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Legendary Pictures will develop a Dead Rising movie for Sony’s Crackle service
Legendary Pictures, the film company behind Man of Steel, Godzilla, and the long-gestating adaptation of BioWare’s Mass Effect, has picked up the rights to develop a film based on Capcom’s zombie smasher Dead Rising. However, rather than aiming for the silver screen, the project is the first to emerge from Legendary’s Digital Media division. The company is working with producers Tomas Harlan and Tim Carter of Contradiction Films, who were previously responsible Mortal Kombat: Legacy. Carter will also write the screenplay, although there is no word on a director just yet.
The film will initially be distributed via Sony’s Crackle streaming service in North America, while Content Media Corp. has snagged the international distribution rights. Content Media also released Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn and is distributing the much-anticipated Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist oh home video formats. Tom Lesinski, President of Content and Distribution at Legendary Digital Media, spoke highly of both companies, as well as the source material:
Dead Rising has a built-in fan base and rich characters and plotlines that are ideal for digital storytelling and on target for Legendary’s brand. Crackle and Content are adept at distributing cutting-edge digital content and we look forward to delivering a highly engaging and cool series for a global audience.
After its run on Crackle, the Dead Rising film will be released on DVD and become available to download through On Demand services.
[Source: Variety]
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Daily Scoop: June 20, 2014 – Saga
If you like Space Operas even the slightest, you should definitely check out the comic book series Saga. I am finally caught up on it – I bought the third volume and promised myself I’d read it when I was done school – and wow, it is incredible. I wish they would make a video game out of it – the universe is so rich and I would love to explore it on my own. There’s just so much out there!
Speaking of so much being out there, the Steam Summer Sale is still going strong. You can get State of Decay for $4.99, Plague Inc: Evolved for $10.04, and The Walking Dead: Season 2 for $12.49, among many other sales. If that’s not enough, the Humble Store is offering up Thief for $14.99, The Novelist for $7.49, and Papo & Yo for $3.74. Scoop ’em up!
Let’s end this week with a fantastic lineup of t-shirts!
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Daily Scoop: June 19, 2014 – Rainy Thursday
It’s a gorgeous, rainy Thursday, and I’m home alone trying to get some work done. Of course, what that means is I’ve gotten about half of my work done, and read almost the entire Internet. I was planning on going to Wizard World Philadelphia this weekend, but I’m just not sure if I can justify spending that much money on a convention I haven’t been enjoying much in recent years. I’ve been going since 2000 (omg!), and I’ve seen the major ups and downs of WW, and at this point, I don’t know if I’m willing to spend $55 to go for one day. I’d much rather save that money and use it towards one of the many PAXes that now occur around the world. Nothing against comics, but… video games!
Let’s talk about video games, shall we? Steam just announced their monstrous Summer Sale, which will go from today until June 30th. The Witcher 2 is $3.99, Far Cry 3 is $7.49, XCOM: Enemy Uknown is $7.49, and there are about a billion others on sale. Go check it out!
There’s a new Humble Weekly Bundle as well. This one’s all about strategy games! Pay what you want for Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves, Stronghold Crusader Extreme HD, and Cubetractor. Pay $6 or more to unlock Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign, Eador: Masters of the Broken World, and Space Hulk. Pay $9 or more to unlock Ironclad Tactics.
There are some great t-shirts today, too!
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Daily Scoop: June 18, 2014 – New RPG time
School’s out for summer, and I’m itching to start a new RPG. I’m just not sure which one at this point! I guess right now the choice is between Contact and Final Fantasy VI. Of course, I also really want to start up Lightning Returns, but that means I need to finish up Ni No Kuni first. Decisions, decisions…
Speaking of games in my backlog, I’ve got a list of some exciting games you can add cheaply to yours. Tiny and Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers is still $0.99 at Steam, and Aliens: Colonial Marines is $4.99. And if you missed Gunpoint yesterday, you can still get it for $2.49 at the Humble Store.
