In Other News...February 15

DoctorFinger · 02-15-2011, 07:28 PM

- Geek favorite Felicia Day will star in the web series Dragon Age: Redemption, which she also wrote and co-produced. The, due out later this year, are set in the Dragon Age world of Ferelden, but don't appear to connect directly to any of the existing Dragon Age titles.

- Fans of growly metal voices can rest easy. Mike Patton will be reprising his role as as the shadow demons in The Darkness 2. (via VG241)

- Relic Games will be announcing their RTS sometime in...August.

- And for all you PC gamers looking to Hail to the King...Duke Nukem Forever will be using Steamworks.

- A developer working for Bioware proposed to a fellow Bioware dev using Minecraft. It's either the sweetest story you'll read all week, or the most nauseating. Maybe both. Someone needs to make them a Minecraft-themed wedding cake.

- The Criterion Collection - a set of 150+ ~~pretentious~~ underrated classic films - has been added to Hulu Plus.

Generation ABXY · 02-15-2011, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DoctorFinger

- The Criterion Collection - a set of 150+ ~~pretentious~~ underrated classic films - has been added to Hulu Plus.

You've just slighted Seven Samurai, Doc... dead to me.

DoctorFinger · 02-15-2011, 07:38 PM

The Kurosawa stuff is great, but some fans of the Criterion Collection... are just overbearing. I'll leave it at that.

Sandman · 02-15-2011, 07:42 PM

That is a huge get for Hulu Plus. I wish it was on Netflix though because I'm already a subscriber there. The movies Criterion selects are usually good enough for a rent and the collection alone is worth it for the Kurosawa movies.

Psykoboy2 · 02-15-2011, 07:43 PM

Kurosawa is in the Criterion Collection....know who else is?

Michael Fucking Bay - twice!

And I'm a Michael Bay fan and calling bullshit on that. Well, maybe not so much on The Rock, but yes on Armageddon.

Wraith · 02-15-2011, 07:46 PM

Re: the Criterion Collection:

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Criterion has digital streaming rights to over 800 of the films in their library... We’re launching with over 150 Criterion movies today, and we’ll be adding more titles each month.

Generation ABXY · 02-15-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DoctorFinger

The Kurosawa stuff is great...

Admittedly, that may be all I know.

burger · 02-15-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DoctorFinger

The Criterion Collection - a set of 150+ ~~pretentious~~ underrated classic films - has been added to Hulu Plus.

Pretentious? Hardly.

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The Thin Red Line
Seven Samurai
Hard Boiled
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Killer
RoboCop
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Spartacus
Videodrome
House of Games
The Silence of the Lambs
Paths of Glory
Days of Heaven
The Last Emperor

Those are just a few I've named off the top of my head.

violent · 02-15-2011, 08:26 PM

When they add Brazil, I'll renew my sub.

MagGnome · 02-15-2011, 08:57 PM

I really hope that stuff comes to Netflix.

Damn you Hulu!

I don't like how the market is splitting like this. I'm not going to subscribe to multiple services just to watch different movies. If something isn't on Netflix then I'm probably not going to watch it.

PathMaster · 02-15-2011, 09:02 PM

Woo, to Darkness and Ooo to Kurosawa!

Superman's Dead · 02-15-2011, 09:50 PM

Dear Relic,

Homeworld?

Sincerely,

Everything

ThievesAmongUs · 02-15-2011, 09:51 PM

Mmm... delicious Felicia Day.

Stoke · 02-15-2011, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Superman's Dead

Dear Relic,

Homeworld?

Sincerely,

Everything

A Homeworld 3 announcement would be too good to be true.

J Arcane · 02-15-2011, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MagGnome

I really hope that stuff comes to Netflix.

Damn you Hulu!

I don't like how the market is splitting like this. I'm not going to subscribe to multiple services just to watch different movies. If something isn't on Netflix then I'm probably not going to watch it.

It's pretty much all on Netflix already, just not all of it on instant play.

Which is why, while tempting, I'm not sure I can be bothered to pony up another $8 a month for the privilege.

Hemalin · 02-15-2011, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by J Arcane

It's pretty much all on Netflix already, just not all of it on instant play.

Which is why, while tempting, I'm not sure I can be bothered to pony up another $8 a month for the privilege.

None of it will be on Netflix streaming for long.

J Arcane · 02-15-2011, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Hemalin

None of it will be on Netflix streaming for long.

Lamesauce. All so they can prop up their "brand".

Who cares about the brand, I want to see the films, and I want to do it on the service I choose, not which service threw them the most money hats.

Dave · 02-15-2011, 11:18 PM

Are you guys sure that The Killer and Hard Boiled have Criterion versions? If so, how long ago did these films get the Criterion treatment. Those have gotta be pretty fuckin' sweet.

