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Love it or hate it there’s a new Resident Evil film coming out in September. Once again featuring Alice (Milla Jovovich) as she takes on the Umbrella Corporation, Resident Evil: Afterlife (catchy name) is most likely the final installment of the RE film franchise featuring Alice and friends. So what better way to end things than jumping aboard the 3D bandwagon?

When compared to their video game counter parts the live-action Resident Evil movies haven’t been that great.  There have certainly been a few cool scenes but for the most part they’ve failed to really capture the essence of the games.  Despite not being faithful to the source material, each RE film has done well at the box office.  And when a film does well that means it’ll get a sequel.

The days of strained eyes and gimmicky 3D seem to be coming to a close. At least, that's the impression Casey and I left with after a recent 3D presentation and tech demo from XpanD.

With the massive success of James Cameron’s Avatar proving that audiences are willing to see a proper movie in 3D and more importantly that 3D is no longer looked at as a gimmick it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Sony in a partnership with IMAX and Discovery Communications will be launching the first 24/7 cable channel dedicated to 3D programming in the U.S.

So earlier this week we got a proper look at the Clash of the Titans remake which if I may say so myself looks pretty awesome. I don’t know about the rest of you but seeing mythical creatures like the Kraken and Pegasus along with Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson looking like complete bad-asses who won’t take crap from anyone has the film on my must-see list for next year.

Next year will mark the start of the motion wars, or wand wars if you just want to factor in Sony and Nintendo, between Sony’s GEM (working title), Microsoft’s Natal and the already established Nintendo Wii. Even though the media machine and hyping for Sony’s motion device hasn’t kick started yet due to its spring release that doesn’t mean some PR smack talk can begin.

Sony recently announced to its investors that it will add 3D stereoscopic capability to the games on its PS3 gaming console via a future firmware update. The slides from the presentation can be found int he gallery below. You'll notice that "all PS3 units will be firmware-upgradeable to 3D," and that the company plans to lead the 3D market.Though no specific timelines were revealed, one slide shows they will be preparing for rollout in 2010 along with an indication that Sony will offer 3D-specific tools to developers of its games.

It’s somewhat standard for classic tales to be retold through the ages. Popular stories like Robin Hood are often revitalized every 15-20 years so a new audience is exposed to the rich world and characters that these stories are often set in. With Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood film starring Russell Crowe set to be released next year I guess Hollywood is ready for the next round of classic retellings as The Three Musketeers is set to make another film appearance.