Wildly Popular ‘Iron Man’ Trailer To Be Adapted Into Full-Length Film

2005’s God of War set a new standard for action gaming. It bought Greek mythology to video games, included some clever play mechanics, and it was embraced by fans and critics alike. Last spring, Sony released a sequel which raised the standard which was set by the previous game. Players once again take control of Kratos as he sets out to take revenge on the gods who betrayed him. Kratos must travel to meet the Sisters of Fate and gain the power to alter his destiny. It won’t be easy, as you’ll run into gorgons, harpies, sirens, and other mythological monsters. You’ll also run into (and kill) famous mythological figures such as Perseus and Theseus. As in the first game, you’ll gain several upgradable weapons and magic spells. As you increase their levels, you’ll gain new abilities which you can use to destroy your opponents. The timed-button-press minigames also make a return, making sure that you keep your hands on the controller at all times, even during cinema sequences. The game is a bit shorter than the first one, but a host of unlockables will keep players busy for a very long time, at least until the next installment of the series arrives on PS3. For more Kratos fun, check out God of War: Chains of Olympus on PSP.

It has been a few months since our last regular episode, but rest assured we are back in the swing of things with the final batch of episodes to finish out our first Season.

Come see me at No Brand Con 10am this Sunday, April 20th in Eau Claire, WI. I will be hosting panel about Famicom Dojo, including the world premiere of Episode 4 – Cartridges and Pins! Ask about the development of the show, the current ongoing Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy POWETcast, and other Powet TV projects.

Also, for a chance to be on camera in our No Brand Con special, come to the panel, or track me down during the convention!

For those who can’t attend No Brand Con (indeed, this includes most people), Episode 4 will be available online next week. Until then, feel free to catch up on our previous episodes — including all three parts of our Tokyo Game Show coverage:

Some of the icons from the Adult Swim lineup of shows will soon be making their way to retail in the form of KID ROBOT‘s small vinyl figures. Each are packaged individually and blindboxed, with 25 in each case. Below is an image from Action-Figure.com of the side of the individual box. It shows the line up and case breakdowns for the series. It appears if you buy a full case, you will be missing either Lil, Mad Scientist or Ignignokt & Err. If I bought a full case and didn’t get the Mooninite duo, I would be enraged.

Below are the links to Action-Figure.com. They had an article for each group. Unfortunately, their case was missing the Mad Scientist.
Robot Chicken
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Frisky Dingo
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
Moral Orel
Metalocalypse
Squidbillies
The Venture Bros.
Assy McGee

	Subscribe to iTunes POWETcast  Choose your own reader Episode 1 – Fit the First Episode 2 – Fit the Second Episode 3 – Fit the Third

This week we review Fit the Second, and look forward to Fit the Third! Chris joins the cast as Slartibartfast, we dicuss our unfamiliarity with “biros” and a few script changes. But, most importantly, we finally address one of the questions that have been burning in your collective souls — why do we occasionally pronounce words so terribly? Listen on, fellow Hitchhikers. Listen on…

Be sure to write a comment below and let us know what you think, and/or leave a review at our iTunes store to let others know what they should think!

Show notes:

(Fit the Third starts at 08:17.)

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Quick bit of news from the resident Castlevaniac; it would appear that Konami has registered a title and logo for their supposed upcoming new Nintendo DS title – Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. Though no official word has been announced by the gaming giant, Konami has indeed been confirmed to have registered the title name. (screenshot courtesy of Gamefront) This is, of course, all speculation until Konami actually releases an official statement.

The term Ecclesia means “a gathering of those summoned”, though as is well known with other Castlevania games, a title doesn’t need to necessarily have anything to do with the actual game. (Harmony of Dissonance for example had neither). There is also no account of this having anything to do with the supposed leaked game images that I reported on a few months ago, though the silvery design of the logo does match up with the previous images in Japanese.

Late April Fools? Konami holding out on fans? Who knows. All I hope is that this is a precursor to actual official news on *any* Castlevania game in the works being released in the very near future. Any tidbit I find out about I’ll be sure to pass on to you.

I wanna see a show of hands people, and be honest. How many of you would have bought this game if not for the Halo 3 beta invite enclosed within? Anybody? Anybody? Bueller? Bueller? That’s a crying shame too, because while this game may not be Oblivion, or even Saint’s Row, this is one of the finest open-world games available on the Xbox 360. For good reason too, as David Jones, the original creator of Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings is the brains behind this package. Crackdown features a unique spin on sandbox gameplay, and its playing style encourages players to have as much fun as possible with it. Throwing in the Halo 3 beta invite wasn’t a bad idea either.
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You can buy the Blu-Ray disc from amazon.co.uk for a reasonable price. They will ship to North America, and the disc will play on Blu-Ray players here too. Mine worked on a North American PS3.

Note that the cover art shown on the amazon.co.uk website shows the “Ultimate Edition” 2 disc version with 5 hours of extras and with a PG rating, as opposed to what I have which is a single disc, no extras version that is rated U. I ordered my disc on that same site so you may or may not end up with something better than I got. I did not notice this discrepancy when I shot this video, and was not aware of the art and extras listed when I ordered this.

Watch Zac’s review of the 20th Anniversary Edition DVD that came out in 2006