Electronic Art’s Origin service is expanding to include titles outside of EA publishing. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, THQ and Capcom Entertainment, Inc will be hosting some of their PC titles on the Origin service. Starting in November Batman: Arkham City, Saints Row: The Third and other titles will be available.

“Since launch, we’ve had overwhelming support from both publishers and developers across the gaming industry, recognizing Origin as an opportunity to deliver more of their great content straight to consumers across the globe,” said David DeMartini, senior vice president of Origin at EA. “We’re excited to welcome Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, THQ and Capcom as the first publishers to offer their games via Origin.”

“When we met with the EA team and discussed their long-term vision for Origin, we were excited to lend our weight to their efforts,” said Christian Svensson, senior vice president at Capcom Entertainment. “We hope to expand our PC fanbase for our legendary brands on Origin.”

Looks like Origin is looking to make it’s mark in becoming a service that PC gamers use to purchase new and upcoming games.

Not only are you flying around town trying to solve his mysteries in exchange for trophies, you’re also beating up henchmen for information, because there’s much more at stake this time.

See, Riddler’s actually taken hostages this time, like a proper criminal mastermind instead of the near-playful depiction of him in the last game. He isn’t messing around anymore. And he’s definitely doing a lot to remove Jim Carrey’s version of him from my mind. Thanks for that.

Enjoy the latest Batman: Arkham City trailer.

Warner Bros is celebrating The Lord of the Rings: War in the North with style. They are offering fans a chance to win a trip for two to New Zealand to visit the Hobbiton movie set. Which I know many of you would love!

So get your passport ready and head to facebook.com/lotrwitn to enter. Click on the Giveaways tab. The contest ends on July 27 which will come faster than you think.

The grand prize winner will get roundtrip airfare for two people and four night hotel stays in New Zealand. They’ll also get to visit the Hobbiton Movie Set with a two hour guided tour. Pretty sure you can probably sneak a peak on the regular Lord of the Rings Tour too.

After you enter, if you are attending San Diego Comic Con, be prepared because they are throwing a party. When you check into your hotel, you’ll get one of 40,000 branded room keys (at 36 participating hotels). Fans can then register to see a special event at 8pm on July 23rd at 5th Avenue and J Street in the heart of Gaslamp Quarter. Starting on Wednesday, July 20, fans can text WITN to 82257 or log on to warinthenorth.com/comic-con for more details about the event.

As someone who has attended San Diego Comic Con for 13 years, this both boggles my mind and makes sense. The NY Times had an article up earlier this week that Warner Brothers, Walt Disney Studios, Dreamworks Animation and Marvel Entertainment are on the fence about coming to Comic Con 2011.

Over the past five years, SDCC has become known for it’s coverage of pop culture more than a celebration of comics. Studios ran to SDCC to create buzz for their film from the geeks attending. Only this past year, the buzz wasn’t enough to cover for horrible movies. Movies like Sucker Punch, Megamind, Scott Pilgrim and even Tron had much hype at SDCC, but when the films came out, they bombed.

Warner, Disney and Dreamworks are definitely not coming to SDCC. Marvel Entertainment is on the fence and hopefully that just means their movies because it would be ridiculous for them not to be there to talk comics.

Universal is still planning a stunt for Cowboys & Aliens (which I can’t wait for) and Paramount will be there to talk “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn”. Twentieth Century Fox will be there and of course Lionsgate will be there in full force for Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.

The part I feel conflicted about is that their decisions are based on the performance of what were critically panned movies. At least they were able to create buzz for the four days of SDCC. With their booths or presentations missing, this will definitely open up the floor. Let’s hope for a return of fans to loving Comic Books (an area that is almost always empty at SDCC in the last five years) and possibly less people overall.

ALL-STAR SUPERMAN:
Fueled by hatred and jealousy, Lex Luthor masterminds an elaborate plot to kill the Man of Steel – and it works. Poisoned by solar radiation, Superman is dying. With weeks to live, he fulfills his life’s dreams – especially revealing his true identity to Lois Lane – until Luthor proclaims his ultimate plan to control the world with no alien hero to stop him. Powers fading, Superman engages in a spectacular deadly battle with Luthor that could truly trigger the end of Earth’s Greatest Protector. This startling and gripping DC Universe Animated Original Movie stars the voice talents of James Denton, Anthony LaPaglia, Christina Hendricks and Ed Asner.

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Want to expand your Blu-Ray collection? Maybe there are a few Warner Bros. Blu-rays that you would love to pick up, but you’re trying to watch your spending. Well, Warner Bros. is going to help you out.

On dvd2blu.com visitors can send in any dvd they own for a brand new Warner Bros. Blu-ray title. On the site you can select from over 100 Blu-ray titles and pay as low as $4.95 for each. Orders over $35 get free shipping.

