Skyrim

Here's some in-game footage of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Looks like some of the monster animations aren't in yet but they finally put some effort into the character model for 3rd person mode. The magic and the dragon also look awesome.

Mass Effect 3 Trailer

Here's the new trailer shown at E3 for Mass Effect 3.

And some gameplay demo's including the voice/kinect stuff.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Here's the newest trailer for the upcoming Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy

Hope everyone had a good holiday weekend. Here's the latest episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy

Mortal Kombat: Legacy

Here are the two latest episodes of Mortal Kombat: Legacy

Torchwood

Here's the trailer for the upcoming fourth series of Torchwood that will be coming out in the US on the Starz channel. It premiers July 8th.

Green Lantern

Here is the newest trailer for the upcoming DC comic book movie "Green Lantern". It stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively and comes out June 17th.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy 5

Sorry for the lack of updates. Been out of town on some last minute family related stuff. Here's the latest episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy

Fright Night

Here's the new trailer for the upcoming remake of Fright Night. Never seen the original but this one looks a lot better than most of the recent vampire flicks. It stars Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrel, Toni Collete, David Tennant, and McLovin. It comes out August 19th

Real Steel

Here is the newest trailer for the Hugh Jackman rock'em sock'em robot movie Real Steel. The robot action looks good and I like Hugh Jackman but I'm seriously hoping that little kid gets robot punched right in his little face.

Real Steel will be out October 7th.

May 8th - 15th Book Releases

 May 10th

Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
It's a classic case of good news, bad news. Independent contractor Jack Holloway helps cause a cliff collapse, which gets him fired from his partnership; but the accident reveals a vein of valuable jewels, which gets him rehired and promises to make him rich. Of course, there's a catch: To maintain the claim on his newfound wealth, the partners must be able to certify that the planet is not inhabited by any sentient beings—and that, of course, is the cue for the small, lovable, furry little creatures to appear.

Central Park Knight by C.J. Henderson
Superhero museum curator Piers Knight saves the world in the first two chapters of this sequel to 2010's Brooklyn Knight, but fear not, another apocalypse is on the way. This time it's dragons. Knight, his ex-girlfriend Tian Lu, and socially challenged museum intern George Rainert are snatched up by honest-to-gosh Men in Black and taken to Washington to begin planning their defense against the ancient creatures. Their weapons include magic powders, rail guns, missiles, geek energy, Web traffic, and Knight's sharp wits. The fast and furious action might make up for the occasional failings of fact (the Brooklyn Museum has not had a "magnificent stairway" since 1934), and the book concludes with Knight ready for the next disaster.

The Chaos Crystal by Jennifer Fallon
The Tide Lords have gathered in Jelidia and find they must find the Chaos Crystal that brought them to this world. It is discovered that Elyssa, Scard Crasii, Warlock's cruel immortal mistress knows the location of the Chaos crystal and with every immortal searching for the crystal the stakes are high.

Mind Storm by K.M. Ruiz
Two hundred and fifty years after the world was nearly wiped out by nuclear war, what’s left of society fights over the scraps of the Earth as the rich and powerful plan to ascend in secret to another planet. But the deadly new breed of humanity that the rulers have enslaved to protect their interests are about to change everything.









The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist, and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy— from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of Mars. Now he’s confined inside the Dilemma Prison, where every day he has to get up and kill himself before his other self can kill him.

Conan

Here's the newest trailer for the upcoming Conan the Barbarian movie. I had no idea that Schwarzenegger's Conan was released almost 30 years ago. Makes me feel so old. This new one features Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa as the new Conan the Barbarian and also stars Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan, and Ron Pearlman. It is expected to be released August 19, 2011.

Mortal Kombat

Posted the first episode a few weeks ago and then completely forgot to check out the rest as they came out. Here's episode 1-4 of the new Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series.

I found the first three episodes to be pretty enjoyable. Jeri Ryan is still hot after all these years and Michael Jai White is usually a fun actor to watch in a fight. The fact that they made Johnny Cage into a washed up former Power Ranger actor is a hilarious turn.

