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Who am I? I’m your host Oliver “Riddles” Motok, everyone, and I’m finally driving with up-to-date tags. Sure, I got pulled over and ticketed a mere two days prior, but at least I know it won’t happen again. Until next year.
On to the NEWS.
World of Warcraft Movie to be Written by Saving Private Ryan Screenwriter
You may have noticed that I don’t often give MMORPGs the time of day in HLL. This is probably because I tend to despise them. Why, then, would I give a damn about a World of Warcraft movie? Well, frankly, it’s hard not to, given the names attached to the project. You all know that Sam Raimi (of Spider-Man and Evil Dead fame) has been given the director’s chair, which is reason enough to raise an eyebrow. Recently, speaking with MTV Multiplayer about the film, Raimi revealed that Robert Rodat, of Saving Private Ryan and The Patriot fame, will be writing the screenplay.
Color me intrigued. I’ve (shamefully) never seen all of Saving Private Ryan, but I did enjoy The Patriot quite a bit. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that they chose a screenwriter familiar with war films. Check out Raimi’s full interview with MTV Multiplayer here.
Resistance 3 Teased… Kinda
Wait, didn’t the second game just come out? Oh wow, I guess that WAS a year ago now. In any case, Sony is wasting no time stirring up the Resistance 3 hype. An erstwhile NeoGAF member with a camera managed to score this photo:
What you’re looking at is a film set for Battle: Los Angeles. I’d never heard of it before, but a quick trip to IMDB informed me that it’s a sci-fi action film starring Aaron Eckhart, in which marines fight against alien invaders. As… intriguingly original as that sounds, and as much as I love Aaron Eckhart, I’m going to go ahead and give the film an “avoid like the plague” stamp.
But anyway, if you haven’t connected the dots yet, it’s clear that this is an example of clever cross-medium advertising. It’s worth noting that the “A” in “Resistance” depicts the Statue of Liberty, meaning the game will likely be set in New York. Battle: Los Angeles is set for release on February 18, 2011, so logic suggests we’ll see Resistance 3 within a similar timeframe. Odd that it would take three years, seeing as how Resistance 2 shipped only two years after the original. Of course, you also have to recall that NONE of this is official. (GameSpot).
Oh Look, Epic Mickey Artwork
My main reason for including this is I realized I’ve yet to even mention the upcoming Wii exclusive, Epic Mickey. I find the game wildly intriguing based on its concept alone, and I’ll be following its development cycle very closely. The screengrab above is a finished sketch of an enemy Beetleworx, facing off against a very determined Mickey. The grab was taken from a video on GameInformer.com, which shows a timelapse of one of the game’s artists sketching the image. Check it out if you’re into that kinda stuff. The video also happens to feature some fantastic music from the game, so take that as some additional incentive to give it a look.
WTF: If You Buy Modern Warfare 2’s Prestige Edition, You Are a Pervert
Because after all, if you put night-vision goggles in the hands of a gamer, they’re going to use them to scope out naked chicks. In the dark. On the streets. Oh yeah.
After all, it’s the closest they’ll ever get to the real thing.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then check out this “news” story on DailyStar.com. And no, I don’t think this is supposed to be serious. Though it admittedly had me going for a few minutes, never having visited Daily Star before.
Well, that’s that I suppose. Before you ask, no, I do not plan to buy Modern Warfare 2’s prestige edition. As much as I loved the original Modern Warfare (which, shamefully, I just finished yesterday) I’ll be happy to express my fandom through the purchase of a regular ‘ol $60 copy.
Thanks for reading, and tune in tomorrow for some Uncharted 2 impressions! And, as always, HLL will return this Thursday. Can you bear the anticipation?
Tags: Epic Mickey, Hey! Look! Listen!, Modern Warfare 2: Perv Edition, Resistance 3, World of Warcraft Movie
-I’m not interested in anything with ‘World of Warcraft’ in the title.
-Perhaps Resistence 3 is so long out because they’ve actually decided to make this one good, as opposed the it’s patchy predecessors.
-I love some of the gamer stereotypes floating around.
Well, I don’t know about anybody else, but I’m getting the MW2 cat goggles edition and I have no interest in the game. I’m just saying.
A good way to get me interested in the WoW movie would be to announce that Bruce Cambell will be playing every role. Short of that, I think I’ll pass.
I don’t think 3 years is really that long at all for a big tentpole title like Resistance. I just hope the extra time will be well spent. On a related note, that probably means Gears 3 will be coming out at about the same time.
No, Gears might not be out for a LONG while according to Epic.
I know they’ve said no more Gears until next generation, though I’m guessing that stance might change if this generation drags on for too long. At any rate I hope the next one is good, the first GoW was superb but the second was arse.