The good folks over at Legendary and Warner Brothers have released the first official set of images from their upcoming Guillermo del Toro monster mash, Pacific Rim. Most are old, some are new, but none is home to any giant robot or monster action. Sorry, kids!

Look for Pacific Rim in theatres July 12th of 2013. Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Rinko Kikuchi, Max Martini, Rob Kazinsky, Clifton Collins, Jr., and Diego Klattenhoff star.

Travis Beacham's script is set in 2025, the 12th year of a war against alien creatures who reside in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The story finds a group of humans banding together to create and pilot massive robots to fight the giant creatures threatening to destroy Earth.

Synopsis
From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ epic sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim.

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes--a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)--who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

And the parade of eye candy keeps on marching with two new stills from Legendary and Warner Brothers' upcoming adaptation of The Spook's Apprentice known as The Seventh Son. Dig it!

Award-winning filmmaker Sergei Bodrov directs. The Seventh Son stars Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart, Iron Man), Oscar® nominee Julianne Moore (Far From Heaven, The Hours), and Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia films). The film’s international cast also includes Alicia Vikander (The Crown Jewels), Antje Traue (Pandorum, upcoming Man of Steel), Olivia Williams (Hanna), and Kit Harington (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”).

Look for the flick in theatres on October 18, 2013.

Synopsis
In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between the forces of the supernatural and humankind once more. Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges) is a knight who had imprisoned the malevolently powerful witch Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore) centuries ago. But now she has escaped and is seeking vengeance. Summoning her followers of every incarnation, Mother Malkin is preparing to unleash her terrible wrath on an unsuspecting world. Only one thing stands in her way: Master Gregory.

In a deadly reunion, Gregory comes face to face with the evil he always feared would someday return. Now he has only until the next full moon to do what usually takes years: train his new apprentice, Tom Ward (Ben Barnes), to fight a dark magic unlike any other. Man’s only hope lies in the seventh son of a seventh son.

Several new one-sheets have arrived for Summit Entertainment's upcoming zombedy Warm Bodies, and just like the trailers we've seen thus far, and the other posters that have come before them, they're pretty damned clever. Check 'em out!

Starring Nicholas Hoult, Rob Corddry, Teresa Palmer, and John Malkovich, the film follows an existentially tormented zombie named "R" who begins an unlikely friendship with the girlfriend of one of his victims.

Related Story:Cozy Up to Some New Stills from Summit's Warm Bodies

Check out Warm Bodies in theatres on February 1, 2013.

Synopsis
A funny new twist on a classic love story, Warm Bodies is a poignant tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor) and rescues her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and as the two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human - setting off an exciting, romantic, and often comical chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.

As usually happens once a film gears up for production, hot on the heels of yesterday's news that John McNaughton (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) is directing The Harvest, a casting update has come for the project.

Deadline reports that Peter Fonda (Ghost Rider, Race with the Devil) will be joining Samantha Morton and Michael Shannon in The Harvest. Natasha Calis, Charlie Tahan, Leslie Lyles, and Meadow Williams also appear in the film written by Stephen Lancellotti.

The Harvest stars Morton and Shannon as a married couple with medical backgrounds and a sick son (Tahan) who lives secluded in a controlled environment until a young girl (Natasha Calis) moves in next door and gives him hope of a better life. As the teens grow closer, the tight-knit world his over-protective mother has created begins to unravel. Fonda and Lyles portray Calis' grandparents.

Production is under way in New York so look for lots more soon.

Another young adult book-to-film adaptation is on its way, this time for the post-apocalyptic thriller Monument 14, which is the first installment in a trilogy to be completed by Emmy Laybourne. Brad Peyton will direct for Reel FX and Andrew Adamson’s Strange Weather.

Monument 14 was published this past June, and its follow-up, Monument 14: Sky on Fire, will be published next June by the Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group imprint Feiwell & Friends.

Here's the book's synopsis:

Fourteen kids. One superstore. A million things that go wrong.

In Emmy Laybourne’s action-packed debut novel, six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth graders (one a tech genius), and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world—as they know it—apart.

Per Deadline, Reel FX, which has a partnership with Strange Weather, will produce alongside Adamson and Aron Warner, with Jeff Fierson exec producing and overseeing. Peyton most recently helmed Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and said, “As soon as I read the first chapter, I knew I wanted to do this movie. It’s such a great concept, and the kids felt real to me. The whole experience of living through the end of the world is an exciting one to try to capture on film, especially from such an original perspective.”