Then I got to episode four. What a let down.

The show goes from being a somewhat grounded-in-reality(compared to the previous MK movies and TV show) and reverts back to the crazy mystical crap the series has been putting out since the beginning. All I wanted was a bloody tournament filled with psycho's and freaks and some cops with maybe a dash of sci-fi thrown in. This realm invasion/other magical stuff is so old.

May 1st-7th Book Releases

 May 1st and 2nd

The Demon Left Behind by Marie Jakober
A contemporary novel set in North America. Where the "demons", a spirit life-form inhabiting an "otherworld," co-exists with our own. Not to be confused with devil-demons, these invisible demons interact with humans simply to keep an eye on earthly matters (after all they live here too)! As the world's current global crisis develops, the demons send out a special research team to embody themselves as humans to study the "situation".

Troubletwisters by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
The series tells the story of twins Jaide and Jack Shield who move from the city to a coastal town to live with their eccentric grandmother, where they are drawn into a struggle against an ancient entity known as The Evil.





 

Secret Legacy by Anna DeStefano
Sarah Temple must race to find a lost little girl before she becomes the next victim of a covert organization. Set on exposing the child's ability to manipulate dreams and alter people's wills, Sarah must expose their secrets before it's too late.  In order to save the little girl, Sarah is forced to trust the man whose past betrayal broke her heart.

May 3rd

The Rogue Crew: A Tale of Redwall by Brian Jacques

Redwall Abbey has never seen a creature more evil or more hideous than Razzid Wearat. Captain of the Greenshroud, a ship with wheels that can sail through water as well as the forest, this beast is a terror of both land and sea, traveling Mossflower Country, killing nearly everything-and everyone- in his path. And his goal? To conquer Redwall Abbey.

Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but her attention is divided when she realizes that her lover Eric Northman and his "child" Pam are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, Sookie is drawn into the plot-which is much more complicated than she knows...

Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism by David Nickle
The year is 1911. In Cold Spring Harbour, New York, the newly formed Eugenics Records Office is sending its agents to catalogue the infirm, the insane, and the criminal - with an eye to a cull, for the betterment of all. Near Cracked Wheel, Montana, a terrible illness leaves Jason Thistledown an orphan, stranded in his dead mother's cabin until the spring thaw shows him the true meaning of devastation - and the barest thread of hope. At the edge of the utopian mill town of Eliada, Idaho, Doctor Andrew Waggoner faces a Klansman's noose and glimpses wonder in the twisting face of the patient known only as Mister Juke. And deep in a mountain lake overlooking that town, something stirs, and thinks, in its way: Things are looking up.

Eclipse 4: New Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Jonathan Strahan
World Fantasy Award-winner Jonathan Strahan delivers the fourth volume of this series, once again demonstrating his keen editorial eye. The multi-award winning Eclipse series (Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, Aurealis) is the only on-going anthology for original non-themed science fiction and fantasy, and its contents have been regularly recognized as some of the most compelling stories of the year, both on awards ballots and on best-of-the-year lists. Eclipse 4 delivers new fiction by some of the genre's most celebrated authors, including Peter Beagle, Emma Bull, Andy Duncan, Elizabeth Hand, Gwyneth Jones and Michael Swanwick and Many others.

New Trailers

Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon
Here's the newest trailer for the upcoming Transformers flick. Hopefully this one will focus more on the human side of things rather than those boring war robots. Couldn't be any worse than the second, could it?

X-Men: First Class
Can't say I pictured anyone other than Patrick Stewart as Prof. X but this is looking much, much better than it sounds on paper. The character mix and continuity is kinda strange and I don't care at all for the way Beast or Mystique look but the rest is surprisingly not horrible.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Ten years and eight films later and this series is finally winding down. It hard to believe that they've managed to keep most of the cast together throughout all these years but somehow they managed it.

A Song of Ice and Fire.

 

Trailer for the third episode of Game of Thrones. Sunday's on HBO.

