Exclusive: Bree Turner Talks Grimm Season Finale

Bree Turner is a California born and raised actress who became a regular on the television show Grimm for the hit show's second season. Her character, Rosalee Calvert, is a Fuchsbau and one of the most interesting characters in the entire show that regularly assists in supernatural cases and displaying more human emotions and traits not typically associated with her species.

We were recently able to sit down with the actress and gamer, whose past experiences came with Super Mario Bros., Track and Field and Dance Dance Revolution, to talk about Grimm's upcoming season finale. Bree discussed how a very important character's life will "definitely be in the balance" in the season finale, how her pregnancy during the season didn't allow her to perform her own stunts or "get more physically involved" until the season finale and how one of her favorite films growing up was the original Clash of the Titans for its "animatronic" qualities. Read on for our questions from the interview and make sure to check out the season finale of Grimm tonight at 10/9c only on NBC!

Amanda Dyar: What would you say is one of the most challenging aspects of working on Grimm compared to other work you have done?

Bree Turner: Oh, the most challenging. Well, you know, I think I haven't really had much experience in the genre. I did a horror - I did this Masters of Horror for Showtime. I did a one-hour film. That was my only other genre piece that I've done.

I think with this though the - just that you have to really commit to the world that you're imagining because, you know, a lot - what you see on television is not what's happening on the set. You know, we don't look like our creatures when we're acting. It's all CGI. We have little white dots all over our faces when we're, you know, trying to do these serious scenes.

And also just like the language, the German, the Grimmish, the, you know, and the fact that it needs to sound casual. I think all those elements combined are challenging and, you know, unique to any other job I've personally done.


Amanda Dyar: What would you say is the scariest creature so far to appear on the show?

Bree: I think the scariest creature was that Mauvais Dentes that was in our Season 2 premiere with the big saber tooth teeth, you know. He was very scary. And I thought the - both the special effect makeup and the CGI on that creature were really, really one of our best.

For more information on the show and the exciting season finale, check out the official Grimm website.

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10 Titles To Look Forward To Seeing At E3 2013

Every year the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) showcases some of the hottest new titles, gadgets and consoles we can expect to see in the near future. 2013’s expo is incredibly close (commencing June 11th) so without further ado, here are 10 brand new titles you can expect to probably make an appearance at this years hugely anticipated event. Read on to learn more!

1. Gran Turismo 6

Just like Killzone, no Sony hardware release would truly be complete without another inevitable installment to the Gran Turismo franchise. Having already been recently announced to the PS3 with a Christmas release date it’s still being debated as to whether or not this racing giant will park itself on the list of PS4 titles as well. Along with showing off a handful of the beautiful 1,200 cars featured you can also expect to see a demo of the new course maker, tracks and clarification about a PS4 release too.

2. Legend of Zelda: Wii U

Rumored since the moment the Wii U was announced, we’re still lacking this key title amongst the ranks of Wii U games. Although confirmed to be in early development stages little else is known about the next Legend of Zelda game, it’s rumored to be maintaining the graphical style of Skyward Sword whilst expanding dungeon sizes exponentially. Although not yet given a time frame it’s likely to focus on an older Link, exploring the romance between him and Zelda that was so well received in Skyward Sword. It’s also in circulation that it’ll have a 2014 release leaving E3 2013 as a prime opportunity to get the hype started and clear up many of these rumors.

3. WatchDogs

Even though it was at E3 2012, WatchDogs is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated titles gracing the next generation consoles. Ubisoft have released tease after tease regarding this game including trailers and gameplay footage. Arguably that leaves little room for an E3 demonstration this year but its more than likely Ubisoft have a few more aces up their sleeves. A playable next-gen console demo along with some plot and character information will be a few of the tasty tidbits you can expect to see this year.

