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Konami's Hellboy to feature film cast
Konami announced today that the actors from the film adaptation of Mike Mignola's Hellboy will reprise their roles in the upcoming Hellboy game from Konami. The press release details that Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and Doug Jones will reprise their roles as Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien respectively. While we certainly can't complain about the gravelly wonder that is Ron Perlman's voice, we're curious about Doug Jones. Hellboy afficionados will know that Abe Sapien was indeed played by Doug Jones but was voiced by Frasier's David Hyde Pierce, who refused to be credited for the film as not to detract from Jones' performance. So, here's the question: who will actually voice Abe Sapien?
Blu-ray movie releases for the week of June 4
This week's Blu-ray movie releases offer up a trilogy of Eddie Murphy movies, a concert by The Boss, the third season of Rescue Me and a healthy variety of other genres. Here is the full list of titles coming out: Trading Places Coming to America Norbit Blood Diamond Hellboy Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band: Live in Dublin The Messengers Rio Bravo Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season The Cowboys The Eddie Murphy movies are kind of fun in how they provide an interesting cross-section of his career. First up, you get the fantastic Trading Places from 1983, then you get the decent Coming to America from 1988 and then finally you are assaulted by the the GOD AWFUL Norbit from this year. Oh yay, Eddie Murphy in a fat suit again ...Trading Places and Hellboy look like solid purchases, anything else catch your eye this week? And if you say Norbit, you're getting banned.
SGD '07: Four new Hellboy screenshots!
From SGD '07 we got four new shots of the video game based on Mike Mignola's fantastic comic series, Hellboy. Hellboy himself is looking pretty lean and young in the shots, much younger than in the comic books or the movie. Is it possible that the videogame is a sequel to the movie series perhaps? %Gallery-3229%
New Memory Stick Entertainment Pack installs new movies
Sony is finally upgrading their long-forgotten "Memory Stick Entertainment Packs." These packs come with a bundled DVD that features four movies, pre-encoded for PSP playback. The previous pack came with the choice of cinematic masterpieces, such as The Grudge, S.W.A.T., Hitch, and XXX: State of the Union. Yeah ...According to IGN, the new MSX-M2GSEP model will feature a different collection of four movies: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Spider-man 2, Hellboy and S.W.A.T. (again?) While the selection isn't too great, the sheer convenience is certainly appreciated. Unfortunately, the DVD can only be used to unlock one movie, so make sure you choose wisely.This package will be available at Sony Style stores for about $60. The package will also include a 2GB Memory Stick.[Thanks, Joel!]
Today's hottest game video: Hellboy trailer
We plunge GameTrailers for today's video pick, a Hellboy trailer that makes us tentatively look forward to comic franchises again since the Neversoft Ghost Rider game that never was. Of course it's still just a trailer, and a lot can change before the game is released this summer. But Hellboy looks good, with its 3D engine rendering in a style that fits its comic history.Judge for yourself after the break.
Promising first look at Hellboy
It's quite a ways off from coming out, but GameVideos gameplay movie of Hellboy for the PSP looks promising even in this very early stage. The title is being developed by Krome Studios who previously made Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and the most recent Spyro game. This is quite a departure content-wise from their typical release, but a character action game isn't so different from an action platformer. This is Krome Studios' first PSP game though, which may be the only snag. Here's hoping Hellboy fans can feel proud picking this one up when it comes out.
Devilish Hellboy Screenshots
Last week we brought you moving pictures of Konami's upcoming Hellboy. Along with it we mentioned Ron Perlman's involvement, and gameplay mechanics and the co-op over Xbox Live. Today, we're giving you some stationary eye candy for you to enjoy. Click the "Read" link to take a gander and be sure to wipe the drool from the side of your mouth. Now, all you need to do is wait patiently for a more specific release time frame than "2007". Were you a fan of the film or comics and looking forward to the game as much as we are?
New Hellboy footage, Ron Perlman is in
Konami released some new details about Hellboy today. Chief among these details is that Ron Perlman -- who played Hellboy in the 2004 movie -- will be reprising his role as Hellboy in all videogame versions of the franchise. With film director, Guillermo Del Toro (go see Pan's Labyrinth, now), and comic creator, Mike Mignola, on board, Hellboy should be quite a treat for fans when it arrives on the Xbox 360 this fall. The game has a combat system that sits somewhere between God of War and Devil May Cry with a deep grappling system to boot. Hellboy will also feature online co-op. As fans of Hellboy, we're looking forward to trying it out. Check out the latest gameplay footage after the break.
Hellboy director consults for game
Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro hopes to add some personal touches to the PSP's Hellboy video game that weren't present in the franchise's debut a few years back. You see, Hellboy was released in 2004 to some pretty lackluster reviews. The game has a 12-percent Gameranking score. Seriously. So you can see why del Toro, who is a consultant along with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, wants to give his two cents on the next game.Speaking to IGN about his new Hellboy game, del Toro said, "The essential weapon of Hellboy, and this I love, is not only his glove, which like in the movie can be charged with power, but he can use everything available. If he destroys a door, he can grab a piece of that door and start beating the crap out of someone! Or if he destroys a stone archway, he can pick up a stone and throw it. I think it's looking very promising. We played a few demo minutes the other day and we had fun."The game, which will be published by Konami, is del Toro's first foray into the video game industry, but it won't be his last. He's working with Terminal Reality to bring us Sundown, a game that combines zombies and a post-apocalyptic world together into a gamer's wet dream.Be sure to read the rest of what del Toro has to say by clicking here.
Guillermo Del Toro delving deep into game-making -- Hellboy, etc...
The popular Dark Horse Comics demon hero, Hellboy, is receiving the royal video game treatment thanks to the same fellow who brought us the decent-to-great movie (debatable... never saw it, but got mixed reactions from friends), Guillermo Del Toro. What's Del Toro got in store for us? "[It has] several environments where, essentially, you are seeing the past and the present, and they are juxtaposed. You can go from one environment, like the Gobi desert, to a haunted town in medieval Japan. And then you can go and play in the ruins of a castle that is full of Nazi doomsday machines. And then you can go and wander through the empty streets of a haunted Eastern European village. And each of those levels has a common threat enemy, and a great vibe to the gameplay." And then, and then, and then... he definitely gets excited about what he does!Apparently, much of the fighting in the game relies on finding pieces of the environment around you to use as a weapon. Say you break open a door. Why not pick up a large splintered piece of it and bash your opponents? Or crack a stone pillar then pick up some rocks to toss. It sounds like it has a bit of promise, so long as Hellboy himself isn't the only playable character. Come on, you can't possibly expect a game based on a comic book team (kinda sorta) to just use the main character. Otherwise, utilizing environments for weaponry is cool. Especially if it's as detailed as Del Toro excitedly claims.
TY the Tasmanian Tiger confirmed for Wii
Because somebody out there has to care. In a follow-up interview to one conducted way back in February, Aussie developer Krome Studios confirms that their furry friend from down under will indeed make an appearance on Nintendo's next console. After commenting on the studio's current projects, Konami's Hellboy and The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, the tricky-to-pronounce Steve Stamatidiadis notes that "the Wii is the perfect platform for a TY game and you can bet your booties that we'll be doing one down the track."Since our considerably valued booties are on the line, we'd also wager that the Wii version of TY the Tasmanian Tiger will involve chucking the wiimote like a boomerang in order to defeat at least one evil robot kangaroo. With a talking animal jumping over platforms and such, the game will no doubt be a veritable explosion of creativity (and other Australian stereotypes). Somebody can't wait.[Thanks saigon!]