Dumb ass cousins fighting over a TV show

As will happen during shows “based on medieval times,” Podniestrzanski and his cousin “got into a verbal altercation” over which of the cable program’s characters was going to win, according to a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office report.

With the argument between Podniestrzanski and Joshua Ross escalating, Podniestrzanski allegedly “took a swing at” his kin. After scuffling for a bit, Podniestrzanski’s cousin “ended up getting thrown in to the front window during the altercation.”
Podniestrzanski was arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery and transported to the county jail, where he is currently being held. Link

Troll Hunter

Here is the newest trailer for the Norwegian horror flick, The Troll Hunter. It came out last October but will finally be released in the US on May 6th via iTunes.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Some new screen shots for the upcoming 5th installment of the Elder Scrolls series.

Skyrim is set two hundred years after the events of Oblivion, in the eponymous land of Skyrim. The province has erupted into civil war after the assassination of its king. Concurrently, the god Alduin, who takes the form of a massive dragon, has arisen to destroy the world. The player character is the last living Dovahkiin (Dragonborn), and must fend off Alduin and save Skyrim from destruction. Wiki

Portal 2

Here is Portal 2's end song. I liked the first one better.

Elisabeth Sladen

Elisabeth Sladen, the long time Doctor Who actress and star of the Sarah Jane Adventures, has died at the age of 63. She had been fighting cancer for awhile now and passed away on the 19th. She is survived by her husband and daughter.

Game of Thrones

After one episode, Game of Thrones has been renewed for a second season. From George R.R. Martin's blog.

LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2011 – Following strong critical and viewer response to the series’ April 17 debut, HBO has renewed GAME OF THRONES for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.

“We are delighted by the way David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have brought George R.R. Martin’s amazing book series to the screen, and thrilled by the support of the media and our viewers,” said Lombardo. “This is the continuation of an exciting creative partnership.” Link

Upcoming books Monday April 18th-24th

Fantasy
April 19th

Eona: The Last Dragoneye(Book 2) 
by Allison Goodman
Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. Along with fellow rebels Ryko and Lady Dela, she is on the run from High Lord Sethon's army. The renegades are on a quest for the black folio, stolen by the drug-riddled Dillon; they must also find Kygo, the young Pearl Emperor, who needs Eona's power and the black folio if he is to wrest back his throne from the selfstyled "Emperor" Sethon. Through it all, Eona must come to terms with her new Dragoneye identity and power - and learn to bear the anguish of the ten dragons whose Dragoneyes were murdered. As they focus their power through her, she becomes a dangerous conduit for their plans. . . .
                                                                    

River of Shadows(Book 3)
by Robert V.S. Redick
In the gripping sequel to Robert V. S. Redick’s acclaimed epic fantasy novels The Red Wolf Conspiracy and The Ruling Sea, the crew of the vast, ancient ship Chathrand have reached the shores of the legendary southern empire of Bali Adro. Many have died in the crossing, and the alliance of rebels, led by the tarboy Pazel Pathkendle and the warrior Thasha Isiq, has faced death, betrayal, and darkest magic. But nothing has prepared them for the radically altered face of humanity in the South.

Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy

April 19th

Bewere the Night 
by Holly Black, Elizbeth Hand, and various others.
Kitsune. Werewolves. Crane wives. Selkies. Every culture has stories of such strange creatures - animals turning into humans, humans shapeshifting into animals. Sometimes seductive, sometimes bloodthirsty, but always unpredictable like nature itself, these beings are manifestations of our secret hearts, our desire to belong to both worlds: one tame and civilized, the other unfettered and full of wild impulse. Here are stories that will make you wish you could howl at the moon until your heart bursts with longing or feel yourself shedding your human body as easily as a snake sheds its skin. Beware the night...it might not kill you, but it will certainly steal you away!

Defiance(Book 4)
by Lili St. Crow
Now that sixteen-year-old Dru's worst fears have come true and Sergej has kidnapped her best friend Graves, she'll have to go on a suicidal rescue mission to bring him back in one piece.

