Monsters Is This Year’s District 9

The new trailer for Monsters, Gareth Edwards’ giant mutant monster movie, is out, and it really reminds me of District 9. Not only in terms of the “alien culture has invaded Earth and this is the cultural/societal fallout” set-up, but also in the level of anticipation I have for the movie after seeing …

Dragon Age 2 Casts Its Spell on March 8, 2011, New Trailer

Bioware’s already let us know that they’ll be going in a slightly different, more human-centric direction with Dragon Age 2. Now we know when we’re going to be able to play it, as well as getting a glimpse at Hawke’s powers in this new trailer.

The trailer’s nice and all, but it remains to be seen what the game plays like. Judging …

Disturbance in the Force: Big Changes Coming at LucasArts?

Kotaku‘s reporting that big shake-ups may be happening at the video game arm of George Lucas’ empire.

Among them are the alleged cessation of any further external development parterships, like the one with Traveller’s Tales. The two companies jointly produce the Lego Star Wars and Lego Indiana Jones games. Kotaku’s sources also cite …

Marvel Gets Own Blackest Night With Dead Avengers

I guess it was only a matter of time; less than a year after Blackest Night proved that bringing characters back from the dead can bring big sales and fan excitement for DC Comics, Marvel has announced that, hey! Their characters can return from the grave as part of a crossover event as well! I know, I know; Marvel has already done a …

Battle: Los Angeles Prepares For Battle With Skyline

Is Los Angeles big enough for two alien invasion movies? Sony doesn’t think so, and may be considering legal action to ensure that November’s Skyline doesn’t steal the thunder of its own March release, Battle: Los Angeles.

The conflict comes from more than just the similarity between the movies, both of which feature aliens invading …

Ten Freaky Songs About Star Wars

Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” isn’t actually about Star Wars, but you’d never have guessed from this spectacularly staged live performance:

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Blink-182 went all-out with the lyrical tribute on “A New Hope”:

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