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Judge Dredd coming to LittleBigPlanet

by Andrew Yoon { May 7th 2009 at 1:30PM }

So that's what that mysterious whiteboard was about! Judge Dredd is getting his own sticker pack in LittleBigPlanet, one of many upcoming packs to LittleBigPlanet. According to Edge, a number of graphic artists are collaborating with Sony's community-driven platformer. Jon Burgermann is one of the first artists confirmed to be designing a few stickers for the game.

Media Molecule has approached a number of artists as well, such as Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and French artist Claire Wendling. Users who download stickers will be able to get a lot more functionality in the future as an upcoming patch will allow players to create items simply using stickers. "They are so empowering those bits because you just stick them on the materials, cut it out, and you've got like a handmade character."

A recap of the Hellboy II BD-Live chat

by Andrew Yoon { Nov 24th 2008 at 1:11PM }

Were you able to make it to the Blu-ray exclusive live chat with Hellboy II director, Guillermo del Toro? If not, Engadget HD has you covered. The first-ever BD-Live chat didn't go without its hitches, but there's hope in knowing future interactive experiences will be better than this. The director touts the Blu-ray disc release an opportunity for the "perfect home theater experience," as it gives viewers access to a truly encyclopedic view of the production of a film. Hopefully, other big budget movies will be able to follow with their own live commentary sessions in future Blu-ray releases.

Gallery: Hellboy II BD-Live director chat w/ Guillermo del Toro

Chat with Guillermo Del Toro in Blu-ray exclusive live chat

by Andrew Yoon { Nov 20th 2008 at 2:00PM }

We're finally starting to see the full potential of BD-Live come to life. BD-Live is the final Blu-ray movie standard, and it adds interactive online content to movies. One of the first discs to take advantage of BD-Live is the Hellboy II Blu-ray disc. Those that own the disc will be able to take part in a live chat with director Guillermo Del Toro this Sunday at 6PM EST. If you're interested in chatting, you need to register an account at UniversalHiDef.com and then log on to the movie using your PS3 (or BD-Live compatible Blu-ray player).

The potential of BD-Live is quite exciting. Should the Del Toro chat go well, we can only hope that other studios also add these opportunities to their Blu-ray movies.

Shipping this week: OMG Megaton edition

by Richard Mitchell { Jun 23rd 2008 at 3:00PM }

No, it's not a news related OMG Megaton. It's more like a "holy effing crap, look at all these games" kind of megaton. There are ten, ten games hitting the Xbox 360 this week. What's more, a lot of them look decent and, dare we say it, some of them even look good. Just look at all of 'em.

It's enough to give someone googly eyes. Alone in the Dark has our interest piqued (and has thus far fared decently in Europe). Here's hoping it -- and everything else here -- is up to snuff.

[Via Joystiq]

Hellboy: Science of Evil: new screens and video

by Richard Mitchell { May 16th 2008 at 6:00PM }

We love Hellboy. There's no way around it really. From his square jaw to his stone fist to his glowing eyes, he really the most likable son of the devil we've ever known. Seeing as we like him so much, we really want Hellboy: Science of Evil to be a good game. We'll have to wait and see if that actually happens. These new screens look decent enough, but the video looks ... okay. We're keeping our hopes as low as possible. With any luck, we'll be pleasantly surprised. Check out all the new screens in the gallery below and find two more videos after the break.

Gallery: Hellboy: Science of Evil (15 May 08)

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New monster-fied screens, videos from Hellboy: Science of Evil

by Ross Miller { May 15th 2008 at 5:15PM }

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Second only to falling on his rear in front of colossal beasts, Hellboy is best when he's digging his demonic fist into smaller creatures. Check out these new Hellboy: Science of Evil screens for more punching goodness. Hellboy is coming June 24 on PlayStation 3, PSP and Xbox 360.

Gallery: Hellboy: Science of Evil (15 May 08)

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Hellboy: The Science of Evil trailer is chock-full of punching

by Griffin McElroy { Apr 20th 2008 at 1:00PM }

Everyone's favorite stone-fisted, demonic antihero is following in the grand tradition of superhero adaptations -- begin with a cult classic Dark Horse mini-series, follow that up with a film adaptation starring the incredible Ron Perlman, and then continue to make the obligatory licensed action game of uncertain quality, in this case, the oft-delayed Hellboy: The Science of Evil. Our trademark trepidation is somewhat shaken by the above trailer's God of War-esque combat and frequent quips (delivered by Perlman himself, whose impressive video game repertoire includes voice acting roles in the Fallout and Halo series) -- has the ugly duckling we encountered at last year's E3 undergone a much-needed makeover?

