Hold onto your hats and purses, folks…this is going to be one helluva ride. Blake Northcott (also known as ComicBookGrrl on Twitter) had some phenomenal success with a Kickstarter campaign to fund her new book, Arena Mode.

Her first two novels were met with praise from virtually every direction and even earned her several different bragging rights to boot! There’s not a lot for me to say that isn’t covered in her press release below, so let me just say this: don’t do yourself an injustice by not reading her works. They are fun, fast, and fantastic!

Continue below for an official press release. [...]

The full voice cast for the upcoming fifth installment in the Hitman video game franchise, titled Hitman: Absolution, has been announced by publisher Square Enix.

Notable voices you’ll hear while playing the game include Powers Boothe, Vivica A. Fox, and former porn star Traci Lords.

Continue reading for a full rundown of who’s starring in Hitman: Absolution. [...]

The voice cast for Disney’s video game adventure movie, Wreck-It Ralph, has expanded exponentially, and in a very good way.

The movie, which already features John C. Reilly in the lead as Ralph, a video game bad guy who decides he wants to be the hero, as well as Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Lynch, will now tout an even more impressive list of names. [...]

For those of you who have never had the opportunity to play You Don’t Know Jack, it’s one of the better trivia games ever created. Not only is there a nice mixtures of topics and a variety of different segments to keep things fresh, but it’s hosted by a sarcasm maestro named Cookie Masterson who uses an often hilarious composition of words to insult you into the ground when you answer questions wrong.

Thankfully for all of us, You Don’t Know Jack will now be available on a much larger scale than it ever has been before. [...]

HBO has announced that there will officially be a second season for their two newest shows, Girls and Veep.

Girls is created by and stars Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture) and executive produced by Judd Apatow. It follows four girls in New York City as they struggle to figure out their lives and all of the little joys it brings with it. It has been compared to another HBO show, Sex and the City, presented in a much more realistic and less glamorous light, and from a much younger perspective. [...]

At the recent Television Critics Association press tour AMC announced that the episode order for the third season of their popular post-apocalyptic horror-drama The Walking Dead has been increased to 16, as opposed to 13 for the second season. They also released the poster for the show’s mid-season premiere next month.

You can check out the poster, featuring a stark and powerful shot of the show’s main character Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), and a press release here below. [...]

It’s been officially announced that recently, at the Astana International Action Film Festival screenplay competition, The Weinstein Company acquired the rights to a movie called Apollo 18, written by Brian Miller.

The movie tells the story of NASA’s Apollo 18 mission to our moon, which was actually one of the many canceled missions in reality…or so we’ve been told. In the movie, the idea that the mission actually went ahead as planned is presented. It will be shot documentary style, to look as if it is proof of the mission actually happening and showing undiscovered footage from what the crew on that mission found, including “disturbing” proof of other life forms.

Apollo 18 is set to be produced by Timur Bekmambetov, the Russian director responsible for movies like Wanted and stylized vampire films, Night Watch and Day Watch. Bekmambetov is the one who founded the Astana International Film Festival screenplay competition at which the script was discovered and acquired. [...]

Summit Entertainment has made a huge casting announcement regarding the many Covens that will be seen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

The two-part movie will be directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters), and is schedule for release on November 18, 2011 and November 16, 2012. Stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and others will all reprise their roles in the movies, which will close out the ultra-successful franchise.

For the full press release, which details all of the Covens and the actors that will now play members of these Covens in Breaking Dawn, be sure to click on over to the other side now.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN — Casting Update

Summit Entertainment announced today the following have been cast in THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN for roles in The Amazon Coven, The Egyptian Coven, The Irish Coven and The Romanian Coven as well as the American and European Nomads as outlined below. [...]

Oscilloscope Laboratories, the film company started by Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch, has acquired the rights to Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, a new horror-comedy from Finland that takes childhood fantasy to a whole new realm.

The movie comes from director Jalmari Helander, who based it on his own popular short films, and tells the story of an archeological excavation that turns up none other than Santa Claus himself. Unfortunately, he’s not quite the Santa we’ve all grown up knowing from stories and songs.

Of the acquisition, Yauch said “This is really a unique film, the filmmaking exceptional, Jalmari’s sense of timing, perfect. I’m tempted to say it’s like the Coen brothers meets The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, but RARE EXPORTS is so original in its feel and approach that I’ll refrain from such comparisons and simply say: gas up your snowmobiles, load your shotguns and smoke ‘em if you got ‘em — ’cause we intend to uncage this sucker in theaters for the holidays.” [...]

There is no voice that is heard more in Fallout 3 than the voice of the radio DJ, Three Dog.

In Fallout: New Vegas there will also be radio streaming out of your Pip-Boy, but this time the voice you hear coming out of it will be none other than Wayne Newton!

