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Ghostbuster 3

    Sorry for the lack of updates over the last week, it was Christmas and I took a Christmas break. Ghostbusters 3 news has been circulating the interweb but todays rumor has hit a few sites so I guess it may be accurate but probably not. It looks like Ghostbusters 3 will be shooting in the summer of 2010 with a release date some time in 2011. Depending on where you read it all the original members have signed on except for Rick Moranis who is retired from actual acting. Also depending on where you read it Bill Murray has or hasn't signed on and its possible if he has signed on it is for a cameo and he is a ghost. Thats pretty much all the gossip on that, we will be picking back up this week so expect lots of updates. I know today is Wednesday and I things should have picked up Monday but there was nothing going on. Have a nice day guys.

-Robert

Video game deals of the week 12/27/2009 - 1/2/2010

    First off happy holiday merry xmas etc to everyone. All of us here at Sly Comics have been with our families and that has limited our time to scour the internet for things to show you. Also we had to watch the Chargers secure home field advantage. Anyways. Sorry I think a few deals might of started yesterday but I was busy soaking in my xmas stuff so I overlooked them. Also my new years resolution is to stop buying video games (not entirely, but pretty much entirely.) but do not worry I will still give you the low down every week. 

- Kmart has the following for $44.99: Avatar, Assassin's Creed II, The Saboteur, Dragon Age Origins, Brutal Legend, Need for Speed Shift.

- Don't forget that XBL is running daily deals till 12/31 and The Maw is only 400 points until 1/3/2010

- On PSN there is some EA stuff that is 30% off. List of games. The sale is good through 1/2/2010 and I believe some of the sale prices are available on Amazon if you want to go that route.

- Sega is following in the same boat. 40% off select items on the PSN store. (List) and 40% off their most popular Wii games on the Virtual Console (List). The Wii sale is valid until 1/6/2010 and the PSN sale is valid till 1/7/2010.

- Gamestop is running a promotion where you trade any game on this list and they will give you $20 off anything in the store. (Even gift cards.) Sort of a weird deal, but it has some older games on the list so you can easily work this out in your favor. 

Best Buy

- $19.99 for Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Guitar Hero: World Tour (PS3), Rock Band 2 (360), Guitar Hero Smash Hits, Fight Night Round 4, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Bionic Commando.

 - $39.99 for Dragon Age: Origins (PS3), Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (PS3), Left 4 Dead 2 (360), Assassin's Creed II (360), New Super Mario Bros Wii (Wii), Nerf: N-Strike Elite w/Scope. (Wii), UFC Undisputed 2009, Batman Arkham Asylum, Tekken 6, Band Hero, Prototype, Brutal Legend, Lego Rockband.

Target

- $39 for Mario Kart Wii, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Both), Madden 10, NBA 2K10, Avatar

- Lego Rock band for $29.99

- They also advertise a large clearance on games. They do this after every xmas to make room for new product, just check your local target to see what they are getting rid of. 

    And that's it. I'm glad to see Sega and EA trying to push some download only sales with the discounts. I can easily see the next generation of consoles going to download only and it scares me the way the prices will wind up fixed. But this is a good sign in my opinion. You gotta cut everyone some breaks if you want to sell their stuff. :) 

- Eric G.

Last week before xmas deals. 12/20-12/24.

    AKA Get your ass in gear and finish your xmas shopping deals. The same stuff has been on sale for weeks now so it's hard for me to decide what you might actually care about. Remember that I usually just post the best deals, not everything I find. If you want all that just goto my source, www.cheapassgamer.com and troll around. 

- Microsoft has been running a daily deal on XBOX Live. Different stuff each day. A Few days ago I got free glasses for my avatar. Then yesterday was Worms 2 Armageddon for 50% off. Today is a free new years theme. Keep checking your xbox it runs till 12/31. Also part of it is the Lips: Coldplay track pack on sale right now for 240pts. The 21st-27th Shadow Complex will be 800pts, and the 28th-1/3 The Maw will be 400pts. 

 Best Buy

- A Bunch of games on sale. Metroid Prime Trilogy $19.99 Grand Theft Auto 4/Metal Gear Solid 4 $24.99, Fallout 3 GOTY $39.99, Dragon Age/Brutal Legend/Guitar Hero 5 $44.99, Tony Hawk's Ride $89.99, DJ Hero $99.99, Band Hero $149.99

- Buy a 360 Elite + Extra controller and get a $50 gift card.

