The ubiquitous nature of certain game images can truly transcend language. Take the below ad for French mobile company SFR, which includes images clearly based on Halo, Mario Kart, Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero and Street Fighter, along with a cutesy platformer character and a puzzle game reference.
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The Expendables is about as testosterone laden a movie can be without a mandatory injection of hormones. The latest little taste shows Jason Statham turning basketball into a full contact sport.
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The previous Red Faction games have all been about rebelling against an oppressive Earth government formed on Mars. Humans, however, are the least of your worries in Red Faction: Armageddon.
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. As an online multiplayer remix of six previous Castlevania games, it’s an odd experiment for the franchise.
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The Resident Evil series of movies have been surprisingly successful, branching off of what the games created with plots that leaned more towards action than horror. Check out some of the images from the first three films, as it shows how Alice has progressed in this TV spot.
Some games cannot be properly described in words. Kung Fu Live, using a camera to record your moments for a martial arts action title, is one such game; it sounds really silly when described, and even looks a little silly in this trailer, but the appeal is tangible.
Mafia II looks like the most ambitious interpretation of a Godfather style crime game ever. Check out the video below to see what went into making the game world immersive and cinematic.
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Easily the most anticipated movie event of 2012 is going to be the Avengers movie. While the film has not started filming (heck, some of its set-up movies aren’t done yet) that hasn’t stopped Marvel from crafting this teaser.
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Dead Rising was known mainly for two things: quirky humor and hordes of zombies. This trailer, presented as a vacation spot for Fortune City, shows that things haven’t changed for Dead Rising 2.
The original Shogun: Total War used simple sprites to represent units on the field, with preset animations for walking and fighting. As is evident from this trailer, crafted from the in-game engine, things have gotten much more detailed.
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