Videos to bring on the smiles!

I am short on time and short on news today. Sorry, but this blog will be just like last weeks.

Here are three Youtube videos that make me feel happy inside:

• RT Life: Gangnam Style!:
  
• Batman: Puppet Master:
  
• Gervais + Elmo = Hilarity on 'Sesame Street':
  

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QOTD: Which one was your favorite?

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SPAAAAAACE!!!

The Gaming news for the week:

• Rocksteady has announced that their Batman game will not be a sequel. They have announced that the game will be a prequel to Arkham Asylum and will feature the Justice League. This could introduce spin off games! Man, am I hoping for a good Superman Game. The sad news is that Paul Dini will not be writting the story for the game. He did such an amazing job on the first 2, I would love to see how he would have added the Justice league to the story.
• Ubisoft has announced that Assassins Creed 3 will have Season Pass DLC on Xbox 360. I dont know if you have preordered it already, but I did. What ever DLC that does not come with my preorder I will be buying. The game is not complete until you play ever portion of it.
• Conan O'Brien's reviews Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition:
  
• 343 Industries has announced that they will be releasing a Halo 4 Limited Edition game. Here is what is included in the box that has been announced:
• The War Games Map Packs that includes access to nine maps: three multiplayer map packs= that included 3 maps in each.
• Unique in-game Spartan IV armor skin, a weapon skin for the Assault Rifle, an exclusive in-game emblem, an Xbox LIVE Avatar prop, and Avatar Spartan IV armor.
• Specializations: Receive early access to six Specializations to achieve higher ranks in your Spartan career. In addition to gaining access to new ranks, Specializations unlock new customization options.
• The Special Edition of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, the 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series which tells the terrifying beginning of the Human/Covenant war. Also how Master Chief inspired a young cadet to become a leader aboard the UNSC Infinity.
• It releases on November 6th, 2012.
• The Space core from Portal 2 is in Space. NASA has laser engraved the Space core on to a piece of the a ship they sent up to the International Space Station. Check out the picture below:
  
• Valve's Gabe Newell calls Windows 8 a Catastrophe. Blizzard even agrees with him. Didn't I say before that Windows 8 was going to be bad and be another Vista? I believe I did.
• Far Cry 3 Co-Op trailer:
  
  This might be just enough to make me buy the game.
• A Virtual Reality Headset called Oculus Rift:
  
  Looks pretty sweet right? Looks like Doom 4 and Minecraft maybe using thins soon.

Thanks for reading today's post, as always leave a comment down below about anything or the question of the day, which is:

QOTD: Have you preordered Halo 4 yet?

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It takes a little time to get back into the swing of things!

The Box Office Results from last Weekend:

1. The Amazing Spider-Man
2. Ted
3. Brave
4. Savages
5. Magic Mike

The Movie news for the week:

• If you happen to be going to Comic Con this year you will get a chance to see all 6 Batmobiles. That means:
• Adam West’s Lincoln Futura from the Batman TV series and Batman, The movie.
• Michael Keaton’s Batmobile from Batman and Batman Returns.
• Joel Schumacher’s Batmobile from Batman Forever.
• Joel Schumacher’s Batmobile from Batman & Robin.
• The Tumbler from Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
• The replacement Camouflage Tumbler that will be seen in The Dark Knight Rises.
• The Dark Knight Rises News:
• The runtime of the movie will be 2 hours, 44 minutes, and 27 seconds.
• Here is the soundtrack preview for The Dark Knight Rises:
  
• Another TV Spot courtesy of Warner Brother Hong Kong:
  
• IMAX TV Spot:
  
• A 13 Minute featurette for the movie with all of the main cast and crew:
  
• Screen Rant is giving away a Mega Prize Pack for The Dark Knight Rises:
  
  Since you guys didn't want to get involved in my Giveaway, head over to the link below and read the rules and what is all included in the Prize Pack.
  SR Giveaway – Win ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Mega Prize Pack
• And if you are also going to Comic Con this year, check out Course of the Force:
  ...and also The Walking Dead Escape.
• Dredd 3D:
  
