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Creator of Halloween Film Franchise Discusses Why We Love Horror
Have Shatner Mask, Will travel…and stab…
Why do we pay to watch scary movies?
Irwin Yablans, creator of the “Halloween” films that forever changed the genre, says the answer’s easy.
“When done right, a horror movie evokes an involuntary response involving fear, excitement, repulsion and fascination,” says Yablans, (www.irwinyablans.com), author of the new memoir, The Man Who Created Halloween. In it, he details his rise as a successful independent producer, sales chief for Paramount Pictures and head of Orion Pictures. His masked creepster Michael Myers, who debuted in 1978, spawned a wave of iconic horror characters, and a new way to do business in Hollywood.
Labor Day Gaming Round-Up
Happy Labor Day Everyone!
Well, there’s not a whole lot going on in the gaming world today…That is to say there’s not a lot of information floating around out there, mostly because PAX is over and everyone is on holiday; So here are some short tidbits from the world of gaming to hold you folks over until the information pipeline opens up again.
And, FINALLY, It’s Time To Talk About Planetside 2 – With Gameplay Video
OMFG I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
Planetside 2, Sony Online Entertainment’s re-imagining of the hit MMOFPS Planetside. We’ve been waiting for SO LONG to be able to really talk to you guys about this and now we can.
Where should I start? That’s the only question…So I suppose I’ll start with the world of Auraxis and how we came to be here, according to the history of Planetside 2…and some Planetside 1.
Prepare To Be Ravaged
This reminds me of a movie…hmmm…
Earlier today, Reverb publishing announced a new Unreal Engine 3 based online First Person shooter which will take place entirely in vehicles. 2 Dawn games is the muscle behind the post apocalyptic shooter which is set to beat the balls off of PAX Prime attendees and is currently in closed beta.
Tiny Troopers Now Available For Mac And PC
Want some? GET SOME!
Yearning to get your arcade style point and click shooter fix on? Look no further! Iceberg Interactive today announced the release of their new title “Tiny Troopers” which was seen at E3 and looks to be a LOT of fun any time you’ve got the hankering to get all commando on some fools.
Planetside 2 Beta Blowing WIDE OPEN Today
It’s time to get some!
WHAT WHAT WHAT?! What just happened right now?! The Planetside 2 beta is opening to ALL priority keys today, that’s what!
Did you read that correctly? Did I TYPE that correctly? YES on both counts.
Sony Online Entertainment Drops Another Planetside 2 Command Center
Higby and Isaac are at it again!
Here we go with another of the Planetside 2 command center videos. In this video we’re hearing from Creative Director Matt Higby and Senior Art Director Tramell Isaac as well as some developer chat about what’s going to be happening in Planetside 2.
They Talk a bit about China Joy, the Planetside 2 beta, interview Totalbuscuit and hit “fan spam”.
Planetside 2 Beta News. Veterans Get Access On Monday
Get ready! Here it comes!
Yep, you read that right. The Planetside 2 beta is expanding and players who are veterans of the 9 year war which was Planetside will be granted access on Monday. That’s confirmed, per the man John Smedley himself.
So if you’re a veteran of Planetside and you’ve registered for the Planetside 2 beta, get your skills sharpened up because you’re going to be killing Terran Republic and Vanu Sovereignty pigdogs in just a couple of days.
Everquest Launches “Hero’s Forge” In-Game Armor System
Sort out your armor so you don’t look like everyone else!
The fine folks over at Sony Online Entertainment have announced a new addition to Everquest II which will allow players to make changes to the armor they wear in-game. This, coupled with the SOEmote features are giving an unprecedented level of personality and uniqueness to their game.
Sleeping Dogs Review: Big Trouble In Little China?
Hong Kong. The seedy underbelly of the Asian underworld
Square Enix – publisher of megagames like Hitman and Tomb Raider – is set to release its Chinese gangland action game soon and we have had a couple of opportunities to get our hands on it. I talked about it at E3 and then the wonderful folks over at Square sent us a review copy of the game so we could share our opinion with all of you… And that’s what we’re best at!
