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Double Fine Making a New Adventure Game Funded by Kickstarter
Thu Feb 09, 2012 at 10:30 AM ETTags: Tim Schafer, Mindblowingly Awesome Things (all tags)
As of the time of this writing, the company is only $25,000 away from its goal.
Tim Schafer is a name well known by adventure game fans. He, along with Ron Gilbert, created 'The Secret of Monkey Island.' He's also the man behind 'Full Throttle,' 'Grim Fandango' and 'Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle.' So when Schafer announced that he was working on a new point-and-click adventure game, people got excited.
Schafer and Double Fine announced the new game yesterday afternoon, when they also revealed that funding would be coming directly from money raised on Kickstarter. The plan is to raise $400,000 of which $300,000 will be used to fund the game. The other $100,000 will go to documenting the creative process and releasing monthly videos to show how things are going. Those backing the project will also get access to a special community where they can talk to developers as well as a beta version of the game when it launches. Assuming you shell out $15 or more, you'll get a copy of the full version as well.
Since the announcement of the Kickstarter campaign yesterday evening, Double Fine has raised $375,000, just out of reach of the goal. That's at the time of this writing of course - 5:00am, don't ask why - and funding will run until Tuesday, March 13th.
There's no doubt that Double Fine will not only meet but exceed the amount of money needed for the project. The Kickstarter FAQ answers the question of where that extra cash will go. "The extra money will be put back into the game and documentary. This could result in anything from increased VO and music budgets to additional release platforms for the game." If numbers keep growing like they are now, we should be able to expect very big things from this game indeed.
Source: Kickstarter
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'The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)' Announced for Blu-ray
Thu Feb 09, 2012 at 09:00 AM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Legend (all tags)
A young Jack Nicholson has a dentist appointment to keep next month.
In an early announcement to retailers, Legend says Roger Corman's 'The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)' is coming to Blu-ray on March 6.
A classic tale of boy-meets-girl, plant-eats-people with Jack Nicholson in one of his first film roles. Seymour's exotic plant has an insatiable appetite only for blood and flesh. As the ruthless plant grows larger and larger with each feeding, so do Seymour's affections for shop girl, Audrey. The madness culminates with Seymour and his bloodthirsty plant in a feeding frenzy of epic proportions.
Specs and supplements have yet to be announced, and suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $16.95.
You can find the latest specs for 'The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under March 6.
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'The Iron Lady' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray
Wed Feb 08, 2012 at 04:00 PM ETTags: Starz/Anchor Bay, Disc Announcements (all tags)
Two-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep's acclaimed portrayal of Margaret Thatcher is coming to Blu-ray this April.
In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is prepping 'The Iron Lady' for Blu-ray on April 10.
Considered by many to be the greatest living film actress, Streep has received an astonishing 17 Oscar® nominations over the course of her career, including a 2012 Oscar® nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady.' Streep won a 2012 Golden Globe® award for this role, and received a 2012 Screen Actors Guild Award® nomination as well.
In his review for the New York Post, film critic Kyle Smith wrote, 'The Iron Lady' is “Superb! One of the best movies of the year!” Added New York Magazine’s David Edelstein, “Meryl Streep is too marvelous to resist!” Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers also praised Streep, calling her “Incontestably great!,” while TIME Magazine’s Richard Corliss hailed Streep “The best actress of the year!” Added The New York Times’ Charles McGrath, “Meryl Streep does that miraculous thing she does.”
'The Iron Lady' also stars Academy Award® winner Jim Broadbent ('Iris'), Olivia Colman ('Tyrannosaur'), Alexandra Roach, Harry Lloyd (“Game of Thrones”), and Richard E. Grant ('Dracula'). In addition to Streep’s 2012 Academy Award® nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the film also received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Makeup (Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland).
The most celebrated actress of our time stars as the most powerful woman of her time. Oscar® winning Meryl Streep, the most nominated performer in Academy Award® history, delivers the definitive portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, the enigmatic, highly controversial figure who became the first and only female Prime Minister of England. Much more than a biographical epic, 'The Iron Lady' is also the surprisingly intimate journey of a “common” grocer’s daughter whose social ambition and steel will —along with the love of her husband and confidant, Denis (Academy Award® winner Jim Broadbent) — propelled her to unprecedented power in a world dominated by men.
