Portal Live Action Video

We all know and love portal a lot and the chance of any live action movie was next to none as it would be really hard to do that kind of game in movie form however if given into the right hands you never know.

So up steps Dan Trachtenberg to give it a go and as you can tell from what he has done it looks bloody amazing and has the chance to be a really good movie.

Conventions

We in the gaming world love a gaming convention and during the year we always have the big 3, it kicks off with the daddy of the conventions E3 and ends with the Tokyo Game Show however sandwiched in between them is the new boy in the shape of GamesCom, so for this weeks topic on the VNCAST i asked the nice people on twitter If they had there own games convention which 3 game developers/publishers would you invite and as usual i got some really good response so check them out below.

llcoolchay
Rockstar, EA and THQ - well anything with rockstar is gonna be good, thq got a couple of franchises i like and ea to fill up the place cos they got lots

Bouncybhall
Grasshopper Manufacture (killer 7, No more heroes), Amanita Design (machinarium)and Kairosoft (game Dev story).

MsMaggieJane
Microsoft Gaming Studios, Ubisoft, and Bethesda.

James (VN_James)
Bioware, Ubisoft and mojang

Corporalkitty
Capcom, Id and then it's a toss up between SEGA or DICE.

Grainger games
We've had deep discussions in our commercial team and we'd have to go with Microsoft, Nintendo and Bethesda

Dan91uk
Valve because there awesome. EA for battlefield 3 and Bethesda so I could play skyrim.

Storm360
Activision, EA and Konami

Matt Cuttle
EA, Bethesda and Nintendo off the top of my head. Sorry to anyone I've forgotten

Ahdvd
I would probably invite capcom just to ask them after Street Fighter 2, WTF happened?!

xXx_Fenix_xXx
Off the top of my head I'd say Rockstar, Ubisoft and 2k Boston.The last one not so much to show off games but to talk Bioshock :)

TomahawkTrix
I would on invite bioware as they are very progressive, media molecule reppin small indie devs, undead labs to talk about their upcoming zombie survival mmo - because they are veterans striking out with a new concept and ip.

Greg
Bioware, Ubisoft, codemasters

ScarredStar
Lucas arts. Valve and telltale

Finally my choices were 2K, Capcom and Bioware

A Slight change to VN

It's been a while since anything has gone up on the site and that's down to me not being able to think of anything new to post up plus I've mainly been concentrating on the two shows i do on spreaker.

So i had to think what the hell am i going to do with the site and a idea sprang to mind why don't i just take VN back to the old days where i just talked about videogames instead of adding movies to it as well, so guess what as of today VN will now only be about videogames and very little else.

I know this is only a small change however i think it's a change for the best seeing as i now have a site dedicated to movies and can be found at www.mondaymovieshow.wordpress.com.

This weekend i will be changing the look of the site just a little bit and i might do the unthinkable and post up another story.

VN Cast Twitter Response's 15/07

With me doing a show every week i came across a idea, why don't i post up the twitter response i get from the question i ask every week.

This weeks question was, what state do you think the movie industry is in? and i got some really good responses from the question and you can have a little look at them below.

Bouncybhall
I see the film industry riding the crest of the 3D wave still, it's turned the experience you *can* get at home into something more special. I went to see Avatar in 3D because I knew I wouldn't be able to get close to that experience at home. No matter what your opinion of 3D is, it has had a huge influence on cinema ticket sales. Which is a good thing. Regardless Also - more and more indie movies seem to be getting recognition thanks to Twitter/Facebook etc... Viral marketing made easy.
In summary - cinemas are doing better, Blu-rays are selling better, movies are an 'experience' again... will it last though?
The recession has been a huge help, but as home tech gets cheaper, how long until the 3D cinema experience is no longer unique?

Saucychp
I think the movie industry is doing too much of the same thing. Far too commercial now me thinks.

