Terminator: Salvation producer Dan Lin has rights over the next Tomb Raider movie, and from what he says, it's going to be a reboot. Oh don't act all surprised - we heard earlier that the new movie will be getting a fresh start. More details on this though: the way Lin describes it, Lara's new movie - an origins-type of movie - won't be full-on action but will go deeper into the character. Kinda like Dark Knight, perhaps? Well, what ever the case, you can definitely scratch Angelina Jolie from the role - they're looking for someone younger.

Sorry to dash any hopes out there, but it looks like Megan Fox won't be starring as Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider movie after all. According to her spokesperson at least. I hope they choose someone good though. Those are some pretty big.... shoes... to fill.

Oh, foxy lady getting some action, eh? Fresh from The Transformers movie and well into production for Transformers 2, Megan Fox is now currently being rumored to play Tomb Raider babe Lara Croft in the next installment of the TR movie franchise.

Yeah, if she's not running around after the All-Spark, she's now going to hunt down other ancient relics.

Last week we had a slew of Blu-ray releases that catered to most family members. This week we have another diverse batch of movies: Nicolas Cage action and adventure flicks, comedy films the likes of Blades of Glory and Anger Management, documentaries from Questar about nature and wildlife, and the critically-acclaimed Hugo Weaving-Natalie Portman starrer, V for Vendetta. For a complete list of Blu-ray releases for this week, head on over to the full article.

When Paramount Pictures announced its intent to increase its presence in the video gaming industry, we sort of guessed that this will happen: Paramount is now expanding its interactive department to directly involve itself in the games that the studio will produce or co-produce with other gaming developers. More details in the full article.

Movie firm Paramount clued in its interest in the games after expressing its excitement over the progress of the video game sector. Paramount Digital's Alex Carloss, currently the division's general manager of worldwide distribution, stated that we're bound to see more of Paramount in games. In-game ads, perhaps? Find out more at the full story.

The European PlayStation Store has come up with its January 24 update. Up for grabs are some classic titles for the PSone, as well as the online-exclusive multiplayer shooter Syphon Filter: Combat Ops for the PlayStation Portable.

For the other titles in today's update, check out the full article after the jump!

With 2007 coming to a close in a few more days, Midway is all set for next year's upcoming releases. But not without some changes to their marketing stance. in a recent interview, Midway CEO David Zucker his game launch strategy for 2008 as "fewer, bigger, better." Find out what he meant via the full article.

Everybody knows Paramount Pictures has joined the HD DVD camp, but why is it that Sony's PR info sheet still lists Paramount Pictures as one of the studios backing Blu-ray? According to Sony, Paramount will come back. Details in the full article!

Movie director Michael Bay, known for the recent successes of The Transformers and Bad Boys II, has been very vocal when it comes to the on-going format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray. 

His latest "theory" about this is nothing short of controversial. According to him, Microsoft is not really for the HD DVD format. Bay reasoned the current format war is nothing but a diversion to create confusion among consumers. More on this after the jump!