So cut back to a year or so ago, think back, back....one little game captured the hearts of millions with it's retro gameplay and insane art style. That game was Alien Hominid. It was initially a test by the Newgrounds.com crew to see if they could get a piece of the console gaming pie, and I gotta say that they nailed it. So cut back to now. With the recently announced Castle Crashers, we have one more little gem for you....apparently Alien Hominid is also coming to XBLA, and it's coming by the end of the year. That's all that has been revealed to us, and with the news of Castle Crashers coming in 2007, then Alien Hominid is definately a good way to hold us all over until then. Also, if you can't wait til then, definately pick it up for either PS2 or Gamecube in the US and PS2/Xbox in the UK.

For more info, definately check out http://www.thebehemoth.com/

Hello! I'm Justin Gain, and I'll be bringing you what I hope to be vast amounts of news. So, strap in your seatbelts and get ready for a ride. Just so you guys can get a glimpse of what to expect, here's a couple of factoids. I'm a huge huge huge gamer. I've been gaming since 88-89. In relation, I was born in 85. I am big on classic games, and I tend to be a "grumpy gamer" when it comes to my views. Also, I'm a huge music fan so maybe I can post some of that in here too. Yeah, my current love is my 360 and DS. I just beat Dead Rising recently and I must say that all 360 owners should at least play this title once. That's about it for now!
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Today we welcome to the staff Justin Gain! He's gonna handle some daily news for you guys, and write the ocassional editorial. He is a great writer that I am sure will impress all of you as he has me.

Remember, Rated-M is stil llooking for a couple people. To find out more, click on the jobs link on the main page, http://www.rated-m.com!

The first round of Dead Rising DLC has hit the Marketplace. 6 keys, all to lockers giving you free costumes. Yes, I said free. There is no charge for any of the current content!

The keys are as follows:

Miami Nights
Casual
Weekender
Round Shades
Burgundy Wine
Grandpa
Pink Paparazzie
Man in Black

Each key is only 108kb and takes a split second to download!

Enjoy!

That's right, you read it correctly. Once again, we provide you the goods. This past weekend, a Saw III trailer preceded The Descent. Someone, not myself, managed to get ahold of this, and it got in my hands.

The quality isn't the best, but if you want to see it, check it out for yourself! The trailer is just over 1MB, and requires DivX to watch!

We also bring to you the new theatrical poster now appearing in theaters. Enjoy!

SAW III Trailer

If you place a pre-order for Loco Roco at your local game store, you can get a demo of this highly addictive and fun game! In my opinion, this is the best PSP game since Lumines. IGN gave this game PSP game of show at E3, and it is no wonder why! Make sure to get your pre-orders in today and pick up your demo!

Loco Roco hits stores 9/5/06.

Saint's Row fanatics who pre-order through GameStop or EBGames get that neat little DVD demo, right? Well that isn't all they get.

Pre-orders for the game also get a code to unlock a free exclusive in-game t-shirt. There is no word as to what the shirt looks like, but the paper ads have gone up in GameStops and EBGames nationwide. Make sure to throw donw some money on this game ASAP!

I wrote this short story based on the new Dead Rising game by Capcom. I need to mention that this story is in no way created by, endorsed, or approved by Capcom. I also need to mention that this story is to be considered for adults only, Rated R (or Rated-M lol).

I hope you all enjoy this. Feel free to leave comments about it in this post, or on our official forums!

Dead Rising: A Survivor's Story

After days of speculation and waiting, Capcom has finally answered all of our dreams. The dead Rising demo is up on the marketplace as we speak! The download weighs in at a hefty 1014.61MB, but is well worth the download! This is one of the most hyped up and awaited games of the year!

We dug up these official box arts and other photos for the game! Enjoy:

U.S Box Art

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PAL Limited Edition Box Art

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Here is the list we know so far of the achievments for Dead Rising. No point values are added, so we assume that the points will be evenly spread across the lot of them.