Combining fact, fiction and poetic flight of imagination into a new breed of biopic, director Phyllida Lloyd ('MAMMA MIA') creates a piercing portrait which reveals the many faces of Margaret Thatcher: the hard-nosed conservative; the woman who demolished the barriers of gender and class in a male-dominated world; the spirited wife and mother who longed to change her country for the better. Exposing the private life behind the headlines, 'The Iron Lady' is a moving journey into the heart of an extraordinary, complex woman.
The Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include The Making of The Iron Lady, Recreating the Young Margaret Thatcher, Battle in the House of Commons, Costume Design: Pearls and Power Suits, and Denis: The Man Behind the Woman.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.99.
You can find the latest specs for 'The Iron Lady' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 10.
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'A Perfect World' Announced for Blu-ray
Wed Feb 08, 2012 at 03:00 PM ETTags: Disc Announcements, Warner Brothers (all tags)
Clint Eastwood's 1993 thriller is coming to high-definition in June.
In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'A Perfect World' on Blu-ray on June 5.
Academy Award winners* Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood confront each other from opposite sides of the law in 'A Perfect World,' an acclaimed, multilayered manhunt saga (directed by Eastwood) that rumbles down Texas backroads toward a harrowing collision with fate.
Costner plays Butch Haynes, a hardened prison escapee on the lam with a young hostage (T.J. Lowther in a remarkable film debut) who sees in Butch the father figure he never had. Eastwood is wily Texas Ranger Red Garnett, leading deputies and a criminologist (Laura Dern) on a statewide pursuit. Red knows every road and pothole in the Panhandle. What's more, he knows the elusive Haynes – because their paths have crossed before.
Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements include Filmographies: Cast/Writer Film Highlights.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is still undetermined at this time.
You can find the latest specs for 'A Perfect World' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under June 5.
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'Plan 9 from Outer Space' Dated for Blu-ray
Wed Feb 08, 2012 at 01:00 PM ETTags: Legend, Disc Announcements (all tags)
One of the worst films ever made by the legendary Ed Wood is in the works for Blu-ray in March.
In an early announcement to retailers, Legend will bring 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' to Blu-ray on March 6.
Ed Wood's cult classic has been hailed as the worst film of all time, but it's one of the most hilariously entertaining movies you'll ever see. Aliens fear the human race will develop a deadly "solaranite bomb." After eight failed attempts, Plan 9 is their scheme to reanimate earth's dead to build a zombie army and stop the earthlings from destroying the universe. With string-powered flying saucers, twisted alien logic and "priceless" special effects, it's a movie mission destined for success - or not.
Specs and supplements have yet to be announced, and suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $16.95.
You can find the latest specs for 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under March 6.
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'Starhawk' First Printing Will Have Free DLC, Soundtrack and Free Warhawk - Exclusive to GameStop
Wed Feb 08, 2012 at 12:30 PM ETTags: Starhawk, Warhawk, Limited Edition, Used Games, GameStop (all tags)
It's not going to cost you a dime more and you're getting a crazy amount of extra content. This is the right way to fight used game sales.
Game companies are doing what they can to deal with used game sales. They find ways to charge consumers just a bit more for their games by locking content for those that didn't pick up a brand new copy.
Instead of punishing the end user, 'Starhawk' will reward. If you buy the game new when it launches, you'll get a large amount of extra content absolutely free. It starts with the Maw of Despair Outcast Pack, which gives you a brand new co-op mission to play.
You'll also get an exclusive Homeworld, a PS3 theme, the game's soundtrack and a downloadable copy of 'Warhawk.'
That's the sort of content we'd expect to see in an ultra-expensive "Special Edition," all coming absolutely free with the first printing of the game.
Source: PlayStation Blog
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Redbox Buys NCR Entertainment Division – Blockbuster Express Comes With It
Wed Feb 08, 2012 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Blockbuster Express, Redbox (all tags)
If the partnership between Redbox and Verizon wasn’t impressive enough for you, Redbox has just made another huge announcement.
There was never any real debate over whether Redbox or Blockbuster would be the dominant rental kiosk company, but now there’s no chance of competition. Coinstar, the parent company of Redbox, has just announced that it will be acquiring NCR’s entertainment division, which includes Blockbuster Express.
In a letter sent to Blockbuster Express customers, general manager Justin Hotard said that the completion of the deal is expected in the third quarter of this year. “Until the transaction is completed,” he says, “you will continue to enjoy the convenience, choice, and value you're used to from Blockbuster Express.”
