Content about Comic Con

10.15.11

NEW YORK CITY – South Park Digital Studios debuted its second South Park video game to attendees at New York Comic Con (NYCC) this weekend. Fan favorite Scott Tenorman has returned with a vengeance in the new downloadable Xbox Live Arcade XBLA vgame South Park:  Tenorman’s Revenge.  The platformer will be available in spring 2012 from Microsoft Studios and developer Other Ocean Interactive. Fans will get to play as Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny as they battle Scott Tenorman and his Ginger army.  The game’s multi-player co-op features allow players to team up with up to four other players locally or through Xbox LIVE to save “South Park.”  

07.26.11

STARZ hit television show Spartacus returned to Comic Con for its third consecutive year to introduce their new season, Spartacus: Vengeance. After a hugely successful first season (Spartacus: Blood and Sand) and a brilliant half-season "prequel" series (Spartacus: Gods of the Arena), STARZ is coming back with a vengeance. "It's just a gigantic, gigantic season", said new Spartacus actor Liam McIntyre. 

07.25.11

 

BBC's hit television show Merlin returned to Comic Con for a second year after it's huge success last year. Stars Bradley James (Arthur), Colin Morgan (Merlin), Katie McGrath (Morgana), Santiago Cabrera (Lancelot), and Anthony Head (Uther) joined writers Johnny Caps and Julian Murphy to present the brand new exclusive trailer, discuss the upcoming season, and air some (hysterical) bloopers! 

 

07.24.11

One of the most anticipated new movies of the year visited Comic Con 2011 to air new footage and deput their trailer - in 3D. Stemmed from the visionary producers of 300, Immortals follows the mythological story of Theseus, a human chosen by the gods to fight those who would free the Titans - and unleash hell on Earth. Theseus, played by Tudors actor Henry Cavill, is secretly chosen by Zeus, played by Luke Evans (Clash of the Titans), to fight Hyperion who is in search of the legendary Epirus Bow which could release the Titans from their prison.

07.13.11

This years Comic Con San Diego is packed with dozens of hot shows, some returning and other making their debut appearance. They're coming with cast, crew, sneak peaks, and an Q&A session for fans to get their burning questions answered. Take a break from the demos at gaming booths, and stop by one of the telvision panels! With the final list online, here are just some of the shows (in no particular order) we can't wait to see at Comic Con.

11.03.10
The out-for-revenge, action-driven MACHETE is ready to serve up some justice with guns blazing and bloody blades slicing. On January 4, 2011 keep an eye out for MACHETE on Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The sharpest way to see it is on Blu-ray, with killer deleted scenes that deliver more guns, more girls and more Machete action! Director Robert Rodriguez and the cast of the movie hang in a lowrider at Comic-Con to talk about the new action movie.
09.28.10

Inventive visuals, endearing performances and a genre-smashing style define Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the critically acclaimed, action-comedy coming to Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD November 9th from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. In the movie, cutting-edge filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) directs Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad) and an incredible ensemble cast in the story of a charming, unemployed bass player who discovers that in order to date the girl of his dreams, he must first battle her seven super-powered, evil exes. Michael Cera talks about his own gaming habits in this exclusive video interview.

08.30.10

SAN DIEGO – What started as a trailer that played during Quinton Tarantino’s Grandhouse movies a few years back has blossomed into a big summer action movie with a full roster of action stars. Machete stars Danny Trejo (as Machete) and Michelle Rodriguez (as Luz) and was written and directed by Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Predators). The trio hopped into a lowrider at Comic-Con 2010 to talk about the new movie, which opens Labor Day Weekend September 3. 

08.14.10

Michael Cera played Nintendo games on the set of the new Scott Pilgrim vs. the World film. Ubisoft has launched Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game on PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 with the Xbox Live version for Xbox 360 coming soon. Developed in partnership with Universal Partnerships & Licensing, the game is based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s award-winning graphic novel series and the new Universal Pictures film directed by genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright. Cera talks about his retro gaming in this exclusive interview.

08.14.10

SAN DIEGO – (Reuters) Have video games finally gone mainstream? After decades of Hollywood adaptations of hit game franchises like Eidos’ “Tomb Raider,” Capcom’s “Resident Evil” and Konami’s “Silent Hill,” Hollywood has created the first film that speaks to the video game generation.

08.10.10

Ubisoft launches Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game on PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3. Developed in partnership with Universal Partnerships & Licensing, the game is based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s award-winning graphic novel series and the upcoming Universal Pictures film directed by genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright. The cast talks about the new game in this exclusive interview.