Strange Weather’s Warner said that Peyton is a strong match for the material. “He instinctively knows how to balance the intimate and the epic elements that make this project so unique.” They also have developed a rapport, as Peyton is also working on another big scale project, Invasion, with Strange Weather and Reel FX.

After showing off a few new Pacific Rim stills earlier today, finally the powers-that-be have released the official trailer for the film along with an updated poster. What are you waiting for? Get to watching it right now!

Look for Pacific Rim in theatres July 12th of 2013. Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Rinko Kikuchi, Max Martini, Rob Kazinsky, Clifton Collins, Jr., and Diego Klattenhoff star.

Synopsis
From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ epic sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim.

Related News: Suit Up for First Set of Pacific Rim Stills

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes--a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)--who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

ABC is hoping that maybe the living dead of "The Returned" can give them that spark of life in the ratings they seek. I mean, if you can't count on a zombie show to get eyes on your network, then what can you do?

Variety reports that “The Returned,” from ABC Studios with Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Brad Pitt's Plan B, is a serialized drama that “centers on a Midwestern town where the dead return to change the lives of those they left behind...” hopefully by scaring them to death. In a perfect world, I tell ya!

The series is based on the debut novel by Jason Mott, which is being released next September by Mira Books.

Aaron Zelman, whose credits include “The Killing” and “Damages,” will serve as scribe and exec producer on “The Returned.” ABC recently shelved plans for summer series “Weird Desk,” based on two investigators probing cases with supernatural elements, but maybe this one will stick.

Look for more as it comes.

More casting news for "Hannibal" has come in as EW is reporting that sci-fi fan favorite Gillian Anderson of “X-Files” fame is set to join Bryan Fuller’s NBC serial killer thriller “Hannibal." Read on to find out just what she'll be doing.

In a multi-episode arc, Anderson is going to play murderous psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter’s (Mads Mikkelsen) own therapist! Oh, yes. This is gonna be fun!

"Hannibal" Synopsis:
One of the most fascinating literary characters comes to life on television for the first time: psychiatrist-turned-serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this new drama from Bryan Fuller ("Pushing Daisies,""Heroes") based on the characters from Thomas Harris' classic novels, we see where this incredible story began.

Will Graham is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham's unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone - even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he's pursuing is too complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr. Lecter, one of the premier psychiatric minds in the country. Armed with the uncanny expertise of the brilliant doctor, Will and Hannibal (known as a serial killer only to the audience) form a brilliant partnership, and it seems there's no villain they can't catch. If Will only knew...

Starring Hugh Dancy as Will Graham and Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter, "Hannibal" will breathe new life into a deadly classic. Laurence Fishburne and Caroline Dhavernas co-star along with Molly Shannon, Anna Chlumsky, Chelan Simons, Ellen Greene, Gina Torres, and Raul Esparza

For more info viisit "Hannibal" on NBC.com.

"American Horror Story: Asylum" is on break until January 2nd, when it returns with Episode 10, "The Name Game." With just four installments remaining, we can't wait to see how Ryan Murphy and Co. wrap up the wild ride they've taken us on in Chapter 2. Check out this preview for clues.

"American Horror Story: Asylum - Episode 10: “The Name Game” (airing January 2nd at 10:00 pm e/p)
The Monsignor (Joseph Fiennes) confronts the Devil. Dr. Arden’s (James Cromwell) experiments reach a shocking conclusion. Dr. Thredson (Zachary Quinto) facilitates a surprising reunion for Kit (Evan Peters).

For more visit the show's Facebook page along with "American Horror Story" on FX.

The nominees for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards have been announced, and while there's a lot of new blood this year, especially on the TV side, genre fans will be hard pressed to find any surprises... or much to be excited about. Read on for the very sparse horror highlights.

For the full list and more details, visit the official Golden Globes website. The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on NBC Sunday, January 13, 2013, from 5-8 PM (PST) and 8-11 PM (EST).

On the film side a few horror projects were recognized:

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Frankenweenie, Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Pictures
Hotel Transylvania, 
Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing

Moving on to TV, we have the following:

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
The Girl, HBO; 
A Wall to Wall, Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH, Moonlighting, and BBC Production in association with HBO Films

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Asylum"
Sienna Miller, The Girl

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock" (Masterpiece)
Toby Jones, The Girl

Following up on yesterday's trailer and poster, the good folks over at Film Guide have brought to light even more eye candy for Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim. Check out the goodies right here, and please someone get this fellow a doctor... or a mechanic... or something.

