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Yes Yes it's a Trilogy

    After weeks and weeks of rumors of which I didn't post (combination of being busy, lazy, and not thinking they were true), it has officially been announced the The Hobbit will be a trilogy. Some people are excited but I would peg most people as being upset and confused. Well I have to side with Peter Jackson, the guy gave us an amazing series with Lord of the Rings, there is now denying it. I know that The Hobbit is one book but with three movies you know you won't have as much cut out like LotR cough cough Tom Bombadil cough cough. Plus Jackson is using material that Tolkien himself had but was not in the book, you can argue as much as you want on this but Tolkien did write it. When it comes down to it I'm putting my faith in Peter Jackson, as a film maker he knows the material better than anyone. Plus we all have a movie to look forward to for the next few Decembers, you will definitely see me in line for all three.

-Robert

Video game deals for 7/29-8/4

    Wow, August is almost upon us. Yet there are so many video games to be played before you get back to school. Or work. Or have a kid. That's how it goes though. So why not buy some more to make yourself feel better? New releases: Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

- At K-Mart this week you can get a $25 gaming coupon with your Wii system (Good 8/5-9/15). Mario & Sonic at the Summer Olympics is also on sale for $29.99 for the Wii.

- At Target this week you can get a $10 gift card with the new Kingdom Hearts. Also the ad says selected Vita games and accessories are 20% off but doesn't really give any details.

Toys R Us

- Get a $40 gift card if you buy a new 3DS system along with the new Kingdom Hearts

- Buy Lego Batman 2 and get either a) Any $19.99 or under game for free or b) Any Lego Construction set $19.99 or under for free.

    So maybe these deals are not all they used to be. I wonder if retailers had to stop shaving so much profit off the games or if no one is spending money or some strange combination in between. In any event, Have fun. See you guys next week.

Winner? Yeah We Have a Winner

    There were not nearly as many entries as I would of thought this time around, its okay though because we got quality stuff. I read through all these and I had a few problems, biggest one is I don't usually give prizes to people I know but the person that wrote the best is just that. So I will put it up and you guys will realize why Trevor Harr is our winner of the current give away:

 

"1. Bryan Mills 2. Bruce Wayne 3. Black Widow 4. Rorschach We just paid Bryan and Bruce both are leaving. Rorschach is staying for a few more drinks but the black widow just disappears all of us are a bit tipsy and confused where she went. Rorschach is starting some smack talk with some rednecks. One of them throws a punch Rorschach dodges his fist and breaks his arm! The Black Widow drops from the roof and knocks half of then down. Bruce Bryan and I are all confused so we just run in there throwing are fists without thinking Bruce knocks one of them out and a obese man on the floor knocks me down and cracks my head. Bryan decides to leave and there was one of the rednecks outside having a smoke. Bryan just walks past him, then he throws his cigarette on the ground. Bryan doesn't like his decision so he tells him to pick him up. The angry redneck says "No!". Bryan tells him to pick it up or hes going to be in a world of pain. The redneck is about to say no! Bye the time he has finished half the word he was on the floor and was choked out. Meanwhile inside there was still 3 men conscious. They were all tied up and getting beaten till they pass. When it was over we went out side and burned the building! No evidence, No problem! When I woke up, I was in a box on the street. First thing I thought was SNAKE!!!"

    Not only are they all good picks but the story is pretty funny. So congratulations to Trevor for winning the current give away.

-Robert

Video game deals for 5/22-5/28

    Hello all. Let's celebrate another week with more video game deals. Best Buy is doing a "summer blowout" so that's something to look forward to, and there's other stuff going on too probably. Maybe.... sure.

- So this Best Buy Summer Gaming Blowout involves 141 different items (games & accessories). Some stuff starts as low as 99 cents and some stuff is a bit more. I would recommend checking the $9.99 and $14.99 links because there a lot of games hidden in those. That's all they have this week but it's got a lot in there.

- K-Mart has the Arkham City GOTY (360) and Lego Batman 2 (Wii) for $29.99 this week.

- Toys R Us has a deal for these Wii games: Buy Just Dance Greatest Hits or Just Dance 3 and get either Abba: You Can Dance, Just Dance Kids 2, or the Black Eyed Peas Experience for free.

