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L.A. Noire: First Official Gameplay Video And This Is The One You’ve Been Waiting For

Posted: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:13:22 +0000

The first in a series of in-depth gameplay videos for L.A. Noire, “Orientation” is an overview of the game’s core mechanics from searching for clues, to the fundamentals of witness interrogation, and classic action including brawling and shootouts. Using all in-game footage, this first L.A. Noire gameplay video in the series explains how your detective skills, intuition and cunning have the power to make or break each case.

L.A. Noire: First Official Gameplay Video
4 Highly Anticipated Video Games By Bethesda Softworks For 2011

Posted: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:06:21 +0000

Brink (First-Person Shooter)

Release Date: May 17th, 2011

Brink, an immersive first-person shooter under development at Splash Damage, will be available in North America on May 17th and in Europe on May 20th. Brink was named as the ‘Game of Show’ at Eurogamer Expo 2010, while G4TV.com declared “Brink takes shooters to a whole new level.” Blending single-player, co-op, and multiplayer action into one seamless experience, Brink features dynamic battlefields, extensive customization options, and an innovative control system.

Available for: PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge (Action RPG)

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Hunted, a fantasy action game, will be available in retail stores across North America on June 1st and on store shelves in Europe on June 3rd. Hunted is a fresh take on the classic dungeon crawl experience that delivers the intensity and action of a modern-day shooter. Hunted, under development at inXile Entertainment, has been called “A Dungeon Crawl for the Gears Age” and has also been described as “violent, deceptively thoughtful and witty.”

Available for: PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Rage (First-Person Shooter)

Release Date: September 13th, 2011

RAGE, the highly anticipated first-person shooter from legendary developer id Software, will hit retail shelves across North America on September 13th and throughout Europe on September 16th. The game has already won numerous awards at E3 2010, including ‘Best Overall Game of Show’ and three ‘Best of E3’ Game Critics Awards including ‘Best Console Game’. RAGE features intense first-person shooter action, breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore and jaw-dropping graphics powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech 5 technology.

Available for: PC, PS3, Xbox 360

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (RPG)

Release Date: November 11th, 2011

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the most recently announced title from world-renowned developer Bethesda Game Studios. The studio is widely known for developing the 2008 Game of the Year, Fallout 3 and the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Skyrim, the latest chapter in The Elder Scrolls saga, re-imagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic and will launch worldwide on November 11th, 2011.

Available for: PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Bethesda Softworks; Brink, Rage, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Steven Seagal: Master Of The Front Kick

Posted: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:59:21 +0000

After Anderson Silva credited Steven Seagal with teaching him the front kick, Mr. Seagal has been absolutely milking it for all it’s worth. Seagal will tell anyone willing to listen, the whole entire back story of the front kick and how he learned it 40, 35 or 30 years ago (he just can’t seem to make up his mind on when he actually learned it himself) and spent a whole chunk of time “perfecting” it. It’s pretty funny actually, and if you watch Ariel Helwani’s interview with Seagal, he seriously looks like he’s about to front kick those chef’s creeping up on him (bad memories from “ Under Siege ” I suppose).

More on Steven Seagal’s Front Kick

Source: TheCageDoctor.com

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Deicide: Three Killer Tracks Preamble New Album

Posted: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:09:55 +0000

Sweet Jesus, the progenitors of death metal, Deicide, are gearing up to unleash hell on Earth with a new album, To Hell With God (Century Media Records), on February 15th. On February 4th, the third and final sneak-peek track — “How Can You Call Yourself A God?” — was made available for public consumption, and all we can say is that it’s a blasphemous ripper.

Deicide – How Can You Call Yourself A God?

