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The impact of Tron mania

Posted by Piscean on 12:32 PM 0 comments

Not yet released everywhere across the globe, the sequel to "Tron" has caused a sensation at the American box office. And as a result it is in the land of Uncle Sam that the first effects of what has already become known as "Tron mania" have been most felt. The interest in "Tron: Legacy" has obviously had a direct impact on "Tron: Evolution", the action adventure video game adapted from the film.

An offer made to American gamers allowed them to pre-order an Xbox 360 controller with a design inspired by the "Tron" universe. This magnificent model encrusted with orange lights was offered as a limited edition of 250 units on the website of the manufacturer Performance Design Products. Sold for 50 dollars, the "Xbox 360 Limited Edition Tron Controller" has already sold out.

Let's hope that for "Tron" fans the offer will be repeated when the game is released in other regions!

A Film About the Madden Curse

Posted by Piscean on 12:28 PM 0 comments

EA wants to make a comedy film about the "Madden Curse", a curse that befalls footballers who feature on the cover of the EA Sports' "Madden NFL" football video games and subsequently suffer injury and/or bad performances in real life.

The movie is going to be called the "Madden Curse" and it will be about a former Madden game champ who is featured on the video game's cover. He is forced to come out of retirement and is hit by the Madden curse. Madden also has a reality show on TV, "Madden Nation", about the lives of football stars and Pat O'Brien, VP at EA Entertainment is going to be one of the producers of the film.

Wii 2, not straight away

Posted by Piscean on 12:25 PM 0 comments

As sales of Nintendo's Wii are slowing decreasing, many observers are asking themselves what the Japanese video gaming company is waiting for to update its family-friendly console. It does not benefit from high definition image quality, like the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is one of the reasons behind the lack of enthusiasm some gamers have for the Wii.

In spite of this, a new version that includes HD will not be available on the market in 2011. This is what Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime stated before adding: "As we sit here today we're saying the Wii has many, many more units to sell. After we've reached an installed base of 45 million here in the US, we can have a conversation about the next generation." In any event, with the launch of the 3DS Nintendo has enough on its plate over the next few months!

A teaser for Sly 4

Posted by Piscean on 12:21 PM 0 comments

Sly Cooper: does the name remind you of something? The main character from the series "Sly", the fun raccoon posing as a gentleman thief in 3 platform games released on PlayStation 2. "Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus" ("Sly Raccoon" in Europe and Australia), "Sly 2: Band of Thieves" and "Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves" did not perhaps attain the success they deserved. These titles, now somewhat re-mastered, are reunited under the banner of "The Sly Collection", a compilation already available in North America.

The most assiduous gamers who were able to carry off the 3 trophies in the compilation had a pleasant surprise at the end of their adventures. A special video appeared. And, in fact, it was a teaser announcing a 4th instalment devoted to the raccoon Sly! Even if no official announcement has been made to confirm its development, nevertheless we cannot image that the publisher Sony would give this kind of false hope.

The Del Toro game: it's official!

Posted by Piscean on 12:17 PM 0 comments

WriteOut ResolveXHTML(Component.Fields.Item( It was back in August that we first heard that the game publisher THQ was working on a collaboration with the film director Guillermo del Toro. Since then, apart from a few rumours, there has been no reliable information on what exactly it will entail. THQ has finally broken its silence and issued a press release to officially announce the video game project being undertaken by the Mexican director behind movies like "Hellboy" and "Pan's Labyrinth".

The game will be entitled "inSane" and will take place in an ambience akin to a horror film. If all goes to plan, it should finally see the light of day in 2013. Guillermo del Toro has wisely decided not to rush things. Too bad for those of us who may feel frustrated by the long wait! The title will be developed by Volition ("Saints Row", "The Punisher", "Red Faction"). It is planned to be the first instalment of a trilogy.