Here are the steps:
1. Visit DVD2BLU.com, view the selection of over 100 Blu-ray titles and pick the ones you want to add to your collection.
2. Dust off those unwanted DVDs you already own and send us one (Disc Only) for every Blu-ray you wish to own. Please note only professionally produced DVDs (anything from a major/independent studio sold at retail), non Adult content will qualify.
3. Go to check out for all of the final details and in a few weeks get your new Blu-ray(s).

So find any of those old dvds you don’t watch anymore and get something new in Blu-Ray.

All October, Warner Bros teams up with Bachelorette, Ali Fedotowsky for a public fight against breast cancer with Pink Ribbon,Movies on Demand Charity Campaign. A donation is made every time the Notebook and 15 other films are rented on Demand.

Here are some other movies in case you are like me and don’t really want to watch The Notebook:

City of Angels
Music and Lyrics
Fool’s Gold
Miss Congeniality 2
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
In Love and War
In the Land of Women
Must love dogs
No Reservations
PS. I love you
Rumor Has it
Side Effects
The Bodyguard
The Notebook
Why do Fools Fall in Love
You’ve got mail

In order to get you excited about watching the movie all over again, here’s a clip from the bonus content available on iTunes.

First of all, if you rush out today and purchase the Blu-Ray version of the movie, you can sign-up to attend a special screening of the movie with Robert Downey Jr. on Thursday where you can ask him questions about the movie. How you ask? Well, pay attention:

Star Robert Downey, Jr. will answer questions during the Sherlock Holmes LCS on April 1, 2010, the third Warner Bros. LCS to feature real-time audio to enhance the interactive experience. The LCS, which showcases the expansive capabilities and interactivity offered with Blu-ray and Warner Bros. BD-Live, will take place on April 1st at 9:00PM EST (6:00PM PST) live from Los Angeles. The LCS will allow users of BD-Live capable Blu-ray players to simultaneously watch the movie with Robert Downey, Jr. and hear an interactive Q&A where fans can submit questions about the blockbuster film, directly from their homes. The LCS will also post questions and answers in text form.

Warner Bros. BD-Live community members who have registered and signed up at the Sherlock Holmes LCS registration page – www.SherlockHolmesBlurayEvent.com – will receive an emailed invitation to participate in the event. WB BD-Live registered users who own the Blu-ray Disc and have signed up for the BD-Live LCS event will be able to insert the disc, connect to WB BD-Live and logon to the LCS at this designated time to participate in this exciting event.

You can grab a copy of Sherlock Holmes on Blu-Ray at the WB Shop or at the GamingAngels Amazon Store. The DVD Version of the movie has a special “Sherlock Holmes Reinvented” feature. However, the Blu-Ray version while also coming packed with both a DVD and digital version of the movie, also hosts the Maximum Movie Mode with director Guy Ritchie.

If you have seen the movie, then I don’t really need to tell you how awesome it is. Even if you’re not a huge Sherlock Holmes fan, I think this movie has something for everyone. But if you haven’t seen it, and need a little convincing, here’s the basics:

Sherlock Holmes has made his reputation finding the truth at the heart of the most complex mysteries. With the aid of Dr. John Watson, his trusted ally, the renowned “consulting detective” is unequaled in his pursuit of criminals of every stripe, whether relying on his singular powers of observation, his remarkable deductive skills, or the blunt force of his fists.

But now a storm is gathering over London, a threat unlike anything that Holmes has ever confronted…and just the challenge he’s looking for.
After a string of brutal, ritualistic murders, Holmes and Watson arrive just in time to save the latest victim and uncover the killer: the unrepentant Lord Blackwood. As he approaches his scheduled hanging, Blackwood–who has terrorized inmates and jailers alike with his seeming connection to dark and powerful forces–warns Holmes that death has no power over him and, in fact, his execution plays right into Blackwood’s plans.

And when, by all indications, Blackwood makes good on his promise, his apparent resurrection panics London and confounds Scotland Yard. But to Holmes, the game is afoot.
Racing to stop Blackwood’s deadly plot, Holmes and Watson plunge into a world of the dark arts and startling new technologies, where logic is sometimes the best crime-fighting weapon…but where a good right hook will often do the job.

Sounds crazy, yes? It is, but in such a good way. The relationship between Holmes and Watson has been so studied for decades and I think Ritchie got it just right. There’s a little bit of bromance, a little co-dependency and a little bit of independence between the men. Rachel McAdams does a stellar job at playing “the Woman” Irene Adler, and Mark Strong is a great evil Blackwood. The movie has many references to the books as well as some of the older movies, and indeed does a great job of placing the movie in the right historical backdrop. I very highly recommend grabbing this movie for your collection.