Also, cool points to Burger for not forgetting Videodrome. That right there's some good, nasty fun. I really enjoyed the Criterion release of Linklater's Dazed and Confused too.

Kurosawa's Kurosawa. If you're not a fan of that guy's stuff, I don't know what to tell you at this point ya' know?

shodan2020 · 02-16-2011, 02:57 AM

Good news about Mike Patton and The Darkness 2. I loved his voice work for the first game.

EternalGamer · 02-16-2011, 05:42 AM

La Strada, 400 Blows, Jules et Jim, Breathless, Seven Samurai... Those films are fucking awesome, original, beautiful, and deal with subject matter that is thought provoking and brave. Who the fuck would see any of those and then call them "pretentious"? I guess it makes sense if your attitude is "old films are pretentious cause their old and Italian films are pretentious cause their in Italian LOL." To automatically assume something is pretentious because it has garnered critical acclaim for half a century is pretty absurd. Yeah, ALL those people are just fronting and pretending to like stuff to fit in...

However, I already own almost every film listed there, so Hulu still doesn't get my attention. If they keep adding stuff like that, though, they definitely will.

02-15-2011, 07:28 PM	#1
DoctorFinger Editor in Chief Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 13,829 Blog Entries: 10	In Other News...February 15 - Geek favorite Felicia Day will star in the web series Dragon Age: Redemption, which she also wrote and co-produced. The, due out later this year, are set in the Dragon Age world of Ferelden, but don't appear to connect directly to any of the existing Dragon Age titles. - Fans of growly metal voices can rest easy. Mike Patton will be reprising his role as as the shadow demons in The Darkness 2. (via VG241) - Relic Games will be announcing their RTS sometime in...August. - And for all you PC gamers looking to Hail to the King...Duke Nukem Forever will be using Steamworks. - A developer working for Bioware proposed to a fellow Bioware dev using Minecraft. It's either the sweetest story you'll read all week, or the most nauseating. Maybe both. Someone needs to make them a Minecraft-themed wedding cake. - The Criterion Collection - a set of 150+ ~~pretentious~~ underrated classic films - has been added to Hulu Plus.

02-15-2011, 07:38 PM	#3
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02-15-2011, 07:42 PM	#4
Sandman Libratorr Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Almost Florida Posts: 6,079 Blog Entries: 3	That is a huge get for Hulu Plus. I wish it was on Netflix though because I'm already a subscriber there. The movies Criterion selects are usually good enough for a rent and the collection alone is worth it for the Kurosawa movies.

02-15-2011, 07:43 PM	#5
Psykoboy2 Enigma Of The Mystical Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,490 Blog Entries: 1	Kurosawa is in the Criterion Collection....know who else is? Michael Fucking Bay - twice! And I'm a Michael Bay fan and calling bullshit on that. Well, maybe not so much on The Rock, but yes on Armageddon.

02-15-2011, 11:18 PM	#18
Dave 100% Death Proof Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 629	Are you guys sure that The Killer and Hard Boiled have Criterion versions? If so, how long ago did these films get the Criterion treatment. Those have gotta be pretty fuckin' sweet. Also, cool points to Burger for not forgetting Videodrome. That right there's some good, nasty fun. I really enjoyed the Criterion release of Linklater's Dazed and Confused too. Kurosawa's Kurosawa. If you're not a fan of that guy's stuff, I don't know what to tell you at this point ya' know? __________________ Xbox Live: daveywon "Dave, the Cogger, he likes roller girls. Came from Alabama and now he lives in "CO". Big fan of Rollins, and of Zeppelin. Once bought a DS, just to play dodge ball. He is a Dave I know, I know, he is a Dave I know." - Bone

02-16-2011, 02:57 AM	#19
shodan2020 Shoot More Bonerfarts. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Citadel Station, Bloomington, IN Posts: 991 Blog Entries: 86	Good news about Mike Patton and The Darkness 2. I loved his voice work for the first game. __________________ A cold, unfeeling mesh of man and machine... SteamID: shodan2020 http://www.last.fm/user/stainedecho Goog+ Winner of the post-PAX brush with death award. (We painted a Caravaggio.)

02-16-2011, 05:42 AM	#20
EternalGamer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4,807	La Strada, 400 Blows, Jules et Jim, Breathless, Seven Samurai... Those films are fucking awesome, original, beautiful, and deal with subject matter that is thought provoking and brave. Who the fuck would see any of those and then call them "pretentious"? I guess it makes sense if your attitude is "old films are pretentious cause their old and Italian films are pretentious cause their in Italian LOL." To automatically assume something is pretentious because it has garnered critical acclaim for half a century is pretty absurd. Yeah, ALL those people are just fronting and pretending to like stuff to fit in... However, I already own almost every film listed there, so Hulu still doesn't get my attention. If they keep adding stuff like that, though, they definitely will. Last edited by EternalGamer; 02-16-2011 at 05:45 AM.

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