In his latest movie, The Woman In Black, Dan traded his Hogwarts uniform for a totally new role as a Dad.
Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!
Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!
Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.
When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.
The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.
Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.
Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.
Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.
David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.
Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.
Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”
Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.
Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.
During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.
There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.
When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.
It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.
Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.
Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.
Sony’s flagship racing title has finally come to the Playstation 3 and it couldn’t have been more anticipated by car buffs and simulation junkies alike. Don’t get your hopes up just yet though, this isn’t the treasured Gran Turismo 5 people have been clamoring about and waiting for all these years, this is Gran Turismo 5: Prologue. Too big to be a demo, too small to be the final product – Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is a taste of the future, and something to keep fans of the esteemed Gran Turismo series satisfied until the full game is out next year. GT 5:P is available for purchase both on disc at retail stores nationwide or as a direct download through the Playstation Network.
Gran Turismo titles have always pushed the boundaries not only of racing simulators and realism, but also of detail and graphic capabilities. Once again, Polyphony Digital has succeeded in this with one of the best looking and most realistic racing titles on any platform to date. As I said earlier, GT5: Prologue isn’t the final game, but this title shows us what we can expect.
Certain aspects of the game’s past titles have been noted and improved, namely the AI of computer racers, now not only does the AI react better and more realistically, but each level of difficulty can be felt and adjusted accordingly. Some other features to note in this game is the new in-car camera view, complete and robust digital instruction manual, GT TV, online play and a large selection of real world cars to choose from.
Prologue’s main mode of play has you racing events in a C class, with mediocre cars, low level AI and simplistic racing styles. Once players complete all the races in the C class, the B class opens up and it’s a whole new ballgame. GT 5:P gets very challenging very quickly, and going from not losing a single race in the C class, to not being able to win a single race in the B class can be frustrating. At times like this, it is important to remember that you are not playing an arcade racer, it’s a simulator, and as such, sometimes finesse is a little more important than putting the pedal to the metal. Once you master the tricks of the trade and complete all the events in the B class, you’re ready to move onto the most difficult level in this game, the A class.
Hopefully by this point in your gaming career, the final Gran Turismo 5 will be coming out soon.
The audio features in GT5:P are outstanding, never before has the sound of screeching tires and revving engines felt so realistic and exhilarating. Normally I’m not one to get excited over a racing game but when I hear that engine purr I turn into a completely different gamer. It feels and sounds almost as though you were actually sitting in the passenger seat of one of these racing monsters, the Dolby Digital selection doesn’t hurt either. The only problem my ears have with this game is the old school racing music that sounds a little too reminiscent of the Daytona USA days.
Where the Gran Turismo titles shined most are back and better than ever, this game looks amazing. When you first pop the disc into the PS3 and start it up, the introduction video will literally leave you speechless.
Never skipping as much as a single frame with lighting effects making every supremely detailed model looking flawless and as realistic as a any car can be, you may just want to let the AI do the racing while you sit back and enjoy the show. While the cars look amazing, the tracks and environment themselves are nothing to sneeze at either, beautifully detailed, the game is soft on the eyes. There are a few drawbacks to the environment though, like poorly animated sparse crowds during turns, and a Ferris wheel that doesn’t move, otherwise everything you look at is near flawless. Supporting all HD from 420p to 1080p, featuring over 60 real world beautifully rendered racing machines, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is (in my opinion) the best looking game on four wheels out there now. While this title doesn’t give a strong feel of speed, not a lot of blurring or any wind effects, GT 5:P isn’t about power racing, it’s a simulation of what real world racing is like, and as far as I know, this is as close as most of us are going to get to it.
This isn’t your Burnout we’re talking about, way more times than I’d like to remember I would over turn or speed into a curve too quickly and spin out, forcing me to either not place, or reset the track. To help those new to Gran Turismo you are offered a racing line, complete with red marks to show where you are going too fast, and gear switch timing. It’s more of a trainer than something you are supposed to keep on throughout the entire game. Think of the racing line as a training wheel for those unfamiliar with the physics of simulation racing. The controls are simple enough so that you don’t worry too much about what button to push and worry more about the curve up ahead, and while motion controls are missing, I feel the control layout, and the ability to change any option in control you like more than makes up for this choice. A selection of Logitech racing wheels are also available for the picking, and while not available yet, this game is compatible with the Dualshock 3 controller.
Track wise there aren’t that many race locations to choose from. The layout and setup of each raceway is different enough to keep gamers busy for a little while. Add onto that the challenge of buying every car, completing every event (including company sponsored events), reverse racetracks, and online play (which is never the same race twice), and you have a prologue to a future game that in theory should last you happily until that game itself comes out. If this is a taste of what’s to come, I sit and wait with eager anticipation for the future of gaming.
Gameplay: 4/5
Graphics: 5/5
Sound: 4/5
Replay Value: 3.5/5
