Tekken: Rise of the Tournament

De fleste af os har forhåbentligt glemt at have set filmen, Tekken, fra 2010, instrueret af Dwight H. Little, som blandt andet er kendt for Free Willy 2 og Anacondas. Filmen er rædselsvækkende og har lidt til ingen respekt for kildematerialet. Tekken er ikke en serie, der vil være nem at konvertere til det store lærred, og det fandt de skam hastigt ud af, da filmen blev modtaget af folk og fans med hævede øjenbryn og åbne munde i chok over denne behandling af Tekken.

Nuvel, det skal siges, at Tekken ikke ligefrem er kendt for at have de mest inspirerede historier, jamen, oftest er de jo helt til grin. Det er en del af charmen. Vi spiller ikke Tekken for at få en Emmy-nomineret historie: Vi spiller for at banke vores modstandere i et orgie af mayhem! Men, men, men. Nu lyder det sig, at man vil prøve med endnu en film baseret på Tekken. Produktionsselskabet, Crystal Sky, har nu tænkt sig at lave en hel serie af Tekken-film, hvor den første skal fungere som en prequel til 2010-filmen. Den kommer såmænd til at hedde Tekken: Rise of the Tournament, og jeg har på fornemmelsen, at den vil blive modtaget på samme måde som den fra 2010, men tiden vil vise, hvad de har fundet på. Jeg håber blot, at de har mere respekt for universet end den første film!


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Hopefully none can remember watching the movie, Tekken, released in 2010, which was directed by Dwight H. Little, who is also known for Free Willy 2 and Anacondas. The movie was a horror show and had little to no respect for the source material. Tekken is certainly not a franchise easily converted to the big screen, which they found out the hard way when the movie was received with eyebrows raised and mouths opened by the many fans who found themselves amazed by this treatment of their favourite fighting game.

But it must be said that Tekken isn't known for its inspired storytelling. Well, the stories in Tekken are usually ridiculous! It's part of the charm, however, and we don't play Tekken for its Emmy nominated storyline: we play it to beat the living "#¤! out of our opponents in an orgy of destruction! But now it seems that someone will give another Tekken movie a go. The production company, Crystal Sky, has said that they plan on making a new movie based on the franchise and that it will be a prequel to the first movie. It will be called Tekken: Rise of the Tournament, but I suspect it will be received in the same way as the other, but time will tell what they have in mind with the movie. It might be good! I just hope that they have more respect for the material than the first one!

Saints Row 4

Ja tak: Du læste rigtigt! Saints Row 4 er nu efterhånden blevet bekræftet af både THQ selv og nu ligeledes en ansat fra Volition Inc., spillets udvikler. David Payne beskriver således sig selv på LinkedIn, at han er "Lead Prop & Weapon Artist, Saints Row 4 - Volition, Inc.", og Danny Bilson fra THQ sagde allerede inden udgivelsen af Saints Row: The Third, at "I already know what Saints Row 4 is about, and it is wilder than this one, It's a good example of how you take what you have and you say, 'What can happen in the next?'"

Det bliver ikke meget mere tydeligt, og hvorfor skulle THQ og Volition Inc. ikke udvikle flere spil i den succesfulde serie? Til dato har de samlet set solgt over 11 millioner enheder af deres franchise, og Saints Row: The Third kan på egen hånd bryste sig af 4.25 millioner solgte. Saints Row er THQ's mest succesfulde IP for tiden, og det skulle ikke forbavse mig, hvis de vil forsøge at lave det til en længere serie med endnu flere spil i fremtiden. Jeg vil i så fald ikke klage!


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That's right! Saints Row 4 cannot get more confirmed without actually being confirmed by either THQ or Volition Inc., the game's developer, but they have in fact confirmed it. Confused? You shouldn't be! David Payne, from Volition Inc., describes himself on LinkedIn as the "Lead Prop & Weapon Artist, Saints Row 4 - Volition, Inc.", and Danny Bilson from THQ said even before the launch of Saints Row: The Third that "I already know what Saints Row 4 is about, and it is wilder than this one, It's a good example of how you take what you have and you say, 'What can happen in the next?'"

It doesn't get more clear than this, and why shouldn't they release more games in this highly successful franchise? To this date they have shipped more than 11 million units worldwide and Saints Row: The Third alone can take pride in 4.25 million units shipped. Saints Row is the most successful IP in the house of THQ, and I wouldn't be surprised if they turned it into an even bigger franchise with several more games in the future. In which case I won't complain!

God of War: Ascension

Sony Computer Entertainment America. God of War. En magtfuld og underholdende kombination som mange af os har nydt i gennem tiderne, og vi har lært, at Kratos er en rar person at have på sin venneliste. Kratos' temperament er legendarisk! Han flækker guder og krigere fra højre til venstre, og han er frygtet blandt folk og fæ. Med andre ord: Han er ikke en person, som du vil være uvenner med!

God of War har nydt stor succes på flere platforme, og Sony høster enorm gevinst på deres franchise. Kritikere og fans er enige om, at God of War konstant beviser den givne konsols tekniske evne til at levere en uforglemmelig spiloplevelse, og serien virkede til at slutte af på den højeste note tænkelig med det episke God of War III. Men nu har Sony offentliggjort et nyt spil i serien, og hvad historien kommer til at blive vides ikke, men det ser altid interessant ud, når det gælder God of War. Spillet kommer dog ikke til at hedde God of War IV men derimod God of War: Ascension. Hvis ikke du har set traileren endnu, så kan du se den her!

Enjoy!





English version:

Sony Computer Entertainment America. God of War. A powerful combination which many gamers have greatly benefitted from! God of War is one the original franchises on Sony's platforms that truly manages to set itself apart from others with its epic and well performing gameplay and excellent graphics.

The series seemed to end on the highest note possible with God of War III and the story got a nice and conclusive ending, but now Sony has announced the fourth in the series. This one though will not be named God of War IV but instead its named God of War: Ascension. If you haven't seen the impressive trailer then you can see it here! Enjoy!