- Buy a 12 month Xbox Live card + Halo 3 ODST, Left 4 Dead 2, or Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and save $20.

- Those packs I mentioned last week with a controller and game for PS3 should be out now. They are $59.99 and come with either Uncharted or Ratchet and Clank Tools of Destruction.

    That's actually it unfortunately. If you are a reward zone gamers club member at best buy you can get a coupon to get saint's row 2 for cheap tomorrow... But I couldn't find anything else spectacular to post. Hopefully you wanted to goto best buy to do all of your xmas shopping. Have a merry xmas. I'm assuming new ad's start Saturday instead of Sunday. I will figure it out later in the week and let you know.

- eric g. 

Just when you thought the year was over...

     Another celebrity dies... This is also one that no one really expected. Brittany Murphy. Yeah I know. I mean come on everyone liked Clueless and 8 Mile. And everyone watched King of the Hill. So she was popular. According to IMDB she was also in the Beast With a Billion Backs, so we basically have to enjoy her. Sucks though, she was only 32 years old, and it was a heart-attack. Well 2009, you win this round...

- eric g. 

Pocket Blu Blu-Ray app for iPhone/iPod Touch

     The other day me and Robert were talking about how come newer phones do not have some kind of.. well for lack of a better term App that allows you to control your tv or whatever with your cell phone. Someone must of been reading my mind because yesterday I picked up a Blu-Ray for xmas and noticed it supported something called Pocket Blu. This app for iPhone/iPod Touch works with any Wi-Fi enabled Blu-Ray Player (PS3, or any standalone with the 2.0 version of Blu-Ray). In the app you can use your phone as the remote control for the movie. If you hold it in landscape mode it shows the timeline of the movie and you can jump to any point, for some movies it can also show you the chapters and thumbnails for the chapters. Some extras on the disc can be copied onto your phone for later viewing (deleted scenes, featurettes, behind the scenes). It has links to Facebook and Twitter so you can discuss the movie and for some discs you can get scene/music information for each chapter (different information will pop up for each chapter). Pocket Blu is a creation of Universal Pictures however.
     Fox also has their own app out but it is designed more to create a social experience while watching the movie. The only real main feature that I could come across is that the app will sink up with the movie via audio recognition technology and then will offer you trivia and information as the movie goes along. Fox says they want this to stay fresh so that the information will be different every time you watch a movie. It also supports Facebook and Twitter, and has a chat feature as well so you can chat it up during the movie. Now if they had cool apps for my blackberry...

- eric g.

 

More Kick Ass Posters

    I posted a poster of Red Mist last week and the posters for Hit Girl and Big Daddy are out. This movie looks like its going to be great so you are going to have to forgive the people for making Big Daddy look like Batman. Cool posters either way.

  

-Robert

 
 

Spidey 4 News

    I guess we have some bad news depending on who you are because Spider-Man 4 pre production has stopped. I don't even want to post this because I think in the next few days it will come out that this is all a crock but oh well. Apparently Sam Raimi and Sony can not come to an agreement on who the villain in the next movie will be. Raimi has his heart set on the Vulture who was supposed to be in the third one but Sony said no. It isn't known who Sony wants but I think the best bet for any of them is to make a Kraven/Lizard story. Kraven comes to hunt the Lizard and Spidey tries to stop him because its his teacher Kraven then sees that Spider-Man is a bigger challenge. I'm just spit balling but thats what I have always hoped would happen since the third one crapped on my heart.

-Robert

UPDATE: As soon as I went to finish this I saw that the rumor has been retracted but  I already typed this whole thing up so you get to read it. I knew this was bs.

X-Men: First Class

    In the world of nerd news today we have Bryan Singer signing on to do another X-Men movie and I couldn't be happier. Well I guess I could be happier but Singer did a great job on the first two movies so hopefully this one will be better than the third in the franchise. Details on the movie at this point are scarce, we can assume that Wolverine probably won't be in it since its a prequel and Wolverine wasn't in the picture yet. Although Fox keeping such a key moneymaker on the sidelines is crazy. We will let you guys know more when we do.

-Robert

Iron Man 2 HD Trailer.

    Holy crap..... 

- eric g.

Picture of the day

    Heres and epic Pic of the day, awesome. What can I even say about this situation?

 

-Robert