Neo_Meatatron
 I think the movie industry is in a great state. There might be a ton of redundancy in form of sequels, but redundancy has always been a part of any art. It's not like you don't have a choice. In fact there has never been a time w/ more choices then now! You can go and watch TF3 but you can also go and see the new Terrence Malick movie.
Piracy numbers only hurt the dreams of CEO's who think that those numbers translate 1to1 to cash.
3D is debatable though! If it stays the way it is right now it's going to be a fad, b/c it's not a true technical revolution you sacrifice image quality for the 3D effect. A real technical revolution would be the change from 24fps to 48 or 60fps & a higher resolution! Games proof that higher fps do make a difference. If it does on your 42inch imagine what it would do on a giant cinema screen! There is also the question how broadband for everyone will change the media landscape.
de Kerckhove predicted in 1997 that the web will be moving us from an era of replay to an era of remake and if you take a look at youtube I'm sure we're already there. The question is will it be everyone or just a minority?

llcoolchay
i think its doing ok, new movies are still making big bucks at the box office, our local cineworld has cut staff drastically though.

These are just a few of the response i got to hear more go and listen to my show here and also enjoy some of the music i play as well.

VN Cast Movie Special

I know that i have neglected this blog over the last few weeks but i want to change that with a weeks worth of post and i know you might think this is a bit of a cop out post but i think you need to know about the movie special of my show that will be happening this Friday.

Kicking off at 7:00pm the movie special of the VN Cast will feature music that have been released on movie soundtracks or scores.
However it's not all about the music this week there will also be 3 movie reviews for Stake Land, The Final and The Loved ones to look forward to.

To top things off i will also have two twitter topics the first one being your favorite movie and what do you think about 3D.

So if you want to get involved in the show send me a tweet to @VN_Stuart before or during the show and i will read them out.

So put this Friday in your diary for a VN CAST movie special from 7:00

VN Cast Special

E3 is on us and this year i will be covering it however not on my blog instead i will be working with a fantastic site called chattygamer.com, you will be able to keep up to date with what is going on at this years E3.

Part of me helping out chattygamer is that i will be covering each one of the press conferences on twitter, so follow @chattygamer for up to the minute news from the conferences.

However this post is to point out that i will be doing a very special episode of the VN Cast, it will be a E3 special and i will have a guest with me to discuss how we feel each one of the conferences went.

So please tune in at 8:00pm and listen in.

VN Cast

As you might know if you listened on Monday i have started a new radio show on Spreaker.com where i will play some music tracks and talk about movies and video games however i really do need your help with a few things.

First off i need some music requests so my show goes along nicely, Secondly i need your suggestions as what to talk about and how to make it better and lastly but most importantly i need you to listen to it so i know how i'm doing.

Now the main problem with me using the free part of spreaker is that my show is limited to only 30 minutes at a time however i can do another show straight after it however i have to have a 5 minute break in between it, the thing is i can't afford to pay for the 12 month subscription as i would love to be able to make the show longer without the break but at this time i can't.

So i know this might be a cheeky request if there is any kind person out there who will pay for the 12 months for me i will always be in your debt, if not then i will just have to stick with the way i'm doing the show at the moment and when i can afford it i will increase the length of the show.

So if you want to get involved then tweet me @VN_Stuart or follow me on Facebook which is STUART2509 (stuart miller) and tell me what songs you will like to hear and also get involved during the show.

Wii Want More

Over the last few days it seems that the internet has been going mad with rumours and speculation about what to expect from the next Nintendo console so i have looked over all of the rumours and thought why not i tell you what i think.

Speculation 1 - It will be more powerful than the PS3 and Xbox 360
To me i think this is a given because for the next Nintendo console to challenge the other two they have to match the power or be much more powerful, this in my eyes is also one of the main reason why some developers don't want to release some of there games on the Wii.

Speculation 2 - More games will be aimed at the core market rather than the casual.
Again this is another given as the Wii seems to be a hot bed of shovelware games and children games so the best way for them to get more people to play there next console and make everybody happy is to get more adult orientated games on there console.

Speculation 3 - The games will be on Blu-Ray and not DVD
Now the main thing here is that the rumour is that the games will come on a blu-ray disc and not that the console will also have a blu-ray player built in as Wii games run off DVD discs and this is not a DVD player.
This would be the best way for them to have better games and textures in there games if they running off a media that can support more space then this can only be a good thing.

Speculation 4 - The controller with have a touch screen section.
The thing is do we need this, now we know that the controller will be motion based like the Wii and we can guess that they are going to make it much more responsive so the big question is do we need another add on to this and in my eyes i say NO, what we do need is a better control method with motion added to it becuase the Wiimote does work well however it alienates a lot of games and gamers. 

