Bits, Bikes and Beats

I like Rock. Metal, nü metal, grunge, old school, new school, you name it. You probably have a rather defined musical taste by now if you're 18 years old or older. But why do you like the music that you like? When did it begin? Maybe your dad liked that music, maybe you decided to listen to it because it's the opposite of what they liked, or of what everyone else liked, maybe it was just meant to be. In my case it began with videogames, which began with..well, childhood. When I was around 5 my dad got a PC that ran in DOS. No mouse, no Windows. So the obvious games to play were the original Prince of Persia, Duke Nukem, Mortal Kombat, and stuff like that. But then my cousins got a PC that had Windows. And it a had a mouse. So they started playing Point-and-click adventure games. And so did I when I got a PC that got Windows as well. One of the very first rock songs I ever listenend to was the Full Throttle intro, "Legacy" by The Gone Jackals:

And then my brother came home with a game borrowed from a friend of his, it was the ever-awesome Road Rash. And the background music for the menu was "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden:

I believe that's one of the main reasons why I relate music to good times and fun moments. Of course there are a lot more bands and artists that ended up defining what I like today, but i think it's worth remembering what made you who you are, where it begins. And this is my tribute to that. If you'd like to share how your love for music or videogames began, feel free to comment below.

Oh, I forgot...

There's been a poll on the blog since day one, by the way, in case you hadn't noticed. Please do vote or Cuck Norris will kill you with his left ear.

----- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES TRAILER

----- THOR VIDEOGAME TRAILER

----- VILLAINS CAST FOR SPIDER-MAN REBOOT


No, it's not Kurt Cobain. It's Proto-Goblin, which will be played by this guy:


I know, right? He looks like right out of the comic. Also Rhys Ifans will be The Lizard.
And Campbell Scott and Julianne Nicholson will play Peter Parker's parents, which in my opinion (and i'm not being sarcastic this time) were very accurately casted.

Make it happen!

You may not be aware of a very cool RPG Saga called .hack//. It's basicly about an online game in a semi-futuristic world whose code generates two self-conscious A.I.'s that battle between themselves putting the player's lives in danger, generating people to fall into commas and causing massive internet collapses all over the world. There have been 3 sub-sagas: dot hack, dot hack G.U. and dot hack Link. The latter published only in Japan and oh, yeah, that will be the last dot hack game ever. That's right. No ending unless you can understand Japanese. So the guys over at http://linkus.dothackers.net/ started a campaign for Namco Bandai to publish the game in the U.S.A. which would eventually cause a worlwide release.
The saga consists of more than seven games, five mangas, four novels,three animes and five OVAs, which have all been translated into English. If you'd like to know how it all ends, or you just think it's unfair that they don't publish a PSP game that has sold over 100 thousand copies in Japan alone, please do give dothackers.net a hand and follow some of their suggestions on their website.

I'm Back!

Sorry for not posting anything the last couple of weeks, I was busy with exams and stuff. I know there's a lot of videogame trailers that have premiered of the Spoke's VGA Awards and there also Thor's. And Yes, I know by now you've all seem them but i'm posting them for completion's sake. Also, I've noticed that sometimes the blog gets a very decent amount of views per day, yet no one comments. Please do comment or an elephant will rape your pet unicorn. So this is the most important stuff:

-------THOR POSTER AND TRAILER


Besides this teasers, they've also revealed that the whole asgardiana spect of the movie will be more sci-fi based than the fantasy style from the current comics. Thor is a friggin' alien (and also everyone in Asgard). Hell yeah!

-------NEW COWBOYS & ALIENS POSTER


-------NEW BATMAN ARKHAM CITY TRAILER

Remember how last time i was telling you about the whole possible plot for Batman 3? Well it seems that it was actually for the game. Or maybe it will be both. We'll have to wait and see.

-------NEW CRYSIS 2 TRAILER

I didn't like the first Crysis games, not Far Cry. But Crytek totally bought me with the song. It's "Just like you imagined" by Nine Inch Nails (it may sound familiar from the 300 movie trailer). Go get it.

-------NEW X-MEN: DESTINY TRAILER

Oh, I hate you Marvel. This is the very definition of a teaser trailer. It teases you. It gives you nothing. Yet it makes you want more. I hate you, Marvel.

-------PROTOTYPE 2 DEBUT TRAILER

-------BACK TO THE FUTURE GAME TRAILER

-------TOMB RAIDER REBOOT TEASED

Another Eidos game that gets remade by Square-Enix, just like Deus Ex. So we know it'll be awesome.

More, more!

------ WOLVERINE ANIME TEASER TRAILER

Yes, just like Iron Man, Wolverine is getting his own anime produced by MadHouse. Official Site here.

------ 2 AWESOME ASSASSIN'S CREED ILLUSTRATIONS

The guys at UbiWorkshop have a very neat project going on: making an assassin's creed artbook. Check out their site for more info and cool Assassin's Creed stuff. These are the two latest additions to their gallery:

"Assassin" by SeedSeven

"Assassin" by Will Murai

Stock o' Updates

------ MILLARVERSE VARIANT COVERS!


