AWOLNATION’s newest single, “THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT,” is making waves as part of the “Injustice: Gods Among Us” video game soundtrack. You can take a listen to this single, from Warner Bros.’ Water Tower Music, by clicking right here or by listening to the embedded track below the post. If you really love the track, you can buy it right now on iTunes. If you are already a huge fan of the video game and AWOLNATION, you might want to try your luck in ShockYa’s Twitter giveaway! This time, we’re set to give away an AWOLNATION T-shirt and a copy of the “Injustice: Gods Among Us” soundtrack. We’ve got a picture of the  [ Read More ]

I sold my soul to AWOLNATION roughly two years ago once I saw Aaron Bruno’s music video for ”Burn It Down”. The video, which featured Sam Ronson and Willa Ford, epitomizes why VH1’s “Top 20 Countdown” and the slim amount of music videos shown on MTV should not become an extinct fad of the 80s and 90s. Developing imagery is key to popularizing a song and AWOLNATION has a knack for conveying just that. The outfit’s latest song,”THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT” will be featured in the new video game, “Injustice: Gods Among Us”, which will be available everywhere April 16th. The video game’s soundtrack will be released digitally on the same day as  [ Read More ]

Hey there Baseball fans, ever wish you could be in the Big Leagues? Now you can, for exactly six seconds. The folks from MLB 13: The Show, released earlier this month for the PS3 and Vita,  surprised some of its game fans by showing off their new Vine Video Cards with an artist designed custom animated baseball card featuring them cracking the bat and rounding the bases to score a home-run for their favorite team, modeled after each of their likenesses as a game sprite using their face from their Twitter photos. These custom cards utilize Vine and are the first of their kind. Experience the thrill of having your  [ Read More ]

Fans of the original “Star Trek” are probably more than well-versed on the original duel between the Gorn and Captain Kirk from the classic 1967 “Arena.” Now, after more than four decades from the first fight on that desert planet, William Shatner will have another face-off with the Gorn to finally settle their drawn-out feud. The big difference this time is that they’ll be battling on a comfy couch with game controllers in their hands. The new promotional video for “Star Trek: The Video Game” has been released exclusively on Yahoo! Movies and features Shatner and the Gorn playing out their famous battle in the form of throwing couch pillows  [ Read More ]

Phoenix Online Studios’episodic adventure game “Cognition” is now available for Ipad, with the released of the game of on the Ipad today two of the episodes are already available on PC and Mac. In “Cognition” you play as agent Erica Reed, but she is no ordinary FBI agent. She has a secret weapon when it comes to tracking a killer, an uncanny sixth sense that reveals flashes of the past so she can piece together how a crime went down. She’s also grieving a devastating loss: the murder of her brother Scott, whom she tried and failed to save. A serial killer loose in Boston begans leaving clues that only  [ Read More ]

For having just started the “Dead Space” franchise, “Dead Space 3″ caught me up to par with the story of Issac clarke’s unlucky adventures fighting the Necromorphs and trying to stop the markers from spreading. The game starts out with you going to go save your missing girlfriend Ellie and in this quest you have your unlucky companion John Carver, who I might add, you can play as in the games Co-op mode. The game’s design is stunning, from amazing visuals to a great music and sound design. “Dead Space 3″ starts off in a prologue 200 years before Issac Clarke’s adventures with an objective to retrieve a object, you  [ Read More ]

Anchor Bay Entertainment will release their sci-fi CGI animated film “Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie” on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download March 5. The is the first feature length movie adaptation of the internationally-successful “Warhammer 40,000 Universe.” The film stars the voices of Terence Stamp (Superman II, Wanted), Sean Pertwee (“Dog Soldiers,” “Event Horizon”) and John Hurt (“Alien,” “Hellboy”) and contains over 45 minutes of bonus features including “Into The Void: Making of Ultramarines,” “Between Chaos & Darkness: The World Of The Space Marines,” “Creating the Daemon” and an “Ultramarines” animated onscreen graphic novel prequel. Here’s what you can expect from the film: “It is 41st Millennium, and the only  [ Read More ]

