A new trailer for the upcoming Wii game NBA Jam shows off some fancy new dunks and plenty of legendary players being brought back for the game. Joining the already announced Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird we now have confirmation of Dennis Rodman, Kevin McHale, Clyde “The Glide” Drexler and and more. Plus with the tease of even more legends on the way, this is gearing up to possibly be the best NBA Jam game made. No word on if the Beastie Boys or Bill Clinton will be in though.

This fall the Wii will be getting a release of Don Bluths arcade game trilogy Dragon’s Lair, Dragon’s Lair 2 and Space Ace all on one single disc. If you can remember when arcades were still around Dragon’s Lair and Space Ace were interactive cartoons that would allow you to play thourgh the adventure by quick reflexes and choosing correct paths, basically playing a series of quicktime events to rescue the princess. Each game will have the full game available to play or if you just want to watch the cartoons themselves you can have the game autoplay as you sit back and enjoy some of Don Bluths fantastic cartoon work. The Don Bluth Trilogy (not the official title by the way) will be released this fall for the Wii at a MSRP of $29.99

Source: Kotaku

When it comes to modern action figure lines, The Four Horsemen can do no wrong.  From their Ghostbusters, DC Universe and Masters of the Universe Classics for Mattel, to their NECA TMNT line, to their self-released properties such as Seventh Kingdom and The Outer Space Men, they continue to set the standard for what modern, stylish high quality action figures should be.  It is with great excitement, then , that the announcement of their new Symbiotech was received.  What makes this line so cool is that each figure is essentially two figures, one in a more or less 3.75″ scale and one in a more or less 6″ scale.  So, in theory, these guys could be displayed with either your MOTUC or your Star Wars figures. I also think it’s really cool that they are bringing back the idea of a rider/mount playability into these toys, which is very reminiscent of M.A.S.K. or Sectaurs.

I was lucky enough to get to check out four of the prototypes for the line at SDCC last week.  Below are some images as well as images of some of the original designs by The Horsemen.

If you’re interested in seeing more of this line than my crappy photos, please check out this awesome Flickr set by Phil Reed.

To keep up to date on all of the latest on the Symbiotech line, your best bet is to check out this section of The Four Horsemen’s Fantastic Forums.

Well coming out of the San Diego Comic Con this year, Thor was getting quite the good buzz based off of what was shown to the fans in attendance at the Thor panel. Well now the trailer shown to the fans is now online (well at least for now). It’s quite the long trailer and shows a lot of fantastic shots of Asgard and all the characters. Along with that was the official release teaser trailer for the Thor video game set to arrive around the same time as the movie does next May.

UPDATE: The original trailer was pulled so here is the Youtube version, note that the image is flipped.

UPDATE 2: Looks like Paramount is getting all of these taken down, I’ll post another if I can find one.

UPDATE 3: Kris here…Paramount’s being VERY proactive about getting rid of any streams of the Thor Comic-Con footage (I uploaded a version and it was removed before I could even post about it). So, here’s a direct link to download the trailer.  Maybe this will last a little longer??

Also released this week (and courtesy of comicbookresources is a brand new trailer for the upcoming Avengers cartoon set to debut this fall on Disney XD.

Photographer extraordinaire, Dr. Jose Gallimore,  has recently uploaded these images to Nerd City’s Flickr of last Saturday’s Scenes of a Graphic Nature party at Soda Bar for San Diego Comic Con.

Enjoy!

This years demo for Madden 11 is now available for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Once again this demo will feature The Jets vs The Colts in a full game of 5min quarters. This will allow you time to get used to the new play calling feature where you are lead to pick plays on the fly based off of how you read the defense and what you AI coach recommends (don’t worry the full playbook is still available to scroll through). Watching the below video of the gameplay I can say that this years Madden is leaps and bounds above last years when it comes to detail and presentation. Seeing the refs run up the field to follow the play along with the fully active crowd in the stadium adds a fantastic touch to this game. On top of that, EA has added a better feel for the live experience by adding the same songs that play in stadiums to the game. So if you play as the Chiefs you will hear Ozzy Osbournes Crazy Train at the beginning of the game as we do at live games. Below you will see the full list of stadium songs and be aware that team specific fight songs are also in the game.

Original Recordings:

– AC/DC – Thunderstruck
– Archie Eversole – We Ready
– Blur – Song 2
– Bush – Machinehead
– Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
– Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil’ Wayne – Let It Rock
– Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
– Ozzy Osbourne – Let Me Hear You Scream
– Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
– The Hives – Tick Tick Boom
– Todd Rundgren – Bang the Drum
– Ying Yang Twins featuring Homebwoi – Halftime

Cover Versions:

– Rock N Roll Part 2 – as made famous by Gary Glitter
– We Will Rock You – as made famous by Queen
– Crowd Chant – as made famous by Joe Satriani
– Kernkraft 400 – as made famous by Zombie Nation

Team Fight Songs:

– Chicago Bears – Bear Down Chicago Bears
– Detroit Lions – Gridiron Heroes
– Green Bay Packers – Go Packers Go!
– Miami Dolphins – Miami Dolphins #1
– Minnesota Vikings – Skol Vikings
– Philadelphia Eagles – Fly Eagles Fly
– Washington Redskins – Hail to the Redskins

Madden 11 will be released on August 10th for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS and PSP.

Midwest Kaiju, represent!

This past week at San Diego, our friends, Rotofugi, unveiled the two newest figures in their Lake Monsters line. Mini Snybora (seen in light blue) is by Chris Ryniak and Solem (in red) is by the one and only Joey Potts.  Both pieces were amazingly sculpted by Chris.  These are obviously unpainted versions that were shown/sold at SDCC, but keep an eye out because Rotofugi should have some super cool painted versions out very very soon.

For more from Rotofugi, please check out their official site here.

For more on the work of Chris Ryniak, check out his official site here.

And for more on the work of Joey Potts, stop by his official site here.

Finally, because my pics of these guys turned out so poorly, I had to borrow this great photo from Spanky Stokes.  Please check out his original article, which includes even more great pics here.

Now that Nerd City has returned from beeeyooootiful San Diego (and not so beeeeeyooootiful Comic Con), we just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who helped us get there!

A very special thanks to Andrew and Things From Another World (TFAW.com) and Betsy and Eric and Image Comics. Without them, there would have been no “Scenes of a Graphic Nature” Comic Con after party and no trip. Seriously, these are two of the greatest companies  in the Nerd business, and deserve all the support and respect they’ve rightfully earned.

Also, thanks to Jim Mahfood, Mike Huddleston, Dave Crosland, Jason Shawn Alexander, Scott Morse and co., Jane Dope, Major Taylor, Red Sonya, and the crew @ The Soda Bar,  who helped bring the house down @ our Con After Party.

Also, to our Chicago peeps who not only came to our party, but put up with our buffoonery, including Tim Seeley, Jenny Frison, Steve Seeley, Lana Crooks, Shawn Smith, Kirby and team Rotofugi, Michael Moreci, the ever-patient Mike Norton and team, Kris Simon, Matt Sardo, and anyone I might have drunkenly forgot. And thanks to everyone, industry and Nerd alike who came to our party and showed their support. Nerd City is forever in your debt.