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Apparently a lot if one theory is to be believed. Cool Papa Bell over at Meta Talk has come up with a concept that will blow your mind. Now before you go any further if you have not seen Fight Club or Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and want to watch them please do not continue reading because the concepts in the article ruin a good chunk of both movies. So please if you don’t want to know stop reading now, you have been warned. If you wish to continue click the post title.

One of the first gaming franchises to rip off be inspired by the Max Payne series (which cribbed from The Matrix, which was in turn inspired by animé etc. etc.)  is getting a sequel in Dead To Rights: Retribution. Actual gameplay footage is limited and only shown in extremely short cuts, but we’re interested to see more come E3, and when it’s released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Q4 2009.

With X-Men Origins: Wolverine not even out yet really, there is already talk about a sequel.

Hugh Jackman has stated that he’s been talking with writers about a Japanese storyline. He elaborates “There are so many areas of that Japanese story. I love the idea of this kind of anarchic character, the outsider, being in this world – I can see it aesthetically, too – full of honour and tradition and customs and someone who’s really anti-all of that, and trying to negotiate his way. The idea of the samurai, too – and the tradition there. It’s really great. In the comic book he gets his ass kicked by a couple of samurai – not even mutants. He’s shocked by that at first.”

They’ll also add Logan’s love interest Mariko into the mix. Let’s just hope a sequel will actually happen, with all… … Wolverine 2 Already In Talks

It’s been a big week in 80s sequel news.

Starting out, we have Robert Zemeckis considering a revamping of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? with all the new digital toys at his disposal. There isn’t much news as of yet, but he’s been talking about it heavily for about two years.

Next Michael Douglas is set to reprise his role as Gordon Gekko for a Wall Street sequel with Oliver Stone coming back to direct. With all that is going on with the economy right now, the storyline basically writes itself. Charlie Sheen won’t return, but Shia LaBeouf will play some kind of whippersnapper with money on his brain and gel in his hair.

Last, but certainly not least, we have a remake of Drop Dead Fred in the works. Is nothing holy? British comedic it-guy right now, Russell Brand, will play Fred in this Universal vehicle… … Three More 80s Sequels In The Works

Good Old Games is using their weekend promotion to highlight several of the classic Apogee Games titles they’ve recently added to their catalog. From Friday until Monday, you’ll be able to purchase Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, Blake Stone: Planet Strike, and Rise of the Triad for only $4.49. Crazy, right? We just don’t know how they can stay in business with these deals!

As always, every game purchased from GOG is guaranteed to work on Windows XP and Windows Vista.

For those unfamiliar with the GoG crew, here’s a bit of info from their website:
“GOG.com offers you critically acclaimed games from major publishers in every genre. Don’t let your kids mock the graphics; remind them that the classics never go out of style, unlike their totally wicked haircut. … You won’t find any intrusive copy protection in our games … at GOG.com… … GOG WEEKEND DEAL: Select Apogee Games at 25% Off

Bjork, everyone’s favorite Icelandic pixie, will soon release a collection of music videos, live recordings, and remixes called Voltaic. Unlike the typical box set, fans will be given the option of purchasing selected portions of Voltaic in lieu of shelling out the cash for the entire set. She’s so considerate! What other artists thinks about the financial well-being of their admirers?

Voltaic will be available on June 23. For a glimpse at the track list, hit the source link.

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Episode 2 of Marvel Comics’ What The–?! is embedded below. In it, M.O.D.O.K. goes all E! News and interviews stars on the red carpet at the premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Hilarity obviously ensues.

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Image Comics tossed us a solicitation for an interesting new book they’re about to launch called Descendant.

“In DESCENDANT Rayne Santiago, a United States counter-terrorism soldier, is forced to return to her South American homeland after years of exile due to abusing her own innate pyrokinetic abilities. There she she receives word of her brothers’ abduction by a rogue pharmaceutical conglomerate bent on using their DNA to manufacture super powers. Michael Dolce and Mariano Navarro’s experience in the small press superhero field combined with Marcus Perry’s past writing high-octane action films combines to tell a superpowered blockbuster the likes of which hasn’t been seen.”

Descendant sprung from the minds of Michael Dolce, Marcus Perry, and Mariano Navarro. It will be released on July 15. A larger version of the first issue’s cover appears below the jump.

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Valve will begin games yet to take the Left 4 Dead plunge the chance to check out the game on Friday at 12:01 am. At that time, an evaluation copy of L4D will be accessible via Steam that will grant those who download full access to the game and the recent Survival Mode DLC for 24 hours. Once they have you hooked you’ll have to pay to continue playing.

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Of the sub-subgenres that have bubbled to the surface of indepdent pop music in the last decade or so, the hybridization of 70s Classic Rock, 90s desert stoner sound, and alt-country garage anthem has been one of the most refreshing, while still remain comfortably familiar. This style, popularized by the likes of Black Mountain and My Morning Jacket, shows that rock can be jammy and trippy, without resorting to faux-jazz pretension or 23-minute epics (not that there’s anything wrong with either of those, unless it’s boring–I’m looking at you, Phish).

For every band like Mars Volta becoming more style than soul, there is Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, a band that somehow imported the lonely endless nights of the Southern summer into their ocean-breezed, desert-hardened California stroner jams. Like Dead Meadow or Black Mountain, AHSS brings plenty of riffs and space-out solos, but the… … Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound – When Sweet Sleep Returns