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Fast and Furious is returning to 'Rocket League'
A trio of Fast and Furious cars are heading to 'Rocket League' including F9's rocket-strapped Pontiac Fiero and two returning franchise faves.
'Fast & Furious Crossroads' game promises heists and bro-hugs in May
The Fast & Furious franchise is about to roar onto PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Bandai Namco and Project Cars developer Slightly Mad Studios are working on Fast & Furious Crossroads, which will drop this May. That's the same month the next installment in the massive movie franchise, Fast & Furious 9, hits theaters.
Man lands in jail for using phone to pirate movie at the theater
The concept of someone recording films at movie theaters for pirating purposes seems so outdated. Yet, that's still happening in some parts of the world, apparently. Most recently, there's the case of Philip Danks, a 25-year-old UK man who just got sentenced to 33 months of jail time after using his phone to record a film in the theater and, subsequently, upload it to his website to let the internet download it at no cost -- at least initially. So which movie, you ask? None other than Fast & Furious 6. According to Universal Pictures, Danks' pirated upload was downloaded nearly 780,000 times, which the studio claimed resulted in a loss of about £2.5 million, or about 4.1 million in US dollars. After his initial arrest, and before he pleaded guilty to the charges yesterday, Danks took to his Facebook page to share his feelings about the ordeal: "Seven billion people and I was the first. Fuck you Universal Pictures." He's now facing 33 months in jail, while 120 hours of unpaid community service were served to a friend who helped him along the way.
Fast & Furious: Showdown pulls into retail May 21
Activision's movie tie-in Fast & Furious: Showdown will hit the retail starting line on May 21 in North America, launching for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC for $39.99; $29.99 on 3DS. Players will see various familiar faces of Fast & Furious films – including upcoming Hitman sequel star Paul Walker – with the game spanning events leading up to this summer's latest movie, Fast & Furious 6.Switching between roles as driver, gunman, tactician and daredevil, players must accomplish goals across 31 different missions, with co-op support for up to two players. Car customization options and an objective-based Challenge mode with online leaderboards will also be included in the package.%Gallery-184875%
MMObility: Order and Chaos online bring potential to the market
As soon as I saw the trailer for Order and Chaos Online, I knew it would at least sell very well initially. Would the World of Warcraft-clone (note the first-time use of the phrase I normally despise) also sell beyond its three months of free time given out with the client purchase? Would players really want to subscribe to a game that is a simple clone of one of the most accessible MMOs in existence? I think they would, simply because it is a mobile version. The mobile market should have taught us these lessons already. It is a market of different players -- and play sessions -- than we might be familiar with when sitting down in front of our PCs. It doesn't need to be a seperate beast, however, and it can be enjoyed as an extension of the standard PC market. In fact, call me a convert. I paid for and downloaded Order and Chaos Online as soon as I could. Will I sub past the initial three free months? I don't know, but let me tell you why I think the game and the company matter.
Blu-ray releases on July 28th 2009
Universal really comes to the rescue this week with a very nice slate of releases. As if Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series wasn't enough -- although totally unaffordable for most people -- there is also Season 4.5 as well as the entire Fast & Furious franchise. On top of all that, there is 12 Monkeys which is a classic that we can't wait to see in HD. Fox also has a few titles this week including the first season of Dollhouse and Sony has the classic depressing drama, A River Runs Through It. The other really notable titles this week -- for geeks at least -- is a little Doctor Who and Torchwood, both courtesy of the BBC and Warner. This should give you plenty to watch in the next few weeks, which is a good thing since releases get skimpy again next week. Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (Universal) Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 (Universal) Fast & Furious (Universal) The Fast And The Furious (Universal) 2 Fast 2 Furious (Universal) The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (Universal) 12 Monkeys (Universal) Dollhouse: Season One (Fox) Miss March (Fox) A River Runs Through It (Sony) Green Lantern: First Flight (Warner) Doctor Who: Planet Of The Dead (BBC Warner) Torchwood: Children Of Earth (BBC Warner) Torchwood: The Complete Second Series (BBC Warner) Gilbert And Sullivan: The Pirates Of Penzance (Kultur) The Inglorious Bastards (Severin) National Geographic: Rhino Rescue (NatGeo) HD Aviation - 100 Years of Flight (Picturebox) Repulsion (Criterion)
Fast & Furious Blu-ray Trilogy reviewed, D-BOX shines
The new Fast & Furious, not to be confused with the old Fast & Furious, is all set to become the first major theatrical release with D-BOX baked in. And as TheHDRoom points out, these movies were just born to be felt as well as watched. When reviewing the trilogy on Blu-ray, they found these discs immediately among their favorite D-BOX discs. More specifically, they noted that the sensation was strong and engrossing throughout, especially when cars were changing gears -- though they did confess that Tokyo Drift suffered from jolts that were just too faint to really enjoy. Of course, you'd have to be the world's biggest F&F fan to let this trio of flicks convince you to pick up one of those pricey D-BOX motion chairs, but if you're leaning that way, give the read link a look beforehand.
Fast & Furious to be first major theatrical release with D-BOX
When you're on, you're on. After notching its best ever quarter in terms of sales, D-BOX has just landed yet another huge win. Universal Pictures' Fast & Furious -- which is slated to ignite a new generation of street racers who compete for gas money rather than pink slips -- will be the first major theatrical feature release with the company's Motion Code technology written in. 'Til now, Motion Code had been mostly restricted to at-home films and video games, but now moviegoers who can find a D-BOX-equipped cinema can enjoy this film while feeling all the vibrations and rumbles as the engines rev and the egos flair. Something tells us this kind of occurrence will only get more and more common.
'Tokyo Drift' gets a date and 'The Break-Up' is announced for HD DVD
We promise that this will be the last post about any Fast and Furious flick till one of 'em is released. Cool? Tokyo Drift has finally been given a data and will release with The Break-Up on September 26. This also happens to be the same day that their normal DVD counterparts are released. The films are going to be both in 2.35:1 widescreen and of course in 1080p. There isn't much else to report except the The Break-Up is going to have a MSRP of $39.95 but we are sure that it will retail for less when it hits the streets.
