TORONTO -- After four years of trying to escape prisons in the hit Fox TV show, Prison Break, Wentworth Miller stepped into the role of Chris Redfield from Capcom’s Resident Evil games. The actor, who went virtual in the Prison Break videogame, talks about stepping into a videogame role in Resident Evil: Afterlife. The movie is now out on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray 3D – perfect for playing on your stereo 3D PlayStation 3 console.
COLOGNE, Germany -- When it comes to books, Harry Potter has found unprecedented success in both the movie theater in the videogame space. Over the past decade, audiences have watched the actors grow up before their eyes on the big screen. Twin brothers James and Oliver Phelps have starred in every film as Fred and George Weasley, including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, which has a new videogame from Electronic Arts. The twins talk about the new game, as well as their own gaming background, and what it’s like to bid adieu to the film franchise in this exclusive interview from GamesCom.
You can‘t take it with you when you go - but you can have a heck of a lot of fun with it while you‘re here. There are some things that every man needs to experience, and we’ve selected the top six so you can make sure not to miss out on the fun to be had!
LOS ANGELES – When it comes to living the life of a movie star, no show paints a prettier picture for gamers than Mark Wahlberg’s “Entourage.” Two of the stars of HBO’s hit series, Jerry “Turtle” Ferrara and Kevin “Drama” Dillon, have logged a lot of hours playing games in real life, and in the show. In November, they combined their two loves – acting and gaming – in a series of humorous viral videos to promote Electronic Arts’ latest racer, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The actors talk about the new game, which is available on PC and drives home exciting racing action with NVIDIA GeForce cards, in this exclusive interview from the commercial shoot.
Resident Evil: Afterlife came home to Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, and DVD on December 28. The fourth film in the franchise earned over $278 million worldwide, making it the most successful movie in the franchise and paving the way for a fifth film. Writer/director/producer Paul W.S. Anderson has parlayed his love of videogames into a successful film career. His low-budget Resident Evil video game adaptation launched a film franchise that has no end in sight. The director, who also brought the AVP: Alien vs. Predator and Mortal Kombat game franchises to the big screen, has had success infusing films like Event Horizon and Death Race with action and horror elements from games.
2010 was a great year for gamers, don‘t get me wrong. A few games expected to be released in time for Christmas ended up being delayed… but it‘s all cool. 2011 is just around the corner, so hang onto those gift cards!
I have a crush on GameCrush. She’s the future of dating, gaming, online sex, and almost everything else delicious that you can get on a computer. GameCrush is a gaming “dating” community. It’s a way for you to turn your love of Microsoft Xbox into a sex box. And in a world of so many unemployed, bored and alienated young people, GameCrush is also a way to make money, especially if you’re a cute, edgy, nerdy girl who knows her way around an Xbox and looks good in front of a webcam.
LOS ANGELES – Gene Simmons was already a rock god playing the demon of KISS. Now he’s a virtual rock god, providing the voice for the demigod in Activision’s new Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock game. It was released on September 28, 2010, but it would still make a great Christmas gift for you last minute shoppers! The man who turned KISS into a global brand that reaches far beyond music spent time in the recording studio to breathe life to the narrator of the new game’s Quest mode, which allows players to power up as they play through a story that blends metal music with demons and new ways to play on those electric guitar controllers. Simmons talks about working on the new game and how he’s seen videogames change the music landscape in this exclusive interview.
The fitness industry has been growing profusely in the recent years; people are increasingly becoming more health conscious than ever. Banking on this growing fitness madness, over two years ago Nintendo introduced Wii Fit on the market. Wii Fit has acquired immense popularity in the world of gaming, entertainment, and fitness; it has successfully taken a diverging path among the games that come in the same category. Even though it is physically demanding, it takes video gaming to a whole new paradigm and gives the gamer an exciting experience. Wii Fit is a great product for couch potatoes to get them started with some action!
Music-based video games like the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series have become an outrageous success. These games allow players to go through the motions of idols ranging from Metallica to the Beatles. But the relationship between popular music and gaming goes back a few decades.
Here’s a quick look at some notable examples of the marriage of rock n’ roll and video games.
Once one of the most popular genres of video game, the Beat ‘Em Up required you and maybe a friend or two to battle in close combat against hordes of enemies en route to bigger, badder, opponents. These weren’t one-on-one fighting games a la Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat. And they weren’t platform games like Contra or Bionic Commando. They were straight up brawlers, in most cases requiring you to clear the screen of enemies before moving furhter along. And while most were martial arts themed, some of the best of the genre were exceptions to the rule.
Here’s a look at 10 of the best Beat ‘Em Up video games of all time.