Posted Apr 22, 2008 at 09:31PM by Nicolo S. Listed in: News, Games, Harker Tags: Konami, Backbone Entertainment, Dracula, Foundation 9, The Collective
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Harker by The Collective - Image 1Remember Harker (Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii)? Long after we've heard of the game being developed by The Collective, Foundation 9 has revealed that the next-gen Jonathan Harker adventure is on indefinite hold. Reportedly, its devs are now working on a different survival horror title. Hit that jump to learn more.

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Posted Nov 24, 2007 at 06:25PM by Sally B. Listed in: Off Topic, Games Tags: Konami, Majesco Entertainment, Tekken, SNK, Dracula
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Castlevania buffet - Image 1 Still hungry even after the Thanksgiving feast? Don't worry, another world of food still awaits you... in the gaming world, that is.

From awesome booming voices that exclaim CHICKEN when you pick them up to Gyro Plates being served in Dracula's castle, check out a sampling of fine food that you can encounter in the gaming world, and it awaits you in the full article.

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Posted Nov 19, 2007 at 02:44AM by Ryan A. Listed in: Off Topic Tags: Konami, Vampire, Dracula, Paul W.S. Anderson
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Back in October, Paul W.S. Anderson shared that production for the long-planned Castlevania movie adaptation will soon go full swing. It is also on that same report that we learned that film outfit Rogue Pictures wants a full revamp of the script. - Image 1Back in October, Paul W.S. Anderson shared that production for the long-planned Castlevania movie adaptation will soon go full swing. Prior to all this, it was believed that the story of the Castlevania movie project will revolve around a knight from Transylvania hiding from the Turkish Army in Dracula's castle.

Well, you can all forget about that as the official plot of the movie has just been revealed. The plot after the jump!

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Posted Nov 15, 2007 at 08:30PM by Nicolo S. Listed in: News, Videos Tags: Japan, Sony, Europe, Dracula, Ratchet
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From Sony's Europe PS3 ad - Image 1You think Japan gets all the weird ads? Apparently, Sony decided to give Europe a taste of them strange TV spots to make people realize what the Sony PlayStation 3 can actually do. Using the "This is living slogan," we're not sure if this is part of Sony's largest ad campaign ever, but it sure is nice.

See what we're talking about at the full article.

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Posted Oct 24, 2007 at 02:44AM by Ryan A. Listed in: Off Topic Tags: Konami, Dracula, Famicom, Paul W.S. Anderson
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Castlevania movie to start filming very soon - Image 1While giving way to Sylvain White as the director for the Castlevania movie adaptation, Paul W.S. Anderson remains part of the project as a producer. In a recent interview, Anderson shared that the Castlevania movie's shooting will likely begin in a couple of months.

This is because they want the script to be done before the impending writer's strike. "I'm hoping to get a script for it in two or three weeks. And I'm hoping it's great. Sylvain White is directing it, and we're hoping to kind of make it a pre-strike movie. So it kind of shoots in the next couple months," said Anderson.

It was reported a while ago that Rogue Pictures wanted a complete overhaul to the Castlevania script. According to earlier reports, the previous plot of the planned Castlevania movie revolved around a knight from Transylvania hiding from the Turkish Army in Dracula's castle.

The video game franchise Castlevania from Konami first appeared in 1986 on the platform Famicom Disk System.

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Posted Aug 29, 2007 at 03:34AM by Ryan A. Listed in: Off Topic Tags: Dracula, Paul W.S. Anderson
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Castlevania movie adaptation gets new writer, director - Image 1A development has just happened for the upcoming movie adaptation of the successful video game franchise Castlevania. According to horror film website Bloody-Disgusting, Paul W.S. Anderson is no longer part of the project as the director "wanted to focus" on his remake of Death Race.

What happens now to the movie Castlevania? According to the said website, the new director is going to be Sylvain White and the whole script is being revamped by Ian Jeffers. One of White's latest projects is the movie Stomp the Yard while Jeffers is mostly known for his adaptation of Death Sentence featuring the actor Kevin Bacon.

It should be remembered that Paul W.S. Anderson mentioned back in March of this year that he will remain actively involved in the movie adaptation no matter what happens because he has grown attached to it. It is still unclear as of now whether Rogue Pictures would want to retain some of Anderson's ideas for Castlevania.

To help you decide if this development is a good thing or not, be informed that part of Anderson's plot for the movie adaptation includes a knight from Transylvania hiding from the Turkish Army in Dracula's castle.

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Posted Jul 20, 2007 at 01:36PM by Enrico S. Listed in: News, PlayStation Network, Games Tags: EGM, Konami, PS1, Dracula, PlayStation Store
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night available on the PlayStation Store - Image 1Konami's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is now available at the PlayStation store for US$ 9.99. If you've never played this game, then it is a very good time to pick it up and play it because it was and arguably still is one of the best 2D side-scrollers.

It was first released on the PlayStation way back in 1997 and was well received by the gaming community. The game made it to the "Greatest Hits" line of re-released best-selling PlayStation games and received multiple awards such as PlayStation Game of the Year from EGM and Game of the Year from PSM.

