Rick Marshall | Former Contributing Editor, Entertainment

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New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trailer offers good look at Donatello and Raphael

The latest trailer for producer Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot puts the spotlight on two more Turtles.

Gaming News

May 1, 2014

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Free multiplayer demo for Call Of Duty: Ghosts available for PlayStation this weekend

A multiplayer demo for Call Of Duty: Ghosts will be free to download May 2-5, and feature three maps and Extinction mode.

Gaming Guides

May 1, 2014

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“Reaper of Recipes” contest rewards best Diablo-themed recipe

Blizzard and Eat Game Live partner for the "Reaper of Recipes" challenge to find the best Diablo-themed recipe.

Gaming News

April 30, 2014

Roger Rabbit and Hook star Bob Hoskins dead at 71

Oscar-nominated Who Framed Roger Rabbit? star Bob Hoskins has died to complications from pneumonia.

Gaming News

April 30, 2014

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Warner Bros. planning nine DC Comics movies after Man Of Steel sequel and Justice League

Warner Bros. has nine more films based on DC Comics properties planned after the Man Of Steel sequel and Justice League movie.

Gaming News

April 29, 2014

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Warner Bros. makes it official: Justice League movie to follow Man of Steel sequel

Warner Bros. confirms plans for a Justice League movie after Batman and Superman meet in Man Of Steel sequel.

Gaming News

April 28, 2014

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Marvel confirms Netflix series will be set in cinematic universe

Marvel's upcoming series on Netflix will be set in the same universe as The Avengers movie and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Gaming News

April 28, 2014

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Resident Evil director confirms 3D follow-up to begin production soon

Paul W.S. Anderson confirms Resident Evil Rising title for sixth film in Resident Evil franchise. Like Retribution before it, Anderson will shoot in 3D.

Gaming News

April 28, 2014

New photo from set of Warcraft movie goes behind the scenes

The filmmakers behind Warcraft, the game based on the MMORPG World of Warcraft, have released the first behind the scenes images of the film.

Gaming News

April 25, 2014

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Marvel claims April 24, 2015 as the international release of Avengers: Age of Ultron

Marvel Studios sets international release date of April 24, 2015, for Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Gaming News

April 25, 2014

Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist live-action series introduces us to Ken

The upcoming live-action series Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist has released a new trailer introducing us to Ken.

Gaming News

April 25, 2014

A look at all the video games Hollywood hopes to adapt (and hopefully won’t screw up)

With the comic book industry proving that films based on unreal properties can be wildly successful, Hollywood has turned its eye to video game properties. Here’s a look at the films based on video games, and how likely it is they make it to film.

Gaming News

March 6, 2014

Looking back on 60 years of Godzilla before he tears down the city again in 2014

With the “King of the Monsters” returning to the big screen later this year after a decade long absence, we look back at the 60 year history of Godzilla, from his time on film, TV, comics, and video games.

Gaming Features

February 7, 2014

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Vicarious Visions’ president on balancing between two audiences in Skylanders

Vicarious Visions president Guha Bala chats with Digital Trends about what's to come in Skylanders: Swap Force and how the dev teams strikes a balance between kid-friendly play and depth for the older crowd.

Gaming News

September 29, 2013

‘Skylanders: Swap Force’ preview: Mix & match your way to victory

Vicarious Visions appears to have another winner on its hands in Skylanders: Swap Force, a revised take on the kid-friendly series that - true to its title - allows for different parts of characters to be swapped around, to varying effect.

Gaming Reviews

September 19, 2013

‘Europa Report’ director explains how he put the science back in science fiction

"It was like I was Mission Control," says Sebastian Cordero of filming 'Europa Report'. The movie explores the realities of space travel, bringing some much-needed SCIENCE back to the science fiction genre.

Gaming Features

August 5, 2013

‘Downloaded’ charts the rise and fall of the Napster revolution

"The important thing about a revolution is that it's bigger than you," says Downloaded director Alex Winter in our discussion about his new Napster documentary and the 10-year process of bringing it together.

Gaming Features

July 26, 2013

R.I.P.D. review: A familiar take on a new world

Red director Robert Schwentke's comic book adaption of R.I.P.D. blends the fun and the familiar for a supernatural buddy-cop adventure.

Gaming News

July 19, 2013

Review: ‘Man Of Steel’ is an epic, angsty Superman reboot

In our Man of Steel review Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan go heavy on action and emotion for Superman's return to the big screen.

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June 19, 2013

‘Man Of Steel’s’ producer on rebooting Superman, plus Uncharted, Warcraft, and Voltron updates

"We went into it as if there had never been another Superman movie before ours," says Man of Steel producer Charles Roven. Man of Steel opens on June 14, 2013.

Gaming News

June 13, 2013

‘Video Games: The Movie’ director on the cocktail conversations fueling his documentary

"I want this story to be told by the people," filmmaker Jeremy Snead says of his project 'Video Game: the Movie,' which recently smashed its Kickstarter goal of $60,000 and continues to climb.

Gaming Features

June 12, 2013

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ director on nimble ninjas, pseudo-reboots, and his He-Man movie

"This is what I loved growing up. It's why I love movies." said Retaliation director Jon Chu.

Gaming Features

May 30, 2013

Breaking down the high-tech global jigsaw puzzle of ‘Iron Man 3’

Marvel Studios executive vice president of visual effects Victoria Alonso chats with Digital Trends about the challenges of piecing together the eye candy in Iron Man 3 with the various teams scattered around the globe.

Gaming Guides

May 15, 2013

G.I. Joe: Retaliation review: Knowing is half the battle; the other half is explosions

G.I. Joe returns to theaters with a sequel that improves on the original in big, big ways.

Gaming Reviews

May 7, 2013

Snitch review – Dwayne shows his tender side

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson proves that he doesn't need fight scenes to bring the drama in this ripped-from-headlines thriller.

Gaming Reviews

May 7, 2013

Dredd 3D Review: The Judge is back, better than ever

Karl Urban brings Judge Dredd back to the big screen in a big, bloody way.

Entertainment Entertainment Reviews

May 7, 2013

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Premium Rush review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes the best of two wheels

This bike-messenger thriller darts from one end of Manhattan to the other, and brings you along for the ride.

Entertainment Streaming Guides

May 7, 2013

Resident Evil 4 & Resident Evil Code: Veronica X HD review

Review: As part of the 15 year anniversary celebration, Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X go high-def. But are they worth revisiting?

Gaming Reviews

May 6, 2013

Olympus Has Fallen fills the White House with R-rated action

Antoine Fuqua brings blood, bullets, and Gerard Butler to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for an action-packed thriller.

Gaming Reviews

March 22, 2013

How to blow up the White House: ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ director and stars discuss siege tactics

"A lot of what we guessed at and imagined was close to reality," said the film's writers.

Gaming Guides

March 20, 2013

History of Tomb Raider: Blowing the dust off 17 years of Lara Croft

We chronicle the history of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise ahead of this week's big reboot of the series.

Gaming Features

March 11, 2013

Oscar Effects: How Snow White and the Huntsman made a big cast smaller

The team behind this dark retelling of a classic fairy tale mixed high-tech and old-school techniques to earn an Oscar nomination for Snow White and the Huntsman.

Gaming News

February 21, 2013