With Bungie’s reveal of “Destiny”, GameStop has announced that if you pre-order the game right now online or in-store you’ll get an exclusive two-sided poster with your pre-order. This is only while supplies last so make sure to get your game and poster here! Game Description:From the creators of Halo and the publisher of Call of Duty comes Destiny. With an unprecedented variety of FPS gameplay, Destiny promises to deliver an incredible story set within a newly-imagined, always-connected universe filled with action and adventure. Everything changed with the arrival of the Traveler. It sparked a Golden Age when our civilization spanned the solar system … but it didn’t last. Something  [ Read More ]

PC game “TERA Rising” has just been released and it already has accolades such as being named “Best PC Game” at E3 and “Best Combat” game at PAX. In support of the game’s release, ShockYa has been given some gaming codes to give away! The grand prize will be the code for a Slepinir Mount and two runner-up winners will receive one Arkai mask each. To enter, follow us @Shockya and tweet the phrase, “@Shockya is giving away TERA Rising codes! Follow and RT to enter!” You have until March 1 to enter; you can tweet us every day until the end date, and then we’ll choose the winners via  [ Read More ]

“Dead Space 3″ is bringing players back to the unforgiving universe filled with aliens and the threat of the apocalypse. If you’re a huge fan, you might want to try your luck in ShockYa’s Twitter giveaway! We’ll be giving away one Xbox 360 copy of “Dead Space 3;” here’s how to win. Follow us @Shockya. Then, tweet us the phrase, “@Shockya is giving away an Xbox 360 copy of Dead Space 3! Follow and RT to enter!” You can enter every day until Feb. 19, and afterwards, we’ll pick the winner at random and notify them via Twitter DM. The contest is open only to US residents. Good luck, and  [ Read More ]

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Not into the obligatory big game celebration? No plans to talk about the event after the final whistle is blown? Your weekly Movie News Cheat Sheet has your back, coming at you with movie industry highlights for after the grand finale of the football season comes and goes. We’ve got the latest on the game-to-film adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s “Warcraft,” all the new additions to the SXSW lineup, the details of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” shooting schedule and casting process, and more. Scroll down for your must-know movie news of the past week. 1. Duncan Jones to Direct “Warcraft:” Sadly sure this video game-to-film adaptation would  [ Read More ]

‘The Walking Dead: The Game’ from Telltale Games is offering its critically acclaimed first episode, ‘A New Day,’ for free for a limited time on the App Store. The game series was recently named the Game of the Year at Spike’s Video Game Awards, and was also awarded with top honors from such outlets as Yahoo! Games, Digital Trentds and GamesRadar. The base application can be downloaded for free for a limited time, which includes ‘A New Day.’ Episodes two through five can also be purchased in-app individually for $4.99. Users can also save 25 percent on the episodes by purchasing them as a multi-pack for $14.99. Written by: Karen  [ Read More ]

Spike TV announced the winners for its 10th Annual Video Game Awards (VGA) last night during a live ceremony hosted by film and video game star Samuel L. Jackson. Industry titans gathered as the cable network celebrated the artistic and technical achievements in the gaming universe over the past year during a two-hour global event, which aired at 9pm ET/6pm PT from Sony Picture Studios in Los Angeles. The awards show was simulcast on MTV 2 and MTV Tr3s, and streamed live on Spike’s official website, Game Trailers’ official website and for the first time ever, on Xbox consoles through Xbox Live. Some of the biggest winners of the ceremony  [ Read More ]

343 Industries and Microsoft Studios have released their live-action digital series, “Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn” on DVD, digital release and Blu-ray! The release comprises every episode of the series, which was released weekly through Machinima Prime and Halo Waypoint. The five-episode series was originally in anticipation of the November 6 release of the highly-anticipated “Halo 4.” Now, you don’t have to see the series just on your computer screen! Along with seeing the uninterrupted series through from beginning to end, fans will also be able to watch the complete collection of bonus footage, which includes over 60 minutes of exclusive behind-the-scenes featurettes. Make sure to go to Machinima Prime  [ Read More ]

The world premiere teaser trailers from the upcoming video games ‘Gears of War: Judgment’ and ‘The Last of Us’ are set to first air on television during Spike TV’s ‘VGA Ten.’ The video game award show, which has been airing since 2003, will air live on Friday at 9pm ET/6pm PT. ‘VGA Ten’ will be hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, and will be simultaneously aired on both Spike TV and Spike’s official Web site. ‘Gears of War: Judgment’ is a third-person shooter game that’s being co-developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly. It’s the fourth title within the ‘Gears of War’ series. Microsoft Studios intends to publish the game  [ Read More ]