08.07.10

SAN DIEGO – Jim Lee wears three hats in the comic book world. He’s founder of Wildstorm Productions, which makes videogame comics like Gears of War, he’s co-publisher of DC Comics and he’s executive creative director for Sony Online Entertainment’s DC Universe Online game. Lee was on hand at Comic Con to reveal the story that propels the new game into an adventure that will be chronicled in both the MMO game and a new comic book series.

08.05.10

SAN DIEGO -- Marv Wolfman is old enough to have been playing games from their inception. After spending a career writing stories for popular DC Comics characters, Wolfman has been putting his gaming expertise to good use as the writer behind Sony Online Entertainment’s DC Universe Online. Of course, he still writes comics, including the God of War comic based on Sony’s popular game franchise. Wolfman talks about his love of games and his latest project in this exclusive interview.

08.02.10

Following the announcement of their highly anticipated role-playing game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, 38 Studios visionaries Curt Schilling and R. A. Salvatore will be at Gen Con Indy 2010 on Friday, August 6, greeting attendees and giving away Reckoning t-shirts created exclusively for the conference.  Salvatore talks exclusively about the new game in this video interview.

08.02.10

After showing the new PSP game at Comic Con 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) will confirmed that God of War: Ghost of Sparta will hit stores on November 2, 2010, just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Fans will also have the option to pre-order their copy of Kratos’ latest adventure on PSP (PlayStationPortable) and receive the ultimate DLC pack at launch beginning today. 

08.01.10

The cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World spent the weekend in San Diego for Comic Con 2010. In addition to starring in the new Universal Pictures film, they also appear in the retro PlayStation 3 downloadable game from Ubisoft. Check out this exclusive walk-through of the new game, which is out now.

08.01.10

MTV’s Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory star and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek was at this year’s Comic Con Convention in San Diego to promote the new action-oriented, Rob Dyrdek’s Wild Grinders figures created by the skateboarding icon.  Dyrdek took a break from signing autographs at the Mattel booth to talk about skateboarding and videogames in this exclusive interview.

08.01.10

Scott Pilgrim vs the World rocked Comic Con 2010 in all ways, shapes and forms. The comic book-based movie’s cast was on hand to talk about their favorite videogames and attendees were able to see the movie, check out the Scott Pilgrim Experience and play the new Ubisoft retro videogame. Check out what Twilight's Anna Kendrick had to say about the new videogame in these exclusive interviews.

07.31.10

Cliff Bleszinski was on hand at Comic Con 2010 to unleash the Beast mode of Gears of War 3 at Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Showcase Reception at the Hard Rock Hotel. He talks about the new game, as well as the upcoming New Line Pictures Gears of War movie, in this exclusive interview.

07.31.10

Warren Spector – master storyteller and game designer of one of the most highly-anticipated games of the year, Disney Epic Mickey – will share his insight on games and gaming culture as the opening keynote speaker at the PAX conference in Seattle on Friday, Sept. 3.

07.30.10

The man who introduced computer-generated technology to Hollywood with TRON has spent 28 years bringing TRON Legacy to the big screen. As executive producer of the new film, he was on hand at ComiTRON to discuss the journey and explain why this movie couldn’t be made even three years ago. He talks about the new film in this exclusive interview inside Comic Con’s Flynn’s Arcade in San Diego.

07.28.10

Disney Interactive Studios was on hand with both console versions of the new TRON: Evolution videogames inside Disney Pictures Comic Con 2010 recreation of Flynn’s Arcade, just down the street from the San Diego Convention Center. It was part of the ComiTRON celebration, which marked the end of three years of promotion for the upcoming 3D movie. The new game connects the storyline between the two films. Bruce Boxleitner, who plays TRON, talks about the new TRON: Legacy movie and the videogames in this exclusive interview.

07.27.10

The legendary battle between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS rages on as Activision has released the new Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Based on Hasbro’s iconic TRANSFORMERS brand, the downloadable content pack will include five distinct playable TRANSFORMERS characters and four all-new maps for online multiplayer game modes. Activision talked about the new game at Comic Con 2010.

07.25.10

SAN DIEGO (REUTERS) – While there were plenty of original films showcased at the annual Comic Con convention like Zack Snyder’s visually mind-bending “Sucker Punch” and Greg Mottola’s alien adventure comedy “Paul,” Hollywood superheroes ruled at the convention.