And now, it’s t-shirt time!
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Sixth Resident Evil movie will be subtitled “The Last Chapter”
Speaking to Collider, director Paul W.S. Anderson has revealed that he has begun work on the sixth Resident Evil movie. The film is currently without a name, but Anderson’s working title is Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, so we might be looking at the final Resident Evil film adaptation:
“Resident Evil: The Final Chapter may end up being the final title, but that’s what’s written on the front page of my script. I’m right in the middle of [the first draft].”
And like the previous films in the franchise, Anderson plans to film Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in 3D:
“I firmly believe that you have to start thinking about the 3D even in the writing process. You cannot make a great 3D movie by just—it’s not some special sauce that you can sprinkle on. You make the dish and then you make hot sauce on top—it doesn’t work well like that. Yes, you can do a last minute conversion. You can not shoot the movie thinking about 3D and do a last minute conversion and it can be a 3D movie, it’s just not gonna be a great 3D movie.”
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter doesn’t have a set release date yet, but when asked if it’ll premiere in 2015 or 2016, Anderson replied: “Depends how fast I write, I guess.”
Video Games: The Movie will be released in July
I keep saying it, and I’ll say it again: it’s an exciting time for video games and the people who play them. Hollywood has finally caught on, and now Video Games: The Movie, a documentary produced by Zach Braff (and narrated by Sean Astin, squee!) has been picked up by Variance Films and will make its way to theaters – and your living room – in July of this year. There are lots of amazing people interviewed in it, including Cliff Bleszinkski, Alison Haislip, Hideo Kojima, and my personal favorite, Nolan Bushnell.
Director Jeremy Snead told The Hollywood Reporter: “Games are a part of the human experience and permeate our culture now more than ever before. I’m thrilled that my film will expose the world to a never-before-told story of the men and women who built this industry, as well as what it has become and what it will continue to evolve into, and I’m thrilled to be partnering with Variance to bring it out to the world.”
While this isn’t the first time this story has been told – unless Snead doesn’t want to count the books written on the topic, that is – it looks like it’s going to be an amazing documentary.
Video Games: The Movie will be available on Tuesday, July 15th through On Demand services, and in theaters in Canada and the United States on Friday, July 18th.
Daily Scoop: June 17, 2014 – Last day for the Mixer 5 Bundle
It’s a beautiful Tuesday, and now that classes are over, I’m thinking about heading over to Board Game Night at Redcap’s Corner! If you’re in the area, you should totally come and join us! We’ll have our games playable, and, of course, I plan on playing some games myself.
There are lots of great bundles going around the Internet right now, and one of them is the Mixer 5 Bundle over at Indie Royale! Pay the current minimum for Doorways, Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages, Famaze, Restaurant Empire II, Knights and Merchants, Finding Teddy, Turba, Spandex Force: Champion Rising, and the recently added Don’t Move.
As far as other deals go, the Midweek Madness sale at Steam is on Tiny and Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers, which is at the impossibly low price of $0.99, and their Daily Deal is $2.49 for the amazing Gunpoint, which you should absolutely buy right now. Over at the Humble Store, the deal of the day is Kerbal Space Program (Early Access Game) for $16.49. Scoop ’em up!
There are some great t-shirts out there today…
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Daily Scoop: June 16, 2014 – Monday’s back
Hey, it’s Monday again! Did you spend the weekend playing video games? I didn’t play nearly as many as I’d hoped, but I think that’s how I feel pretty much every weekend! I did get to spend some quality time with the family for Father’s Day, so that was fun. Oh, and I played Scattergories with them, which was a blast!
Let’s talk about deals! Steam’s got a great Daily Deal – it’s Just Cause 2 for the incredibly cheap $2.99. The Humble Store also has some really great sales. Planetary Annihilation is $24.99, FTL: Advanced Edition is $6.99, Age of Fear 2: The Chaos Lord is $9.99, and Octodad is $8.99. Scoop ’em up!
And now, some t-shirts!
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