Absolutely stunning movie trailers for The Dark Knight Rises and Prometheus exploded all over the web in the last 24 hours. A few weeks ago, it was the promo clips for Looper that got everybody buzzing. Like lots of other folks, I eagerly watched all those teasers over and over again. And I can’t stop thinking about how I really, really want to play more games based on movies.
Since no one here will admit to buying video game movies – so few rise above the category’s shovelware reputation – Nielsen done some research on the demographics most likely to buy titles like Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Beginning now through June 30th, purchasing select movie tie-in games at North American retailer GameStop scores you a free movie ticket to help curb the buyer’s remorse that sets in soon after said purchase.
Paramount Digital Entertainment today announces the appointment of former Eidos vice president of product development John Kavanagh to the position of Senior Vice President of video games.
Activision has released a trailer for their movie tie-in with the upcoming Dreamworks Animation 3D feature film Monsters vs. Aliens, and it actually doesn’t look half bad.
It’s time for another stab at a Terminator video game, this time based on the upcoming film Terminator Salvation, due out in theatres next May. Developed by GRIN studios, Salvation will be an intense action game featuring John Connor fighting against the forces of Skynet in order to prevent the storyline from spilling over into the Matrix, causing no end of lawsuits. “Building on the incredibly strong franchise, Terminator Salvation – The Videogame will be a cinematic gaming experience that complements the upcoming film,” said John Quinn, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Working with Halcyon and Equity Games, we will expand on the Terminator universe on next generation consoles with action packed gameplay and detailed environments.”
