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Another Lost Planet 2 Demo? You Know It
For those of you who haven’t downloaded the Lost Planet 2 4 player co-op demo, well, shame on you. Shame on you straight to hell. Well you’ll have a chance to redeem yourself I suppose. Capcom will be releasing a 2nd demo. This one will throw you into the online Versus mode.
Up to 16 players going bananas on each other with all the weapons you can get your hands on. You’ll be thrown into the Turbulent Jungle map April 21 for Xbox 360 and April 22 for PlayStation 3. However, Capcom will be giving out vouchers as early as March 31st, so keep your eyes peeled if you want early access to the demo. Oh it gets better…. Players smart enough to download and play the demo will get the Machine Gun SP which fires three round bursts when they purchase the full game upon release. That along with Wesker, Marcus and Dom, 4 player campaign co-op? I’m pumped!
What, it gets better? Of course it does. The game will be released 1 week earlier for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on May 11th instead of May 18th! And, a PC version is scheduled for fall.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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