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007 Legends Release date is October 16, 2012

Are you a James Bond fan?  Then you may be interested to know there is an upcoming James Bond video game that will consist of missions tied to the James Bond 007 movies.  The action-adventure , first-shooter video game, developed by Eurocom and published by Activision will incorporate six of the James Bond films through game-play, retelling and pulling them together with over-arching narratives.

Action scene from 007 Legends

The first mission is based on the film Moonraker and the last mission will be from the latest installment of the James Bond movie franchise to be released in November, 2012, Skyfall. The other missions are to be announced.

Screenshot from 007 Legends

Daniel Craig stars in the Skyfall movie and is the character you will play in 007 Legends.

Daniel Craig is main character in 007 Legends video game.

Cover art for 007 Legends video game

007 Legends will be playable on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. As of this printing, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating  for 007 Legends is pending. 

007 Legends Trailer

Donna Summer 1948 - 2012

Donna Summer, born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on December 31, 1948, died on May 17, 2012 at her home in Key West, Florida after a courageous fight with cancer.  She was 63 years old.  Known as the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer won 5 grammy awards and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number 1 on the U.S. Billboard charts.  In 2004, Donna Summer was inducted in the Dance Music Hall of Fame.

Donna Summer personified the disco era with such hits as "The Last Dance,"  "Bad Girls" and "Hot Stuff."  During the 1980's, and even now it's difficult to say "disco" without saying "Donna Summer" in the same breath.

Another Donna Summer hit, "She Works Hard for her Money," could describe Donna Summer's career to a "T".  She pushed out hit after hit in the 1970's and 1980s and continued onward.  Before her passing, she was working on another album.

Interesting enough, one of her most well known disco songs, "The Last Dance," did not start off as a single.

The song was from the movie, "Thank God It's Friday" in which Donna Summer acted.  The song caught on and  catapulted to reach number 3 on the Hot 100 chart and resulted in Donna Summer winning her first grammy award.

Donna Summer was as charitable as she was talented.  She spent the next few years singing at different charity benefits and events.  She performed at the Nobel Peach Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway in 2009 in honor of President Barack Obama,  and appeared in the PBS television special,"Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends" in 2010, singing a medley with Seal.  She   closed the show with  her disco classic, "The Last Dance."

Donna Summer performs at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway in 2009 

She appeared in television, movies, radio and other media.  However she left her indelible signature on the disco era.  Even though she  stated she grew up on "rock and roll", she eventually came to realize that she was a true Queen, one that expands the disco music genre and beyond.

Donna Summer is survived by her husband, singer and producer Bruce Sudano and their two daughters, Brooklyn and Amanda and her daughter Mimi from a previous marriage.

Upon announcing Donna Summer's passing, her family issued a statement saying they are "at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy."

All Games Radio Network Kickstarter

Would you like to be part of a revolutionary project and help it  grow and expand to epic proportions?  What if the focus of the All Games Radio Network Kickstarter project is to bring you video games news, previews, reviews and more whenever you like? 

You can help this visionary project evolve to become the premiere gaming radio network it is destined to be -- one that you can turn to any time to not only listen to video games related topics, but share your views as well. 

All Games Radio Network Kickstarter Project needs your help. 

All Games Radio Network has launched a kickstarter project to accomplish these initiatives and more for you. You can help and take an active role in what you want from a 24 hour, 7 days a week, 365-day video games network by pledging to the All Games Radio Network Kickstarter.

There is a time element involved with this kickstarter, meaning after a certain number of days, if the funding goal is not reached, pledges become null.  For All Games Radio Network that number of days is 45 which as of this printing has less than 8 days left.

Please do not let the time run out for All Games Radio Network Kickstarter.  Pledge today.

When you give a pledge, your  money is not deducted until after the kickstarter ends on June 21, 2012 when the kickstarter is a success.

What will you get from pledging?  In addition to being able to tune in to one location for all things video games and more, you will get rewards from the kickstarter based upon the amount you pledge. 

Please vist the All Games Radio Network Kickstarter at http://www.allgames.com/kickstarter 

and give your pledge.

Any amount you pledge will be appreciated by All Games Radio Network.  In addition to awards and seeing a vision become a reality, you will receive undivided thanks.  

Diablo 3 was released on May 15, 2012

With the long awaited game, Diablo, from Blizzard unfortunately, server problems also made their presence.  You may have experienced the dreaded error code 37, or other problems either logging on or while playing the game. On the bright side, Blizzard Entertainment has set up a status page where you can check to at least see if there are server problems.  Of course, by not being able to log on may clue you in that there are problems with the game.

The status pages shows whether or not the servers are up for the Americas, Europe or Asia. Status of the auction houses are also provided.

If you are having problems getting into the game, the status pages does fix this but at least you will have some idea as to what the problems may be.

Blizzard Entertainment has apologized and expect the problem to fade away within the next 48 hours (if not already resolved), since the demand will not be as high as it was on launch day.

The Amazing Spider-man video game release date is June 26, 2012

The Spider-man movie is due out in theaters July 3, 2012. Right on schedule will be a Spider-man video game which will precede the movie and be released on June 26, 2012.

You can fight villains as The Amazing Spider-man in gameplay

Both Amazon.com and GameStop are offering pre-order video game incentives for The Amazing Spider-man video game.  If you pre-order The Amazing Spider-man from GameStop, you will receive the Rhino Challenge.  As Rhino, you will be able to unleash your powers and demolish anything that gets in your way in a timed event full of speed, and combo streaks.

Pre-order The Amazing Spider-man from Amazon.com and see the creator of Spider-man, Stan Lee, hurling through the skies like Spider-man. In this pre-order bonus, you play the role of Stan Lee as he completes his mission around town, borrowing abilities from Spider-man.  Your mission will include helping Stan Lee pick up pieces of his manuscript in a spectacular race around Manhattan.

PS3 and Xbox 360 cover art for the Amazing Spider-man.

The Amazing Spider-man video game story line happens after the events in the movie and will bring you new cinematic adventures.

The Amazing Spiderman is rated T for Teen and will be playable on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 video game consoles.

Trailer for The Amazing Spider-man