I know, I know, I'm mixing my movie metaphors here, but it was appropriate. I am a big fan of Pirates of the Caribbean dating back to endless summer trips to Disney World where I would ride that and The Haunted Mansion as many times as I could while we were there. Thankfully, the POTC movies turned out way better than that HM piece of crap with Eddie Murphy or I wouldn't even have a passing interest in the game.

This trailer features a cut scene from the upcoming POTC: At World's End wherein Davey Jones calls the Kraken to wreak havoc on a pirate vessel. Say what you will about cut scenes, but this one just looks incredible, in particular the character models for Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Kiera Knightly. They are much more realistic and actually look like the people they are supposed to be unlike the models in a certain web slinging game that shall remain nameless. Suffice it to say I am looking forward to checking this game out despite my rabid cephalo-phobia.

Useless factoid: Did you know that behind the digital octopus face, the actor who performed the role of Davey Jones is in fact Bill Nighy, the actor who played Shaun's stepfather in Shaun of the Dead? Flynn De Marco