Gaming company Sega and ad agency Hakuhodo DY Group have turned the focus of their joint venture Stories International towards developing films and TV series based on Sega’s intellectual properties. Among the 40 franchises licensed to Stories is 1989 side-scroller Altered Beast, which featured a playable werewolf character and the worst villain name I’ve ever heard. (more…)
Category: Gaming & Collectibles
Stuff to fill your shelves and entertainment unit with.
Become the terror of Werewolf Park in “Werewolf Tycoon” for Android & iOS
My mobile gaming time is split pretty evenly between Threes and Doug dug., but this week there’s a new contender for my attention: Werewolf Tycoon, a “werewolf stealth simulation game” where the goal is to devour as many people as possible without being seen… and without leaving survivors. (more…)
“In Case Of” Werewolf Kit, because you never know
If you’re looking for a gift for the monster memorabilia collector in your life, or if you’re one of those self-hating werewolf types, check out the Werewolf Kit from crafty prop-makers In Case Of. For less than USD $190, you can get one of 1,589 limited edition werewolf cabinets, which are “crafted, painted, and finished by hand”. (more…)
Incredible “World of Warcraft” Worgen cosplay by Shoko & Jérôme
Here’s a little something to bolster the spirits of anyone bummed out by the Worgen-less Warcraft movie. French cosplayers Shoko & Jérôme collaborated on this Worgen cosplay in 2010, for the Cataclysm expansion launch in Paris.
No Worgen in “World of Warcraft” movie
It has long been a source of anguish for me that the film adaptation of World of Warcraft is being shot in my town, and even has a production codename based on the neighbourhood where I work. It makes me writhe with anxiety to think that literally minutes away from where I sit for 40 hours a week, there might be a warehouse or a closed set in which someone is doing insanely cool shit while wearing a practical Worgen suit. The fact that these things are purposely executed in a way that keeps nitwits like me (and our cameras) off the set seems like a poor excuse, especially for someone running a web site called “Werewolf News”. The Underworld films were shot here too, and yet I’ve never seen a Lycan suit in person. If I was a cop I’d have to turn in my damn badge.
This is why I’m less bothered than you might think by the news out of BlizzCon that the World of Warcraft film will be based on the original 1994 game, which contains zero (0) Worgen. There will be orcs, of course. Probably trolls and goblins as well, and I believe some of the heavier Horde units rode around on giant wolves, but as long been established on this web site, giant wolves are 1) not very interesting and 2) definitely not werewolves.
That doesn’t mean we’ll never see tailless bipedal werewolf people in a Warcraft film. If this first film succeeds at the 2016 box office (and how could it not? Films based on video game franchises always do well), it’s likely that they’ll expand the scope of any sequels to include plots and characters from more recent entries in the game’s universe. The introduction of the Worgen race was a major point of the Cataclysm expansion, so it’s not unreasonable to think they’ll have a presence in a future Warcraft film. For now, however, the big screen will remain Worgen-less, which is disappointing, but which also means I can stop hyperventilating whenever I see a film crew setting up on the edge of a wooded area.
The werewolves of “The Order: 1886” are smart, dangerous & not shy about transforming
The Order: 1886 is a single-player action game from Ready At Dawn, in development since 2010 and due out early next year as a PlayStation 4 exclusive. It takes place in an alternate history London, and follows an order of knights who represent the first line of defence in a centuries-old war between mankind and the werewolf-like Half-Breeds. (more…)
Murder your friends as a secret werewolf in “Black Forest”
I relate to board games the way a novice surfer might regard the ocean. There’s fun to be had in the shallows, but I know the real experience is out where unknown dangers could be lurking in the deep darkness below. I know how to rack up the Victory Points in Settlers, but I wonder if it might not be time to paddle out… to the Black Forest? And catch a big wave? Okay, time to rethink this surfing metaphor, it doesn’t really – (more…)
Get a little WolfCop in your life / in your home / on your body
Every time the creators and filmmakers behind WolfCop come up with something new, I holler like a maniac and run in an excited circle. Friends, I’ve been hollering and circling all morning. Yesterday they launched a $10,000 Indiegogo campaign to “take WolfCop beyond the big screen”, and its centrepiece is a little WolfCop to call your own. (more…)
Stick me with Pinny Arcade’s “Killer Instinct” Sabrewulf Pin
Penny Arcade‘s recent venture into the world of collectable / tradable pins (as “Pinny Arcade”, natch) has branched into a few thematic directions, one of which is a tie-in with Double Helix’s Xbox fighter Killer Instinct – specifically, the Killer Instinct Pin Ultimate Edition, a version of the game that comes in a “premium case that doubles as a display for collectible Pinny Arcade pins”. (more…)
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Look around you. Are there 2 to 9 people nearby? Do you have 10 minutes? Then you should probably be playing One Night Ultimate Werewolf, “a microgame of the party game Ultimate Werewolf that doesn’t need a moderator.There’s no elimination, and each game lasts about 10 minutes.” (more…)