Sintel 2010
Sintel is an independently produced short film, initiated by the Blender Foundation as a means to further improve and validate the free/open source 3D creation suite Blender. With initial funding provided by 1000s of donations via the internet community, it has again proven to be a viable development model for both open 3D technology as for independent animation film.
Plot: The film follows a girl named Sintel who is searching for a baby dragon she calls Scales. A flashback reveals that Sintel found Scales with its wing injured and helped care for it, forming a close bond with it. By the time its wing recovered and it was able to fly, Scales was caught by an adult dragon. Sintel has since embarked on a quest to rescue Scales, fending off beasts and warriors along the way. She eventually comes across a cave housing an adult and baby dragon, the latter of which she believes to be Scales. The adult dragon discovers and attacks Sintel, but hesitates to kill her. Sintel slays the dragon, only to recognize the scar on its wing and realize the dragon is an adult Scales, and that she too has aged considerably. Sintel leaves the cave heartbroken, unknowingly followed by Scales's baby.
There Are Still Just Three Countries With Captain America Issues
As you may recall, earlier this year there were serious considerations by Marvel Studios and Paramount to change the title of “Captain America: The First Avenger” to simply “The First Avenger” in many overseas territories, where the simple mention of the word “America” may make the poor indigenous population all afluttered and whatnot.
According to the NYTimes, after much deliberation and no doubt late-night discussions (not), the studios have come to the conclusion that only three countries, as reported earlier this year, will feature the truncated title of “The First Avenger” — Russia, Ukraine and South Korea.
So why didn’t the studios go all-out with the title change? Apparently “brand name” recognition. Go figure, Captain America has enough name recognition that removing him from the title might do more harm than good.
And let’s face it, they’re right — who else is going to go see a superhero movie anyway? Kids. Young people. And older people who grew up reading comics. If you’re inclined to avoiding a movie because it has the word “America” in the title, you’re probably not the kind of person who goes to see superhero movies in the first place.
Plus, it’s Russia and Ukraine. They’re probably the only countries who didn’t grow up reading American comic books. And South Korea? That country has been so rabidly anti-American Military that it borders on the fanatical.
I guess now we know where this trailer won’t go over very well…
-Beyond Hollywood
Tekken: Blood Vengeance
TEKKEN: BLOOD VENGEANCE, it will be made in full 3D CGI animation. Director is Youichi Mouri, responsible for the opening movies of TEKKEN 5 and 6, while scriptwriter is Dai Sato, who wrote the screenplays for COWBOY BEBOP and GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX. The production company Digital Frontier previously brought us APPLESEED and APPLESEED EX MACHINA. So at least one thing is guaranteed: it will look absolutely amazing! And the trailer totally confirms it.
The plot, which takes place between the events of Tekken 5 and Tekken 6, follows Ling Xiaoyu as she is tasked by the G Corporation to infiltrate an international school in Kyoto to gather information on a mysterious student named Kamiya Shin. Before she can make any progress in the investigation, Shin is kidnapped by an unknown assailant. Digging deeper into Shin’s background in an attempt to rescue him, Xiaoyu teams up with Alisa Bosconovitch and learns about the frightening underbelly of the Mishima Zaibatsu and the conspiracy behind the Mishima family
The trailer embedded below shows more footage than the teaser trailer and dialogues can now be heard.
Street Fighter X Tekken Cinematic Trailer
Street Fighter X Tekken (pronounced Street Fighter Cross Tekken) is an upcoming crossover fighting game being developed by Capcom. The game was announced at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International by Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono. The game is set to release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.
I've been waiting for the longest time!!!
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Trailers
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, a collaboration between Capcom and Vancouver based studio Slant 6 Games, is scheduled for release this Winter. This latest offering will take the series in a completely new direction and offer a style of gameplay yet to be seen from the franchise. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City delivers a true third person team based shooter experience set within the dark and sinister Resident Evil universe. The setting of the Resident Evil universe not only provides a rich backdrop to the action but delivers a unique and thrilling triple threat battle. Zombies and Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.W’s) add to the mix as players not only compete against their team’s opposing squad but also tackle this third unpredictable element that could only exist in the twisted Resident Evil universe, creating a brand new style of gameplay and breaking the conventions of traditional team based shooters. It is September 1998 and the action centers on the ill-fated Raccoon City and the horrific consequences of the deadly T-virus outbreak. With a cover up required, Umbrella orders an elite team into Raccoon City to destroy all evidence of the outbreak and eliminate any survivors. Meanwhile the US Government has quarantined the city and dispatched its own team of elite soldiers to determine the source of the mysterious outbreak. Players take on the role of an Umbrella Security Service soldier (U.S.S.), competing alone or in up to four player co-op in a battle against all the competing forces at play in Raccoon City.
Game specs include:
Team based shooter set in the dark and sinister Resident Evil universe.
Triple threat battle as zombies and B.O.W’s add to the action.
Compete alone in Campaign mode as an Umbrella Security Service member or in a four player co-op team battle.
Rewrite the history of the Raccoon City outbreak. Revisit classic moments from Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3
Return of favorite RE enemies, iconic landmarks and characters, including Leon S. Kennedy who is on your hit list to eliminate.
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