Speculation 5 - It will be shown at this years E3 and be out next year
In my eyes this has to be 100% true because for Nintendo to get more people to buy there next console they need it to be out before the other two as there is no sign that Sony and Microsoft are planning to announce a successor to there consoles any time soon, plus the end of next year has to be the latest they can release there next console.

So thats what i think and we should know for certain when Nintendo have there press conference at this years E3

Goodbye for now

Now this post might be a bit early however i just thought i would warn you in advance.

As of Monday the 21st this blog will go on a break as i will be without my internet connection for 4-6 weeks, the reason for this is down to sky/BT as they have told me that it would take that long for them to activate my phone line in the new place that i'm moving into.
I know this is a problem and if i knew any other way to fix this then i would however i don't so when i do get back i hope that you will return to the blog as the time away might be good for me to think up some new a great ideas.

So i will be posting up a new VNQ10 today and one final one for a little while next Saturday so i hope you enjoy them and don't forget that if you would like to take part then leave a comment and i will get back to you.

1 minute review (sort of) Enslaved and Dead Space 2

So you and i thought this wouldn't happen but guess what i have finally gotten round to doing a new 1 minute review however because i've had very little time to fully do one this one is slightly special.

So why is this special well it's for two reason first off there are two games getting reviewed in this post in the shape of Enslaved and Dead Space 2.
Secondly it will not be a 1 minute review however instead it will be a quick 10 second review where i will tell you why you should buy it instead of just rambling on and on.

So i hope that you will look over the review and i do promise that the full 1 minute review will be back once i have everything sorted out.

Enslaved
So first off is the really good Enslaved and the reason why you should buy this is down to the fact not only are the characters likeable but the story is very engaging and the whole graphical feel of the game is wonderful.
There are a few problems however with the game, firstly it's very generic in the fact that nothing new in this game, secondly there are a few times in the game where you will get frustrated and finally the ending is so strange it goes up there with MGS4 and Halo 2.

If you are after a really engaging game with some fantastic characters that you want to find out more about them on there journey then please go out and buy this game as it's not just your everyday hack and slash adventure, this game has heart.
87%

Dead Space 2
Have you ever played a game where you have jumped so much that you get so scared to sleep in the dark, well i haven't however Dead Space 2 tries it's bloody best to do that and in most cases it works.
You see the whole point of a survival horror is to scare the crap out of you and the original Dead Space did that to me and while the sequel didn't scare me as much as the original i still jumped a few times.

Where Dead Space 2 succeeds is in it's scale because now you are not just stuck on one ship this time you are on a whole space station so this gives a more action feel to the game this time.
The main problem however with Dead Space 2 is that it doesn't have the impact that the first one did you see with the first one the whole point was to be nervous and scared throughout and while there are a few moments in this where it does happen most of the time it just feels like you are playing a action game and not a survival horror.
One other down point about this game is that the difficult curve is silly because one moment you might be able to breeze through sections then you come across a part where it takes ages to get past it because you are dying all of the time.

apart from the few niggles i had with this game it's still a brilliant one and a game that should be played by any one who enjoyed the first one and even people who  had slight doubts about it.
90%

Again sorry for the small reviews this will only be a one off for now so next time the one minute review will be back.

Worthless Easter Egg In Black Ops Zombies

Now i said i would have a post for you and when you read this you will think thats it's a bit of a cop out however over the last week i haven't had much time to do anything and over the next few weeks things are just going to get a lot worse for me however i di say i would put up something today and i have.

So the post i have for you is a video from the latest Black ops zombie map Ascension which shows you how to get the Death machine and how bloody pointless it is to get.

So yes this post is a bit of a cop out however i promise next week there will be a special 1 minute review that will feature both Dead Space 2 and Enslaved so please check that out now.

What to expect from us

So 2010 has been and gone and i have to say for me it was the worst year of my life however this post isn't meant for me to rant on about how shit 2010 was for me it's meant for me to tell you what plans we have in 2011 and what to expect.
Hopefully we can bring most of the stuff that i promise however we can't predict 2011 so we don't know if everything we have said we are going to do we will do but we can only try and to me that's the main thing.