4. Call of Duty: Ghosts

Strategically announced after several problematic leaks, Call of Duty: Ghosts still has a lot to clear up. All we have so far is a live action trailer and a short sneaky peek at development processes. Although the main announcement for the game is due alongside the Xbox Infinity reveal it’s highly doubtful that Infinity Ward won’t want to show it off at E3 too. Extensive gameplay footage, new weapon debuts and probably some fresh kill streak rewards can be expected for E3, they might even clear up whether or not the character ‘Ghost’ will be making an appearance.

5. Infamous: Second Son

After the announcement of this game at the PS4 event a few months back we’ve been delivered a steady trickle of information, enough to wet our appetites but not really enough to be convinced. A booth at E3 is almost a certainty and will hopefully deliver the first opportunity for people to try out some gameplay along with developing Delsin Rowe’s powers of pyromancy. A few new innovative enemies and a deeper look at the new playground of Seattle are also highly desirable aspects of the game we can expect to see.

6. The Last Guardian


We’ve been treated to a few glimpses at the next game to come from the magical minds of Team ICO, we’ve even been given a few empty promises of release dates. Question is, where is The Last Guardian? This hugely anticipated IP has had a rather turbulent development history filled with delays and mystery, something we have hoped will be but to bed at every E3 since 2011. Unfortunately The Last Guardian still remains an uncertainty, however recent claims that it’ll make its way onto the PS4 have reignited hope that it will finally make its debut. Shuhei Yoshida, head of Sony’s Game Studio, has raised even more eyebrows by stating that they’re “waiting for the right time to re-introduce The Last Guardian”. Fingers crossed E3 2013 is the right time!

7. Beyond: Two Souls

Showcased at E3 last year, Quantic Dream’s stunning cinema-styled game has since been causing quite the stir. It’s the second videogame to ever be recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival where viewers got to see an exclusive 35-minute clip. It has also shown off its extensive dialogue script and groundbreaking animation mechanics. Not too much is left to debut at E3 so it’s possible we’ll see some more glimpses at the innovative development process. Some elaboration on the storyline and the powerful abilities of protagonist Jodie would also make for an excellent E3 event.

8. Super Smash Bros. Wii U


Similar to the inevitability of a Gran Turismo title, Nintendo always accompany a new release with a Smash Bros. game. As of yet, however, we’re yet to see any concrete information regarding a Wii U installment to the franchise. The Wii U has been met by a somewhat stale reception; E3 should be where Nintendo re-establishes the console as a contender in the next generation. Considering Nintendo aren’t holding an event at E3 the (almost certain) unveiling is likely to be at their own separate event, however you can be sure that we’ll get to give this title and its new characters a spin at E3.

9. Fable 4

After the not-so-great reception of the Kinect title ‘Fable: The Journey’ the Fable franchise is in need of a little rejuvenation. With that in mind many have been speculating about the development of Fable 4, potentially for the next generation consoles. With news from the Official Xbox Magazine a few days ago that Lionhead Studios are looking for Unreal Engine experts it would seem that a new Fable title might well be in the pipeline. All things considered, if they’re still recruiting it’ll be in the early stages of development however that doesn’t rule out the high chance of a debut trailer and concept art to feature at either E3 or the prior Xbox event.

10. Halo 5

Along with a likely Fable announcement, Microsoft will probably release something regarding the next Halo game. Halo 4 was just the beginning to the new “Reclaimer” trilogy of games, developed by 343 industries, meaning a direct sequel to Halo 4 is effectively guaranteed. Aaron Greenberg, Chief of Staff for Interactive Entertainment at Microsoft (phewf!) has also teased us, stating they have “tonnes of exclusives” to debut at E3 this year. Its doubtful Microsoft will announce a next generation console without a new title from their most popular franchise so hopefully E3 will shed light on a concrete release date and some next-gen Master Chief FPS action.

Which title are you most looking forward to? Any titles not on the list that you’re expecting to be at the event? Let us know in the comment section below!

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New Co-op Trailer Arrives for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist will release in North America on August 20th and now fans of the series can check out a new trailer that highlights the game’s co-op mode.