If this track, along with the two others that were released early (“Into The Darkness You Go” and “Hang In Agony Until You’re Dead”), is any indication, To Hell With God is going to reclaim Satan’s throne for Deicide, not to mention death metal supremacy. Sure, they’re in their 40s, but Glen Benton still delivers growling vocals from the bowels of hell, Steve Asheim provides pulse-pounding rhythm, and Jack Owen and Ralph Santolla shred with lyrical and bone-crushing precision. For me, the solos and the intricate drumming are the fish hooks, but the chorus is addictive and I found myself chanting it long after my first five listens. The great thing about this new track from Deicide is the fact that it remains death metal while simultaneously appealing to my thrash preferences.

Deicide – Into The Darkness You Go

Deicide – Hang In Agony Until You’re Dead

Deicide is also touring to support To Hell With God on their God Is Dead – To Hell With God tour, which also features Belpheor, Neuraxis, Blackguard and Pathology. The tour kicks off on February 15th, the same day the album drops. Check the schedule below and don’t miss your chance to see these death metal giants at work:

Deicide: God Is Dead – To Hell With God Tour Dates
Feb. 15 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
Feb. 16 – Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
Feb. 17 – Raleigh, NC – Volume 11
Feb. 18 – Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero
Feb. 19 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
Feb. 20 – Providence, RI – Club Hell
Feb. 21 – New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
Feb. 22 – Quebec City, QUE – Imperial de Quebec
Feb. 23 – Montreal, QUE – Cafe Campus
Feb. 24 – London, ONT – Music Hall
Feb. 25 – Toronto, ONT – Opera House
Feb. 26 – Chicago, IL – Reggie Rock Club
Feb. 27 – Detroit, MI – Blondie’s
Feb. 28 – Louisville, KY – Headliner’s Music Hall
Mar. 01 – Tulsa, OK – Marquee
Mar. 02 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
Mar. 04 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Mar. 05 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
Mar. 07 – Las Vegas, NV – Cheyenne Saloon
Mar. 08 – Los Angeles, CA – Key Club
Mar. 09 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Mar. 10 – Tempe, AZ – Clubhouse

Rock Hard!

Credit: Deicide.com
Rise Of The Apes (2011): Thanksgiving Will Bring Us A New Ape Film And More Freida Pinto

Posted: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:47:08 +0000
Rupert Wyatt, the director of The Escapist is in post production with the newest Ape film. Written by Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa, Rise of the Apes seems to be a remake or re-imagining of the ’72 film Conquest of the Planet of the Apes or a prequel to it.

We haven’t seen any of Pierre Boulle’s prodigy since Tim Burton took a shot at a remake of Planet of the Apes back in 2001, which met with mediocre success and perhaps the studios waited a decade to release another one because of its poor performance. This time around, we will not have actors in ape suits, but rather voices for CGI rendered characters (done by Weta Digital, the company that did the effects for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and King Kong, and James Cameron’s Avatar).

The story follows an ape named Caesar (Andy Serkis) who gains intelligence and human-like self-awareness after genetic experiments to cure Alzheimer’s changes his genetic makeup. Apes evolve and war breaks out between the apes and humans for domination of the planet.

Whether this film meets with better success than Tim Burton’s or not doesn’t really matter to us at Yell! Magazine, we’ll go watch it anyway to see Freida Pinto; if you remember Slumdog Millionaire, she played Latika. Pinto is a former model turned actress who lights up the screen with her presence. Watching Woody Allen’s You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, a film we would usually avoid, was worth it just to drool along with Josh Brolin.

Look for her in two other upcoming films: Black Gold (May 2011) and Immortals (November 2011). Rise of the Apes will be released November 23, 2011.
Yell! Magazine’s Horror And Thriller Movie Review List Of The Week

Posted: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:07:32 +0000

Body Double (1984)

Brian De Palma

4 out of 5 stars
Although Brian De Palma’s Scarface is considered his best film by most critics, we’d like to throw our hat in for this more erotically tinged bastardization of Hitchcock’s classic Rear Window. Starring Politically Incorrect host Craig Wasson as a struggling actor set up to be a witness to a murder by a clever killer doubling as a Native American, Body Double makes for easy return viewing. We also see Melanie Griffith in her first major role; she magnificently plays an adult film star. The Frankie Goes to Hollywood song “Relax” is featured in a scene of debauchery in the form of a music video that satisfies every ’80s MTV watcher who wanted to see what would’ve happened if the music stations weren’t restricted in their content.

