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Deal: Monty Python’s Flying Circus Complete 16-Ton DVD Megaset
Activision Officially Launching Paid Multiplayer Service “Call Of Duty Elite” With ‘Modern Warfare 3′ This Fall
‘The Hunger Games’ Adds Donald Sutherland; Four Movies Planned
Game Review: L.A. Noire
The GoD List: Comics for June 1, 2011
Book Review: The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook
Comics of Doom: Episode 68: May Doom: New X-Men

Deal: Monty Python’s Flying Circus Complete 16-Ton DVD Megaset

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:27 AM PDT

The TV show DVD box set deal of the week over Amazon this week is The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16 Ton Megaset for only $33.99 (that's 66% off the list price of $99.95).

Note, this sale is valid through the end of the day PST on Sunday, June 5, 2011, while supplies last.

This 16-disc DVD box set contains all 45 episodes of the 1960s British television sketch comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus, which starred John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, and Terry Gilliam, along with the two-disc 1982 concert film Monty Python Live, all in a slim casing.

The set also includes plenty of bonus features: Meet the Chaps, Pythonisms Glossary, Gillianimations, Art Gallery, Troupe Career Highlights, Trivial Quest, Useless Tidbits, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus: German Episode #1, Post-Python Troupe Highlights, Pythonisms, Bleeding Critics, and Confusing Musings [...]

Activision Officially Launching Paid Multiplayer Service “Call Of Duty Elite” With ‘Modern Warfare 3′ This Fall

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:08 PM PDT

All those rumors you've heard about Activision thinking about charging players a monthly fee to play their hit Call of Duty game franchise online with others? It turns out they were true, even though it was crystal clear that it would be the worst idea ever and that no self-respecting gamer would pay to play something they've been doing freely since online multiplayer has become so popular, the company is going to try their luck anyway.

The new service will be called Call of Duty Elite, and it will launch this fall along with the much-anticipated third installment in their ultra-popular Modern Warfare series, Modern Warfare 3.

At the moment, however, it does not sound like everyone will have to pay a fee to play online as once feared—no, you should still be able to play as you have been once you've purchased their game. What Activision is doing is testing the waters by offering a special "arena" of sorts where for a small monthly fee you can play online and get extra added downloadable content and special maps to use that you won't have on the basic MW3 disc. [...]

‘The Hunger Games’ Adds Donald Sutherland; Four Movies Planned

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 04:02 PM PDT

Another big name has been added to the cast of The Hunger Games, which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson.

It's been announced that legendary character actor Donald Sutherland has officially joined the cast, and will be playing the villainous President Snow. Sutherland has appeared in everything from M*A*S*H, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Animal House, and Ordinary People to more recent titles like Space Cowboys, The Italian Job, and The Mechanic.

The actor joins recent additions such as Lenny Kravitz, who's set to play Cinna, and the impressive existing cast that consists of Lawrence, Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Paula Malcolmson, and Wes Bentley.

Collider also recently contacted Lionsgate about their exciting new project, which already has an extremely excited pre-existing fanbase due to the popular Suzanne Collins book trilogy from which the movies are adapted, and asked what their plans were for the movie and its future. [...]

Game Review: L.A. Noire

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:07 PM PDT

L.A. Noire
Xbox 360 I PS3
DEVELOPER: Team Bondi
PUBLISHER: Rockstar Games
RELEASE DATE: May 17, 2011

Of all the many exciting titles being released in the year 2011, L.A. Noire has easily developed one of the biggest buzzes of them all. With game-changing (literally) performance capture technology being used and some intriguing new crime-solving gameplay, folks have been lining up to get their hands and eyes on this one for some time now.

As far as whether or not the game lives up to all the hype, we'll get right into the down and dirty truth: yes, L.A. Noire is an impressive accomplishment with many elements worthy of praise. The world is huge and detailed, the performances from an awesome cast of recognizable character actors is phenomenal, the music is fitting and sets the tone wonderfully, and the cases are complex and often times brutally realistic. In this game you get to be a detective more so than you ever have before, and that, my friends, is pretty damn cool. [...]

The GoD List: Comics for June 1, 2011

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Each week, MK2Fac3 and Henchman21 read a lot of comics. Seriously, a lot of comics. Maybe too many comics. They look forward to some more than others, I mean, who doesn't? So, let's take a look into the depths of their pull list, grab some issues and we'll let YOU know what the top books to look forward to are for the week of June 1, 2011. Single issues and trades, they're all here.

Apparently, I took all the comics that MK2Fac3 wanted to talk about this week, which I can't be held responsible for, so you fine readers will get an extra helping of my suggestions. I hope you enjoy.

ISSUES

Criminal: Last of the Innocent #1 (Marvel/Icon - $3.99): I'm very excited that Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Criminal is back with a new story. Criminal is consistently one of the best books on the market and it's a shame that more people don't give this book a shot. Every story arc is a self-contained story, but Brubaker also has created a universe where all of the stories exist and long-term readers are rewarded with Easter Eggs showing how the stories are connected. The art by Sean Phillips sets the perfect mood for this series and always impresses. If you've been reading Brubaker and Phillips' Incognito but haven't been reading Criminal, it's time to jump on board. And if you haven't been reading Criminal or Incognito, well then you have a lot of reading to do [...]

Book Review: The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:15 AM PDT

The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook
A Swashbuckler's Guide from Pirates of the Caribbean
Hardcover
By Jason Heller
Quirk Books
Release date: May 3, 2011

Yo ho! yo ho! A pirate's life for me...

If a pirate's life is actually for you, then you might want to pick up The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook: A Swashbuckler's Guide from Pirates of the Caribbean before you set out on the high seas in search of treasure and adventure.

In this new handbook from Quirk Books -- publishers of other great guides such those for Batman, Superman, Indiana Jones, Worst-Case Scenarios, and more -- author Jason Heller breaks down the pirate's life into six categories pertaining to etiquette; maritime skills, myths and legends; booty acquisition; and most importantly, how to cheat death. Oh, and of course, how to talk like a pirate! [...]

Comics of Doom: Episode 68: May Doom: New X-Men

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:43 AM PDT

For our May Doom Of The Month, we doom the hardcover collection of New X-Men By Morrison Ultimate Collection Book 1 TP with special guest Frank Ramblings!

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