Zombie Hunter: Defeat at least 1,000 zombies.
Zombie Killer: Defeat at least 10,000 zombies.
Zombie Genocider: Defeat at least 53,594 zombies.
Self Defense: Defeat at least 1 psychopath.
Peace Keeper: Defeat at least 5 psychopaths.
Punisher: Defeat at least 10 psychopaths.
Legendary Soldier: Unknown
Hella Copter: Unknown
Tour Guide: Escort 8 survivors at once.
Frank the Pimp: Simultaneously escort 8 female survivors.
Full Set: Collect all portraits in the notebook.
Humanist: Get at least 10 survivors out of the mall.
Life Saver: Get at least 20 survivors out of the mall.
Saint: Get at least 50 survivors out of the mall.
Strike!: Send at least 10 zombies flying with bowling balls.
Costume Party: Place novelty masks on at least 10 zombies.
Raining Zombies: Knock at least 30 zombies aside with a parasol.
Gourmet: Eat all types of food available in the mall.
Item Smasher: Break at least 100 items.
Bullet Point: Fire at least 1,000 bullets.
Perfect Gunner: Don't miss with a machine gun.
Photojournalist: Score at least 1,500 PP from a single photo.
The Artiste: Score at least 3,000 PP from a single photo.
Group Photo: Get 50 Target Markers with the camera.
Portraiture: Photograph at least 10 survivors.
Census Taker: Photograph at least 50 survivors.
Psycho Photo: Photograph at least 4 psychopaths.
Psycho Collector: Photograph at least 10 psychopaths.
PP Collector: Photograph all PP Stickers.
Snuff Shot B: Unknown
Snuff Shot J: Unknown
Transmissionary: Answer all calls from Otis.
Indoorsman: Spend at least 24 hours indoors.
Outdoorsman: Spend at least 24 hours outdoors.
Freefall: Drop from a height of at least 16 feet (5 meters).
Marathon Runner: Cover a distance of 26.2 miles (42.195 km).
Carjacker: Steal the convicts' vehicle.
Stunt Driver: Jump a car at least 33 feet (10 meters).
Stunt Rider: Jump a motorcycle at least 33 feet (10 meters).
Zombie Road: Walk over 33 feet (10 meters) on the backs of zombies using the Zombie Ride. Karate Champ: Defeat at least 1,000 zombies barehanded.
Sharp Dresser: Change into at least 20 different costumes.
Clothes Horse: Change into all costumes available in the mall.
Level Max: Reach level 50.
Unbreakable: Get the true ending without being knocked out.
Overtime Mode: Unveil all cases and be at the heliport at noon.
8 Mode: Get the true ending.
3 Day Survivor: Survive for at least 72 hours.
5 Day Survivor: Survive for at least 5 days.
7 Day Survivor: Survive for at least 7 days.

We have uncovered what the Dead Rising T-Shirt will look like. Even though this one is in Blue, I have been hearing that there are atleast 4 colors of the shirt, Green, Red, and Yellow are the others.



Dead Rising will be on store shelves 8/8/06, so make sure to get your pre-order in soon!

To kick off our new design, and the opening of our fourms, we are holding a contest in which we are giving away 36 promotional codes for FREE Oblivion Horse Armor. This code is only good for the PC version.

To enter, all you have to do is register for our forums and make a post! The contest will run until Monday morning, and the 36 winners will be chosen randomly from the pool of participants.

This code will not work for the XB360 version, or the upcoming PS3 and PSP versions. Visit the thread below to enter!

http://s2.excoboard.com/exco/thread.php?forumid=127505&threadid=873868

UPDATE: Due to the slow influx of entries, the contest will continue until al 36 armor codes are gone!

The official achievment list for the upcoming XB360 game Saint's Row has been released. To see what you'll be looking for in the game, head on to the link below!

Source: http://www.achieve360points.com/game/saintsrow/

N3, or Ninty Nine Nights, is one of the most eagerly awaited titles of the fall. Already released in some regions, buzz is starting to spread about this game. Well starting today, you can see for yourself. The N3 demo has hit XBL Marketplace!

The demo weighs in at 587.43 MB, but is sure to be well worth the download. N3 hits US shelves in just a few days, 8/15/06.

You may have noticed that we are sporting a spiffy new design. However, some of the links in our sidebar are still not working just yet. We will have those working in the next day or two. In the meantime, enjoy the new design!

Our Blogger site is still up by the way, so we haven't slighted those of you who loved that format. We will be using Blogger to handle our news content until we can come up with something better. From now on, http://www.rated-m.com will lead to the main page, and http://rated-m.blogspot.com will lead to the news section. You can stil laccess the news from the main page, so please update your bookmarks!

We would love to hear from you about the new design, so feel free to leave us a comment!

We were the ones to leak the Transformers movie trailer, forcing the studio to release it on the net earlier than expected. We brought you a first look at the teaser poster as well as a shot of the model for Bumblebee. Now we bring you yet another shot from the set of the film! This time, it's US soldiers under attack from the Decepticons!

