422 posts
I considered yesterday some of the implications of the rising costs of game development, and today I've got an article to show you that stands as a convergence point for CHUD's fascinations: movies, games, television, and John Saxon. This article from… Continue reading
There has been a fair amount of coverage on game development costs expanding beyond control, resulting in an entertainment medium dominated by the major publishing houses with the bankrolls to hire huge teams across several years. We've also dealt with, and… Continue reading
Look at this! I bitch and moan and then, in an act of pure coincidence, something happens to appease me. The Xbox Live Arcade will be receiving a new title this Wednesday, ending the drought with a tease of a shower. Alien Hominid HD will be yours for the… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Starz Home VideoMSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 77 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ directors and creator• "To Hell and Back" featurette• "A New Breed" featurette• "Conquering Hellboy" featurette• "A… Continue reading
[Note: Wild Tigers I Have Known is set for a limited theatrical release starting February 23. IFC's website has full release information.] This is the sort of film that draws memories out of its audience. In a critical landscape in which unquantifiable… Continue reading
When I was a kid, my mother often told me that I had eyes bigger than my stomach, which resulted in a couple of years during which I thought that I could let anyone punch me in the gut because, hey, my stomach was the size of an eyeball and wouldn't get hurt.… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: TouchstoneMSRP: $39.99RATED: TV-PGRUNNING TIME: 625 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: "Thank You For Being A Friend" featurette The Pitch "Picture this: You're eight years old. You get up in the middle of the night because you need… Continue reading
While the Wii remote's motion- and location-sensing technologies are nearly inextricable from the console's games, Johnny-Come-Later Sony's SIXAXIS functionality seems generally an afterthought. Putting that hypothesis to the test, Ars Technica ran this… Continue reading
I don't much like writing about the videogame violence debate, because the discourse tends to land squarely in the territory of pure politics — that is, politics for politics' sake, used as a talking point to further the agendas of senators and lawyers and… Continue reading
Sonic and the Secret Rings for the Wii is turning up with some good reviews for the beleaguered franchise. The average review score is 76/100, according to Game Rankings. Reviewers generally seem to appreciate the return to speedy and active gameplay and the… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Tartan VideoMSRP: $22.95RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 10 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Feature Commentary w/ director• "Making-of" featurette• Photo gallery• Premiere footage• Trailers The Pitch "It's LA Confidential, in that it,… Continue reading
Mostly rumors today, if you can dig it. Playing a little catchup from the long weekend, here: CHUD contributor Jon Cassaday pointed me in the direction of this Saturday article from Shacknews which made a preposterous!, outrageous!, and factual! claim, that… Continue reading