So 2011 is set out to be a big year in the movie and games industry and we hope that we can add a little bit more to it so the first thing i promise is that the 1 minute review will come back and it will be here sooner than you might think as i'm playing a game at the moment that i have to tell you about, so expect the 1 minute review to be back in the next few weeks.

As for the blog i'm hoping to switch from a blog to a proper site so we can get more people to find us so i hope that the blog will end only for something better to come out of it.

As you also know we have somebody on here who loves to make some fantastic montage videos, so in 2011 we know we can expect some great things from him however we are part of a great forum and they have just started a games night once a week so we hope to bring you some great and funny footage from them alongside some of the usual montage stuff.

Podcasts seem to be the big thing still and while i know to make a good one is really hard to do i do think we can try and bring you one that might work so we are going to look into brining you a podcast however if that doesn't work we know a fantastic podcast so i'm hoping to high jack it and appear on that.

So thats a few things you can expect from us, i know i will be able to bring you more things like the usual brilliant trailers and some interesting posts.
Lets hope though that 2011 will be a better year that 2010 which can't be a hard thing can it.

2011 Whats to come in Videogames

So another year has come to a end and while we had some really good stuff i for one am glad that it's over as it's been one hell of a year.
Now 2011 is here what in the world of entertainment can we expect well hopefully we get more triple A titles when it comes to videogames and my hope for the movie industry is that they see that movies can be made on a small budget and that you can treat your viewers with a little bit more intelligence rather than the idiots that they think we are.

Videogames
2011 should be a interesting year as we expect the 3DS to take form and maybe even do what Nintendo are good at and that's innovation and fun however there could be a few problems there you see over the last few years people have lost interest in Nintendo as they seem to be churning out basic kiddies titles and the 3DS could be the new home ground for these games, plus 3D technology can be very hit and miss so it's unknown if playing the 3DS for a long time would hurt your eyes.
You see you might be thinking that I'm hitting the 3DS hard however i'm really looking forward to it as i can't wait to see how it works and how it pans out.

It's not just hardware that should be a big hit in 2011 we also have some huge games to look out for including the new Deus Ex, Uncharted 3, Arkham City and many many more however i think i speak not only just for me but for James and Greg when i say that the game we are waiting for the most is Mass Effect 3 as the first 2 have shown how videogames should be made with care,attention and just overall brilliance.

Whether 2011 will turn out to be a great year for videogames remains to be seen however what i do know is that we can expect some grade A titles, a few big surprises and one or two of those little gems that nobody seems to play but make a impact on the people who do play them.

So thats a couple of things to look out for in 2011 however we also have the world of movies to look out for so in my next post i will be pointing out a couple to look out for.
Don't forget to comment in the box below and tell us what games you are looking forward to in 2011

VN Awards 2010

It's that time of the year where we look back and pick the best of the best and this year i will be doing things a little bit more different and more easier.

Instead of having loads of categories like most sites have we will have a few.

So what are the categories then well there will be Best Game, Best Movie, Best Album, Best TV Programme, Overall Worst Thing of the Year and finally the Ultimate of the year where we take the best from each category and choose the best of the best.

Things kick off next weekend where we will tell you our best game, best movie, best album and best tv programme.
A week later the overall worst thing and the ultimate of the year will be picked.

Just as a little bonus on Boxing Day we will tell you what to look out for in 2011.

So as you can see we have a few things to have a natter over for you to find out what we think of this year, so don't forget to check back next weekend to find out our picks.

Fallout New Vegas Snow Globe Guide

During your time in Fallout New Vegas there are a total of 7 snow globes to collect with each one netting you 2000 caps if you sell them to Jane inside Lucky 38.
There is however something even better than the 200 caps for each one if you find all 7 you will not only recieve a total of 14,000 caps but you will also net yourself a achievement worth 25G.

So below is the location to each one of the globes.

1 - GoodSprings
This will be the first one you come across while traveling the dessert. Located north of Goodsprings you will automatically come across it if you do the full tutorial mission. Once you enter the graveyard go to your left and look for the rectangle grave stones near the water tower. NOTE - The water tower is visible from the town of Goodspring.


2 - Mt Charleston
This snow globe is inside of the Jacobstown lodge lobby. Jacobstown is the western most town on your map. Once you enter the super mutant resort lodge go directly straight and the snow globe will be directly in front of you on the desk.

