The second half of our interview with Champions Online Executive Producer Shannon “Poz” Posniewski about Cryptic’s Superhero MMORPG Champions Online which is about switch from a monthly subscription to a free-to-play model
Tired of all that sissy Christmas music and those hideous knit sweaters? Craving Thor, Transformers and Pirates or the Caribbean instead? Well forget about being nice, bring on the naughty and pour some rum into that eggnog because this ain’t your momma’s Trailer Tracker!
I know you’ve been waiting all year for it, and here it finally is, the clip for The Beaver, about a depressed man (Mel Gibson) who wears a beaver puppet on his hand as a way to cope. Intrigued? Well take a peak. It’s Trailer Tracker.
This week’s releases are a real mix of the sublime, the ridiculous and the cash-ins. We get the release of a critically acclaimed indie film, the extended version of the world’s highest grossing film and the continuing tragic decline of a once-promising filmmaker. On the re-release front there is a wide range of classic films and some animated features (which also see the rise of 3D Blu-ray releases).
This is the best movie I’ve seen in a long time, it’s the best Tony Scott/Denzel Washington collaboration, and it’s the best movie Tony Scott’s ever made. I was literally biting my nails from the intensity of this smartly directed, fantastically shot, well-written, well-acted popcorn flick.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Manhattan Federal Court after rejecting a takeover bid by Lionsgate and billionaire Carl Icahn. It is expected that the “pre-pack” bankruptcy deal will last 30 days with major lenders JP Morgan and Credit Suisse swapping $4 billion of loans for a majority of the company’s equity.
It’s been a little over a year since the superhero MMORPG Champions Online appeared to tepid reviews and limited consumer interest. There have been several free updates to the game during the last year that have improved gameplay substantially, and developer Cryptic Studios have made the game available for trial in a variety of ways, including a time-limited trial on Steam, and the current system in which players have unlimited play-time in a very restricted demo zone. It was announced today that they will switch to a free-to-play model in early 2011, with a closed beta starting November 9th.
Disney made some waves last year when they bought Marvel for $4 billion, putting the Mouse front and center in the ever growing genre of comic book films. With Marvel having recent success financing their own films (Iron Man followed by The Incredible Hulk being their first), the deal brought together one of the two power players in comics with one of the largest media distribution platforms in the world. Now, Deadline has it that Disney is taking the next steps in capitalizing on their investment, buying away the distribution rights for two upcoming Marvel projects: The Avengers and Iron Man 3 for $115 million.
There is artistry behind the visual presentation of Castlevania:Lords of Shadow, and it pays off wonderfully. I enjoyed this game on a visual level more so than any game since Shadow of the Colossus, but all of that would be for naught if it didn’t make sense within the context of the gameplay and this is the games biggest success.
Where can you see aliens, ninja’s, sorceresses and cowboys all in one place? No it’s not my action figure collection…I don’t have any cowboys. It’s Trailer Tracker, your one stop shop for all the latest clips hitting the web. A slow frame christens the month of October here on Player Affinity, beginning – perhaps ironically – with I Am Number Four, the clip for director Doug Liman’s sci-fi action blockbuster. East meets west in the martial arts western The Warrior’s Way and then Simon Pegg teams with Andy Serkis for a macabre business plan in Burke & Hare. The last new trailer this week is the Shakespearian adaptation The Tempest from visually-dynamic director Julie Taymor following her “Beatles” musical Across the Universe and finally, just one week after the teaser clip for The Coen Brother’s True Grit debuted, we have the riveting theatrical trailer. So grab your lasers, mount your saddle and giddy-up.