The game's story takes place during the year 1797, five years after the events of Dracula X (remade for the PSP as Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles) where Richter Belmont defeats Count Dracula. Four years later, Richter vanishes and is later shown to be under the control of the dark priest Shaft.

The shift in the balance of good and evil causes the son of Dracula, Alucard, to awaken. He discovers that Castlevania has once again manifested itself and sets out to discover what has transpired while he slept.

So if you're looking for an engaging adventure game, we strongly recommend that you go pick-up the game. Be forewarned though that it will take up about 384 MBs of your HD or MemStick space and hours of your free and (not so free) time.

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Posted Apr 07, 2007 at 06:03PM by Glen D. Listed in: Off Topic Tags: Zelda, Metroid, SNK, Dracula, Halloween, Playboy
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DoA girls - Image 1While this list isn't exactly the most original of its kind, we wanted to offer our take on which mamas are the hottest in the virtual world. Everything here is subjective and any list is as good as ours. So without remorse, this is our top 10 hottest game babes to date:

10. Maria Renard (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)- The blonde hottie from Alucard's big night out may not have been seen in 3D glory and all, but the portrait was convincing enough. With her perfect complexion, killer brown eyebrows and the wavy, golden hair, she was a perfect leading lady to match with the vampiric charm of Dracula's son.

9. Mai Shiranui (King of Fighters)- Mai first appeared in the first half of the 90's in Fatal Fury 2. She immediately became one of the stars of the game for obvious reasons: She had the moves and the physique to match. Where rival bear 'em up Street Fighter II featured more conservative lady brawlers, SNK showed Mai's assets off with an innovative twist: Bouncing jubblies! Now imagine the testosterone levels in the old-school arcades more than a decade ago.

8. Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy VII)- The gorgeous good girl of the legendary RPG Final Fantasy VII may have led a short and sweet character lifespan, but the fact remains that she's still one of the most beloved females in the business to date. Okay, the clothes she wore may not exactly be revealing, but we have to understand that it's how she was meant to be packaged in the first place. Imagine if she was a bit more fashion-trendy: She would have given the DoA girls a run for their money.

7. Morrigan Aensland (Dark Stalkers)- The naughty night warrior does that succubus lineage proud. She looked fantastic in 2D and had the ferocity to match. The anime spin-off of Capcom's popular Halloween fighter did her justice as she was just as charming there. Call her costume weird, but that only strengthens the convictions of her appeal. You gotta admit, not a lot of girls will look sexy in that!

More ladies follow at the full article.

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Posted Dec 20, 2006 at 08:45AM by Jex H. Listed in: News, Games, Harker Tags: Dracula, Foundation 9, The Collective
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Harker 360 screenshot


Foundation 9's The Collective has remained pretty tight-lipped about their upcoming horror game Harker. Game goodies are pretty hard to come by and we don't even know yet who's going to publish the game. So imagine our joy when we heard that the official website for the said game is now up and running.

Yeah-huh, you can now check out the game's site which already has a trailer and a bunch of screenshots put up. Aside from that, the site seems to be a work in progress so we have yet to meet the characters we'll encounter in the game. As we said, game info remains scarce so there's no set release date yet, all we know is that it's based on Dracula and players will get to take on the role of Jonathan Harker, who's faced with the mission of killing all the vampires.

The screens you see below (as well as the one above) are from the 360 version of the game. And even though they've been out for quite a while now, we're giving it to you guys just in case you weren't able to catch them. Oh, and you can check out the official game site by clicking on the read link below. Harker is set to hit the shelves in 2008.

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Posted Jun 27, 2006 at 12:43PM by Chris C Listed in: Off Topic Tags: Super Mario, NES, Hollywood, zombie, Dracula, Paul W.S. Anderson
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Castlevania


Yes, there's going to be a Castlevania movie and yes, we'll let you know everything about the man behind it, but first we'll start with the news that prompted this little article. In a recent interview with horror movie enthusiast website Bloody Disgusting, the man at the helm of the planned Castlevania flick, Paul W.S. Anderson let the following be known about the films plot:

"It will integrate Dracula's origin story with the story of the Belmonts,[There are] a fair amount of references [to the original NES games]." He continues, "[This will be] a whole new spin to 'Castlevania'," and the best part, "The whip is still in it."

So at least we know Dracula's in the movie, and we know we'll see the Belmonts, and whip, calming stuff. What's a little alarming is where he Anderson remarks that "This will be a whole new spin to Castlevania." Without getting too worked up over a simple comment, it's always a scary proposition when a Hollywood filmmaker decides to put a new spin on cherished time honored material, mario-bros/2427" id="tag" title="">Super Mario Bros. The Movie anyone?  Paul W.S. Anderson has made a career of directing videogame movie adaptations, and while he's hardly a remarkable film maker he's had some reasonable success... and his name doesn't end in Boll. With that said, let's have a look at Anderson's relevant filmography, judge how closely the movies followed the subject matter, decide how successful they were and see if we can map a course of prediction for Castlevania: The Movie, shall we?

Read the entire article right after the jump!

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