With the Strategic Mission Interface (SMI) hub, the lines are blurred between the single player campaign and co-op as the narrative is deepened with Sam Fisher and Isaac Briggs. Players can earn in-game currency and unlock additional weapons or gadgets via specialized co-op missions assigned by Grim, Briggs, Charlie and Kobin.

For more information on the game, please visit: splintercell.com and follow on Facebook at facebook.com/splintercell.

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WAKFU Introduces Ultimate Boss: The Legendary Dragon Pig With New Teaser

Players beware! On May 21st, the high-level players will finally get the ultimate opportunity to meet the Ultimate Boss: the legendary Dragon Pig in WAKFU with a new teaser trailer! What is WAKFU? It is an original massively multiplayer online role playing universe where humor goes hand in hand with action-packed, tactical battles. Read on to learn more

What are Ultimate Bosses?
Ultimate Bosses are WAKFU’s hardcore PvE (player vs environment) content. They are instanced bosses, accessible once per week. They require players to develop a team strategy for several weeks before confronting them and being able to beat them and obtain very rare items.

The Dragon Pig: a crossmedia character welcomed in WAKFU

The Dragon Pig is a huge creature, as fearsome as he is stinky… and surprisingly swift! He appeared for the first time in a DOFUS dungeon, a story that was told in a one-shot DOFUS Monster manga which bears the Dragon Pig’s name. But he also appears twice in the WAKFU series. The Dragon Pig is a real tactical challenge that is aimed at very-high-level players (120-125). Those players’ behavior will influence the monster’s aggressiveness and the outcome of the battle!

To learn more about his behavior and characteristics and to see examples of the rewards players have the chance to receive for fighting him, read the official devblog. You can also get more information in the related news on WAKFU’s official website.

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Resident Evil Revelations Bringing The Horror This Tuesday, May 21st

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil Revelations (read our review here) will release the undead onto consoles and PCs tomorrow May 21st in North America. Fans can pick up the horror on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC and Nintendo’s Wii U console and will be available as a digital download as well.

The critically acclaimed survival horror title takes players back to events that took place between Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5, revealing the truth about the T-Abyss virus. Featuring series favorites Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield, the action begins on board a supposedly abandoned cruise ship, the ‘Queen Zenobia,’ then moves to the mainland and the devastated city of Terragrigia. With limited ammo and weapons available, the race is on to survive the terrors that unfold.

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Call of Juarez Gunslinger Shooting Up Consoles and PC on May 22nd

Ubisoft has revealed that fans can expect to get their hands on Call of Juarez Gunslinger this coming Wednesday, May 22nd, for $14.99 as a downloadable console title and on PC through digital distribution channels. This means fans have only two more days to prepare before the badass Silas Greaves starts dishing out his own plate of justice in the old Wild West.

Call of Juarez Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales and era. Players will live the epic journey of Silas Greaves, a ruthless bounty hunter who spent his life on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws. Now it is Silas’ time to tell his story, which is linked to the history of the Wild West era: a mix of myths and historical facts.

Made of memorable encounters with some of the West’s most notorious names such as Billy the Kid, Pat Garret, Jesse James and Butch Cassidy, the game blurs the lines between man and myth. Call of Juarez® Gunslinger lets players live the greatest legends of the Old West.

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Shadow Warrior Getting Reimagined for 2014; Check Out This Epic New Trailer!

Flying Wild Hog and Devolver Digital have revealed new details on their latest collaboration entitled Shadow Warrior. The game is a reimagining of the cult classic from 1997 and will blend the techniques of modern design, inventive combat mechanics, and a contemporary retelling of Lo Wang’s comical rise to legend.

“The team here at Flying Wild Hog are longtime fans of the original Shadow Warrior with its unique combat innovations and distinct setting not seen in shooters at that time,” said Michal Szustak, Studio Head at Flying Wild Hog. “The classic arcade-style shooter is a genre we genuinely love, so redesigning the world of Shadow Warrior and the character of Lo Wang has been a fantastic project for the team.”

