TimeLine Layout

June, 2011

  • 22 June

    James Cameron talks writing the Avatar sequels

    Director James Cameron has talked about how he’s approaching the scripts for Avatar 2 and 3 , revealing he’s not forming them as a proper trilogy. “We’re shooting two films back-to-back,” he tells Fox News, “so I’m writing two scripts, not one, which will complete a free-film story arc. “Not …

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  • 21 June

    Valve developing free-to-play game, DOTA 2 suspected

    Valve is reportedly eyeing its own piece of the free-to-play (F2P) pie. In an interview with French game gaming siteBarre De Vie (opens in new tab)(Life Bar), the studio’s PR boss Doug Lombardi reflected on the state of microtransactional gaming, and responded with a vague “Yes” when asked point blank …

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  • 21 June

    UFO Online preview – never heard of it? You need to

    In almost every alien invasion scenario we’re used to, the humans rise up as one and kick some extraterrestrial ass. Whether it be by simply sending a Spartan warrior after them, crashing a well-timed jet into their mothership, or hell, just shooting them with Super Soakers (thanks, Shyamalan), human beings …

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  • 21 June

    5 ways that video games have most heinously lied to us about hackers and hacking

    Because if you believe games, hacking is way more silly, way easier, and way more utterly insane than it is in real life. Evidence? Is it evidence you want? Good. Well I will provide you with some. 1.Hacking is always a game Hacking, boiled down to the simplest terms, is …

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  • 21 June

    Just Do It review

    Billed as “a tale of modern-day outlaws”, this engaging doc follows British eco activists over a year. These members of groups like Climate Camp and Plane Stupid pitch their tents on the roof of a coal-burning power-station, superglue themselves to a City bank’s trading floor, and endure “kettling” by the …

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  • 20 June

    Danny Elfman to score The Hunger Games and Oz

    Danny Elfman mentioned in a recent interview that he will be scoring The Hunger Games and Oz: The Great And Powerful . Buzzine managed to sit down with the prolific composer for an interview at an event to celebrate his 25-year career in collaboration with Tim Burton. It seems that …

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  • 18 June

    Family Guy MMO incoming, presumably not for kids

    Fox Broadcasting has launched a Family Guy Online website teasing the arrival of an MMO ‘game’ based on Seth MacFarlane’s primetime cartoon series. That’s right kids (above the age of 14), the Griffins are going online %26hellip; followed possibly by a few Pewterschmidts, Swansons, Goldmans, Takanawas, Evil Monkeys and one …

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  • 17 June

    E3 2011: Resident Evil: Revelations preview – Jill and Chris’ possibly excellent retro adventure

    For anyone who felt Resident Evil 5’s summer movie formula approach was a step in the wrong direction for the long-running horror series, Revelations might be what you’re looking for. Starring Jill and Chris (and a boat full of insert-virus-here grotesque creatures), Revelations plays a lot like Resident Evil 4, …

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  • 17 June

    E3 2011: Jurassic Park preview – putting the action back into adventure games

    Adventure game die-hards Telltale rolled out a new demo build of Jurassic Park for this year’s E3, giving us a little more insight into the connection between the film and game. For all intents and purposes, the game is a point-and-click adventure game without the point-and-click mechanics, taking elements of …

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  • 16 June

    PopCap Games auctioning studio art for childrens charities

    PopCap Games – the casual gaming powerhouse behind titles like Peggle, Zuma and Plants vs. Zombies – has donated a selection of special edition game-related art pieces for an online eBay charity auction in support of Starlight Children’s Foundation in the US and SpecialEffect in the UK. And before you …

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