Watching Batman In A Courthouse And Touring The Caves Of Nottingham
I went to watch the Batman (1989) at Nottingham’s National justice Museum. It was a weird-yet-awesome experience that I shared with LeftLion.
10 Superhero Games You Need To Play Right Now
The spectrum of titles out there lean somewhat towards the bad. For every good game, you get ten terrible ones – from Aquaman to Silver Surfer. Here are ten of the best...
Infographic: The Cost Of Being Batman
With the possible exception of Tony Stark, Batman is probably one of the more wealthier superheroes in comic book world. With Wayne Manor costing $600,000,000 alone, along with the insurmountable costs of being the masked crusader, the costs are going to be huge.
Editorial: Grief Should Not Be Social
Ever had that unswallowable lump in the back of your throat as you watch something terrible happen? Upon watching the details slowly unfold about the Batman premiere shooting in Aurora on Friday, it's fair to say that many more than myself probably felt this. A tense few hours of reports commenced, showing the true strength of social media in keeping the planet perfectly synchronised in referrence to any event, and bringing a community together in condolence lending.
Film Review: The Dark Knight Rises
In some ways, Christopher Nolan could feel helpless about the large portion of negativity directed his way now The Dark Knight Rises is finally upon us after months if not years of heightened anticipation and amplified speculation. However downright spectacular TDKR (and it truly is) happened to be, it will forever be within The Dark Knight’s shadow.
Heikki Kovalainen To Sport Angry Birds Helmet In This Year's F1
Remember when Angry Birds was nothing but another game on the App Store looking to make it big? It might be harder than you first think, what with the 59p App exploding in popularity, winging its way into the heart of millions and earning billions in the process. Angry Birds merchandise is everywhere; from branded kitchen-ware, to felt iPad cases, irresistibly cute plush toys, playing cards, backpacks, lunchboxes… There are even plans to open an at a theme park in the developer’s homeland Finland this summer.
The Hangover: Part III To Begin Shooting In Summer… If Brad, Ed and Zach Get Their Big Pay Rises
The Hangover: Part III is on the cards for a shoot this summer for a May 2013 release… That is if Warner Bros. and lead actors Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis can come to an agreement over their pay to reprise their headlining roles atop the R-rated comedy franchise. According to the Hollywood Reporter, deals have been stretched out for months, though a final agreement between studio and actors is expected to take place soon.
Infographic: Bill Gates is better than Batman
In what initially seems to be an odd comparison of two people, one of the richest and most philanthropic individuals to come out of the Silicon Valley boom is put through his Top Trumps-esque paces against the masked crusader of Gotham City. Read further down and it does start to make sense: the challenge of how two incredibly rich men save lives in their respective fiction/non-fictional worlds. Our favourite infographic of the moment, courtesy of Frugal Dad.
The Dark Knight Rises trailer emerges from the shadows
So we've all been given an early Christmas present in the form of an all new Dark Knight Rises trailer, with all the fantastic pacing, set pieces and understated over-theatricals you can't help but get pumped at from a Christopher Nolan-directed picture.
EA Face Law Suit For Battlefield 1943 Omission. Should Warner Bros. Face Similar Treatment?
Today, a class action lawsuit was filed against EA by US law firm Edelson McGuire over its promise to consumers that Battlefield 1943 – EA DICE’s online multiplayer shooter – could be redeemed when purchasing Battlefield 3 on the PS3.
Game of the Week: Batman: Arkham City
Videogames’ self-proclaimed “silly season” is finally here. The drought of game releases over the summer period has come to an end; nights are drawing in, the temperature is moving closer to zero, and the release calendar is stuffed to capacity. But where best to place your hard-earned cash? Distancing ourselves from hyperbolic hype speak and unreachable expectations, what should you really be investing your time into? Over the coming weeks, allow New Rising Media to round-up the week’s freshest, most tantalising new releases.
The Round-up: iPhone 4S, Windows 8, Batman and Frequency
So it's fair enough to say that the title speaks for itself as to what the top stories were.
We have our full review of the iPhone 4S (not quite the iPhone 5 we expected from giga.de). Simply put it's everything you expected it to be, which makes it one of the best smartphones on the market. We also put the 4S through it's Deathgrip related paces to see how it fares up, and reviewed iOS5. But there was more: lots more.
Batman: Arkham City review
Think Bioshock 2; but in Gotham city and you're part way there of defusing just what Rocksteady has done.