High Tension (2003)

Alexandre Aja

3 out of 5 stars
Horror with a twist, High Tension, a film by French director Alexandre Aja, is Halloween meets Fight Club. Not at all original, although the opening scene when you see the killer receiving fellatio from a severed head was a first in my movie-going experience, High Tension even falls apart on reflection. How is it that the killer was both outside the farm and up in the guest bedroom? This sort of incongruity was blatant and makes the ending of the film foolish. But since gore is a slasher film’s main draw, and High Tension had it in abundance, it succeeds at least at that level.

Wolf Creek (2005)

Greg Mclean

2 out of 5 stars
Take a Crocodile Dundee character and make him a serial killer and you will have the premise for Wolf Creek. It sounds interesting, but the development of the story takes so long you fall asleep before any of the gore begins. Then the director seems to forget about some characters while he decides to concentrate on only one victim at a time, leaving you wondering what happened to the others. It seemed Greg McLean wanted to keep his direction simple, but it doesn’t work.

Slither (2006)

James Gunn

2.5 out of 5 stars
A pointless black comedy horror film starring Nathan Fillion and Elizabeth Banks, Slither rips off other films of the genre an, therefore, doesn’t really bring anything new to the screen. It will be a fun film for those who haven’t seen anything by George Romero and the ilk, but for those who have it can become a tedious watch. Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead series is much more fun than this.

The Skeleton Key (2005)

Iain Softley

3.5 out of 5 stars
One of the better supernatural thrillers that has come out of Hollywood in the last 10 years, The Skeleton Key stars Kate Hudson as a caregiver who finances a degree in nursing by helping out a stroke victim in rural Louisiana. When it turns out the man (John Hurt) is actually being poisoned by his wife, Hudson tries to save the man only to become more involved with the intrigue. This explanation only scratches the surface to what becomes a case in Voodoo and the Occult. To not ruin the movie by delving into the details, suffice it to say that the ending was both refreshing and creepy.
In Flames, Trivium, And Machine Head Confirmed For Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2011

Posted: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:26:56 +0000

This summer’s lineup for the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival sees Disturbed, Godsmack, and Megadeth joined by Machine Head, Trivium, and In Flames. The Jagermeister stage will feature Unearth, Kingdom of Sorrow, Red Fang, and the Jagermeister Battle of The Bands Winner. The Extreme stage will spotlight Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, and Straight Line Stitch. After the jump, see all the current tour dates, more festival activities, and the line-up changes on the San Bernardino, Mountain View, and Montreal dates (Heavy MTL).

This summer’s mainstage artists, Disturbed, Godsmack, and Megadeth, will be joined by a ferocious mix of the best hard rock and heavy metal artists of today. For the first time in festival history, through their success, In Flames, Machine Head, and Trivium have grown through the ranks to now perform on the main stage in rotating slots throughout the tour. In addition to catching their favorite bands, Mayhem-goers can enjoy a plethora of festival activities, including playing the newest video games, perusing vendors, attending autograph signing sessions, and a slew of other interactive activities that enhance the concert experience including the Metal Mulisha, the World’s Greatest Freestyle Motocross team.

Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2011 Tour Dates

- Saturday, July 9, 2011
San Manuel Amphitheater (San Bernardino, CA)

- Saturday, July 9, 2011
San Manuel Amphitheater (San Bernardino, CA)

- Sunday, July 10, 2011
Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View, CA)

- Tuesday, July 12, 2011
White River Amphitheatre (Auburn, WA)

- Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Idaho Center Amphitheatre (Nampa, ID)

- Friday, July 15, 2011
Desert Sky Pavilion (Phoenix, AZ)

- Saturday, July 16, 2011
Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion (Albuquerque, NM)

- Sunday, July 17, 2011
Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre (Englewood, CO)

- Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Maryland Heights, MO)

- Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Riverbend Music Center (Cincinnati, OH)

- Friday, July 22, 2011
Comcast Center (Mansfield, MA)

- Saturday, July 23, 2011
Parc Jean-Drapeau: Heavy MTL (Montreal, QC)

- Sunday, July 24, 2011
Comcast Theatre (Hartford, CT)

- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ)

- Friday, July 29, 2011
First Niagara Pavilion (Burgettstown, PA)

- Saturday, July 30, 2011
Jiffy Lube Live (Bristow, VA)

- Sunday, July 31, 2011
Susquehanna Bank Center (Camden, NJ)

- Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Virginia Beach Amphitheatre (Virginia Beach, VA)

- Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek (Raleigh, NC)

- Friday, August 5, 2011
First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre (Tinley Park, IL)

- Saturday, August 6, 2011
DTE Energy Music Theatre (Clarkston, MI)

- Sunday, August 7, 2011
Verizon Wireless Music Center (Noblesville, IN)

- Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Zoo Amphitheatre (Oklahoma City, OK)

- Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Gexa Energy Pavilion (Dallas, TX)

- Friday, August 12, 2011
Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood (Atlanta, GA)

- Saturday, August 13, 2011
1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre (Tampa, FL)

- Sunday, August 14, 2011
Cruzan Ampitheatre (West Palm Beach, FL)

For more information on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2011, visit the official site

www.youtube.com/watch?v=itbdR488dEE
UFC Issues Statement On Federal Raid And Combat Of Criminal Piracy

Posted: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:05:13 +0000

Zuffa, LLC, doing business as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) wishes to extend its great appreciation to the United States Department of Justice, U.S. Immigration, and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) and Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) for the direct and forceful action they have taken in combating the criminal piracy of UFC Pay-Per-View events.

In connection with the recent forfeiture raids initiated by the United States Department of Justice, the UFC wishes to individually thank Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John T. Morton, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) for aggressively confronting and pursuing these criminal enterprises.

Speaking on behalf of the UFC, Dana White, Zuffa’s President, issued the following statement:

The very forceful actions taken by Mr. Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Mr. Morton, the Director of ICE, against these parasitic websites is very welcome news. The criminal theft of Pay-Per-View events has resulted in the loss of millions of dollars of revenue to not only the UFC and its fighters, but has also deprived federal, state and local government of their rightful entitlement to significant tax revenue.

On behalf of the UFC and its fighters, I extend my sincerest thanks to Mr. Bharara, Mr. Morton, and the many Assistant United States Attorneys and Agents of Homeland Security Investigations who worked so tirelessly during the course of this intensive investigation.

Source: TheCageDoctor.com

UFC, Department of Justice
UFC Announces Press Conference And Free Fan Event On Feb. 8th In Toronto

Posted: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:06:52 +0000

UFC Champions Georges St-Pierre and Jose Aldo are joined by No. 1 contenders Jake Shields and Mark Hominick, along with Dana White and Tom Wright.

In anticipation of what promises to be one of the most historic events in UFC history, UFC 129: ST-PIERRE VS. SHIELDS on April 30th, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today it will host a press conference and free fan event at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, February 8th. UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre and Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo will be joined by No. 1 contenders Jake Shields and Mark Hominick, along with UFC President Dana White and Canadian Director of Operations Tom Wright, for a press conference at 1 p.m. ET followed by a special Q&A period and autograph session for fans from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

Fans will have the opportunity to speak directly with White, Wright, and St-Pierre in a one-hour Q&A session from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on February 8th. Canadian fighters and Toronto area natives Sean Pierson and Claude Patrick will join Shields, Aldo, and Hominick for an autograph session earlier that day, beginning once doors open at 4 p.m. (Please note – this event is on a first-come, first-serve basis – one autograph per person. Gate 9A entry).

