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Movie Review: Arena Wars (2024)

In the very near future, everyone is absolutely balls deep into Arena Wars; the game show where convicts can earn their freedom if they survive the onslaught of a ghoulish gaggle of murderous madmen (and women)… well at least they used to be into it, but the contest has been one sided… what with those sinister stalkers being armed to the nines and all… for so long that things are getting a bit long in the tooth. Enter: Luke Bender (John Wells), an ex-marine serving a totally rational 200 year sentence for a crime he had nothing to do with after all, which gives him plenty of motivation to win this particular contest of champions, so before you can say Bachman Books we’re off and runnin’, man! Now of course comparisons between this film’s narrative, and Arnie’s 1987 masterpiece (and by association Stephen King’s 1982 novel of the same name written under his Richard Bachman pen-name) are going to be

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DanXIII
Jun 30, 2024

Go behind-the-scenes of ‘Terminator: Survivors’

NACON and NACON Studio Milan are pleased to share with you a new trailer for Terminator: Survivors, the franchise’s first open-world survival game, set in the ruins of civilization following the events of Judgement Day. The survival aspect, never previously offered by the franchise, allows players to discover or rediscover the Terminator world from a completely new perspective Terminator: Survivors is an open-world survival game taking place in the world of the famous sci-fi franchise Terminator, created by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd in 1984. In this original story set after the second film, you play a survivor of Judgement Day, facing a host of dangers thrown up by this post-apocalyptic world. This behind-the-scenes trailer presents the making of the post-apocalyptic world into which the players will be cast. The aim of the teams under Marco Ponte, CEO & Creative Director, is to faithfully recreate the atmosphere of the first two films, with an emphasis on survival and the

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 27, 2024

Star-Studded Premiere of Sci-fi Horror ‘Lumina’ Set for This Week

Prepare for a terrifying plunge into the unknown as the sci-fi horror LUMINA prepares for its nationwide release. Ahead of its arrival on screens everywhere this July, the film will ignite Los Angeles with a star-studded premiere. LUMINA marks Gino McKoy’s directorial debut. He also served as the film’s screenwriter, producer, singer, and songwriter. The cast includes the legendary Eric Roberts, who has starred in over 820 movies and series. He appears alongside rising stars Eleanor Williams, Andrea Tivadar, Sidney Nicole Rogers, Ken Lawson, and Emily Hall. The film follows a group of four friends thrust into a heart-pounding quest. One of their own is abducted, and they embark on a relentless search. It leads them to the depths of a deep underground military base. Their desperate journey takes them across vast landscapes, from the scorching deserts of the US to the sprawling sands of the Sahara. Will they find their friend? And what secrets lie buried beneath the Earth’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 26, 2024

New ‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2″ Trailer Shows off Combat and Game Mechanics

Today Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive premiered the new gameplay overview trailer for their hotly-anticipated third-person action game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Creative Director Oliver Hollis-Leick narrates this six-minute video that dives deeper into Space Marine 2’s main story campaign, multiplayer modes, and progression mechanics. Players will continue the story of legendary Ultramarine Lieutenant Demetrian Titus a hundred years after the events of Space Marine and fight the endless Tyranid swarms to defend the Imperium. Unleash Titus’ superhuman skill and wide-ranging arsenal solo, or with up to two friends playing as Titus’ battle brothers Chairon and Gadriel in seamless drop-in/drop-out co-op. Players who wish to play multiplayer can battle as one of six playable classes (Tactical, Assault, Vanguard, Bulwark, Sniper, and Heavy) in “Operations” (PvE) and “Eternal War” (PvP) modes, and make them your own with Space Marine 2’s deep customization system for armor and weapons. In “Operations” mode, use Armoury Data and experience earned on the battlefield to

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 20, 2024

Saber Interactive reveals ‘A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead’

Do you think you got what it takes to survive in the world of A Quiet Place? Are you quiet enough to sneak past the ultimate hunter? Later this year you will have your chance in Saber Interactive and Stormind Games’ A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead an original story set in the film universe of the films. Capturing the frantic terror, unnerving atmosphere, and gripping human drama that made the franchise famous, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is designed for fans of the films, horror games, and story-driven adventures alike. Experience the journey of a young woman struggling to endure not only the nightmarish creatures of the apocalypse but also the anguish of interpersonal family conflicts and her inner fears. With nothing more than your wits and the simple tools you can scavenge, you’ll have to overcome the many treacherous challenges and obstacles that lay ahead, all while trying to survive an ever-present threat of unknown enemies. Embark