• Michael Fassbender has singed with Ubisoft Motion Pictures to co-produce and star in an Upcoming Assassin's Creed game. Ubisoft Motion Pictures has signed with Sony so that UMP has almost an unlimited amount of creative control. That is the only news out now, but it does create a long list of question.
  Questions like:
  -Who will Michael Fassbender play?
  -Which Assassin will be in it?
  -Will it be a new Assassin?
  -What time period will the main amount of the story take place?
  The list goes on and on.
• The villain for Star Trek 2 has been announced. Karl Urban has leaked that Benedict Cumberbatch will be playing Gary Mitchell, NOT Khan. If you didn't watch the original Star Trek TV series you would not know who he is. He was in the third episode of the series title Where No Man Has Gone Before. That episode was about the Enterprise crew discovering the log of a long-lost ship. Two crew members transform into beings of immense psychic ability. One of which is Kirk’s longtime friend Gary Mitchell. These new powers corrupt Mitchell, and force Kirk and Spock to strand him on a remote planet. Mitchell causes problem and forces Kirk to kill him to save the universe.

The Recently released Trailers and TV Spots:

• The Bourne Legacy TV Spots:
  
• RoboCop Viral Video:
  
• Jack Reacher Teaser:
  
• Why Stop Now Trailer:
  
• Taken 2 Internation Trailer #2:
  
• Rise of the Guardians Trailer #2:
  
• Lawless Trailer #2:
  

Don't forget about my Twitter Contest to win Tickets to see The Dark Knight Rises! If I get 1000 Twitter followers by July 20th, 10 lucky people will receive tickets to see The Dark Knight Rises at any showing of their choice.
My Twitter link is: @JoshuaDVincent

Thanks for reading today's post, as always leave a comment down below about anything or the question of the day, which is:

QOTD: If you could own any Batmobile, which one would you choose?
Until Next Time,
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Take a break MGM!

The Weekend Box Office results:

1. MIB 3
2. Marvel's The Avengers
3. Battleship
4. The Dictator
5. Chernobyl Diaries

Now to the movie news for this week:

• Tom Cruise climbs aboard the remake of The Magnificent Seven. To me this isn't a shock that MGM wants to remake some of their classics. I am kind of mad that they are working on the remakes for  RoboCop, WarGames, Death Wish, Carrie and Poltergeist. But why would put Tom Cruise in a Western and make a western in a time where westerns are not popular? They just need to stop making movies until they come up with an original idea.
• Some recent news has rumored Christopher Nolan to be the writer of the Batman reboot after The Dark Knight Rises. Yes, you read that right. DC wants to reboot the Batman Series after The Dark Knight Rises so that they can have the Batman they want for the Justice League story. But Why?
  This has to be one of my favorite set photos from the film:
  
• Iron Man 3 has just started production and already has good news. The film has an increased budget, it went from $140 Million to $200 Million. Also Jon Favreau will be returning as Happy Hogan, Tony Stark's bodyguard.
• G.I. Joe: Retaliation has been pushed to a March 2013 release date so that it can be converted into 3D. Its not like I was going to see the movie anyways. This just gives me more of a reason not to go and see it.
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This weeks trailer releases:

• Teaser for The Watch:
  
• Trailer for The Great Gatsby remake:
  
  I don't like this at all! Its like the version with Paul Rudd needed to be remade. The bad thing is it will be in 3D! Another reason for me to hate 3D!
• The Red Band trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter:
  
  
• Trailer #3 for  Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter:
  
  
• The Trailer for On The Road:
  
  

Thanks for reading today's post, as always leave a comment down below about anything or the question of the day, which is:

QOTD: Did you watch The Avengers twice?

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Joss Whedon is the Man!

