The popular video game documentary Indie Game: The Movie will be available for purchase on digital platforms starting June 12, 2012, the official website confirms. In addition to being able to purchase the movie directly through the website, fans will also have the option of snatching it from either iTunes or Steam. Yes. Steam. No matter where you buy it, you'll be paying $9.99.

Pre-orders are already open for DVD and Blu-ray versions, though there's no set release date yet for these. A response on the official website to a reader comment indicates that boxed copies of the film should mail out soon after the digital launch, possibly sometime in July, but the physical copies still need to be designed and manufactured. 

For those who aren't familiar, you should definitely check out our Indie Game: The Movie review. It's a solid piece of filmmaking that offers a deep-dive inside look into the world of indie development.

According to Deadline, Josh Trank has signed with Sony Pictures to develop and direct a Shadow Of The Colossus movie. It's planned as a large-scale, live-action adaptation of the PS2 Sony video game. Trank, who directed Chronicle, says he's a fan of the game, and sought out the project. He'll work on the movie with producer Kevin Misher and executives Andy Berman and Kevin Chang.

This isn't the only big movie Trank has in the works. He's also developing two Marvel superhero franchises: Fantastic Four for Fox and the Spider-Man spinoff Venom for Sony. He’s also signed to do the film adaptation of comic book adaptation Red Star for Fox. 

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Hello, Thursday. And hello, new Attack of the Show. Tonight, Kevin Pereira and Candace ;Bailey talk to stand-up comedian Ralphie May in studio about his new DVD, Too Big To Ignore, and Tiffany Smith sits down with Tim Burton, Michelle Pfeiffer and the rest of the cast about their big screen adaptation of Dark Shadows. Matt Mira also reviews the Bose SoundLink mobile speaker for Gadget Pr0n and Sara Underwood talks about the new Facebook app center for The Feed. Tune in at 7PM EST!

Ken Levine wants you to know that the long-discussed BioShock movie isn't completely dead in the water, it's just more of a secondary concern at Irrational Games as development on BioShock Infinite winds to a close. He revealed as much in a new interview with Edge Magazine (via Videogamer), stating that, "It's all about the stars aligning. We're still focusing on it, but it hasn't consumed us."

The BioShock movie was in the news again in March 2012, when attached director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo revealed that the project is on hold due to disagreements between "the studio and the video game company" over the budget and the desired rating. Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski had originally been set to direct, though he revealed in February 2011 that he was off the project, and for the same reasons as Fresnadillo.

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The Avengers movie hits theaters this weekend! Geek-forces, assemble! To celebrate, we're giving one of our readers a present! Our friends at Kotobukiya  and G4 are giving a very cool Iron Man statue to one lucky person.

In this pre-painted, snap-fit ARTFX Statue, Tony Stark stands in a classic Iron Man pose, legs planted and arms held back as he fires his chest-mounted beam weapon in a devastating strike. And it can be yours.

You need only visit our Avenger's contest page, read the rules, then enter the appropriate information. We'll randomly choose a winner and send out the coolest action figure in your collection. Good luck!

Tonight's Attack of the Show with Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey brings you comedian Brett Gelman from the Adult Swim series, Eagleheart and our interviews with the cast of The Avengers, including Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth and director Joss Whedon! We also review the Fender Greta tabletop amp on Gadget Pr0n and our Viewer Army heads to C2CE2 in Chicago. Tune in at 7PM EST!

Wreck-It Ralph is an upcoming Disney movie, but unlike my favorite Disney films, this one won't star a pretty princess. Ralph is video game villain who seeks meaning in his repetitive 8-bit life. He decides to turn his life around and become a role model. In the film other video game villains make cameos to lend some helpful advice. Sonic the Hedgehog's arch-nemesis says these words,

"I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me."

I think that's a beautiful message. We're always preaching, be yourself. This applies to awful people to. Keep on keeping on, jerks!

Keep reading for the official synopsis.

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Your plans for Wednesday night are all set, thanks to Attack of the Summer Movies on Attack of the Show! Tonight at 7PM, we bring you Eva Amurri Martino live in studio for her new film with Adam Sandler, That's My Boy. We also review the Canon VIXIA HF G10 camcorder on Gadget Pr0n and discuss which summer blockbusters you shouldn't miss out on with filmmaker James Gunn and Fandango's Grae Drake on The Loop. And it's also time for a new Epic Giveaway! Tune in at 7PM EST.

On Thursday, May 3rd at 6:30 EST, X-Play will debut the live-action movie "Ghost Recon Alpha," prequel to the upcoming game Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. In the video below, Adam Sessler, Morgan Webb, and Blair Herter give you a first look at the trailer.

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Attack of the Summer Movies continues tonight on Attack of the Show! Kevin Pereira will talk to director Marc Webb for details about his upcoming Amazing Spider-Man, and Candace Bailey goes behind the scenes at Cinovation Studios with legendary special effects artist, Rick Baker. Plus, we discuss the future of asteroid mining on The Loop and bring you a brand new Epic Giveaway! See you at 7PM EST.

Watch the US television premiere of ARENA tonight, April 21st on G4, which takes you inside the virtual world of underground fighting.

Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz, the action packed film follows a man kidnapped and forced to fight for his life in the dirty underworld of gladiator style death matches. Check out the trailer below:

ARENA premieres on tonight, April 21st at 9/8c, only on G4. There’s no greater battle than the fight for your life!

Way back in 2005, Microsoft made a serious play to create a blockbuster, tentpole Halo movie. The author of 28 Days Later was paid a million bucks to write a script. Fox and Universal were working with Microsoft to put it together. Denzel Washington was rumored to be interested in starring as Master Chief. Everyone was predicting huge things... Seven years later, the Halo flick is dead and buried. What happened?

While we've covered the surface of the various vicious Hollywood politics and infighting that doomed the project, the deep-dirt on the Halo movie story has never been told, until now. Wired has published a lengthy excerpt from a fascinating book, Gernation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood, that tells the story of the fouled up Halo deal. The real culprit, according to the book, was a clash of cultures. The games industry and Hollywood just don't work the same way.

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Silent Hill: Revelation 3D will hit theaters just in time for Halloween. You can see the sequel to 2006's Silent Hill on October 26, 2012. Open Road Films has just acquired the rights to the film and will be distributing it in the US. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D will star Sean Bean, Deborah Kara Unger and Radha Mitchell, all of which are reprising their roles from the previous Silent Hill film. New to the series will be actor Kit Harrington, who plays Jon Snow in the Game of Thrones TV series. He also happens to be my imaginary boyfriend.

• NEWS: Silent Hill: Downpour Puzzle Guide; Solving All The Puzzles On Easy, Normal, & Hard

Keep reading to check out a trailer for Silent Hill: Revelation 3D.

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Watch the US television premiere of ARENA this Saturday, April 21st on G4, which takes you inside the virtual world of underground fighting.

Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz, the action packed film follows a man kidnapped and forced to fight for his life in the dirty underworld of gladiator style death matches. Check out the trailer below:

ARENA premieres on Saturday, April 21st at 9/8c, only on G4. There’s no greater battle than the fight for your life!

Today, the great Ridley Scott released a viral video for his upcoming film Prometheus. The prequel to Alien looks pretty stunning, I think you'll agree. Still, though, I couldn't help thinking that "Happy Birthday David" is similar to "Kara," the recently released tech demo video from game-maker David Cage. The cultural collective unconscious works in strange and wonderful ways, right?

I've embedded both videos below for your comparison pleasure.

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