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 17, 2024

Product Review: Agora Models ‘Alien’ Kit

Growing up, I’ve sometimes wondered what it would be like to have a Xenomorph as a pet. Don’t look at me like that. The only issue is how to house a 7+ft tall creature out of Giger’s nightmares, the answer can be found at Agora Models. Specializing in intricate models you won’t find in any hobby store, especially due to the size of these models, the Alien model is nothing to sneeze at, this bug is 4 feet tall (when finished) and will have lights in the head-dome, a head that swivels after sensing movement, and a motorized retractable second jaw! There’s a lot of assembly required to put this Xeno together with over 600 parts. No worries if you’re missing parts, I had that happen, Agora’s customer service helped get the missing parts sent over to me after I realized I was missing some. At the time of writing this, I’ll have to be honest, I’m only halfway done

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 9, 2024

Casper Van Dien is back as Johnny Rico in ‘Starship Troopers: Extermination’

During today’s IGN Live event, Casper Van Dien was on stage to announce he is reprising his role as Johnny Rico in Offworld’s FPS Starship Troopers: Extermination. Along with the news came details about some major changes to the 16-player game. Would you like to know more? Casper Van Dien will be voicing Rico for the all-new single-player mode that will launch alongside the game’s release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The new game mode focuses entirely on a single-player experience, offering 25 distinct missions and a variety of PvE combat scenarios across multiple environments, with a second chapter to follow post-launch. Tapped for an elite spec ops group within the Mobile Infantry, players find themselves following the orders of living legend General John “Johnny” Rico, proving their mettle against hordes of enemy Arachnids with the aid of three original NPC allies to prove themselves worthy of recruitment. For current PC players, they can expect an update to

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 8, 2024

Nightdive Studios Announces ‘The Thing: Remastered’

Nightdive Studios, the masters of remastering cult classic games for modern players (and returning fans), have announced today at the first IGN Live that they’re making a remastered version of the 2002 squad-based game The Thing, based on the cult classic film by the same name. The Thing takes place after the events of the film where players take on the role of Captain J.F. Blake, the leader of a United States Army Special Forces rescue team sent to investigate the blood-curdling events that transpired in the film. Trapped by the elements and at risk of infection by a horrific entity, Blake must keep his squad together to survive by gaining their trust and ensuring that their fear and paranoia don’t get the best of them … or himself. The Thing: Remastered Features the following: Return to U.S. Outpost #31: Continue the story of The Thing and face off against terrifying monsters, from scuttling head-spiders and human-like walkers to gigantic

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 7, 2024

Game Review: ‘Phantom Fury’

Slipgate Ironworks and 3D Realms have teamed up to bring back old-school FPS games to a new generation with their Bombshell series of games featuring heroine Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison in her latest installment Phantom Fury is like Bombshell’s other games but with a touch of 3D in it. I want to thank Slipgate Ironworks and 3D Realms for sending over a copy to try out! Phantom Fury (for fans of the series) takes place after the events of Iron Fury with Bombshell waking up and discovering she now has a mechanical arm that will help her fight on her cross-country journey to track down a lethal artifact that threatens humanity. Now, onto the game itself! Phantom Fury does have standard FPS controls BUT there are some additions such as interaction with the environment. As a default, the crouch button needs to be held down so you stay down, this can be changed in the options. Phantom Fury is fully voice-cast

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 29, 2024

Game Review: ‘System Shock’ (Remake)

Back in 1994, Looking Glass Technologies and Origin Systems changed action-adventure gaming by stranding gamers on a space station with rogue AI, mutants, robots, and cyborgs running amock in the horror cyberpunk game, System Shock. The game with its first-person perspective has not only spawned a sequel game and TV series but inspired other game series like Deus Ex and BioShock. In 2023, System Shock was given the remake treatment for modern audiences and players on PC and now has been released on consoles by Nightdive Studios, who were awesome enough to let me check out this remake, how was it? Let’s find out. System Shock puts players in the shoes of a security hacker who, after being caught hacking into security files on the Citadel space station, is brought onto the space station to hack into and turn off the morality options for the station AI, SHODAN. The Hacker later wakes up to see that all hell has broken

