Silent Hill Second Movie Revealed

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Konami has announced details to Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, the sequel to the Silent Hill film. Focusing on Heather Mason’s flight from horror and the disappearance of her father, the movie will be directed by Michael J. Bassett (Solomon Kane, Deathwatch), and will star Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Vampire, Camilla Dickinson, Wasted on the Young) and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones).

“For over a decade, the Silent Hill franchise has been scaring players through psychological horror and the fear of the unknown,” said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “It’s that proven blueprint for terror we know Samuel Hadida is capable of re-creating for the big screen. With him at the helm, we’re confident Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, will bring a new dimension of fear for fans both old and new.”

“We are all excited to have the Silent Hill team reunited in Toronto for the sequel to one of the best horror franchises of all time,” said Producer Samuel Hadida of Davis Films. “With Michael at the directing helm, we will be building on the first film and taking the Silent Hill story into new territories with exciting storylines and visuals that will grab both new audiences, and those familiar with the Silent Hill franchise.”

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Gets Special OnLive Pre-Order Offerings

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Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood will be available on OnLive the same day it comes to PC retail. OnLive is celebrating this with a couple of special offers for those that purchase Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood.

Those that pre-order the game will be upgraded to the Deluxe Edition with two extra multiplayer characters, two exclusive single-player maps and one Ezio armor skin. They’ll also be entered in an OnLive game room setup, including a 47 Vizio 3D HDTV and OnLive Game System with 2 controllers.

To find out more visit onlive.com/go/acbrotherhood.

Facebook Offering Movies For First Time

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Facebook has announced that they will be offering movies for rent or purchase on the site. The first such film is The Dark Knight from Warner Bros. which can be rented for $3.

Warner Bros. intends to make other films available over the social media site in the months to come. The movie studio already offering The Dark Knight and Inception apps in iPhone for users to download the movie separately from iTunes.

Source: Los Angeles Times

NOS Fueling MLG

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Major League Gaming (MLG) has announced a partnership with NOS Energy Drink. There will be a retail promotion for MLG through NOS products, a sponsorship of MLG Pro Player FearItSelf during the 2011 Pro Circuit, and will be the title partner of the soon to be launched MLG Performance Center at MLG Studios in New York.

NOS fuels victory in every competition with four wheels and a tailpipe, and now we want to do the same for competition with a controller, said Tutul Rahman, NOS brand marketing lead. “We know how much our consumers love gaming, and MLG is the preeminent organization for competitive gaming, so it s a great fit. We can t wait to get started.

At MLG we strive to work with the most powerful brands, like NOS, that appeal to our vast community, said Sundance DiGiovanni, CEO, MLG. Given NOS s dedication to motorsports through Nascar and Drifting, we are proud to have them involved with the sport of professional and competitive gaming.

Homefront Balloon Promotion Goes Awry

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THQ recently released 10,000 red balloons as part of a promotion for Homefront. Designed to simulate the way that South Korea sends messages to North Koreans, rain sent many of them straight into the San Francisco Bay.

“When I looked out the window and saw thousands of balloons dropping straight into the bay, I was flabbergasted,” said Rod Fujita, a senior oceans scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund. “I never expected to see something like this in San Francisco, where there’s such concern about the bay and pollution.”

The balloons carried a promotion that would allow those that found it to receive a downloadable pack at GameStop. After pictures showed thousands of the balloons in the bay, environmentalists blasted the promotion, and THQ went into damage control.

“We understand the concerns consumers have regarding the impact balloons can have on the environment,” read a statement by GameStop. “However, the balloon drop stunt in San Francisco was created by THQ . . . and Game-Stop had no prior knowledge of it.”

THQ for its part said that the balloons were 100 percent organic and biodegradable, and they sent a clean up crew to remove remaining debris.

Source: SF Gate

Retail Needed To Promote PC Games, Says NCsoft

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The sale of PC games at retail has dropped off over the past decade, replaced mostly by digital downloads. Still, NCsoft Europe managing director Veronique Lallier thinks that things like midnight openings and story incentives at a brick-and-mortar shop bring more awareness to a title than a digital retailer ever could.

Retail remains hugely important to us, said Lallier. Many retailers have a dim view of the PC sector but they know the one genre that continues to thrive there is the MMO. The High Street offers a great opportunity and focal point for both trade and consumers alike, particularly at release. You need only look at the continued popularity of midnight openings to know this.

There is a risk in always looking at the worst case scenario of a particular trend, Lallier added. In reality, genuine change takes place at a slower pace. PC games will undoubtedly drift online as delivery speeds improve and resistance to digital sales falls away, but we re a way off from seeing PC disappear from retail. There are always more avenues to be explored when it comes to driving retail sales. Whether this is promoting a game, time card or an exclusive item, we see it as an important ongoing process that can only be bettered by closer collaboration with all of our retail partners.

Source: MCV

Tomb Raider Film Planned For 2013

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GK Films has announced that they have purchased the rights to the Tomb Raider film franchise from Square Enix. The reboot of the franchise that saw two entries starring Angelina Jolie roughly a decade ago is expected to release in 2013.

We are very excited to be rebooting what is already a hugely successful film franchise and continuing the Tomb Raider phenomenon, said GK Films producer Graham King.

Call Of Juarez: The New West

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The first two Call of Juarez games were Western-themed and set in the Old West. The third game in the series is still Western-themed, but deals (somewhat uncomfortably) with issues of border protection against drug runners.

Verizon Motorola Xoom Grabs You

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Apple has done a great job with general appeal on their iPad ads, but Verizon is trying for something different with the Motorola Xoom. Clearly targeting gamers is this ad with some CG that would do the Transformers movies proud.