Star Trek: The Original Series Season One Blu-ray Review

May 7, 2009 · Filed Under Gaming · Comment

The newest Star Trek movie releases tonight courtesy of JJ Abrams and an action-packed plot, so it’s safe to say Star Trek mania is at an all-time high. Leave it to Paramount, then, to finally give home audiences what they’ve been clamoring for since HD-DVD died: Star Trek: The Original Series Season One on Blu-ray.

Paramount, as you’ll recall, was one of the original backers of the HD-DVD format, and Star Trek: The Original Series Season One was one of the pre-eminent HD/DVD combo disc releases when it came out in late 2007. Since that time, Blu-ray owners (ourselves included) have been wondering why Paramount was dragging its feet on the Blu-ray release. Well, JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek movie is the reason. After all, who doesn’t want a good marketing tie-in? But even without taking the tie-in into consideration, Star Trek: The Original Series Season One on Blu-ray proves that Paramount’s dilly dallying was worth the wait. The series has never, ever looked or sounded as good as it does on Blu-ray. Read more

Legends of Wrestlemania Review

May 4, 2009 · Filed Under Gaming · Comment

I used to be a Hulkamaniac and love the sport. This game body slammed some of those fond memories.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine Ships for PS3, Xbox 360

May 1, 2009 · Filed Under Gaming · Comment

There are also versions for Wii, PS2, PC etc., but Hugh Jackman probably looks and fights best on these two.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is in stores now — for your home video game console, that is. The X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie, on which the game is based and which makes its theatrical debut today, but it’ll be quite a while before it shows up on DVD or Blu-ray.

So…presuming you want to scratch that X-Men Origins: Wolverine itch at home, Activision’s new PS3 and Xbox 360 game, developed by Raven Software, lets players harness Wolverine’s brute strength, regenerative mutant abilities and indestructible adamantium claws while battling powerful forces and uncovering the mysteries behind Wolverine’s origin.