No, it's not an actual crossover. It's just a pic spreaded across three variant covers for Nemesis, Superior and Kick-Ass, respectively. But still pretty cool.

------ PARALLAX, YOU'RE LEAKING


A concept image of Parallax from the Green Lantern movie has leaked. And it is obviously still online despite Warner Bros' efforts to get it offline.

------ STACKING DEBUT TRAILER RELEASED

Tim schafer has a habir of making awesome but underrated games. As much as i'd like to believe otherwise, this doesn't seem like it'll be the exception. Let's hope i'm wrong.

------ APOLLO 18 POSTER RELEASED


Timur Bekmambetov is the Tim Schafer of movies. He made amazing movies such as Night Watch, Day Watch and Wanted, yet he still isn't a big name in the hollywood industry. Let's hope that changes as well.

------ BACK TO BACK TO THE FUTURE

IGN released the first screenshots of the videogame adaptation of the saga by Telltale Games. Seems cool. It's nice to know adventure games aren't dead yet.

------ RUMOROUS RUMORS: BATMAN 3 PLOT


It is said that is said that someone else said that the Batman comic in saga (or at least one of them) in which the next film will be based is "Prey" in which Batman is persued by a cop turned vigilante (Officer Cort / Night Scourge) and police psychiatrist called Dr Hugo Strange, who also convinces Commisioner Gordon to assamble atask force to hunt Batman down. Also, Strange eventually learns Batman's true identity but keeps his mouth shut. And Catwoman also appears in these comics. So this whole this would fit pretty nicely with the end of tha lst film and the rumors that have been going around lately about Nolan casting a female role. Tom Hardy, who has already confirmed an appearence could play either Officer Cort or Dr Hugo Strange.

Larger Green Lantern Poster

I know, i know, i'm paying too much attention to the movie, and it doesn't even look all that great. But sinestro's there!

Sci-fi, Bats & Bad Romances

---------DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION GAMEPLAY TRAILER

---------THE DARK KNIGHT RISES SHOOTING DATE

Pew,pew!

I'll keep this one short: Michael Kane, who plays Alfred, says that Chris Nolan said the schedule for the movie was "Script in January, shoot in May, finish in November". Maybe we'll get some pics from the set then.

---------ERIC CALDERONE - BAD ROMANCE (LADY GAGA COVER)

Oh yes that left me speechless.

You can watch more videos of this guy here. He's got some cool covers and download link for the MP3s in the underbar in each video. Cool stuff.

Two quick ones

-------LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ANNOUNCED

Bring the rhum!

That's right. It will feature over 20 levels, playable either in single player or co-op mode. It will be released near the premiere of the next film in 2011 and it'll be available for PC, PS3, X360, WII, NDS & PSP....and probably cellphones, iPod, iPhone, iPad and more iStuff.

-------NEW GREEN LANTERN PIC

I can haz shiny ring.

Green Lantern Trailer!

I'm posting it again in better quality now. You can watch in up to 720p. But you gotta admit...that suit could look better.

Updates, Updates...

-------COWBOYS & ALIENS TRAILER HITS THE INTERWEBZ

-------NEW GREEN LANTERN POSTER


-------MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3 SPECIAL EDITION

I love special editions.

And Todays Updates Are...

-------PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES TEASER POSTER

Yo ho, yo ho...

-------BATTLE: LOS ANGELES TRAILER

Looks like District 9. I'm watching it. Yes, I'm that easy to buy.

-------THE INCREDIBLE HULK TV SERIES GETS DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER

Colgate. Total Protection.

As it turns out, Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy) will be directing the series and David Eick (Battlestar Galactica) will be producing it. Among the executive producers are Gary Ungar, Jeph Loeb, and Joe Quesada. Apparently, Del Toro had already tried to direct a Hulk movie back in 2002, so maybe we can expect something more fan dedicated, and at least equally good as the last movie. However, considering his philmography, I'm pretty sure this series will kick ass and we don't need to worry, right?. It's supposed to be along the lines of the old TV series, with a bit of the other Hulk movies and it will be an origin stories. It will premiere on ABC around fall 2012, after The Avengers hits theaters, but it is unclear wether it will tie in with the current Avengers movieverse or not. The hulk is going to be "a mixture of prosthetics, puppetry and CGI".

More Updates!

------THE THING PREQUEL DELAYED

The Thing prequel, which apparently will also be called...The Thing, has been delayed. It was supposed to hit theaters on June 30, 2011, but it was posponed undefinitely because Universal really wants to focus a bit more on the next The Fast & The Furious movie.

They really hate cockroaches.

------WOLVERINE 2 GETS A NAME

It ahs been announced that the nextwolverine movie will be called *drumrolls* The Wolverine and it seems it will be a stand-alone film with no direct relation to the previous X-Men movies.

Wolverine eats his way through Japan.

------COWBOYS & ALIENS TEASER POSTER RELEASED

Booyah!

------BULLETSTORM GAMEPLAY TRAILER RELEASED

Who needs a new Duke Nukem when you have games like Gears of War or Bulletstorm? Seriously.

