At nearly two-decades old, the Sonic franchise is due for a revival. While most fans have been celebrating his return-to-form 2D adventure with Sonic 4, the game that should be in their sights is the VERY (emphasis on VERY) Super Mario Galaxy-inspired Sonic Colors, a Nintendo-exclusive set to unleash its hedgehog fury on the Wii and DS consoles this November. To help remind people of the power their mascot once held, Sega is pulling all the stops by releasing not just the official box-art shots for both versions, but an incredible trailer absolutely dripping with gameplay footage and featuring the song 'Reach for the Stars' by Jean Paul Makhlouf (from New Jeresy band Cash Cash).
Is it cheesy? You bet, but cheesy music is practically a requirement in any good Sonic game, and after nearly two decades of so-so Sonic games, they reall need to hit this one out of the park. From what we experienced at E3, they finally seem to have nailed the third-dimension, and as I alluded above, Nintendo's recent plumbing adventures (right down to the galaxy hub-system) has affected just about every ounce of the game. This is great news, and I'm proud to say that for the first time in well over a decade, I'm really excited about a 3D Sonic game.
Sonic Colors zooms onto the Wii and DS consoles November 16th! Keep reading to see the game's official box-art, as well as a spectacular trailer overflowing with gameplay footage and even more musical cheese. Hey, it's no 'Sonic Boom', but it'll do in a pinch. Keep reading now!
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Here's a look at the new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Medal of Honor game. What's even more cool is that the trailer is directed by Linkin Park's own Joesph Hahn and features a new song from Linkin Park called The Catalyst, which will be featured on their upcoming 'A Thousand Suns' album that's due to hit September 14th. The group knows a thing or two about making smash-hit singles (for movies), as they've scored back-to-back hits by providing lead singles for both live-action Transformers movies.
Enjoy the trailer and song, and be on the lookout for Medal of Honor when it explodes into the gaming world on October 12, 2010!
I've never really understood why some media companies are so coy about releasing finished trailers to the public, especially ones that have been specifically designed to end a movie's speculation of crappiness and convince the masses that it's worth seeing. Such is the 'leaked' trailer for Marvel's upcoming Thor movie, which, as directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek) and Natalie Portman in the leads, looks to pinch us one character closer to having the full Avengers ensemble together.
Hemsworth looks good in the part, and Anthony Hopkins sounds amazing as Thor's father Odin. So far, so good, although I'm not sure if some casual movie fans will dig the obvious cheese that makes this look like a fun hybrid between Flash Gordon meets Masters of the Universe (really), or if we need the unnecessary Twilight 'shirtless guy' moments in there. But this isn't a movie for the nerds - thank goodness - but for the masses, and I can only hope it's a lot closer to Iron Man than 2003's Hulk ever was. Guess we'll see when Thor smashes his mighty hammer into theaters May 6th!
Why, it seems like it was just yesterday that Chris was sharing the first-ever poster for the upcoming live-action/animated hybrid Yogi Bear movie with the world... oh, wait....it WAS just yesterday. Now we've got an even fresher honey-glazed look at the Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake-starring movie with the debut trailer, courtesy of Yahoo Movies. To be honest, Aykroyd and Timberlake sound an awful lot like the original Hanna-Barbera cartoon, and the animated Yogi and Boo Boo bears they're playing. And while I'm not 100% confident that the full thing will be anything more than the slapstick comedy it looks to be, right now it doesn't look (or sound) that bad. Color me impressed.
Yogi Bear steals your pic-a-nic baskets starting December 17th!
Here's a look at the poster for the upcoming Yogi Bear film from Warner Bros. Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake voice the animated bears among a cast featuring Anna Faris, TJ Miller, Tom Cavanagh, and Andrew Daly. The film's plot revolves around Jellystone Park losing business, causing the Mayor to shut it down and sell the land. With that happening, Yogi and Boo Boo will be tossed out of the only home they’ve ever known. The two join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing and to save their home.
We'll have to see if Yogi really is smarter than the average bear when it hits theaters on December 17, 2010.
Zack Synder is really making a name for himself when it comes to stylized, slow-motion action sequences. From the testosterone-filled gore of 300 to the animated owls of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, he's fast becoming one of the most creative directors in Hollywood today. Next on the list is the strange looking (even by his standards) Sucker Punch, which features a story he describes as:
"set in the 1950s, it tells the story of Baby Doll (Browning), who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and lobotomy. She ends up in mental institution in Brattleboro, Vermont and while there she starts to imagine alternative reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is caught by a vile man. She has 5 days to escape before being lobotomized. In order to cope with the situation, she enters the hyper-real world of her imagination, and the lines between reality and dream begin to blur."
It's gonna be a long wait until March 25th 2011, cuz that's when Sucker Punch punches into theaters everywhere. Enjoy the first trailer, and head on over to Apple for the HD version right HERE!