glory. Chunmeista has also created a number of other 8-bit anime theme remixes which can be seen on his youtube channel here.

What do you think of Chunmeista’s 8-bit remix version of the first Psycho-Pass opening theme ‘Abnormalize’? Let us know what you think of it in the comments section below.

Luna: Shattered Hearts Gameplay Videos

Simon Wolfe
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The dedication to indie RPG Luna: Shattered Hearts is easy enough to see after learning how long it’s been in development.  For the last 6 years a sole developer has been slowing working on the title in hopes of it finally being able to finish it for release.  Daniel Gill of Gillis Games is still working away at it, but has something to show for it so far with a set of HD gameplay videos, which are embedded below.

Telling the story with two main characters with dark pasts, Lithien and Dez.  Luna: Shattered Hearts is an epic fantasy journey that will change both of them as well as the world they inhabit.  With a story to pull players in, large levels to explore, hand-drawn backgrounds, dynamic lighting, and even cutscenes it’s easy to see why it’s been such a long time and still going.

Daniel Gill isn’t looking to give up on the game any time soon and is still trying to fund it if he can, but even if it doesn’t work out he’ll still keep at it, albeit just over a longer time.  Players that are interested can back through Kickstarter HERE.  Luna: Shattered Hearts Episode 1 will hopefully be ready to release in 2013.

Injustice: Gods Among Us’ latest trailer hints at the game’s story

Travis Bruno
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Injustice: Gods Among Us’ latest trailer hints at the game’s story

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Today Warner Brothers released a new trailer for Injustice: Gods Among Us and unlike past videos which have revealed new characters or simply shown off the combat system, this one provides a glimpse at what is going to be happening with Injustice: Gods Among Us’ storyline.

You can check out the trailer below and come up with your own conclusions, but from the looks of things, various members of the Justice League have began taking the law into their own hands and begin governing it in a militaristic way while other members are trying to put a stop to things. Currently Injustice: Gods Among Us is set to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U in April and we will certainly know more by then.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will receive VR missions as DLC

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will receive VR missions as DLC

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It has been discovered that this week’s issue of Dengeki PlayStation contains information about Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance’s DLC plans. The magazine explains that Platinum Games will be releasing downloadable VR missions for the title as well as additional content that will revolve around some of the supporting cast.

VR Missions are quite common in the Metal Gear franchise and this is certainly a great way to expand the game for fans, though pricing is always a sticking point. Currently Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is set to be released on February 19th in North America and February 21st in Europe on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Syberia 3 Concept Art Released

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Syberia 3 Concept Art Released

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The third game in the classic adventure game series Syberia was announced in November 2012 at the Game Connection show. Anuman Interactive has finally posted two pieces of concept art that has been released for fans everywhere.

The above image is part of a Benoit Sokal’s work for the game. The following is a short quote from early drafts of the game.

When Nic Qutentin arrives at the clinic,  Kate Walker would have vanished… once more

Syberia 3 will be released for multiple platforms in 2014-2015. More information on the game will be released in coming days. Check out the two pieces of concept art below.

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New Fire Emblem Awakening Trailer shows Character Progression

Luke Halliday
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Nintendo of America have released yet another trailer for Fire Emblem Awakening ahead of the games launch. The trailer details how to progress your characters through the game, going in depth about leveling up in combat, leveling up weapons, class changes, and learning new skills.

You can check out the trailer below for a bit of a lesson on how to gain experience and progress through Fire Emblem Awakening. Not only that but the trailer shows off a great deal of gameplay footage that would surely excite Fire Emblem fans looking for another taste of Awakening.

Will you be picking up Fire Emblem Awakening? Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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