Bethesda Softworks has sent out a press release revealing much of the cast of the new highly anticipated Fallout game. Along with Newton, the cast includes, Zach Levi (Chuck), Matthew Perry (Friends), Kris Kristofferson (Blade trilogy), Danny Trejo (Machete), Michael Dorn (Star Trek: The Next Generation), William Sadler (The Shawshank Redemption), Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible), and of course, Ron Perlman (Hellboy), will once again return as the narrator of the game. Other cast includes John Doman (The Wire) and Rene Auberjonois (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine).

So who might this fantastic collection of voice talents be playing in the game? We have the complete rundown for you! [...]

Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have unveiled the new logo and title for the sequel to the immensely popular Rocksteady Studios video game, Batman: Arkham Asylum.

The logo you can clearly see it in all of its glory above (click for high-quality version for those of you itching for a new desktop background!). As for the title, it will officially be called Batman: Arkham City. The game will take place in a ruthless maximum security district of Gotham City where all of the most evil villains reside.

The Arkham Asylum follow-up will be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, and will be released sometime in the fall of 2011.

Click over to the other side for a brief description of Batman: Arkham City.

As you’ll recall, we recently found out that fan-favorite Mark Hamill would be returning as the infamous Joker, but that it would be the last time he did the voice. He also shared that it was the script and how good it was that drew him back one last time, so hopefully this means another great game is on the way. [...]

Walt Disney has announced that they have acquired the rights to the film adaptation of Oblivion, the upcoming graphic novel being released by Radical Publishing. The title was created by Joseph Kosinski, written by Arvid Nelson, and illustrated by Andrée Wallin.

The deal comes as no big surprise; Kosinski is the director of Disney’s Tron: Legacy, and the existing relationship made plenty of sense for this new project. Along with the acquisition of of the property, Disney will also have Kosinski directing and producing this film for them as well.

Oblivion takes place in the future where radiation has destroyed the Earth’s surface, forcing any remaining human beings to live at high altitudes above the clouds as vicious alien creatures scavenge the wastelands below. When Jak, a surface drone repairman, discovers a woman in a crashed pod, many mysteries and questions begin to arise and cause Jak to wonder about everything he’s ever known.

Click over for more and to find out where you can check out the first chapter of the graphic novel now. [...]

Paramount Pictures has released a press release officially revealing the cast for their remake of the 1984 Kevin Bacon film, Footloose.

The lead character Ren McCormack was awarded to Kenny Wormald, a relatively new actor, best known for his dancing abilities. Wormald has appeared as a dancer in movies like You Got Served and Clerks II, and also was a part of the movie Center Stage: Turn It Up. He joins popular Dancing with the Stars performer Julianne Hough, who will step into Lori Singer’s role of Ariel Moore. Hough is also new to the acting game, but has a new movie called Burlesque coming up and even appeared in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, giving her a little geek cred.

Also cast in the remake is Dennis Quaid, who will be playing Reverend Moore (John Lithgow in the ’84 movie) and Miles Teller in the role of Willard Hewitt, which was played by the late Chris Penn. [...]

The third season of HBO’s hit vampire series True Blood has just recently gotten started, but the numbers are impressive enough for those who make the decisions. It has been decided that a fourth season of the show is a worthy investment, and the green light has been given.

Speaking about the announcement, HBO president of programming Michael Lombardo said “The new season of True Blood is off to a terrific start, as enthusiasm for this unique show continues to build among both subscribers and critics. We’re looking forward to more chills from Alan Ball and his gifted team next year.” Series creator, executive producer, and sometimes writer/director Alan Ball also added “I am beyond thrilled to be able to continue working with this amazing cast and crew. This is the most fun I have ever had.”

True Blood is loosely based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries book series by Charlaine Harris. It takes place in a time when a synthetic blood has been created, bottled, and sold as Tru Blood, allowing for vampires to enter into society without a need to feed on humans anymore. [...]

Bethesda Softworks has released the new trailer for Hunted: The Demon’s Forge.

A significant amount of gameplay footage was also show off during G4′s coverage of E3, and since we love ourselves some gameplay, you can see both here and now!

The title is an action/fantasy co-op game that has you playing as an expert at distanced weapons like a bow or a warrior who likes to get up close and personal with his sword. As a co-op game, you can play with someone else, or, if you play the single player campaign, you’ll have the option to switch back and forth between characters.

Click on over to the other side to see the new trailer for Hunted: Demon’s Forge, as well as a video showing off the gameplay.

Hunted is one of the titles that Bethesda is only publishing; InXile Entertainment is developing. As they’ve grown as a company, they’ve grown into a major publisher of titles like Wet and upcoming titles Fallout: New Vegas and Rage. In fact, no one really knows what Bethesda is working on developing behind closed doors (please be Elder Scrolls V). [...]