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 24, 2024

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Movie Review: Arena Wars (2024)

In the very near future, everyone is absolutely balls deep into Arena Wars; the game show where convicts can earn their freedom if they survive the onslaught of a ghoulish gaggle of murderous madmen (and women)… well at least they used to be into it, but the contest has been one sided… what with those sinister stalkers being armed to the nines and all… for so long that things are getting a bit long in the tooth. Enter: Luke Bender (John Wells), an ex-marine serving a totally rational 200 year sentence for a crime he had nothing to do with after all, which gives him plenty of motivation to win this particular contest of champions, so before you can say Bachman Books we’re off and runnin’, man! Now of course comparisons between this film’s narrative, and Arnie’s 1987 masterpiece (and by association Stephen King’s 1982 novel of the same name written under his Richard Bachman pen-name) are going to be

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jun 30, 2024

Go behind-the-scenes of ‘Terminator: Survivors’

NACON and NACON Studio Milan are pleased to share with you a new trailer for Terminator: Survivors, the franchise’s first open-world survival game, set in the ruins of civilization following the events of Judgement Day. The survival aspect, never previously offered by the franchise, allows players to discover or rediscover the Terminator world from a completely new perspective Terminator: Survivors is an open-world survival game taking place in the world of the famous sci-fi franchise Terminator, created by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd in 1984. In this original story set after the second film, you play a survivor of Judgement Day, facing a host of dangers thrown up by this post-apocalyptic world. This behind-the-scenes trailer presents the making of the post-apocalyptic world into which the players will be cast. The aim of the teams under Marco Ponte, CEO & Creative Director, is to faithfully recreate the atmosphere of the first two films, with an emphasis on survival and the

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 27, 2024

Star-Studded Premiere of Sci-fi Horror ‘Lumina’ Set for This Week

Prepare for a terrifying plunge into the unknown as the sci-fi horror LUMINA prepares for its nationwide release. Ahead of its arrival on screens everywhere this July, the film will ignite Los Angeles with a star-studded premiere. LUMINA marks Gino McKoy’s directorial debut. He also served as the film’s screenwriter, producer, singer, and songwriter. The cast includes the legendary Eric Roberts, who has starred in over 820 movies and series. He appears alongside rising stars Eleanor Williams, Andrea Tivadar, Sidney Nicole Rogers, Ken Lawson, and Emily Hall. The film follows a group of four friends thrust into a heart-pounding quest. One of their own is abducted, and they embark on a relentless search. It leads them to the depths of a deep underground military base. Their desperate journey takes them across vast landscapes, from the scorching deserts of the US to the sprawling sands of the Sahara. Will they find their friend? And what secrets lie buried beneath the Earth’s

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 26, 2024

New ‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2″ Trailer Shows off Combat and Game Mechanics

Today Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive premiered the new gameplay overview trailer for their hotly-anticipated third-person action game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Creative Director Oliver Hollis-Leick narrates this six-minute video that dives deeper into Space Marine 2’s main story campaign, multiplayer modes, and progression mechanics. Players will continue the story of legendary Ultramarine Lieutenant Demetrian Titus a hundred years after the events of Space Marine and fight the endless Tyranid swarms to defend the Imperium. Unleash Titus’ superhuman skill and wide-ranging arsenal solo, or with up to two friends playing as Titus’ battle brothers Chairon and Gadriel in seamless drop-in/drop-out co-op. Players who wish to play multiplayer can battle as one of six playable classes (Tactical, Assault, Vanguard, Bulwark, Sniper, and Heavy) in “Operations” (PvE) and “Eternal War” (PvP) modes, and make them your own with Space Marine 2’s deep customization system for armor and weapons. In “Operations” mode, use Armoury Data and experience earned on the battlefield to

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 20, 2024

Saber Interactive reveals ‘A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead’

Do you think you got what it takes to survive in the world of A Quiet Place? Are you quiet enough to sneak past the ultimate hunter? Later this year you will have your chance in Saber Interactive and Stormind Games’ A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead an original story set in the film universe of the films. Capturing the frantic terror, unnerving atmosphere, and gripping human drama that made the franchise famous, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is designed for fans of the films, horror games, and story-driven adventures alike. Experience the journey of a young woman struggling to endure not only the nightmarish creatures of the apocalypse but also the anguish of interpersonal family conflicts and her inner fears. With nothing more than your wits and the simple tools you can scavenge, you’ll have to overcome the many treacherous challenges and obstacles that lay ahead, all while trying to survive an ever-present threat of unknown enemies. Embark

