In addition to being the 25th anniversary of Transformers, Ghostbusters, and Terminator; 2009 is also the 25th anniversary of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Wow, 1984 was awesome.

In celebration of TMNT’s continued success, Mirage Studios wanted to do something to please both old fans and new, by producing a new animated movie. And when I say please fans, I mean they’re going to include characters from every TMNT continuity. 1987 series Turtles get caught in an interdemensional warp in the Technodrome and must team up with the comics Turtles and the 2003 series Turtles! Yes, Crisis of Infinite Turtles.

This new movie will be released to theaters for one night only on October 25, and will air on CW on November 15. A DVD release is of course expected, but I couldn’t find a date for it yet. No trailer online either. We do however have an awesome poster…
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Rock. The Blue Bomber. Mega Man has shaped a generation of gamers with his buster gun and irrepressible charm.

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Before Sega’s House of the Dead, there was Konami’s Crypt Killer. While the most recent House of the Dead game takes its inspiration from Grindhouse Cinema, Crypt Killer seems to take inspiration from the B-movies of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. You know, the flicks that made guys like Lon Cheney, Boris Karloff, and Vincent Price into horror icons. They were quite scary at the time, but by today’s standards, they are actually a bit comical. After all, the dialogue was pretty cheesy and it was plainly obvious that the horrible ‘monster’ was actually a guy in a rubber suit. Crypt Killer does a perfect job of capturing that B-movie goofiness. Even if it isn’t the greatest game ever, it’s still fun while it lasts.
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A few month’s ago, I featured this game’s predecessor, which could only be described as darkly humorous, delightfully tasteless, and disturbingly addictive. It attracted its share of controversy, and the fact hasn’t been lost on developer Running with Scissors. In 2003, they created this sequel, and there are a number of substantial changed to the formula. Although its content these days is pretty tame compared to the Grand Theft Autos and Manhunts, it can still get a bit extreme at times. In fact, its content is so extreme that it has been banned in both Australia and New Zealand. It gained further negative publicity a few years back after the Dawson College shooting rampage in Montreal when the gunman listed Postal 2 among his favorite video games. This is the type of game that, while it clearly doesn’t appeal to everyone, still maintains a healthy cult following.
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A BotCon video! In September?

BotCon 2009 was a great time. We talked about it in Episode 11 of the Powetcast, but we also shot a bunch of video at the convention itself. Fans of the Powetcast and Transformers fans alike should enjoy this little peak into the event of the year, before we were let down by Revenge of the Fallen.

Following suit with Marvel, DC is bought out (again) by Warner Bros. Following suit with Siegel/Shuster (against DC), Jack Kirby’s heirs decide to sue Marvel. Kanye West makes a jackass out of himself. Sonic Team wants to make a GOOD Sonic game for a change. And Famicom Dojo Season 2 news! What’s going on in the world??

Audio Netcast Details
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Direct Link: Powetcast Episode 19: Greatest of all Time

(Name your dream team comic merger! AT&T still doesn’t own a company. How about Dark Horse? Leave your comments below!)

Show notes after the jump!

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Diamond Select Toys has announced the 33rd wave in the Marvel Minimates line of figures. This wave is set to include the following:

Modern Thor & Modern (and female) Loki
Menace & Anti-Venom (both from New Ways to Die storyline)
Marvel Girl (Rachel Summers) & Sentinel
VARIANT: “Hound” Rachel Summers & Sentinel

Also in the announcement was this tidbit:

In addition to the standard removable and interchangeable pieces, the Sentinel army builder featured in this wave will also include a special “Sentinel Army” design feature – allowing you to partially customize your own Sentinel Squad in either modern or retro styles.