As always, the Weekend Box Office results from lat weekend:

1. Marvel's The Avengers
2. Dark Shadows
3. Think Like a Man
4. The Hunger Games
5. The Lucky One

Now for the movie news for the week:

• Ron Howard is still working to get the Dark Tower movie off the ground.After Universal Pictures dropped the trilogy and TV series, there has been a lack of new on the topic. Recently, Warner Bros. has said that they were interested in the project, but nothing has been set into stone yet. I still have hope that Ron Howard will make this happen.
• Disney CEO Robert A. Iger has confirmed that The Avengers 2 is already in development. After the recent box office success, why wouldn't they. I feel that as long as Joss Whedon is involved in the movie, it is going to get amazing. Now people are wondering when the movie will hit theater. After recent movie announcements like Ant Man and the S.H.I.E.L.D. movie, the movie probably wont be release until 2015.
• Marion Cotillard confronts the rumors abouth her character in The Dark Knight Rises. She states that her character, Miranda Tate is just a glorified love interest to Bruce Wayne. She also states that she will be playing the Talia al Ghul, just under a different name. She will have ties to the League of Shadows and Bane. She also falls in love with Batman and is on his side by the end of the movie.
• Andre 3000 will be playing Jimi Hendrix in an upcoming biopic. The movie will be set between 1966 and 1967 and will be about the time Hendrix was discovered at a New York City club by the girlfriend of a the famous Rolling Stones guitarist  Linda Keith. The movie will not included any of Jimi Hendrix's music, but still could turn out well.
• One of my Favorite parts of The Avengers:
• Here is some back story of the Lizard and Dr. Curt Conners in The Amazing Spider-Man:
  
  
• The new trailer releases for the week:
• The Amazing Spider-Man:
  
  
• Ben Affleck's Historical Thriller called Argo:
  
  
• Gangster Squad:
  
  
• The Campaign:
  

Thanks for reading today's post, as always leave a comment down below about anything or the question of the day, which is:

QOTD: Have you seen The Avengers yet?

Until Next Time,
The Pop Cult. Blogger

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Halo 4 looks pretty...Awesome!!!

The Video Game news for the week:

• Conan O’Brien got to visit 343 Industries where they are making Halo 4. He got a behind the scenes look on what they were doing with the game. He also got to voice a character in the game. Check out the video below to know what i'm talking about:
  
• There was a lawsuit filed against Ubisoft recently due to story similarities to John Beiswenger's book Link and the Assassin's Creed franchise. The similarities that are being talked about are historical and religious references, an Animus like device, and a  Abstergo like company. Fans quickly responded in the best way they could think of. They went over to Amazon.com and gave bad reviews to the book. You try and stop a company that has a large fan base and this is what you get.
• Some awesome new screenshot from Halo 4 have been released. They showcase some new stuff including Armor, characters, and settings.Check them out below:

  

  New Armor

  

  Multiplayer Map

  

  Forerunner Campaign

  

  New Grunt      

• Trials Evolution set a huge record on the Xbox Live Arcade this past week. It was downloaded over 100,000 time in one day. It brought on over $1.5 Million in sales on its first day alone. The game being released is part of Microsoft's Arcade Next promotion, which will be releasing another game next week. If it is as popular as Trials Evolution, its gonna create major revenue for Microsoft.
• Popular Youtuber FPS Russia and Activision wanted to show a new toy that will be showing up in the new Call of Duty game. Come check out the Quadrotor:
  
  The new game has been confirmed to be Black Ops 2 by the games website. From what FPS Russia suggests, it may be a game based in the future.
• The Gameplay trailer for Crysis 3 has been released. Check it out below:
  
  
• Rocksteady is releasing Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year edition with something pretty cool. They are releasing a DLC titled Harley Quinn’s Revenge. In the DLC players to use Batman or Robin's unique combat and investigative skills to uncover Harley’s vengeful plan and shut the gates on the Arkham City forever. In addition to the news story line, players get to experience new environments and fight a new gang of thugs. Check out the trailer for it below:
  
  The Game of the Year edition of the game releases on May 29th and will included the new DLC free of charge. If you already own a copy of the game, you can also purchase the DLC on that same day.

Thanks for reading today's post, as always leave a comment down below about anything or the question of the day, which is: 

QOTD: What do you think of the gameplay for Crysis 3?

Until Next Time,
The Pop Cult. Blogger

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Skyrim just got Awesomerer!

