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RIP Dio, Here Is Your NES Game
Ronnie James Dio is truly dead. In his memory, let's play through the obscure Nintendo game named after one of his most famous songs.
MacGruber Review
Is MacGruber a bomb or THE bomb? Here's a clue: the era of crappy SNL comedy movies is over.
Transformers 3 Release Date Confirmed For 2012
Megan Fox is out. Lots of hotties want her spot. And the release date gets pushed back. Find out the details on Transformers 3.
Dragon Quest IX Comes to the US in July
After selling over 4 million copies in Japan, Nintendo will bring DS game Dragon Quest IX to the U.S. July 11th.
Rocket Knight Review
Does Rocket Knight bring back the classic action of old-school 16-bit platformers, or is it another failed attempt to resucitate a franchise?
Dave Matthews Band Taking a Break in 2011
After 20 years of nonstop touring every summer, the Dave Matthews Band announced on their website that they're going to take a break for the summer of 2011 but return for 2012. Bummer.
Adam Sandler To Make Pixels A Feature
Adam Sandler wants to make that short film about 8-bit video games taking over the world into a film. It's been years since he's been funny... can he do it?
Brett Ratner Writing Youngblood Script
So Brett Ratner (the dude who directed X-Men: Last Stand) told MTV that he's working on his next project which is an adaptation of the comic book series Youngblood by Rob Liefeld.
New Gulliver’s Travels Poster
Check out the first look at Gulliver's Travels starring Jack Black, Jason Segal, Emily Blunt, Amanda Peet and Billy Connolly.
Worst of Netflix: Vampire Wars
This week's installment tackles Vampire Wars, an anime tale of the undead that makes Twilight look good. Do you know how hard that is?
First Look At Chloe Moretz In Let Me In
Check out the first look at Let Me In starring Chloe Moretz. The movie is a remake of the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In.
Meet The Million Dollar Gamer
Talk about living the dream. Wade McGilberry of Semmes, Alabama pulled off something all of us have only dreamed of: getting paid a million Goddamned dollars to play video games.
Final Last Airbender Poster
The final poster for M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender has been released, with our first good look at protagonist Aang's head tattoo. Check it out.
Joaquin Phoenix Gets A Mockumentary
Casey Affleck created a mockumentary about Joaquin Phoenix (who also happens to be his brother-in-law... the family reunion might get ugly).
Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta: Deeper Impressions
We've been spending a lot of time in the Halo: Reach beta - here's further thoughts and four things that we love about Bungie's new shooter.
Mixtape: Three Six Mafia “Three Six Mix”
Nothing gets a spring weekend kicked off early like a little sizzurp-swilling Three Six Mafia, so here's a 45 minute mix of classic tracks to get low to.
Robin Hood Interactive Trailer
Lean more about the man behind the legend in this interactive trailer for Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley Scott.
Matthew Vaughn Directing X-Men: First Class
Well, they've finally picked a director for X-Men: First Class. After dragging out the potential options for a while now, Fox decided upon Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn.
Free Game Of The Day: Shadow Factory
In Shadow Factory, you're tasked with investigating a malfunctioning nuclear plant in the only logical way: by driving a giant monster truck through a number of tricky platforming challenges. Don't ask questions, just go for it.
Splinter Cell: Conviction Tips And Tricks
So if you've been enjoying marking and executing chumps in the latest installment of the Splinter Cell franchise, you already know the adrenaline-charged stealth action that the game provides. But maybe you're looking to take your skills up a notch?
New Tron: Legacy Teaser Posters
Disney released two new teaser posters for Tron: Legacy featuring the light cycles that play a major point in the film. And they look awesome.
Primus Back On Tour And New Album
Les Claypool has pulled the members of Primus back together after being on a four year hiatus. The band will perform with their former drummer Jay Lane who hasn't played with the band since 1989.
Full Release: Games
This week's new games include Iron Man 2, the new Call of Duty map pack, and what may well be the most addictive portable puzzler you will ever play.
I Spit On Your Grave Teaser Poster
In a remake of the 1979 horror film I Spit On Your Grave, Jennifer Hills gets abused by a group of locals and after narrowly escaping with her live, she returns hoping to get revenge.
No Anchorman Sequel (From Paramount)
Writer/director Adam McKay posted to his twitter account that Paramount isn't going for an Anchorman sequel.
Free Game Of The Day: Drift Runners 2
This awesome fast-paced racing game lets you tackle 40 challenges over 25 unique tracks using eight different vehicles, each of which you can trick out with a pile of upgrades.
Mixtape: “After This, Shut Up!”
Let's kick the week off hot with a massive mix of underground hip-hop. Forty-six tracks from artists I'm sure you haven't heard of.
Full Release: Movies
This week's new releases lead with The Losers, the second comic book adaptation in as many weeks. Plus J-Lo gets sperminated, Troll 2 gets feted and three Korean cowboys kick ass.
Courtney Love Not Changing Her Name Anymore?
Apparently NME took Courtney Love's "Courtney Love is dead" quote out of context. Because now she's claiming she's not changing her name to Courtney Michelle.
Free Game Of The Day: Pixel Grower
Pixel Grower takes Tetris and Breakout and mashes them together into one sweet game.
