Here’s a bit of Twisted Metal news no one saw coming. Not 24 hours after Twisted Metal for PS3 was released, a report from Deadline says Sony Pictures has signed off on production of a Twisted Metal movie. The film will reportedly be produced by Avi Arad Productions whose work includes the new Avengers movie, more »

In this bullet-point preview Gamertell offers a slightly enigmatic yet spoiler-free preview of the animated feature film from Studio Ghibli.

Capcom may be neglecting one of its blue-suited icons, Mega Man, but it’s throwing its full support behind another, Phoenix Wright. The Ace Attorney series, known as Gyakuten Saiban in Japan, is doing better than ever. With three games coming soon as well as a feature film based on the events of the first game, more »

Disney’s running low on fairy tales and classic stories to animate, so some of the more recent movies, like Brother Bear, Home on the Range and Bolt have relied on original stories. Its next movie, Wreck-It-Ralph, continues that concept by taking place inside a series of video games. It’s coming out to theaters on November more »

If you haven’t been paying attention to the Ace Attorney live-action movie adaptation, you may want to start. It turns out it won’t be trapped in Japan. Takashi Miike, the director, was on hand when the movie was shown at the Netherlands International Film Festival Rotterdam and said that it will be released worldwide. Granted, more »

The Avengers are making their movie debut in 2012 but first they’ll be setting up headquarters on Facebook. Playdom is releasing Avengers Alliance, a social game challenging you to fight alongside Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Your character is an agent for SHIELD, Marvel’s super secret espionage organization.  To play, you collect Marvel heroes including Captain America more »

Alvin, up to his usual hijinks again and has managed to get Dave and the crew shipwrecked on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere.

As if that isn’t bad enough Simon was bitten by a spider and now thinks he’s a French stud named Simone, Eleanor broke her leg and there is a crazy lady living on the island that talks to various sports balls. Not to mention the Chipmunks old manager Ian is back and dressed like a giant bird. And that’s only the first 20 minutes of the movie.

Microsoft released some new apps for Xbox Live today. If you head over to the Apps Marketplace in the United States, you’ll see video apps for TMZ, YouTube, Verizon FiOS TV and MSNBC. There is also an app for iHeartRadio if you’re more inclined to listen to music rather than watch videos. Apps for other countries have been released as well.

The shiny new Xbox 360 dashboard update is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, December 6. Besides sporting a brand new look designed in Microsoft’s Metro style, the update is also going to transform Xbox Live into a more capable video hub. Several video partners are going to provide content for Xbox Live, but several of their video applications won’t be around when the update goes live.

Rising star Travis Rice, featured in the snowboarding film The Art of Flight, is known for playing fast and loose with the law of gravity. EA decided he would be a perfect addition to the revamp of its SSX snowboarding series. Rice will be the first real snowboarder to appear in the game, alongside returning characters such as Mac and Kaori. EA calls Rice a real-life superhero, and believes he’s an ideal spokesman for a game that features nine of the world’s deadliest descents.