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Clock Tower movie posters spotted in the wild

We've got the Clock Tower movie on our radar because the game is cool. Granted a game to movie tie-in is usually dire and this one will probably fall by the wayside along with all the others, but the premise is so fab we're crossing our fingers.

If these arty movie posters are anything to go by at least it might be stylish... maybe?

Clock Tower Movie Posters

Tomb Raider Underworld demo on XBLA - Impressions

Well we downloaded the Tomb Raider Underworld demo on XBLA yesterday and played it through to completion. Our initial thoughts were the graphics are even more stunning that the last. Undulating waters, underwater shadows, lighting, textures and Lara's character model all look awesome.

Playing through we realised it's the same old same old, but with just enough extra's to make you go 'whoa cool'. Lara can now climb as though on a climbing wall, provided there are handholds. Lara can also walk on beams now, which is a nice touch. She just seems more fluid somehow, probably down to the motion capture they've used this time around.

If you haven't downloaded the demo yet, get to it... well worth a play through, even with the few frustrating bits.

Halo Recon female hero? Well we can dream.

The new trailer for "Halo Recon" is out and the "new Hero" we'll all see mid 2009 looks a lot smaller than one Master Chief. Sure the armor is different, but some of us girl gamers have this long held fantasy that one day Bungie, along with other developers will actually realise we're playing their games and throw us a bone.

A playable female hero in a Halo would be, well, a miracle, but it would also be really cool and this new trailer could be male or female, heck maybe they should leave it completely ambiguous. Nah.. female Orbital Drop Shock Trooper please Bungie - even if she has 'man hands'.

Halo 3: Recon 'Debut' trailer

Via [1Up].

Jane Shepherd in the Mass Effect movie

Our friends over at Lesbian Gamers have an interesting post up regarding the new "Mass Effect" movie. The grrls consider the option of a female Commander Jane Shepherd over the - seemingly - forgone conclusion if a movie gets made the Commander will be male.

Given the success of the "ALIEN" franchise and its heroine Ellen Ripley, seeing another lone female space heroine would be a good move, particularly with the deluge of male heroes in the genre. One can almost hear the fanboys squealing "let Vin Diesel be Shepherd", "Ooh ooh how about Dwayne "the Rock' Johnson". To that we say the LG grrls have chosen a couple of sweet ideas for Jane Shepherd that would be far more appealing.

Jade Beyond Good & Evil re-release?

One of the coolest female games characters may be getting the re-release treatment. According to a user over at the neogaf forums a poster advertising the September release of "Beyond Good & Evil" was spotted in a local EB store. The poster shows the unmistakable image of Jade, camera in hand and states "Order Your Copy Today For Only $9.99" and "Available in September from Ubisoft".

Good news for those that missed this great the first time around and a clever move by Ubisoft if it is true as they'll need to plant the "Beyond Good & Evil" seed in the minds of gamers who miss it the first time around. For ten bucks, we think this is a bargain.

Via [NeoGAF]