Hellboy screens rise from the depths

by Xav de Matos { Mar 24th 2008 at 2:30PM }

You can finally rest easy today because we have new screens of Hellboy: Science of Evil. Based on the upcoming sequel to the ~~awesome~~ ... ~~pretty good~~ ... movie released in 2004, Hellboy: Science of Evil (from Konami) puts you in the role of, the Ron Perlman voiced, Hellboy as he battles the various forms of evil.

The screens might look dated, but that's only because this game has been in development since mid-2006. As we all know way back in 2006 programmers has to walk uphill to work, both ways, in sixteen feet of snow. Things were rough.

Gallery: Hellboy: Science of Evil

Joystiq impressions: Hellboy

by Andrew Yoon { Jul 13th 2007 at 8:40AM }

Hellboy is a licensed game. And it shows. Published by Konami, the game is developed by Krome Studios, famous for their work on Barbie Beach Vacation and Sunny Garcia Surfing.

Like so many licensed games, Hellboy simply doesn't feel original or engaging. Although designed exclusively for PS3 and Xbox 360, the graphics are mediocre at best. The battle system focuses on Hellboy killing everything in his way. The environment features fairly standard items to pick up and use as weapons, and the battle system is systematically formulaic.

Fans of the franchise will be comforted to know that Mike Mignola does have involvement with the game. However, strictly speaking, the Hellboy game failed to grasp our attention amongst a slew of much more interesting, original, and involving games.

Gallery: Hellboy: Science of Evil

Brand new Hellboy screens from E3

by Andrew Yoon { Jul 13th 2007 at 8:40AM }

We'll be honest. We weren't impressed by Hellboy. Although Konami promises the PSP version will feature enhancements over the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, we can't say the uninspired gameplay will convert any new fans. At least it doesn't look too bad:

Gallery: Hellboy

Konami reveals E3 lineup

by Ross Miller { Jul 10th 2007 at 7:22PM }

A vampire, gunner, dancer and water drop go fishing by a playground and they spot a vengeful apparition. That just about sums up Konami's announced E3 2007 lineup:

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP; Fall 2007)
Contra 4 (DS; 2007)
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party (Wii; Fall 2007)
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 (PS2; Fall 2007)
Dewy's Adventure (Wii; Fall 2007)
Fishing Master (Wii; Fall 2007)
Hellboy: The Science of Evil (working title) (PS3, Xbox 360, PSP; 2007)
Konami Kids Playground (PS2; Fall 2007)
Silent Hill Origins (PSP; Fall 2007)

Not listed is Metal Gear Solid 4, but we already know that a new trailer is being debuted at the Sony, Konami keynotes.

Konami's Hellboy to feature film cast

by Richard Mitchell { Jul 10th 2007 at 6:55PM }

Konami announced today that the actors from the film adaptation of Mike Mignola's Hellboy will reprise their roles in the upcoming Hellboy game from Konami. The press release details that Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and Doug Jones will reprise their roles as Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien respectively. While we certainly can't complain about the gravelly wonder that is Ron Perlman's voice, we're curious about Doug Jones. Hellboy afficionados will know that Abe Sapien was indeed played by Doug Jones but was voiced by Frasier's David Hyde Pierce, who refused to be credited for the film as not to detract from Jones' performance. So, here's the question: who will actually voice Abe Sapien?

Konami's Hellboy to feature film cast

by Richard Mitchell { Jul 10th 2007 at 3:45PM }

Blu-ray movie releases for the week of June 4

by Colin Torretta { Jun 4th 2007 at 5:30PM }

This week's Blu-ray movie releases offer up a trilogy of Eddie Murphy movies, a concert by The Boss, the third season of Rescue Me and a healthy variety of other genres. Here is the full list of titles coming out:

Trading Places
Coming to America
Norbit
Blood Diamond
Hellboy
Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band: Live in Dublin
The Messengers
Rio Bravo
Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season
The Cowboys

The Eddie Murphy movies are kind of fun in how they provide an interesting cross-section of his career. First up, you get the fantastic Trading Places from 1983, then you get the decent Coming to America from 1988 and then finally you are assaulted by the the GOD AWFUL Norbit from this year. Oh yay, Eddie Murphy in a fat suit again ...

Trading Places and Hellboy look like solid purchases, anything else catch your eye this week? And if you say Norbit, you're getting banned.

SGD '07: Four new Hellboy screenshots!

by Colin Torretta { May 17th 2007 at 4:00AM }

From SGD '07 we got four new shots of the video game based on Mike Mignola's fantastic comic series, Hellboy. Hellboy himself is looking pretty lean and young in the shots, much younger than in the comic books or the movie. Is it possible that the videogame is a sequel to the movie series perhaps?