Shadow Warrior tells the offbeat tale of Zilla Enterprise’s corporate shogun, Lo Wang, who is ordered by his employer to track down and acquire a legendary blade known as the Nobitsura Kage. Forced into a timeless battle, Lo Wang learns of the blade’s connection to ancient gods from another realm, pushing our world to the brink of destruction. Aided by Hoji, a banished spirit from this mysterious world, Lo Wang must use a masterful combination of gun, blade, magic and wit to discover the truth behind the demonic invasion and banish the encroaching forces back into the darkness.

“If you read this far you should know that you tangle with twin female assassins and slice off demon heads to use as weapons,” said Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker. “It’s super fucking rad.”

Shadow Warrior is set to launch on PC via Steam and other digital download service this fall with next-gen console release in 2014. For updated information on development, follow @_ShadowWarrior on Twitter or visit www.shadowwarrior.com.

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Celebrate Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D This Memorial Day At The Los Angeles Zoo

You are invited to come out during Memorial Day weekend for a four-day event and the renaming of the gorilla habitat as “Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at Campo Gorilla Reserve” to celebrate the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for Nintendo 3DS as well as bring awareness to the endangered gorillas, whose relatives in the wild face threats such as poaching and habitat loss. The event will be hosted by Nintendo of America and the Los Angeles Zoo and will be packed full of fun and educational activities such as the “Donkey Kong Interactive Experience” which involves the zoo’s family of lowland gorillas. The animals will receive cardboard barrels (inspired by the ones found in the game) that are filled with treats and that enrich their behavior. Visitors and fans can also play Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at various kiosks in the zoo and take pictures with the costumed Donkey Kong character.

EVENT DETAILS
WHO:    Gorillas, Donkey Kong, zoo visitors and Nintendo video game fans
WHEN:  Friday-Monday, May 24-27: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
               Gorilla feeding experience – Friday-Monday, May 24-27: 12:30 p.m. PT
               Press event – Friday, May 24: 9:30 a.m. PT (Media RSVP by 10 a.m. on May 22)
WHERE: Los Angeles Zoo
                 5333 Zoo Drive
                 Los Angeles, CA 90027
VISUALS: Families, kids, Nintendo fans and real-life gorillas taking part in the “Donkey Kong Interactive Experience.” Zoo personnel will give the gorillas cardboard barrels filled with food to interact with. The costumed Donkey Kong character walking around the zoo, taking pictures with zoo visitors and Nintendo fans.Zoo visitors and Nintendo fans playing and enjoying Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at Nintendo 3DS stations set up in the zoo.

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Make Wario’s Dream Game A Reality With Game & Wario

Players can help bring a new Wii U game to life entitled Game & Wario. In order to help Wario achieve his dream then players must chip in to funding this awesome game by the launch date of June 23. Gamers can head to the crowdsourcing site called Crowdfarter to get started in helping bring the dream to life. Players will “donate coins” by “liking” the site and all of the daily updates straight from Wario on Facebook or simply tweeting them on Twitter.

“Game & Wario is an entertaining collection of uproarious games that uses the Wii U GamePad controller in unique and hilarious ways,” said Wario, CEO of WarioWare, Inc., and all-around amazing guy. “WAHAHAHAHA! THAT WAS MY IMPRESSION OF A SUPER-SERIOUS GUY IN A SUIT! GAME & WARIO IS THE BEST GAME IN THE HISTORY OF TIME! IT’S THE YEAR OF WARIO! WAHAHAHAHA!”

Fans can visit Crowdfarter.com and show their support today. In addition to the immense satisfaction one will get from supporting an incredible game that will make all Wii U users of the world howl with laughter and weep with delight, participating in the Crowdfarter.com campaign offers visitors a whole lot of great rewards. As fans continue to show support, stretch goals will be unlocked, offering fun rewards such as an exclusive video, wallpaper and even a ringtone with Wario’s melodious voice.

