Steve Niles talks F.E.A.R. 3

Horror reaches the perfect first-person peak in F.E.A.R. 3 as writer Steve Niles details

F.E.A.R. 3; a true horror gaming experience, a bloody thrill ride that’s perfect for the proper age group. A tale of twisted terror crafted by Steve Niles who took time to reveal his thoughts on working on F.E.A.R. 3, the franchise, working with John Carpenter, his view of 3D and more. Sit back and enjoy a trip inside the mind of Niles.

Q: Did you have a chance to go to E3?

Niles: I didn’t go this year but I went last year when they were doing the big F.E.A.R. 3 promotion. I actually went there with John Carpenter as well. It was nuts; I thought Comic-Con was crazy, nothing compares to these game shows. The thing they do at E3 that they’ve been doing for a while Comic-Con is playing music so every booth was thundering their own music so on top of the crowd you can’t hear anything. It was really fun and fun seeing fans react to John Carpenter because he does not do that many public appearances. Having him there to sign video game posters was pretty cool.

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BioShock: Rapture novel preview

Take a look at an excerpt from Tor Books BioShock: Rapture

With BioShock: Infinite not hitting until 2012 what are gamers to do to fulfill their cravings for more of the extraordinary Irrational world? Simple, pick up BioShock: Rapture from Tor Books this July. Check out the preview and check in with author John Shirley at Comic-Con in San Diego. Good times so get reading and learn more about BioShock.

"John Shirley is the Bram Stoker-award winning author of Black Butterflies, as well as an acclaimed songwriter and screenwriter. He’s perhaps best known for penning the script of Alex Proyas’ noir masterpiece The Crow, and he brings his talent for dark, cinematic storytelling to this new project. Shirley will be signing San Diego Comic-Con the week his novel comes."

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In Alice Madness Returns gamers are treated to an adventure unlike any other telling of Alice in the world of Wonderland to date. Is she insane or do all her delusions exist (thus making them not so much delusions, right?). These images how off the impressive costumes Alice can put on and the powers they contain. From the creepy to disturbed to just plain cool looking what’s not to love? Take a look.

Green Lantern Blackest Night hardbound Impression

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The new Green Lantern feature film is getting reviews that are … less than spectacular which is sad for both Ryan Reynolds and Hal Jordan. Green Lantern is so much more than the film shows and for viewers new to the franchise do not judge on the film alone. The collected comics found in hardbound form for Green Lantern: Blackest Night is an excellent read that recounts what the Green Lantern Corp is all about while setting up the other seven corps of Rage (red), Avarice (orange), Fear (yellow), Hope (blue), Compassion (purple), Love (pink-ish purple) and Death (black). These seven along with Will (green) make-up the seven corps and Death as technically Death is not a corps in the sense of the others but that will be explained. Blackest Night is not an introduction as the film is but rather a telling of a great story with excellent art and pacing that is wonderful for fans both old and new.

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2011 Pokemon Video Game Washington D.C. Area Regional Championships

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E3 Spider-Man: Edge of Time screenshots

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