Category Archives: Video Games
Jack Black Hangs Out In Legitimate, Real Minecraft Movie Trailer
Look, I enjoyed the Minecraft game as much as the next person. Maybe not as much as kids, but as an adult man, I had a blast playing Minecraft when I got into it a couple of years ago. I only played in survival mode and spent my time building some really interesting things! Like a giant pyramid, a skyscraper complete with floors, windows and stairs that went all the way up to the world ceiling cap, underwater trams and buildings, the Eye of Sauron, a castle and then I finally got bored trying to build a gigantic, color-coded Rubix cube.
Anyway, when people love a thing, Hollywood makes a cheap movie out of it. I’m sure I heard of this existing at some point in the past, well now we have a teaser trailer. Be prepared.
They didn’t even make Jack Black shave his current, real-life beard for this one. He had the same beard in The Mandalorian, right? So that’s gotta be in his contract. If you want Jack Black in your thing, he doesn’t have to change anything about himself. Rock on.
The visuals of the world look neat, but everything else about this movie looks to be as paint-by-the-numbers as a thing can be. Oh boy. But maybe kids will love it? I guess we’ll find out when A Minecraft Movie comes to theaters on April 4.
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Some Video Games I’m Interested In
This hasn’t been a very good year for video games for me. Not a lot has come out. And I also made a promise to myself that I wasn’t going to spend a lot of money on games this year. A lot is coming out next year and I can’t wait! Until then, I wanted to share some videos that came out recently showing off the games I am interested in this year.
First up is a quaint little launch trailer for Star Wars: Outlaws. I bought the game on Friday and have been enjoying it so far. It’s not as smooth or as polished as I would have liked, but I was looking for a new open world RPG to play and Outlaws is working for me.
Anyone who wants to play this game but hasn’t bought it yet, I’d definitely recommending waiting a month or two until it goes on steep sale, like most Ubisoft games. I’m enjoying it, but there’s no need to rush into this one.
The next video is for the triumphant return of the Commandos game series! Did anyone else play these games when they were younger? I loved Commandos, and sometime this year we’re getting Commandos: Origins!
At least I hope it comes out this year. I don’t see a release date anywhere. And I hope my aging PC can handle it. Would feel weird to play on console. But I loved these games, and this gameplay trailer looks exactly like those old classics! I don’t need a new update or anything flashy, just gimme more maps and more Nazi punching!
Lastly is the one other game I’m super looking forward to: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2! And this is a full-on 25-minute-long gameplay video.
The first Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a doozy of a game that I never actually finished! So I’m very much looking forward to playing this one completely and for real, to dive into all the medieval combat and storytelling and fun stuff! And it comes out…oh wait, in February! I think they moved the release date back. Oh well. Still a good game to start building hype for.
And those are the three video games that are currently on my radar. All to help me kill time until Grand Theft Auto VI.
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The Sonic Movies Are Gonna Get Shadowy
We’ve got the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 out today, and it’s a really dark and sinister affair! Shadow the Hedgehog was after my time with the franchise, which ended with Sonic & Knuckles, so I’m not at all connected to the new critter on the crew. But the movie sure does feed into a probably very healthy Shadow fandom.
I mean…it looks cool, eh? I’ve never been the biggest fan of these Sonic movies. But the geek in me can definitely appreciate how they’ve gone whole hog into the lore and the characters after the first film. I can dig that. But yeah, I don’t care about Shadow, so this movie isn’t poking at my personal fandom interest. So hopefully Shadow fans are happy.
And at least Knuckles, my favorite character, still seems fun. His TV show was…something else. But at least we got a real, live-ish action Knuckles the Echidna TV show in my lifetime. That was neat in and of itself!
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 comes to theaters on Dec. 20.
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Nifty New Video Game Show Coming
This trailer landed last week and I’m only posting it now because I kept forgetting about it — but I promise it looks fun! Secret Level is made by the people behind Love + Death + Robots, and looks to be a series of short cartoons based on some popular video games. That sounds good to me!
Some of the games include God of War and Mega Man, which should be awesome. I would love a God of War short cartoon! And Mega Man in this hyper realistic style could be neat. I’m also a fan of some of the Warhammer games, so woohoo there! I’m not entirely sure of what other games will get shorts, but they’re listed. This could be a fun show! I enjoyed all the Love/Death/Robots stuff. So this looks good!
Secret Level comes to Amazon Prime on Dec. 10!
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Arcane Season 2 Trailer!
I didn’t know this was coming today, but heck yeah, it’s here! The first full trailer for Arcane season 2! The hit show that took everybody by storm a few years ago is coming back for more! And it looks great!
Look, simple as this: Arcane season 1 was amazing. And there’s every indication that season 2 will be just as good, if not better. So I’m getting everybody’s hopes up! Live the hype! Love the hype! Watch and enjoy!
Arcane season 2 is coming to Netflix in November.
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