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Not all games based on movies or cartoons are bad, and when the licenses expire the games disappear too! This is the Powet Top 5 Lost Licensed Games, presented by Keep Playing!

Think I missed a game? Leave a comment and let me know!

Marvel Entertainment has just announced the Robert Downey Jr. has officially signed on for The Avengers. Jon Favreau has also been announced to executive produce the feature. The recent news of Don Cheadle taking up the mantle of James Rhodes from Terrance Howard is also made official in this press release stating that he will be on hand for Iron Man 2, The Avengers and subsequent Iron Man films.

Choice quote:

In a movie event, THE AVENGERS will bring together the super hero team of Marvel Comics characters for the first time ever, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk and more, as they are forced to band together to battle the biggest foe they’ve ever faced.

The highly anticipated sequel to IRON MAN will be released in theatres on May 7, 2010 and THE AVENGERS will be released July 15, 2011. Both films will be distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Via SlashFilm

Press Release after the jump
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A lot of new Star Trek photos hit the net today on a variety of sites, but I think this one is the coolest. From left to right we have Chekov, Kirk, Scott, McCoy, Sulu, and Uhura.
Slashfilm has links for the rest.
Do they look the part? The uniforms take some liberties (though Uhura is still in a short skirt), and obviously the actors aren’t dopplegangers for the old cast, but I have hope this Trek will revitalize the franchise.
Star Trek from director JJ Abrams will release May 2009. Trailer is due soon.

Diamond Select Toys has announced the next box set of minimates will commemorate the upcoming Marvel Comics’ Punisher: War Zone. From DST’s site:

Marvel Minimates Enter War Zone!

Looks like Minimates are about to enter a War Zone of their very own! Based on this year’s Marvel sequel, the Punisher returns to the Marvel Minimates line with this Punisher: War Zone Minimates Box Set!

Due out on December 5, Punisher: War Zone reunites us with Frank Castle – this time played by Rome’s Ray Stevenson – as he embarks on a war of his own against his new nemesis, Jigsaw. Up against the Punisher is mob boss Jigsaw and a literal army of hired goons, thugs and mercenaries dedicated to wiping out the Punisher once and for all!

This set contains Frank Castle, Jigsaw, Assault Punisher and a Mob Thug as well as a wide array of damage-dealing high-powered weaponry perfect for those pesky Minimate mob wars. Each of the two-inch Minimates were sculpted and designed by Art Asylum and feature 14 points of articulation as well as accessories from the upcoming film.

Look for this set in the October issue of Previews at your local comic book store!

Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura spoke with IESB about what fans can expect from Transformers 2 and it sounds pretty good of course. When asked about characters, he wouldn’t say any specific names, but did says “3 times as many characters” and that a lot of fan favorites would be in there, including everything we wanted from the first one. Not confirmation of Devestator and the Constructicons, but he was too optimistic to think otherwise. He did downplay the inclusion of Cybertron, so don’t get your hopes up that the Autobots are going home this time.
He also said GIJOE is in the cutting room and they hope to have a trailer for the holidays. Less optimistic is a tipster from AICN saying specifically “action is very stylized, character development is terrible” but it had a car chase that knocked over the Eiffel Tower, so maybe it’ll turn out to be a fun popcorn flick. Just like Transformers before it, I’m setting the bar low for characters in GIJOE since I know they’ll never get to the lever the comic books or even the animated series did. But some cool effects shots are always welcome.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who will be playing Cobra Commander in the film, told MTV he will not wear the traditional blue hood or the silver mask, but something different altogether. And although he wouldn’t be doing the exact voice from the old cartoon, he’s been heartily inspired by it.
Back to Transformers, Walmart of all places is hosting weekly videos from the set, and the first 2 are up. The first has the Audi R8 and the motorcycles, the second is Shia and Megan Fox goofing around on set. Watch them here after entering the code “AllSpark62609”

A brand new trailer for the newest James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace (break out your dictionaries kiddies!) has been released for all to see via the wonders of the web. The first trailer debuted during the run of Batman: The Dark Knight.

Check it out!