3 - Nelis AFB
This snowglobe is in a small tent on the side of the airforce base inside the Boomers Museum. When you enter the museum look directly to your right and the snow globe will be on the table. NOTE - Trying to get to the airforce base will be difficult unless you first talk to the man on the road ( You must go down this road to get there it will be visible as the only road there on your map ) to get the clues you could call it to get past the boomers missiles. You will get a quest from all main story lines to go there and do the Volare! mission.

4 - Test Site
This snow globe is in the Lucky 38 Casino and Hotel. Aka the one where Mr.House is. The snow globe is in the Cocktail Lounge. If you have just entered Lucky 38 for the first time you will not be able to go straight there you must first go to the penthouse.

5 - Vault 21
After entering through the third and final gate inside the strip on your right will be the vault 21 hotel. Enter the main doors and go through the port door straight in front of you. After entering the makeshift vault go straight until you go through the pool table room and hook a right. Follow the vault hallways to the right and look for the only locked door on your left. NOTE you will need a lockpick skill of 50 to enter. Once you enter Sarahs room the snow globe will be directly in front of you between two beds.

6 - Mormon Fort
The mormon fort is easily missed. Before you enter the giant blue doors to freeside go to your right and enter the main gate of the mormon fort. The snow globe is on a desk in the back right tower once you are inside the fort. This snow globe can be obtained at any time during the game.

7 - Hoover Dam
This snow globe is on the desk right when you enter the visitors area. When you enter the hoover dam area coming from west of the river it will be the first door on the right. Enter through the main doors and go straight you should see the snow globe on your right. This snow globe can be obtained at any time during the campaign.

So there we have the locations for each one of the snow globes hope this little guide helps you out

Left 4 Dead LOL

Just as a added extra post today i thought i would put up a Left 4 Dead video that i found on youtube that i thought was very funny so enjoy.

Again a big sorry

As the title says this is a short post just to say a big sorry for the lack of stuff on my blog as of late, i do promise that i will update the site more often and that there will be a post of some kind tomorrow (you never know there might even be 2).

So a big thank you for everybody who keeps checking out my blog i really to appreciate it.

Halo Facts

In only a few days time there will be a big game released called Halo Reach so just as a little tie in for the game i thought i would pepper you with a few Halo facts that you might want to have a little look over just to prepare yourself for the final jaunt into the Halo universe.

•  Halo 1+2 have sold a combined 14.8 million units worldwide and up until May of this year the whole Halo series has shifted 34 million units.
• The original Halo was meant to be a RTS for the Apple Macintosh however when Microsoft bought Bungie the game went through a full overhaul and turned into the FPS that we all love.
• A special edition of the original game was released on the PC, called the custom edition it enabled players to create there own content and game types for the game.
• Halo 2 remained the most played online game on the Xbox for over 2 years and was never knocked off the top spot until the servers were shut down this year for all original Xbox games.
• During its lifetime Halo 2 was played online by more than 5.5 million unique players, however it's crown was taken away by Call of Duty 4.
• On it's launch Halo 3 broke records by bringing in $175 million in it's first 24 hours beating any of the biggest movie blockbuster at it's time.
• Halo 3 features more lines of dialogue than 20 standard feature films which included 39,000 lines of unique dialogue.
• In 2007 Ensemble studio's were planning to make a massively multiplayer online game version of Halo however the game itself was canned straight away.
• Bungie studio's were formed in 1991 with Minotaur the Labyrinths of Crete being there first game, however they didn't hit it big until they made Marathon which turned them into a huge PC developer.

Well thats it for my Halo facts post tell me what you think in the comments section below and you never know i might do one for Call of Duty when the new game comes out

Visit thegamescast

I know this is not much of a post but a little heads up there is a site out there that has a great forum and i want everybody who reads this to go over and register.

Not only is the forum fantastic they also have a great podcast every month and once a week a radio show where the three host takes turns to play some music for you to game to each with there own taste and theme.

So what is this place i'm talking about well get your arse over to here for the site or for a direct link to the forum click here and i will 100% guarantee you will not regret it.

Kung Fu Baby

I know i haven't posted anything up for a little while so i thought just to bridge the gap between now and the few posts coming in the next few days I would post up a video just to give you a few giggles.
So enjoy