------NEW MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3 TRAILER INTRODUCING SHE-HULK

Massive Update

Well, I haven't updated the blog in a week, but that doesn't mean I haven't been keeping up with geeky stuff. Now I have time to update, so I will.

---------SILENT HILL 2 NEWS

Official synopsis:
"For years, Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand. Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by terrifying nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she's not who she thinks she is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her in Silent Hill forever."

The Film will be produced by Samual Hadida and Don Carmody, who just finished producing Resident Evil Afterlife and it will be directed by Michael J. Bassett (Solomon Kane). They said they're very excited to work with Konami and they'll try to keep as much of the people who worked on the first film as they can. They also showed great emphasis on the 3D aspect of the film. Additionally, the head of the art team behind the first videogame stated that he turned down an offer to work on this film because he was too busy.

---------NEW (AND FINAL) TRON: LEGACY TRAILER

---------RESIDENT EVIL: DAMNATION TEASER TRAILER

This is, of course, a sequel to the previous Resident Evil CGI movie Resident Evil: Degeneration.

---------GREEN LANTERN SNEAK PEEK

This is just a TV Spot of the show in which a longer preview will be shown, as advertised in the video. By the way, this is the only true HD version of this video out there, so watch it in 720p if you can. You're welcome.

----------NEW MORTAL KOMBAT TRAILER

----------ASSASSIN'S CREED: ASCENDANCE TRAILER

This will be animated webisodes (or a short, it's not clear) which will be parallel to the story of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

----------ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD LAUNCH TRAILER

----------ASSASSIN'S CREED: THE FALL IS OUT


Damn right. Go read it.

----------PREVIEW OF THOR AND CAPTAIN AMERICA'S TOYS






Personally, I think Cap's sucks, i hope they release some better ones.

---------TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON 2 ANNOUNCED


Hasbro announced during its investor conference that a sequel for Transformers: War for Cybertron is in development and will come out in 2012. And since the third movie, Transformers: Dark of the moon, is coming out in 2011, there'll also be a game for the movie.

Champion - Perfect in Between / No Heaven

Since I haven't really shared anything music-related so far, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is drawing near, I decided to share with you this awesome, awesome song by Champion (a.k.a. DJ Champion) featured in one of the first trailers. The song:

And the trailer it's in:

Check out the band if you have the opportunity, they have many cool songs like "No Heaven", "So big", "The Plow" and many more. You can find the songs from their first album "Chill 'em All" on iTunes, as well as a live album and remix album and you can order their latest one, "Resistance", on their official website. You can download "Perfect in Between" and "The Plow" for free (legally) here.

You can also hear the full "No Heaven" on the Borderlands trailer:

MJ is out and Akira has bad news

More news concerning the Spider-Man reebot. Apparently Mary Jane Watson won't be in there. Although it was pretty obvious by the fact that they cast Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy but they hadn't really mentioned MJ. Will the green goblin kill Gwen in the movie? I certainly hope so. What? don't tell me you like clichèd happy endings.

This relationship is dead

But there's also bad news. It is said that Zac Efron was offered an unespecified role in the live-action adaptation of the manga/anime Akira. He was probably offered one of these two roles:

Tetsuo, the exploding bionic arm guy with psychic powers

Or Kaneda, the guy that puts Tetsuo in his place

THIS GUY:

To this I can only say:

Aunt May & Uncle OMG-I-Got-Shot Cast, Avengers faces delays, and Tron gets animated

My aunt always used to say...

First things first: Uncle Ben and Aunt May have been cast for the upcoming reboot of Spider-Man.


That's right, Martin Sheen, the guy who got owned by Spawn in that mediocre movie back in the 90's...and Sally Field, a.k.a. Forrest Gump's mom..you know, the one that always used to say life's like a big box of chocolates.

Teaming up against budget cuts!

Also, since Marvel decided to keep things cheap with The Avengers movie, many people have decided walk out of the project and pre-production has been delayed "weeks, maybe even months". Release date is still set for May 4, 2012.

So close, yet so far...

Finally, Tron is getting an animated series called Tron: Uprising on Disney XD. The executive producer and director will be Charlie Bean and among the voice cast are: Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens, Lance Henriksen, and Bruce Boxleitner.

Do I really need a reason to post this picture?

Silent Hill 2 Gets name & Wolverine Rumor

By now you've probably heard that Wolverine could make a cameo on X-Men First Class. This rumor was started when a taxi driver claimed on facebook to have given a ride to Hugh Jack, in the same city where First Class is shooting, but the rumor has been denied multiple times. The fact that he may be visiting the set doesn't mean that he'll be in the movie, maybe he's just paying a visit to someone. Like....magneto.

Those were MY cheetos!!!

But honestly, if he were to make a cameo, you really think they'd tell us? HA!

In other news, the sequel to the Silent Hill movie has been named "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D"



It will be basically an adaptation of the Silent Hill 3 videogame since the plot details that have been given state that ''On Heather's 18th birthday her father disappears and she discovers some dark secrets about her past that make her question who she truly is''. Or something. Blah Blah MONSTERS!!!

ChEeeEeetooOOOooosS!!!