Mercy Burns(Book 2)
by Keri Arthur
Mercy Reynolds is a reporter in the San Francisco Bay area, but she’s also more—and less—than human. Half woman, half air dragon, she’s a “draman”—unable to shift shape but still able to unleash fiery energy. Now something will put her powers to the test.

Morpheus Road: The Black(Book 2)
by D.J. MacHale
At the end of The Light, Book One of the Morpheus Road trilogy, Marshall learned the truth about what happened to his best friend Cooper. Now in Book Two, the POV switches to Cooper and we get to see his side of the mystery. What does his story have to do with Marshall and the journey along the Morpheus Road? It's time to learn more . . .

Cowboys and Aliens

Here's the newest trailer for the scifi film Cowboys and Aliens. It stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, and Olivia Wilde. Comes out July 29th. 

WTF China?

A few weeks ago Chinese officials all but banned time travel in their media.

In a statement dated March 31, the State Administration for Radio, Film & Television said that TV dramas that involve characters traveling back in time “lack positive thoughts and meaning.” The guidelines discouraging this type of show said that some “casually make up myths, have monstrous and weird plots, use absurd tactics, and even promote feudalism, superstition, fatalism and reincarnation.” Link

The issued guidelines discouraged producers and writers from using time travel, along with any elements that contain "fantasy ... random compilations of mythical stories, bizarre plots, absurd techniques," if they want their programs to stay on the air. SARFT, however, has the power to pull the plug on any show whenever it wants. Link

 It's scary how far they will go to control their people.

Amazing dinosaur costume

Where the hell were these when I was a kid?

Trailer

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Hide your kids, hide your wife. and hide your husband cuz they aping everybody out here. I'm so sorry.

Oops

Walking Dead

An advertising company in the UK thought it would be a good idea to place this Walking Dead advert on the side of a funeral parlor. Link

Stuff

Priest
The newest trailer for the upcoming vampire flick Priest.

Game of Thrones
Here's an interview with the author of A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin.

Star Wars
A young padawan makes the smart choice.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy

Here's the first episode of the new Mortal Kombat web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. It stars Jeri Ryan, Michael Jai White, Tahmoh Penikett, and others. 

More news.

Dragon Age 3

Rumors are emerging that Dragon Age 3 might include some sort of multiplayer element according to the Official PlayStation Magazine. Link


Star Trek

CBS and Netflix have come to a deal which will allow Netflix to stream every single episode of every single live action Star Trek series. All but DS9 will begin streaming on July 1st. DS9 will begin a few months later on October 1st. Link

Rise of the Planet of the Apes


WETA has posted a short clip on their facebook page showing off the new ape from Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The movie stars James Franco, Jon Lithgow, and Andy Serkis. August 5 2011 release date.

Random mix of news.

GAME OF THRONES
With only a week to go until its premier HBO has just released this nice new trailer for Game of Thrones.

THE MISFITS
Don't know how many of you watch this but I've got some bad news any Misfits fans. Robert Sheehan(Nathan) is leaving the show and is being replaced by a new character named Rudy. I've only just finished watching this crazy British show about super-powered delinquents and can't imagine what it'll be like without him. Link to bad news.






MASS EFFECT 3
Game Informer has published new images and info from Mass Effect 3. Someone from live journal has scanned and put them up. Enjoy.

Excerpt from Jim Butcher's Ghost Story

Here's a link to an excerpt to Ghost Story, the 13th installment in Jim Butcher's wonderful Dresden Files series. The excerpt was released last month but I figured I'd link to it in case you missed it.
 
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/extras/ghoststory/index.html

Bad ass Dresden Files art from Dan Dos Santos

Upcoming books Monday April 11th-17th

Here's some books coming out next week. Really looking forward to Carrie Vaughn's After the Golden Age and Peter Orullian's The Unremembered.



Sci-fi
April 11th
The Company Man by Robert Jack Bennett

The year is 1919. The McNaughton Corporation is the pinnacle of American industry. They built the guns that won the Great War before it even began. They built the airships that tie the world together. And, above all, they built Evesden-a shining metropolis, the best that the world has to offer. But something is rotten at the heart of the city. 