Enjoy the photo, and check the links below in case you missed our previous coverage!



http://rated-m.blogspot.com/2006/06/transformers-done-michael-bay-style.html
http://rated-m.blogspot.com/2006/06/transformers-teaser-trailer-to-precede.html
http://rated-m.blogspot.com/2006/06/world-exclusive-transformers-trailer.html
http://rated-m.blogspot.com/2006/06/paramount-pictures-responds-to-leaked.html

Now that the Saint's Row demo is out in stores, the buzz is moving like a freight train. There were many skeptical gamers wondering whether or not this game would be just another pretender like Driv3r, The Godfather, True Crime, and many others who have tried to capitalize on GTA's thunder.



We are happy to announce that this game indeed has what it takes to compete! Of course, many people will call this game a GTA clone, however, let's not forget that this is a true next-gen game. With things like full customization of cars, clothes, and your home, plus tons of great missions, online play and the HAVOK engine, this game stands to raise the bar and force the GTA team to improve on their own formula! This is so far the only game that I have played that has fully recreated the feeling that GTA originally gave us all.

Those of you who want to play this game now can get the demo by pre-ordering at most retailers. If you can't find it in a store near you, don't fret. The demo hits the XBL marketplace on August 1st. The game is due to hit the streets on August 29th. Something tells me many of us will still be playing the demo until the game's release!

http://www.saintsrow.com/

For those of you who haven't seen it yet, the new TMNT teaser is up on the official site. This CG Animated film is the product of the rebrorn project that John Woo walked out on years ago (yeah, another US project he backed out of). This time around, the film looks MUCH better graphically, and looks to follow the same intensity of the comics without sacrificing the comedy we have grown to love.

Check out the official site and see for yourself:

http://tmnt.warnerbros.com/

Thanks to my friend Allen Hudson for the heads up on this!

One of the most underrated martial artists in the west, Donnie yen is in my opinion "The New Master". I mean this in no disrespect of course to Bruce Lee's legacy. The reason I say this isn't because Donnie Yen is a brilliant fighter (which he is), but because of everything else that makes him great in addition.

Yen is a great film director. He has worked with every great martial arts movie director in Hong Kong, from Tsui Hark to Yuen Wo Ping. He learned from the best. Where Donnie really shines though, is in his genious martial arts choreography. Again, much of what he knows of choreography, he has learned from Yuen Wo Ping, the best in the business. Yen grew up woring with Yuen, who also gave him his first big break.

Most Americans who aren't really into importing movies from Hong Kong don't know about Yen. However, he has been in a few key films here in the states. Playing bad guys in both "Highlander: Endgame" and "Blade 2", he also choreographed for the two films. He also played the villain in "Shanghai Knights". A few of his fine Hong Kong performances have made it here to theaters. The "Iron Monkey", one of the best martial arts films of all time, and the absolutely superb "Hero". Most people also don't know that he choreographed the action scenes in Capcom's "Onimusha 3: Demon Seige".

Donnie is every bit as good a fighter as Jet Li, and when they go toe to toe in films you see two geniouses at work. One of Donnie's most memorable scenes was against Jet Li in the film "Once Upon A Time In China 2". The choreography was brilliantly done by Yuen Wo Ping, who had actually trained both fighters throughout most of their careers. Donnie really proved that he could keep up with the man some feel is the best martial artist alive.

One of his newest masterpieces is "Sha Po Lang (SPL)", in which he both choreographed and starred. Sammo Hung played the roll of his career in this film. His acting alone deserved an award. Wu Jing, one of the brightest new stars, and another genious fighter, plays an awesome villain. Donnie Yen has like a 20 minute UNCUT fight with Wu Jing that will absolutely blow your mind. Donnie shows in this film exactly why I call him "The New Master". His blending of Brazilian shoot fighting, Kung Fu, and even a little Muy Thai into one flowing style is exactly what Master Lee was looking to accomplish with Jeet Kun Do. To not have one style, but all styles. This film is to this day one of the best fight films of all time. There is still buzz about this film almost 3 years later. You have to see this film.



Donnie is getting more and more exposure stateside, so expect to see a lot more of him in the coming years. "SPL" and the masterpiece "Seven Swords" are both coming stateside, and Donnie plans to bring his newest film, "Dragon Tiger Gate" stateside as well. For everything he has done, we here at Rated-M give him our highest recommendation.

http://www.donnieyen.com