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Darth Vader-Themed PlayStation 4 Bundles Announced
Sony will join the dark side of the Force with a Star Wars-themed PlayStation 4 console that will be bundled with Disney Infinity 3.0 and Star Wars Battlefront.
‘Pixels’ Director Chris Columbus on Why Mario Was Cut From the Film
There are a lot of recognizable cameos in Adam Sandler’s Pixels, from 80s video game characters — Paperboy, Q-bert — to actual 80s personalities — Hall & Oates, Madonna. But, for all the cameos that are included in the film, equally as notable was who didn’t make the cut. We...
'Game of Thrones' Credits Perfectly Mash with 'Super Mario'
Game of Thrones has no shortage of parodies, whether by its biggest battle sequences, most horrible deaths, or even just a good lip reading, but this take on the opening credits might be one of the best yet. See Super Mario World tackle Westeros in an epic mash-up of the Game of Thrones credits!
E3 2015: ‘Lego Marvel's Avengers’ Preview
Since launching in 2005, the Lego [Insert Video Game License Here] series has stayed true to its roots, while offering incremental improvements with every iteration. The earliest games relied heavily on sight gags, while later additions were able to incorporate full voice over tracks to great effect. While we've seen Lego Marvel Super Heroes in action before, Lego Marvel's Avengers is the first superhero license to be based on a film. We've gotten a handful of Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings games, as well as other comic-based titles, but even the previous Marvel Lego game was an original tale.
With this retelling of The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, Lego will let us relive the movies as they happened, including voice tracks taken straight from the cinematic cuts of the two blockbusters. That means, yes, Scarlett Johansson will voice Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson will be Nick Fury, but you shouldn't count on hearing them say anything you haven't already heard from the dozens of times you've watched the films themselves. That doesn't mean there won't be some new tricks up TT Games' sleeve. In fact, in our short time with the demo, there were some nice new touches already in place.
The Rock to Star in Adaptation of ‘Rampage’ Video Game
Not content with the millions of movie franchises he’s currently starring in, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has lined up another one. This time, he’ll reunite with San Andreas producer Beau Flynn on an adaptation of the classic arcade game, Rampage.
E3 2015: ‘Disney Infinity 3.0’ Preview
It's a new year, and that means it's also time for a new iteration of the Disney Infinity series. Over the past two years, Disney Interactive has been fine-tuning its NFC figure gaming franchise, improving on the previous version in small but welcome ways. There have been some larger changes to the overall as well, but none more visible than the addition of new characters and figures to the ever-expanding roster of Disney properties. With Disney Infinity 3.0, not only are we going to be getting a load of new toys and Play Sets based on the beloved Star Wars license, we're also getting new Toy Box modes that offer more ways to play with the characters you've already collected.
Disney Infinity 3.0 Takes You to Hoth, Tattooine and More
The Star Wars portion of Disney Infinity 3.0 returns to a galaxy far, far away in Rise Against the Empire, which will span Episodes IV-VI.
Batman: Arkham Knight Trailer: A Hero Can Be Anyone
The latest trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight will remind you of what the Caped Crusader meant to inspire in us all.
Star Wars Battlefront Will Let You Fly the Millennium Falcon
Fans of the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront revivial from EA and DICE should immediately turn their attention to this Reddit thread, where members of the game's development team are answering all kinds of questions from fans on what to expect when the game drops this fall. One of the best pieces of news so far? We're going to get to be our own Han Solo and pilot the Millennium Falcon.
Nintendo Attractions Coming to Universal Theme Parks
Mario, Luigi and the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom head to Hollywood and Orlando in an epic partnership between Nintendo and Universal Parks & Resorts.