Quantum of Solace is the 22nd James Bond film by EON Productions, due for release in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2008 and inNorth America on 7 November. The sequel to Casino Royale (2006), it is directed by Marc Forster, and features Daniel Craig’s second performance as James Bond. Casino Royale’s Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade returned as writers, alongside newcomer Joshua Zetumer. In the film, Bond battles Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a member of the Quantum organisation posing as an environmentalist, who intends to stage a coup d’état in Bolivia to take control of its water supply. Bond seeks Read the rest of this entry »
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Quantum of Solace
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5, known in Japan as Biohazard 5 (バイオハザード5 Baiohazādo Faibu), is the forthcoming installment in the Resident Evilsurvival horror video game series, which is set to debut for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It will be developed and published by Capcom. Capcom officially announced Resident Evil 5 on July 20, 2005, is slated to release the title on March 12, 2009 in Japan, and March 13,2009 in North America and Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Clancy’s EndWar
Tom Clancy’s EndWar is a real-time tactics game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and PC platforms. It is set during World War III being designed by Ubisoft Shanghai. The special edition of Rainbow Six Vegas 2 included a video with the first live gameplay footage of this game. Read the rest of this entry »
Gears of War 2
Gears of War 2 is a tactical third-person shooter video game in development by Epic Games and to be published by Microsoft Game Studios exclusively for the Xbox 360. It is the sequel to the critically acclaimed best-seller Gears of War, and was announced by lead designer Cliff Bleszinski during the 2008 Game Developers Conference on February 20, 2008. It is currently scheduled for release in November 2008 and will use a heavily upgraded version of the Unreal Engine 3 Read the rest of this entry »
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year will be the next installment in Disney’s popular High School Musical franchise, scheduled for a theatrical release on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returns as director and choreographer and all six primary actors from the previous two films will reprise their roles. This is Disney’s first theatrical sequel to a Disney Channel Original Movie. Read the rest of this entry »
Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading is an upcoming comedy film, set for a September 12, 2008 release, starring John Malkovich, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt, and made by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is due to premiere on August 27, 2008 when it will open the 2008 Venice Film Festival.
According to the Coens the plot will focus on the world of the CIA, physical fitness in Washington, D.C., and internet dating. The film is the brothers’ first since the Academy Award winning No Country Read the rest of this entry »
Death Race (film)
Death Race is an upcoming 2008 action-thriller film written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The film is a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 and stars Jason Statham in the lead role. The remake had been in development since 2002, though production was delayed by disapproval of early screenplays then placed in turnaround following a dispute between Paramount Pictures and the producer duo Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner. Death Race was acquired by Universal Pictures, and Anderson re-joined the project to write and direct. Filming began in Montreal in August 2007, and Death Race is slated for Read the rest of this entry »
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is a action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog, and published by Sony Computer Entertainmentfor the PlayStation 3. A demo for the game was released on 8 November 2007, on the PlayStation Network. Although the U.S. release date was set for 19 November, it was released on the 16th in a few select areas.
The Drake’s Fortune subtitle is a reference to the famous explorer Sir Francis Drake and his fictional treasure stowed away on the island Read the rest of this entry »
Battlefield: Bad Company (XBOX 360)
Battlefield: Bad Company (also known as BF:BC, or just Bad Company) is a first-person shooter developed at EA DICE, released in theU.S. on June 23 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was hinted at just before the release of Battlefield 2, and then announced sixteen months later.
Bad Company puts the player in a fictional war against Russia, where gamers will lead a squad of AWOL soldiers fighting both Russians and Mercenaries.
Bad Company applies some new features to the franchise, including Read the rest of this entry »
