If I was an American and was a fan of streaming movies from the net, I would be somewhat upset over the fact that Sony’s Columbia Pictures is blocking its movies from being streamed through the New Xbox Experience’s NetFlix functionality.
Is Sony just being petty? Not completely. Apparently, it’s a valid licensing issue involving just the streaming of movies via the Xbox 360. NetFlix is working with Columbia Pictures in resolving this issue so it’s not worth posting rants over. Just sit back, relax and think about what your Avatar is going to wear tomorrow.
The first Professor Layton by Level 5 was a charming little puzzle game for the Nintendo DS. I enjoyed it. I could see the animated cutscenes becoming a full fledged anime series, but not live action movies.
Looks like Level 5 is stepping their product and services output with a handful of new Japanese games and a new “virtual platform” service called ROID (Revolutionary Original Ideas Discovery). I honestly could not figure out how this service is going to work. For more details and elaboration on all of this, head over to 1UP’s news post.
So I’ve been on quite the movie blitz lately. Correction. I’ve been on quite the Blu-ray movie blitz lately. Since last Saturday I’ve been watching one Blu-ray per day. Here’s the breakdown with ratings. Keep in mind I’ve watched these movies before:
Oh snap. More non-E3 news? I just can’t help myself. Anyways, the fourth installment of the Terminator franchise is coming starring Mr. New Batman himself, Christian Bale. It looks good.
Sony’s press conference was a stark contrast to Nintendo’s, but unlike Microsoft’s it lacked the ‘megaton’ and highlight point which would send fanboys into a frenzy.
It was easier to watch thanks to the lack of embarassing casual gaming demonstrations. Regardless, they didn’t showcase anything too grand to make it worth watching live. Thus, if you missed the live showing, here’s the breakdown
What a day it’s been. That Microsoft press conference was quite the bore up until the very end when “shit got real”. Anyways, for those who don’t have the time to scour the net for all the juicy footage and essential info, I did it all for you. Enjoy.
Trust me, this list is a lot more exciting than having it slowly revealed to you.
One of the most innovative thrid person shooter games of all time is about to be potentially ruined by a movie. I say innovative because it basically coined the term “bullet time”. Very few movies based on video games are actually worth seeing, but who knows, maybe this will actually be kinda cool. The PG-13 rating kind of worries me but at least its not directed by John Woo or Uwe Boll. Those guys really grind my gears!
Game movies rarely work. I don’t know why Hollywood bothers bringing interactive experiences into the passive medium. I just don’t know.
The latest “victim” of this risky conversion is BioShock which will turn last year’s awesome game into a feature film with Gore Verbinski at the helm. Universal Studios is funding the project. I’m curious how it’ll turn out, but I don’t have high hopes. Uncharted, another 2007 game, is rumored to be optioned for movie adaptation. I’m more optimistic for this game-to-movie conversion since it was heavily influenced by movies like Indiana Jones already; it’s just coming full circle back to film.
According to numeroussources, Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhatten apartment this afternoon. A maid apparently walked in to find him face down on the floor, naked, with pills strewn about his body. Sounds too convenient if you ask me. But if there’s any sort of shenanigans going on behind this, I’m sure CSI: New York will dig up the dirt. Although I’m not so confident in their success without the clever one-liner quips and sunglass-taking-off skills of Horatio from CSI: Miami.
Better late than never, I guess. The XBOX Live! Video Marketplace just opened up in Canada offering 30 some odd movies for Canadians to download onto their XBOX 360s. The selection is pretty solid as well with relatively recent movies such as Ocean’s 13, 300 and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles available. Microsoft will be expanding their library on a monthly basis.
Pricing is considerably cheaper than physical media: 300-440 MS points for standard definition and 440-580 MS points for high definition content. High definition content will most likely be capped at 720p though.
Unfortunately, I don’t see myself using this service any time soon. The primary factors being the 20 GB limit of my XBOX 360 and my adoration of physical media for “True HD” movies.
Sony’s press conference was a stark contrast to Nintendo’s, but unlike Microsoft’s it lacked the ‘megaton’ and highlight point which would send fanboys into a frenzy.
What a day it’s been. That Microsoft press conference was quite the bore up until the very end when “shit got real”. Anyways, for those who don’t have the time to scour the net for all the juicy footage and essential info, I did it all for you. Enjoy.
