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Fans have a love-hate relationship with movie adaptations of popular video games. For every successful transition, for example Silent Hill, there’s an In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale or Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Chances are, the movie isn’t going to live up to the… Continue Reading »

Thanks to Virtual Console and the PlayStation Store, people are being granted access to great, classic video games that they may have missed. The sad thing is, while Virtual Console is redistributing games at a steady pace, PSOne Classics are trickling out. There’s a huge catalog of PSOne games available,… Continue Reading »

Square Enix is creeping ever closer to devouring Eidos. Bloomberg.com is reporting that Square Enix’s bid is £84.3 million, roughly $120 million. The site also reports that prior to the announcement of Square Enix’s bid, the going stock price per share in London for Eidos was 14 pence, but after… Continue Reading »

In the wake of what Eidos considered lackluster holiday sales for Tomb Raider Underworld,  developer Crystal Dynamics laid off approximately 30 people on Friday (January 9, 2009), according to Kotaku. Ironically, Crystal Dynamics is the developer hailed for breathing life back into the Tomb Raider franchise after it had become… Continue Reading »

Oh Edios, will you guys ever learn? A majority of gamers still remember the mess that was dubbed “Gerstmanngate” after former executive editor, Jeff Gerstmann, was allegedly fired over his negative review of Eidos’ Kane & Lynch game. Opinions were all over the map about the incident and it looks… Continue Reading »

Are you an Xbox 360 owner looking for a sneak peak at the upcoming eighth installment in the Tomb Raider series? If so, you need look no further than the Xbox Live Marketplace, which, as of yesterday (October 28, 2008), is now hosting a free downloadable demo of Crystal Dynamics’… Continue Reading »

This week, Cut/Scenes is taking a step away from critiquing filmic influence in games and complaining about the nature of poor adaptations. Instead, we’re celebrating some of the campy classics that have given game movies a bad name. We present to you the first in a semi-regular series of lame… Continue Reading »

She’s back and she’s ready for her next adventure in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary for the Nintendo Wii system. The Wii edition is already available in stores nationwide with more than three hours of special gameplay designed exclusively for the Wii using the Wii Remote and Nunchuck controllers to… Continue Reading »

Sierra announced a new Tomb Raider spin-off Wednesday (August 22nd, 2007) titled WET which is scheduled to be released sometime in 2008. The game will contain “seamless integration of intense gunplay, death-defying acrobatics and exciting swordplay, framed by breathtaking art direction and unparalleled animation quality.” Andre Emerson, executive producer for… Continue Reading »

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.‘s GameTap will premiere Re\Visioned, a series of animated shows based on videogames. The first is based on Tomb Raider featuring Minnie Driver as the voice of Lara Croft. The series of short animated films, which will be free only through GameTap, will have a new episode… Continue Reading »