From the sound of things, currently existing Blockbuster Express kiosks will become Redbox kiosks, further cementing the video renter’s already incredible market penetration.
Source: Engadget
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Tim Schafer and 'Minecraft' Creator "Notch" Persson in Talks About 'Psychonauts 2'
Wed Feb 08, 2012 at 11:30 AM ETTags: Psychonauts, Minecraft, Tim Schafer, Notch, Psychonauts 2 (all tags)
Schafer said that all he needs is a few million dollars, Notch says he's got that to spare.
Tim Schafer, in a recent interview, revealed that he's been trying to make 'Psychonauts 2' happen, but without much success. The first game in the series is a fan favorite and a cult smash, but didn't translate to big money at release. In regards to development, Schafer said "I'd love to do that game, but I'd have to convince someone to just give me a few million dollars. That's all."
As it turns out, Markus "Notch" Persson - the creator of the runaway hit 'Minecraft' -is a fan of the classic title. After reading the interview, he sent a tweet or two over to Schafer. "Let's make Psychonauts 2 happen," said Notch. It wasn't just idle talk either, as the conversation was quickly moved offline by Steven Dengler, who funded both 'Costume Quest' and the 'Psychonauts' Mac version.
Notch says that he and Tim are talking possibilities and that nothing at all is in place at this time. Meanwhile, Double Fine has released a statement simply saying "Tim and Markus are talking. Who knows what might happen?"
Source: 1up
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'Tooth Fairy 2' is Coming to Blu-ray
Wed Feb 08, 2012 at 11:00 AM ETTags: 20th Century Fox, Disc Announcements (all tags)
Larry the Cable Guy will put on the pink tutu and git'r done next month.
In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox says the family comedy 'Tooth Fairy 2' is planned for high-definition on March 6.
The one man comedy phenomenom Blue Collar Comedy Tour’s Larry the Cable Guy ('Cars, 'Cars 2,' and History Channel’s "Only in America") sinks his teeth into this outrageous follow-up to the 2010 theatrical hit 'Tooth Fairy.'
Larry Guthrie (Larry the Cable Guy) is a fun-loving dreamer with a serious mission: win back the love of his life before she makes a terrible mistake and marries the wrong man! In his attempt to get back on his long lost love’s good side, Larry visits the school where she works and make’s a horrible mistake… He accidentally tells a child that the Tooth Fairy is just a myth. Crushing the child’s dreams sets off a chain of events that are far more than Larry bargained for including being “sentenced” to become a Tooth Fairy or face having his memories erased for good…PLUS losing any chance of getting back the girl of his dreams! Larry is brought before a 500-year-old Tooth Fairy stuck in a 10-year-old girl’s body (played by newcomer Brady Reiter) for sentencing. The Tooth Fairy demands that Larry make retribution by temporarily serving as a Tooth Fairy and proving that Tooth Fairies really do exist. His mission? Larry must collect 20 teeth in 20 days. With his orders in hand, Larry embarks on a journey to prove the existence of Tooth Fairies and to win back the love of his life.
The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: Why Do I Lose My Baby Teeth?, Return to Fairyland – Making Tooth Fairy 2, Larry the Hairy Fairy, Tooth Fairy 2 Introduces Crusher the Pig, and A Memory to Remember.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.99.
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'Skyrim' Creation Kit and High Resolution Texture Pack Available - 'Skyrim' 33% Off this Week
Wed Feb 08, 2012 at 10:30 AM ETTags: Bethesda, Creation Kit, User Created Content, Skyrim, Steam (all tags)
Not only will you soon have access to an impressive supply of created mods, but they'll look damn good too.
Today Bethesda has released the long awaited Creation Kit for 'Skyrim,' which means even more impressive user-created mods are on the way. Most players won't use the kit itself, but part of the appeal of the PC version is the amazing amount of user-created content that's on the way.
If you've been hoping for a better looking 'Skyrim,' you'll be happy to see the release of new high-resolution textures from Bethesda, downloadable as free DLC from Steam. The new textures take the game up a notch, but there are a few bugs in there, like the way some shadows end up or simply resolutions that did not get updated.
To celebrate the release of these two big improvements to the game, Bethesda is giving up 'Skyrim' at a 33% discount - just $49.99.
Source: Joystiq
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