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 17, 2024

Product Review: Agora Models ‘Alien’ Kit

Growing up, I’ve sometimes wondered what it would be like to have a Xenomorph as a pet. Don’t look at me like that. The only issue is how to house a 7+ft tall creature out of Giger’s nightmares, the answer can be found at Agora Models. Specializing in intricate models you won’t find in any hobby store, especially due to the size of these models, the Alien model is nothing to sneeze at, this bug is 4 feet tall (when finished) and will have lights in the head-dome, a head that swivels after sensing movement, and a motorized retractable second jaw! There’s a lot of assembly required to put this Xeno together with over 600 parts. No worries if you’re missing parts, I had that happen, Agora’s customer service helped get the missing parts sent over to me after I realized I was missing some. At the time of writing this, I’ll have to be honest, I’m only halfway done

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 9, 2024

Casper Van Dien is back as Johnny Rico in ‘Starship Troopers: Extermination’

During today’s IGN Live event, Casper Van Dien was on stage to announce he is reprising his role as Johnny Rico in Offworld’s FPS Starship Troopers: Extermination. Along with the news came details about some major changes to the 16-player game. Would you like to know more? Casper Van Dien will be voicing Rico for the all-new single-player mode that will launch alongside the game’s release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The new game mode focuses entirely on a single-player experience, offering 25 distinct missions and a variety of PvE combat scenarios across multiple environments, with a second chapter to follow post-launch. Tapped for an elite spec ops group within the Mobile Infantry, players find themselves following the orders of living legend General John “Johnny” Rico, proving their mettle against hordes of enemy Arachnids with the aid of three original NPC allies to prove themselves worthy of recruitment. For current PC players, they can expect an update to

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 8, 2024

Nightdive Studios Announces ‘The Thing: Remastered’

Nightdive Studios, the masters of remastering cult classic games for modern players (and returning fans), have announced today at the first IGN Live that they’re making a remastered version of the 2002 squad-based game The Thing, based on the cult classic film by the same name. The Thing takes place after the events of the film where players take on the role of Captain J.F. Blake, the leader of a United States Army Special Forces rescue team sent to investigate the blood-curdling events that transpired in the film. Trapped by the elements and at risk of infection by a horrific entity, Blake must keep his squad together to survive by gaining their trust and ensuring that their fear and paranoia don’t get the best of them … or himself. The Thing: Remastered Features the following: Return to U.S. Outpost #31: Continue the story of The Thing and face off against terrifying monsters, from scuttling head-spiders and human-like walkers to gigantic

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Jun 7, 2024

Game Review: ‘Phantom Fury’

Slipgate Ironworks and 3D Realms have teamed up to bring back old-school FPS games to a new generation with their Bombshell series of games featuring heroine Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison in her latest installment Phantom Fury is like Bombshell’s other games but with a touch of 3D in it. I want to thank Slipgate Ironworks and 3D Realms for sending over a copy to try out! Phantom Fury (for fans of the series) takes place after the events of Iron Fury with Bombshell waking up and discovering she now has a mechanical arm that will help her fight on her cross-country journey to track down a lethal artifact that threatens humanity. Now, onto the game itself! Phantom Fury does have standard FPS controls BUT there are some additions such as interaction with the environment. As a default, the crouch button needs to be held down so you stay down, this can be changed in the options. Phantom Fury is fully voice-cast

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 29, 2024

Game Review: ‘System Shock’ (Remake)

Back in 1994, Looking Glass Technologies and Origin Systems changed action-adventure gaming by stranding gamers on a space station with rogue AI, mutants, robots, and cyborgs running amock in the horror cyberpunk game, System Shock. The game with its first-person perspective has not only spawned a sequel game and TV series but inspired other game series like Deus Ex and BioShock. In 2023, System Shock was given the remake treatment for modern audiences and players on PC and now has been released on consoles by Nightdive Studios, who were awesome enough to let me check out this remake, how was it? Let’s find out. System Shock puts players in the shoes of a security hacker who, after being caught hacking into security files on the Citadel space station, is brought onto the space station to hack into and turn off the morality options for the station AI, SHODAN. The Hacker later wakes up to see that all hell has broken

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
May 24, 2024
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