In addition, Wario himself is going to take time out of his busy schedule to visit Crowdfarter.com and post daily executive updates. These updates will range from not-so-helpful tips from Wario to exclusive assets from Game & Wario. Wario’s executive updates are guaranteed to make everyone’s day a gas. Be a part of gaming history! Check out Crowdfarter.com today!

For more information about Game & Wario, visit http://www.gameandwario.com/. For more information about Crowdfarter, visit http://www.crowdfarter.com/ and make it rain!

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Doritos Crash Course 2 (Video Game Review)

Doritos Crash Course 2 is the newest release from developer Behaviour. The company has a large library of games dating back to Jersey Devil on the original PlayStation and includes some hit and miss titles as well such as the highly popular Monkey Quest and the what were they thinking/I want my money back Wipeout series. Doritos Crash Course 2 is much more like the Wipeout series than any of the other games the team has developed, but surprisingly, both Doritos Crash Course 2 and its predecessor manage to surpass expectations despite being free-to-play on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Intuitive level design, more features including online multiplayer and plenty of unlockable Achievements and in-game items makes Doritos Crash Course 2 a fun game and a steal to download for free.

In Doritos Crash Course 2, players take their Xbox LIVE Avatar to intuitive new obstacle courses to race to the finish as fast as possible. Giant swinging hammers, rotating walls, large gaps and floor traps are just some of the many obstacles players will need to overcome to complete courses, but trampolines, ropes, climbable platforms and other useful items are scattered across the stages to make progression possible The game features four unique locations including beginning with the Amazon Jungle, Egypt, Pirate Island, and finally, Pirate Island. These locations are far more diversified than the countries in the previous game, and there are seven different stages in each location. Once you've loaded your Avatar into the game, you're ready for some obstacle course fun.

There are plenty of new features packed into Doritos Crash Course 2 from the original game. The first major change players will notice when loading up the game for the first time is the addition of a Shop at the main menu. It's here where players can purchase Prince of Persia like rewinds to redo sections of a course with no time penalty, nab powerups such as a boost in stamina or the ability to wall run, purchase jinxes to send your opponents that will turn them into running tutu fairies, toilets and more, or simply purchase new courses. The game uses two types of currency unfortunately that will turn off players with pay-to-win phobias. Stars can be found scattered throughout stages to make in-game purchases, or Microsoft Points can be used to unlock coins for cheaper purchases. This can seem a bit unfair at first, but it only really affects the game's online multiplayer, and once you've played through the game long enough to unlock a powerup of your choice, it won't make much of a difference whether you purchased coins or not.

Doritos Crash Course 2 has other new features this time around in addition to the shop and in-game purchases. The game supports Avatar Famestar that allows players to earn special rewards across multiple games for playing including Happy Wars, Motocross Madness and Wreckateer. Another improvement in the game is an ability to save up to three replays to share with friends to prove you really won the photo finish race or how you traversed a difficult obstacle with ease. When compared with similar games from Behaviour, Doritos Crash Course 2 is easily the best looking game in the family friendly genre and features the best course design by far. It's hard to comprehend why Doritos Crash Course 2 is a free-to-play game that is far superior to last year's debacle that was Wipeout 3, but Xbox 360 owners can be happy for this fortune and continue enjoying obstacle course fun with the family for free. Check out Doritos Crash Course 2 on Xbox LIVE Arcade; it's free!

Doritos Crash Course 2 is now available free-to-play exclusively on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Doritos Crash Course 2 is rated E by the ESRB for Mild Fantasy Violence. For more information on Doritos Crash Course 2, check it out on the official Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Game Features:

Online Multiplayer 1-4

Free-to-Play

Race to the Finish with Xbox LIVE Avatars

Online Leaderboards

Achievement Support

Game Information:
Developer: Behaviour
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Available Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade
Release Date: May 8, 2013

Score: 7 out of 10

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