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Steven Spielberg's Cancelled Alien Game Surfaces With New Footage It's no secret that Steven Spielberg is a gamer and has dipped his talented hands into the world of gaming in the past such as Boom Bloxs and The Dig.  Well, thanks to a documentary on YouTube about the video game company, Arkane Studios who brought us gaming greats such as Prey and Dishonored, we get to see some unseen footage on a game that Steven Spielberg had an involvement in.  It was in the mid-2000s and the game had a code-name of "LMNO."  The game didn't get off the ground and didn't even have a proper name but the concept was intriguing. It was going to be an open-world cross-country road trip with a friendly alien as your sidekick who had special powers.  An interesting and original idea and a huge shame it got cancelled.  The story was actually Steven Spielberg's idea.  He had the script and wanted to make the game and a movie.  The game would have seen your character ...

Are You Ready To Experience A Close Encounter? I love Close Encounters of the Third Kind.  In a recent post where I revealed my top ten Steven Spielberg movies, the UFO movie came second and could have easily been first.   Another thing I love is gaming, especially games where you get to build in a sandbox environment.  Planet Coaster from the clever people at Frontier is one of them.  In the game you get to create, manage and tinker with your very own theme park and if you're clever enough you can build pretty much anything including mighty roller coasters where you can actually ride your very own creations. That is exactly what Tommy LaFleur has done.  Tommy has his own YouTube channel where he shows off his rather impressive creations in Planet Coaster.  He's obviously a Steven Spielberg fan as you will find roller coasters based on Indiana Jones and E.T. as well as other fantastic rides. I've played Planet Coaster and I can tell you t...

In honour of the highly anticipated release of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, HP has launched a special edition  Star Wars TM  Notebook that’s  bound to be at the top of any film fanatic’s Christmas wish list . Inspired by the Galactic Empire, the Star Wars TM  Special Edition notebook has a “battle-worn” distressed design and iconic Stormtroopers on the keyboard deck. The touchpad design mirrors the X-Wing Star Fighter Guidance System and the red backlit keyboard completes the dark-side design. With up to 7 hours of battery life, and Full HD display with optional touch, the Star Wars TM  Special Edition notebook is a great device for gaming. “HP is delivering an amazing Star Wars experience as the only PC vendor collaborating with Disney and Lucasfilm to create a one-of-one-kind notebook,” said   Louis Perrin, director, consumer products, Printing and Personal Systems Group, HP EMEA .   “As part of this relationship, we ...

A remastered version of what some will say is their favourite Star Wars game of all time has hit the Playstation Store on the PS4.   Super Star Wars , which was originally released on the SNES way back in 1992 is available for just $9.99. Some gamers have told me they are more excited about this than the current hot release of Star Wars Battlefront .  Super Star Wars was a 16-bit hit and has been remastered to take advantage of 1080p HD output on the Sony Playstation 4.  Also included in the remastered edition are extra controller options, your normal trophies achievements that you get with most Playstation games and (most importantly) a save feature. The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WI...

What is your most memorable Star Wars gaming moment? I'm writing an article on the top ten Star Wars games. What's yours? What stands out for you? We've had some great comments already on our Facebook page.  What's yours? Rob Post by The Bearded Trio . THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

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