Tickets for UFC 129: ST-PIERRE VS. SHIELDS, presented by TapouT, go on sale to the public on Saturday, February 12th at 10 a.m. ET. Members of UFC Fight Club will have the first chance to buy tickets on Thursday, February 10th at 10 a.m. ET, followed by UFC newsletter subscribers on Friday, February 11th at 10 a.m. ET. Fans can sign up for the UFC Fight Club at www.ufcfightclub.com .

Tickets range from $300 to $800 on the floor and from $50 to $225 in the stands and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations and at Rogers Centre Box Office – Gate 9. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at 1-855-985-5000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.ticketmaster.ca .

Approximately 40,000 tickets will be made available to UFC fans, with close to 25% under $100.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
UFC PRESS CONFERENCE
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 – 1:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: Rogers Centre, Toronto – Gate 9 entrance off Bremner Blvd.
WHO: UFC President Dana White, Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright, UFC fighters Georges St-Pierre, Jose Aldo, Jake Shields, Mark Hominick, Claude Patrick, and Sean Pierson
NOTE: While the press conference is not open to the public, it will be carried live on Rogers Sportsnet and streamed online at UFC.com.

FREE FAN EVENT – Q&A AND AUTOGRAPH SIGNING
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 – Doors and autographs at 4 p.m., Q&A from 5-6 p.m. ET
WHERE: Rogers Centre, Toronto – Gate 9A entrance off Bremner Blvd.
WHO: Q&A: Dana White, Tom Wrigh,t and Georges St-Pierre
Autograph session: Jose Aldo, Jake Shields, Mark Hominick, Claude Patrick, and Sean Pierson

Source: TheCageDoctor.com

UFC 129: Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields
Crysis 2: Can Your PC Hardware Handle The Specs?

Posted: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:03:10 +0000
Crysis 2: PC Hardware Minimum Specs
- Operating system: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, with the latest Service Pack
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2Ghz, or AMD Athlon 64 x2 2Ghz, or better
- Memory: 2GB (Vista requires 3GB)
- Hard disk space: 9GB
- Video: Nvidia 8800GT with 512MB RAM, ATI 3850HD with 512MB RAM, or better
- Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- DirectX: 9.0c
- Support for Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows
- Internet connection also required for a one-time authorization when the game is installed/first run.
Crysis 2: The Game

The world has been ravaged by a series of climatic disasters and society is on the verge of total breakdown. Now the aliens have returned, with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of mankind, starting by trying to rip the heart out of Earth’s most iconic city.

In New York, terrifying alien invaders stalk the streets and a nightmare plague strikes down the city’s myriad of inhabitants with brutal epidemic speed. The city’s systems are in chaos, its streets and skyline are smashed and in flaming ruin. This is New York City like you’ve never seen it before.

Neither paramilitary law enforcement nor the might of the U.S. military machine can stand against the invaders, and all who choose not to flee are dead men walking. Just to survive in this maelstrom of death will require technology beyond anything any modern soldier has ever seen.

One man will inherit that means to survive. One supersoldier, wielding the combat enhancement technology of the future with Nanosuit 2, will make the last stand to save humanity from destruction in the urban jungle that is New York City.

Crysis 2: Features

- New York New York: Crysis set the visual benchmark for PC games that still stands today. Crysis 2 will redefine the benchmark on console and PC platforms, shifting attention to the rich urban jungle of New York City.

- Amazing Aliens and AI: Challenging best-in-class AI with unique group coordination and group behavior systems give realistic responses to your actions.

- Nanosuit 2: Adapt your combat tactics by customising your Nanosuit and weapons in real-time with revised modes, unlocking a variety of supersoldier abilities.

- Multiplayer: World-renowned multiplayer shooter studio Crytek UK is going to reinvent multiplayer with the dynamic intensity of Nanosuit 2. By using Nanosuit technology the player has nearly unlimited ways to approach the dynamic combat environment.

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