Oh, the power a trailer can have. Lionsgate’s co-COO and Motion Picture Group President Joe Drake announced earlier today that it has optioned the film rights to Deep Silver’s action/survival/brawler Dead Island. Lionsgate had particularly glowing remarks for the game’s Announcement trailer – released back in February – lauding its artistic credibility with gamers and […]
“Exposure: Gaddafi and the IRA”, a documentary on terrorism that aired on the British ITV network last night, appears to have mistaken video games for real life. In a clip (since removed from internet circulation) discussing trunk mounted machine-guns shooting down British helicopters, a gameplay segment from 2009’s ArmA II was broadcast in the stead […]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkPqG-dE1l0[/youtube] Electronic Arts and Klei Entertainment debuted the first trailer for Shank 2 as part of a joint press conference earlier today. Scheduled for sometime early next year, Klei Entertainment promises expanded combat controls and a new arcade-style survival co-op campaign. Shank 2 is expected to release on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Earlier today, Bethesda Softworks announced the roster of voice talent to be featured in November’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Led by screen legend Christopher Plummer (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, “The Sound of Music”), the cast features a wide variety of talent from both the big and small screens.