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Don't Blame Uwe, Blame Games
German filmmaker Uwe Boll speaks his mind, says what he wants. Good for him. (Too bad he can't make decent movies.) When discussing the tripe he makes, Uwe pointed out:
A lot of video games have no story. I did the movie House of the Dead and got bashed and I said, what were you expecting, Schindler's List? I showed zombies chasing people and this is basically what the movie delivers. I don't know what they were expecting if you make a movie based on an ego shooter where you kill ninety minutes of people non-stop.
This reminds me of something Alfred Hitchcock once said about adapting books: It's easier to make a bad book into a good movie than it is to make a good book into a good movie. (Or something to the effect.) Well, that was books and Alfred Hitchcock. This is, well, Uwe Boll. Regarding those online who don't like his work, Uwe states, "They don't have their own life and they're still sitting at Mommy's table every lunch." Man, that Uwe is so punk.
Games Have No Story [CVG via Sega Nerds]
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House of Dead 2 & 3 Return Bundle Going Japanside
Despite beating both games countless times in arcades, this The House of the Dead 2 and 3 Return bundle may be reason enough to pick up a Wii Zapper. Featuring two of Sega's famous shooters, the newly announced pack will include the already announced games along with Nintendo's newest Zapper casing for about $44 when it's released this March in Japan. Here's hoping the bundle makes its way stateside, since the game alone is currently priced at about $40. For $4, the Wii Zapper doesn't look all that bad (or difficult to stuff into my entertainment center).
HotD 2 & 3 Zapper bundle coming to Japan [via gonintendo]
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House of the Dead Series Shuffling To Wii
Ghost Squad may not be the only arcade light gun shooter Sega plans to refit for the Wii Zapper, as Go Nintendo has uncovered a listing for House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return at rental service Gamefly. We can fairly safely assume that this will bring both The House of the Dead 2, based on the Sega Naomi hardware, and The House of the Dead III, originally for the Sega Chihiro hardware. The two titles have made console appearances on the Dreamcast and Xbox, respectively, but have never been bundled before.
At this point, Sega has made no official announcements about such a collection, but Gamefly's track record of spoiling announcements has been fairly solid so far. As a superfan of The House of the Dead 2, I am cautiously optimistic, hoping that I'll get the Wii opportunity to give the shotgun-heavy The House of the Dead III a second chance.
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return [Gamefly via Go Nintendo]
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If only House of the Dead was this funny. If only...
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Subtitled JPN Zombie Shooter Skit Cracks Us Up
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Sega Shakes Up Arcade Gaming. Literally.
Arcade gaming dead? Not quite. Sega has rolled out House of the Dead 4 Special for Japan and Europe. Players can either have a go as House of the Dead 2's James Taylor or new character Kate Green. Outfitted with two 100 inch XGA projector screens, the game runs on Sega's Lindbergh CG arcade board, and the cabinet puts players in a twirling, vibrating seat-belted seat. Think: Giant rumble pack! So when zombie attack, burst of air are blown on players faces, and things shake. Good to see some people still give a flip about the arcade experience. More »
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Umbrella Chronicles Teaser Vid
Gaze deeply into the swirling snakey vortex of doom! More »
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Rose McGowan's Dog Peed On Her Dreamcast
Rose McGowan's favorite game? House of the Dead 2. She played that game on her Dreamcast 24-7 — So much that she pissed off her dog. Literally. Star of the flick Grindhouse tells VH1: More »
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Unseen 64's Unreleased And Beta Archives
Geist Force. Mario 128. Frame City Killer. Nico. Project Berkley. Too Human. Thrill Kill. Donkey Kong's Fun With Music. More »
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DoA Movie Like James Bond, But Crappier
It's a familiar song and dance after a game adaptation is announced: folks get worried, nervous, excited and then horribly disappointed. Going by the trailer, the Dead or Alive movie looks to be no exception. More »
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Great Collection of Dreamcast Toys Leads To Childhood Musings
When I was about 8 or 9, I walked into the living room, my face a grim mask of determination, and informed my parents that they could dispose of all of my toys, as I would no longer be playing with them. They could throw away my die-cast Voltron, my Star Wars figures, my Transformers, my Madballs. I would spend the rest of my childhood in quiet intellectual pursuit, reading Proust and the like. I've regretted it ever since. More »
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House of the Dead Sequel Premieres on TV
Next week, the Sci Fi Channel will be broadcasting its original, made-for-cable sequel to House of the Dead. We've heard from starlet Emmanuelle Vaugier before, when she said this sequel is "trying to erase the first one from people's memories." I dunno, if they wanted to do that, why make a sequel? It's like picking at an infected wound. Nothing but irritation and redness. More »
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Dinner with Dr. Boll
In what has to be the oddest IGN video in a while, the game site sits down to break bread with filmmaker and chowderhead Uwe Boll. Now, what Dr. Boll had to say wasn't strange in the least. He actually came off relatively well and charming even as he talked about his parents and denied full responsibility for the tripe known as House of the Dead. No, the strange part was the contrast of red wine and a lit candle with a can of soda and a white Styrofoam box. Talk about classy. More »
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Making Movies the Uwe Boll Way
Wow, Alone in the Dark really sucked and I mean really. More »
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Uwe Boll Ain't Heavy
So I watched House of the Dead last night and I'm starting to think you guys need to find another director to pick on. OK, so it was mostly crap, but did you expect Saving Private Ryan from a plot about a bunch of zombies killing people? Sure, this wasn't even up to George Romero standards, but it was a enjoyable trip and it seemed like everyone making it had a lot of fun. I think I actually enjoyed House of the Dead more than BloodRayne. More »
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Uwe's Not A Real Talker
Well, maybe he's a talker, but he's certainly not into email. In working on my story about the video game movie director for the Rocky, I sent up an email interview. More »
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