Results tagged “entertainment”

Critter Crunch (Capybara Games) makes its way to the PSN store this summer so until then this hot hot hot trailer will make to do. I'm a sucker for easy pick-up-and-play games, especially when they're designed around anthropomorphic creatures that vomit rainbows. YES!

More at Playstation blog.

This will be my 2nd Little Big Planet pack I'll purchase, the first being the Metal Gear costumes. Too bad I have to wait until August to get my hands on them. At least Media Molecule was nice enough to upload large images to their flickr page.

EyePet, I was worried when there was nary a mention of the aforementioned game during Sony's press conference. Thankfully the gaming gods have graced us with a ton of new screenies and more details about what to expect.

Using the PlayStation Eye, the pet will interact with every object placed in front of it. For example, wave your fingers in front of the camera, and the EyePet will laugh. Roll a ball, and he'll race after it. Poke him with a stick, and he'll jump. There are over 250 objects for EyePet to play with and you can even design your own!

Hit the jump for more screenies! via Kotaku

What if humans never change, never stop the environmental pillage of Earth, never stop mining our resources like commodities, and never stop warring with each other until it was too late. Planet Earth is completely decimated and the surviving members of our species are stuck on a planetary sized ship with less than 2 months of oxygen left. Our leaders are tasked with an awful decision - to race against time and try to rebuild our world or find another to take - even if it's already inhabited.

Unlike most of the "War of the Worlds" sagas we're familiar with, Battle for Terra is an animated feature exploring what happens to humanity when we are the invaders - taking from another more primitive species in a last ditch effort to save ourselves. Is it justified?

You have to go see this movie. It just came out yesterday but I promise you will not be disappointed. The animation and directing are fantastic. With all all star cast - it's a movie topic that should have long been explored by Hollywood, especially in these chaotic times.

Hit the jump for more screenies.

If ever a game existed where your character's main task was to eat everything in sight, then continuously grow in order to access particular areas - then it would be a game destined for the Wii. Namco's upcoming The Munchables combines the gluttony of Pac-Man with the seismic linearity of Katamari. I kinda wanna play it.

The one sheet is out. WTWTA is slated for Fall 2009. YAY! I cannot wait. As Rupaul would say, "DON'T FUCK IT UP!"

Why? Because French electronica duo Daft Punk has been signed to write the original music score for Tron 2.0, Walt Disney's upcoming sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 animation cult hit which was scored by electronic music icon Wendy Carlos. Daft Punk's members Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter have been involved in various films before, but Tron 2.0 will be their first complete feature film score. The film, scheduled for a 2011 release, is helmed by Joseph Kosinski and will feature Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett. According to industry news reports, Tron 2.0 will play as the "next chapter" after the first film, with Wilde starring as one of the heroes trying to help fight the Master Control Program, the evil intelligence protocol that was the nemesis in the 1982 film. The assignment of Daft Punk to score Tron 2.0 has been confirmed to Upcoming Film Scores by Walt Disney Pictures.

OKAYYYYY!!!!! Yes. I can only imagine. I'm doing twirls, finger snaps, and the robot in my head right now.

It's fantastico! This along with Final Fantasy XIII are two of my most anticipated games for the PS3. The extended trailer shows how much more badass Kratos is. Check out the new weapons - lionhead brass knuckles! I swoon.

I'm not really into hack and slash games but God of War is a lot more than that. It's somewhere in between Koei's Dynasty Warriors and Sega's Ninja Gaiden - but with a better story line and dare I say character designs. Just watch the trailer yo!

This is exactly why I love the Wii. It's no secret the console is underpowered but that has forced developers to get creative in other ways. Mad World is a prime example. Instead of relying on subpar wanna-be realistic graphics, the environment is totally black and white. The character design is stylized and game play is more akin to an interactive graphic novel. I can't wait for it to come out.

I'm like lusting ya'll. Check out this HOT HOT HOT painting of what Zelda, Link To The Past might have looked like if it were in HD. OMG, ZOMG, ZOMFG!!!! The artwork comes courtesy of Orioto, and there's wayyyyy more if you hit this link. Destructiod has all the gigantic versions for download including other classic gaming revisits in HD.

The Rubik's 360 is set to repeat the success of the maddening Cube, which became an overnight sensation almost three decades ago and remains the world's fastest-selling toy. Now the reclusive Hungarian inventor hopes to recreate the buzz of Rubik's Cube with his new game, featuring six balls trapped within three transparent plastic spheres.

The puzzle show here ahead of its unveiling at a toy industry fair in Germany on February 5, confronts users with the same frustrating challenge - a task that is simple to understand, with only one possible solution, yet extremely difficult to execute. Players must get the colored balls from an inner sphere into matching slots on the outer sphere by shaking them through a middle sphere that has only two holes.

Are you gonna buy one?

Okay if only the real Hugh Jackman could look like this. He kinda does already but this Wolverine is SHREDDED. In other news, it's a screenie from Wolverine's upcoming video game - a fighter DUH. Amazing graphics, system seller maybe, yada yada yada. Are you fixated on the image yet? Clicky for a larger view.

OMG y'all have got to download the new Metal Gear Solid costume pack. Raiden is ADORABLE - even for an androgynous sack boy. $1.99 gets you the whole shabang. I want plushie versions now! ^_^

Oh snap! Check out the redesigned Monopoly board game. The tidier package is about 10" square complete with laser cut cards and holders. Even the hotels and houses are neatly lined up in their own box. I especially love the type treatment. It retains classic sensibility while remaining modern.

Unfortunately you can't buy it because it's the creation of Andy Mangold. DARN! I was so ready to treat myself this holiday too. More pics after the jump.

via Gearfuse

Massive stage sets may be nearing their end if the Met's first interactive opera becomes the norm in theatrical entertainment. The first performance of "Faust" utilizes some of the most sophisticated interactive technology to date.

Microphones (not the broadcasting kind) which are attached to the singers and positioned over the orchestra gauge volume and pitch. A system of infrared lights and cameras detect motion; similar technology is used to catch people trying to cross the United States border with Mexico, Mr. Lepage said.
A flock of digitally created birds swirls during Faust's opening aria. As Mr. Giordani's pitch changes, the birds change directions. As the volume surges, they swoop. When soldiers, supported by cables, march perpendicularly up the scaffolding on a projection of grass, the blades waver and part.

For the water-reflection scene, a high-definition camera captures the image of the moving boat. The software flips the image upside down, creates a shimmer and then instructs a projector to play it back simultaneously on the screen below the boat. The movements of ballet dancers during the "Menuet des follets" cause projected images of curtains to flutter and billow. In the production's most striking moment a JumboTron image of Ms. Graham's face appears behind her, emanating flames, as she sings "D'amour l'ardente flame."

via PSFK