  


April 12th

All the Lives He Led by Frederik Pohl

In a tired, terrorist-plagued 2079 still reeling from the aftereffects of a massive Yellowstone eruption, Brad Sheridan escapes from America's refugee camps by signing up for an overseas indenture. Chance earns him a spot working in Italy's lavish commemoration of the 2,000th anniversary of the destruction of Pompeii. Beneath quiescent Vesuvius, tourists enjoy entertainments real and virtual. Ben's ambition is limited to minor scams and romance, but fate places him near the epicenter of a terrorist plot of unprecedented scale.

Hybrids by Whitley Strieber

For years, people have feared that sexual material removed from victims of alien abductions might lead to the creation of something that modern science considers impossible: hybrids of the alien and the human.

After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn

Can an accountant defeat a supervillain? Celia West, only daughter of the heroic leaders of the superpowered Olympiad, has spent the past few years estranged from her parents and their high-powered lifestyle. She’s had enough of masks and heroics, and wants only to live her own quiet life out from under the shadow of West Plaza and her rich and famous parents.

The Line by Teri Hall  REPRINT

An invisible, uncrossable physical barrier encloses the Unified States. The Line is the part of the border that lopped off part of the country, dooming the inhabitants to an unknown fate when the enemy used a banned weapon. It's said that bizarre creatures and superhumans live on the other side, in Away. Nobody except tough old Ms. Moore would ever live next to the Line.

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

Iain M. Banks' first novel is on sale for $0.99 in ebook formats at http://www.orbitebooks.com/

In the midst of a war between two galactic empires, a shapechanging agent of the Iridans undertakes a clandestine mission to a forbidden planet in search of an intelligent, fugitive machine whose actions could alter the course of the conflict. Banks ( Walking on Glass ) demonstrates a talent for suspense in a new wave sf novel that should appeal to fans of space adventure.




Fantasy

April 12th

The White Luck Warrior(Book 2)by R. Scott Bakker

As Anasûrimbor Kellhus and his Great Ordeal march ever farther into the wastes of the Ancient North, Esmenet finds herself at war with not only the Gods, but her own family as well. Achamian, meanwhile, leads his own ragtag expedition to the legendary ruins of Sauglish, and to a truth he can scarcely survive, let alone comprehend. Into this tumult walks the White-Luck Warrior, assassin and messiah both.

A Kingdom Besieged by Raymond E. Feist

Years ago, the Empire of Great Kesh failed in its attempt to conquer Krondor after the Serpentwar, thanks to the bravery, cunning, and magic of the sorcerer Pug and the Conclave of Shadows. Since then, peace has benefitted both nations, and the Kingdom has been free from the threat of another Keshian invasion. Yet now, the dark clouds of war gather again. . . .

The Unremembered by Peter Orullian

Millennia pass, awareness of the hidden danger fades to legend, and both song and veil weaken. And the most remote cities are laid waste by fell, nightmarish troops escaped from the Bourne. Some people dismiss the attacks as mere rumor. Instead of standing against the real threat, they persecute those with the knowledge, magic and power to fight these abominations, denying the inevitability of war and annihilation. And the evil from the Bourne swells….




Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy

April 12th

The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong

Strange things are happening in Maya's tiny Vancouver Island town. First, her friend Serena, the captain of the swim team, drowns mysteriously in the middle of a calm lake. Then, one year later, mountain lions are spotted rather frequently around Maya's home—and her reactions to them are somewhat . . . unexpected. Her best friend, Daniel, has also been experiencing unexplainable premonitions about certain people and situations.

Hurricane(Book 3) by Jewell Parker Rhodes

For centuries, environmental damage and environmental racism have afflicted Louisiana and the Gulf marshes and waters.  Science, spirituality, and historical perspective are all needed by my protagonist, Marie to understand why New Orleans was so vulnerable in 2005 to Hurricane Katrina and why the levees failed.