This is still a rumor but a good one. The screen adaptation of Remedy Entertainment’s multi-award winning game, Max Payne, about a cop and his vengeful journey through New York, is finally being made into a movie. Max Payne was a major hit and a very popular game; the game introduced the concept of Slow-motion action, also called Bullet Time. Check out the video below to see Max Payne in action.

The movie will start shooting in March this year and if rumor is to be believed, Mark Wahlberg  will be playing the role of Max Payne, a great choice for the role. One cannot forget Mark’s strong performance in “The Departed”, just cut the crazy talk and you have a strong character resemblance. The movie is supposed to be released in 2010, here’s hoping we see a teaser soon, in the meanwhile enjoy this trailer of an indie film based on Max Payne.

I am a big Blizzard fan; this is one game developer/publisher that others should look up to. Blizzard has a number of successful game franchises like Diablo, Starcraft, and Warcraft. The worlds most popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft belongs to Blizzard, their forthcoming game called Starcraft 2 is the most anticipated PC title for this year, with so much going on, its hard to keep track of Blizzard.

I believe that other game developers should take note and learn from a developer that has performed so consistently over the past decade, with games that appeal to the game critics and the general audience as well. There is a rumor doing rounds all over the internet of a strong possibility of an online version of Starcraft, considering Blizzards success with World of Warcraft, Starcraft online will be a great experience.

What really amazes me is Blizzards support to the gaming community, with regular events, and constant updates they make sure that the gamers are always satisfied and their product is never monotonous. Click here to go to the Blizzard website, look for the awesome fan-art section with great wallpapers. You may also check out the Wiki-page for Blizzard, you will find many interesting facts about Blizzard.

Blizzard recently merged with Activision forming “Activision Blizzard”, a merger that holds a lot of promise for upcoming projects. This is a great developer, with some of the biggest projects under its belt, let’s hope we see Starcraft 2 soon and enjoy another great product from Blizzard.       

Final Fantasy is a huge franchise for Sony, every game sells millions of copies and merchandise. The FFXIII game on the PS3 is highly anticipated, not only in Japan but also other parts of the world. Click here to view the latest Famitsu magazine scans that feature FFXIII.

Sony is banking heavily on this game and if past performance is to be taken into account, the game will sell a lot of PS3’s. The Final Fantasy series started way back in 1987 and till date has 28 games under various genres and franchises, spawning into mobile phones and MMORPGs. If you are a movie buff, you would remember the two FF movies, “Spirits Within” and “Advent Children”. The game franchise has sold over 80 million units, and is the fourth highest selling franchise of all time. Check out the wiki-page for more info.