Today's bit of Gaming News:

• Half-Life Easter Eggs found in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Check out the pictures down below. 
• Skyrim PC mods are out and some of them are really funny. Here are 2 of my favorites: Skyrim My Little Pony Dragon Mod and (Skyrim) Macho Dragon Mod
• The 1999 mode in BioShock Infinite will challenge ever gaming skill you have and you will die A LOT!
• Rumor: Xbox Live is moving away from Microsoft points. Microsoft thinks it will be a little safer with all of the hacked accounts and stolen money issues they have been having. If this happens it will be a smart idea, putting an actual price on DLCs and avatar items is smart.
• Another Rumor: Rocksteady Studios, the people behind the Batman games, is rumored to be working on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. If it is true and is at any caliber as the Batman games, i'm pretty sure that the game will be awesome.
• LittleBigPlanet 2 got some new visitors last week. In the new DLC that was released yesterday new costumes and levels were released around the theme of The Muppets. If you have this game and own a PlayStation 3 this a must own DLC. Check out the Trailer for the DLC here: LittleBigPlanet: The Muppets Premium Level Kit
• LEGO is now developing Minecraft kits. Smart movie by LEGO since there are over 20 Million registered Minecraft users.
• Yet another rumor: The Xbox 720 will be 6 times faster then the 360. Now that everything is in HD its smart to make a console that only runs in HD (thats why I think it will be 6 time faster.) I then expect more and more games that are so clear and good that they look and feel real. Microsoft still has not confirmed this rumor though.
• Apple has sold over 50 Million iOS devices in 3 months. Crazy right, Apple is still the #1 Mobile Gaming device in the world.

Thanks for reading today's post, as always leave a comment down below about anything or the question of the day, which is:

QOTD: What is your all time favorite DLC/Mod in the existence of gaming?

Until Next Time,

The Pop Cult. Blogger

Fun filled day of gaming news!

The Gaming news of the day:

• The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is now the number 3 game on Xbox Live. It beat out Battlefield 3 and is doesn't even have any multi-player aspect to the game.
• The Lord of the Rings could be the next series to be made into a Lego Game.
• Popular Youtuber Freddie Wong made a Video about what you can only do in Battlefield 3. Check it out here.
• Here is a 9 minute Fan film for Left 4 Dead.
• Rocksteady released a Cheat code for Batman: Arkham City that allows you to use the alterniate Batman skins in your first play through. To enter the cheat code, go to Arkham City’s main menu and press Left, Left, Down, Down, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Down. A sound will be made when enter it right, and then you can select the skin of your choice. I entered the code right and got the audio confirmation, but I was not able to select the skin. Let me know if you guys try it and it works.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic could have been a Dark Tower or Game of Thrones MMO. BioWare tossed around the ideas, but eventually went with Star Wars: The Old Republic.
• Nintendo to release Wii U in the later half of this year. Rumors suggest it will be as powerful as the Xbox 360.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic may go free to play, but my computer is still too weak and old to run it.
• Star Wars Battlefront 3 is now in development. Kinda funny since I just bought the original for under $3.
• Sony, EA, and Nintendo are no longer supporting SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). They fear that the repercussions from fans will do major damages.
• Portal 2 is Game of the Year!!!
• Epic Mickey 2 is rumored for Xbox 360 and PS3. Hopefully it is as good as the first one!
• Star Wars: The Old Republic might be coming to Mac.
• Only in Battlefield 3 Video Community Challenge

Thanks for reading today's post, as always leave a comment down below about anything or the question of the day, which is:

QOTD: What was your Favorite Game of 2011?

Until Next Time,

The Pop Cult. Blogger

A late Gaming Wednesday

In know, late post is late. Sorry about the late post. I got home from work last night and had no energy to do anything.


Anyways, lets get into what I wanted to talk about yesterday, Batman: Arkham City. I have seen tons of videos and walkthroughs on it (since I don't have the game yet) and it really looks amazing! The story line is amazing, gameplay is somehow better then in Batman: Arkham Asylum (I never knew that was possible.) The soundtrack was so awesome and fit the game perfectly. The thing that I have heard bad about it is that if you didn't preorder the game or bought it the day it came out you can't play as Robin or Catwomen. :( Its a great game even if you haven't played the first one yet. If you haven't got the game and love Batman there is something wrong with you! Toys r us and Walmart are having sales on the game till the end of this week. So get it soon!


Until next time,
The Pop Cult. Blogger


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