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USA Today has revealed a first look at Telltale Games’ upcoming Back to the Future video arriving this winter by posting promotional art revealing the look and style of Marty McFly and Doc Brown. The article reveals that Writer/Producer Bob Gale is working with Telltale on the plot for the planned five game episodes, and that Christopher Lloyd has signed on to provide his voice for the games. Lloyd, along with Michael J. Fox, is allowing his likenesses to appear throughout the game series. Telltale confirmed to USA Today that familiar settings (Hill Valley), vehicles (the DeLorean time machine) , and time periods (1985) will also be included in the game, as well as additional characters from the films. Expect additional details on this game to emerge later this week during PAX 2010, a three-day video game festival held in Seattle, where we hear that Telltale’s booth (#3509) will include a full-scale DeLorean. Suddenly, the future’s looking a whole lot better!
A Diamond Select Release! Art Asylum design and sculpt! It’s time to go back to the future again! The sold out, hit Back to the Future line of Minimates is back, just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the hit movie. Who could forget 1985, Max Headroom, Ronald Regan, John Hughes movies and, of course, Marty McFly. This box set celebrates the key characters from the franchise launching movie, Marty, Doc, Biff and the exclusive Minimates debut of Principal Strickland! Comes packaged in a full window box with replica Minimates movie poster on the back of the package. Pre-order yours today from BTTF.com’s Time Travel Terminal! Scheduled to ship January 26, 2011!
It’s been 25 years since Marty McFly strapped himself into a modified Delorean DMC-12 and traveled Back to the Future to 1955. Today, Looney Labs, creators of the run away hit card game Fluxx (a coincidental name but no relation to time travel), has created an exciting new card game based on the Back to the Future trilogy. The game is developed through a licensing agreement with Universal Partnerships & Licensing. Back to the Future: The Card Game is based on all three movies and features an innovative take on traditional card games. One fourth of the cards in the deck are arranged on the table in a grid, forming a “Timeline” of events that functions similar to the gameboard of a board game. Using a patented game mechanic (US Patent 6,474,650) the Timeline allows players to put themselves into the movie plot and rewrite movie history via time travel. Players take on the roles of future descendants of the characters in the films, who must protect their existence by making sure specific “Linchpin” events are put right. The game is “pure genius!” says Stephen Clark, Back to the Future blogger. Clark provided expert input into the time of key events to keep them authentic to the story. “The level of detail that Looney Labs was able to pack into this game is incredible. They’ve put quite a unique spin on the timeless film series by making the goal of the game to be the first player to un-invent time travel.” The game features spectacular new artwork by Derek Ring, noted for his excellent work on previous Looney Labs games including Zombie Fluxx and EcoFluxx.
Back to the Future: The Card Game goes on sale in game stores in the U.S., Canada, and the UK on September 3, 2010 just weeks ahead of the Blu-ray debut and DVD release of the Back to the Future 25th Anniversary Trilogy on October 26, featuring all-new restorations of the classic films. It can be pre-ordered now from the BTTF Time Travel Terminal today! [via PRWeb] Universal International Pictures has released a brand new poster for theaters in the United Kingdom to promote the re-release of Back to the Future on October 1.
The two-week limited engagement will be presented digitally, utilizing the new digital HD transfer of the film created for the upcoming Blu-ray Disc boxed set release, reportedly playing in approximately 200 theaters across the U.K. [via Empire] Our friends at Universal Studios Home Entertainment just notified us that they’ve just posted the first trailer for the upcoming Blu-ray Disc collection, which arrives October 26, 2010. You can reserve your copy right now by pre-ordering the 25th Anniversary Boxed Set on Blu-ray Disc (6-discs; $79.98 SRP) or DVD (7-discs; $49.98 SRP) from the BTTF Time Travel Terminal!
Empire Online has published the brand new trailer for the United Kingdom theatrical re-release of Back to the Future this October for a limited engagement. Back to the Future opens in 200 theaters across the U.K. on October 1, 2010 for a limited time only, promoting the worldwide release of the entire trilogy on Blu-ray Disc a few weeks later on October 26th.
The two-week engagement will be presented digitally, utilizing the new digital HD transfer of the film created for the upcoming Blu-ray Disc boxed set release, playing in approximately 200 theaters across the U.K. Unfortunately, there are no plans to re-release the film to theaters in any other country at this time, including the United States.
A Diamond Select Release! The time machine from the Back to the Future movies has undergone many changes. What started as a sports car combined with spare parts and some plutonium, became futuristic by the second movie. Upgrades like a “Mr. Fusion” power source and hover/flight capabilities certainly took the time machine to places where roads were not needed! An unplanned trip to 1885 stranded our traveler in the past, unable to run the time machine due to a lack of gasoline. After several failed attempts to get the time machine moving fast enough to reach 88 MPH, activate the flux capacitor, and make the return trip to 1985, the time machine was refitted for travel on the existing railways of the Old West! Attendees to last month’s DeLorean Car Show in Lexington, Kentucky were treated to an exclusive sneak peek at a prototype of this vehicle in BTTF.com’s booth. The street date for the new Diamond Select Back to the Future Part III Railroad DeLorean Time Machine is tentatively set for December 29, 2010 with an SRP of $50.00, however, you can pre-order from the BTTF Time Travel Terminal now for $47.88 by clicking the photo above.
The highly-requested added-value feature will increase the number of discs in each release by three, but will not increase the price. The Blu-ray Disc set will now contain 6 discs, and the DVD set will now contain 7. According to Universal’s B2B site, these digital copies will be good for one year, expiring on October 31, 2011. You can reserve your copy right now by pre-ordering the 25th Anniversary Boxed Set on Blu-ray Disc (6-discs; $79.98 SRP) or DVD (7-discs; $49.98 SRP) from the BTTF Time Travel Terminal!
Telltale Games has added a new survey on their site asking fans what they want in the company’s upcoming Back to the Future game. The company says the results of the 10-15 minute survey will help their team learn what interests fans the greatest in developing this game, although they make no promise that any suggestions will make it into the finalized game. The survey can be found here. Unfortunately for seasoned fans like myself who’ve been involved with the series since the very beginning, the company is looking for “respondents who fit a different profile.” So just a heads-up: 45-year-old males need not apply! [Thanks to Stephen Francis for the link! - via Facebook] |
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