Target

- Target is doing a Buy 1 Get 1 50% off sale on a ton of newer games. Should be good in store and online, but you can check the list of games online.

- Also on sale is the 4gb 360 system for $179.99

- Kinect Sensor for $129.99

    So it might look like there's not a lot going on this week but there is. If you want to grab some somewhat older games on the cheap look to Best Buy, if you want some newer ones then check Target. Got a little bit going on for everyone, hopefully it works out.

- eric g.

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One

    Need a reason to spend $140? Why am I asking you totally are spending $140. The trailer hit for this box set that releases on September 25th. It looks pretty bad ass honestly. My only hold up in buying it is that I already have all 5 movies. Something to look into though if you never got around to picking them up on blu-ray. p.s. It's currently $139.96 at Amazon, might be more expensive elsewhere.

- eric g.

Robert Downey Jr, That is All

    I think that the first point I have to make is I have a huge man crush on RDJ, the guy is awesome at everything he does on and off the screen. You may point out his past problems but he obviously turned the corner in that part of his life. Well Tony Stark himself crashed the party at Comic Con this weekend in style, the guy is off the charts awesome. Check it out.

 

Tell me that guy isn't awesome, he loves the fans and shows it.
-Robert

Thomas Jane's Punisher Short Film

    During comic con Thomas Jane released a fan film Punisher film that he made with Ron Perlman. If they can make another Punisher movie like this short, I would go see it.  I also read last year that Fox wanted to make a Punisher tv series so I wonder if Thomas Jane will be coming back for that.  It would probably go to FX.    

    I want to add that I really did not like the Punisher (04) that much and I thought Punisher: War Zone was a better movie and I think Ray Stevenson is a better Punisher, but Thomas Jane has redeemed himself with this short. Check it out and let us know what you think. Also who do you think was the better Punisher Thomas Jane or Ray Stevenson?

 

 

-Nick

Video game deals for 5/15-5/21

    A day late, but you know what... I was tired. It's the weirdest thing to be so exhausted from comic-con yet be so sad that it's over and you have to wait a whole 'nother year to go back. I guess I can just go sit in front of the convention center and be sad. Well before I go do that, here's the deals for this week.

- At K-Mart this week if you pick up the 4gb Kinect System as well as NCAA Football 13 you can get a $50 SWYR coupon.

Best Buy

- The Super Mario Bros Wii Bundle is $139.99

- $30 gift card with the 160gb PS3 System

- $39.99 for a Dualshock 3 Controller

- $19.99 for Modern Warfare 2

- Games for $39.99: Max Payne 3, Battlefield 3, Modern Warfare 3,

- Games for $49.99: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Spec Ops: The Line

Target

- $10 gift card with a DSi system.

- $25 gift card with a Wii System.

- Get a $15 gift card when you reserve Just Dance 4 and buy Just Dance Greatest Hits or Just Dance 3

- $18 for Plants vs. Zombies (DS/PS3/360) or Sonic Unleashed (Wii)

Toys R Us

- $19.99 for Assassin's Creed Revelations or Just Dance 3 (Wii)

- Buy 1 of the following and save $10, buy 2 and save $30: The Amazing Spider-Man, Lego Batman 2, Men In Black Alien Crisis, Madagascar 3, or Brave. This deal is good on all console and handheld versions of these games. For those doing the math, it makes the DS version free if you buy a console version at full price.

    That's all I could find this week for the retail stores. There are a few deals (nothing that great) on the PS Store and on the xbox marketplace. But otherwise. I am curious about the Toys R Us deal. But I'm sure the trade-in values at other places for the DS games would be around $8 so not that great of a deal. In any event. See you next week.

- eric g.

Deadpool video game

Here is the trailer for the new Deadpool video game. The game is being developed by High Moon Studios. It doesn’t have a release date yet but when it gets one I will let you guys know. You should check out the website because it has some funny stuff on it.

I think the trailer was funny, but I would like to see more gameplay footage. What do you guys think?

-Nick

Walking Dead Season 3 Trailer

    We have a trailer and a date people, The Walking Dead will be returning to the tube Sunday October 14th. I was watching this trailer at the booth for the show yesterday when I was mobbed by a bunch of people, I look to my left and there is Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis. That may not be Walking Dead related but it was awesome. Check out the new trailer, its got all kinds of good stuff going on.

 

-Robert