Look for Pacific Rim in theatres July 12th of 2013. Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Rinko Kikuchi, Max Martini, Rob Kazinsky, Clifton Collins, Jr., and Diego Klattenhoff star.

Synopsis
From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ epic sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim.

Related News: Suit Up for First Set of Pacific Rim Stills

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes--a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)--who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

More casting news has come for Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, the horror flick How to Catch a Monster, and it is a reunion of sorts. Read on for details, and look for more on this one as it comes. Dig it!

Movie Hole got the early word that Ben Mendelsohn will join Christina Hendricks in the film. Mendelsohn worked with Gosling on The Place Beyond the Pines and, as it would seem, made quite the impression on his co-star.

The film is set against the surreal dreamscape of a vanishing city where Billy (Hendricks), a single mother of two, is swept into a macabre and dark fantasy underworld while her teenage son discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. She must dive deep into the mystery, if the family is to survive.

How to Catch a Monster will be produced by Marc Platt Productions, which worked on Gosling's 2011 crime thriller Drive. In a statement, Platt called the actor's latest project a "beautifully haunting script," adding that Gosling's "ability to draw audiences into his world as an actor will serve him well as a filmmaker."

Some quick distribution news has come in that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has picked up the North American rights for Andreas Marschall's (Tears of Kali) impressive looking giallo film Masks. Check out the trailer and stills right here.

Synopsis:
The story follows Stella, an ambitious acting student, who’s been accepted to the mysterious "Mateusz Gdula" school. The founder of the school committed suicide when his very special training method got forbidden because of the deaths of several of his students in the '70s.

But when strange things start to happen in the abandoned wing of the school, Stella suspects that Gdula's method is still practiced. And she wants to participate at all costs...

Well, it's taken a couple of years to get here, but finally the UK flick Cherry Tree Lane is on its way to home video in the States via Image Entertainment, and we have the initial details for you right here. Dig it!

From the Press Release
On January 29th, witness horror coming home with Image Entertainment’s DVD release of Cherry Tree Lane. Written and directed by acclaimed horror director Paul Andrew Williams (London to Brighton, The Cottage), Cherry Tree Lane has already been embraced by the genre community the world over. The film is also available via digital download and will be available On Demand beginning January 17, 2013.

Mike, Christine, and their son, Sebastian, have always felt safe in their peaceful suburban neighborhood, but a savage home invasion by three youths changes everything, pushing the family into a nightmare fight for survival. Bound, taunted, and threatened, each moment is filled with the fear that it might be their last. As their personal hell unfolds, they will learn the shocking cruelty that modern strangers can inflict…and what they’re capable of in order to survive.

It won't be available until March of next year, but thanks to EW we have an early look at Issue #3 of The Walking Dead, The Official Magazine, which features two fans favorites as we've never seen them before!

The magazine itself will hit newsstands and comic book stores on March 5th. And don't forget that Issue #2 is being released next month on Tuesday, December 18th.

For more info visit The Walking Dead, The Official Magazine on Facebook, and follow The Walking Dead, The Official Magazine on Twitter. Also be sure to hit the Titan Magazines website and Skybound.com, the source for all news on The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman, and all Skybound titles.

Another top star has joined the ever growing cast of the latest Stephen King adaptation, Mercy, and we have all the details for you right here. Read on and hope this turns out better than the majority of King adaptations.

Variety reports that Dylan McDermott is returning to the genre with a role in the fantasy horror project Mercy for Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions. The flick is based on a Stephen King story from his Skeleton Crew collection. Frances O'Connor, Chandler Riggs and Joel Courtney are also set star.

Peter Cornwell is directing from a script by Matt Greenberg. Jason Blum will produce with McG and Mary Viola from Wonderland Sound and Vision.

The story follows two young boys who go with their single mother (O’Connor) to take care of their elderly, senile grandmother named Mercy, only to discover that she's a witch who made a pact with a dark force many years before.

More as it comes.

A DC reader known as NormanB (how appropriate) sent us in what appears to be the first featurette for A&E's "Bates Motel." The video has been bootlegged, and we've checked our normal haunts and haven't been able to come up with the source file anywhere. That being said... enjoy!

"Bates Motel," starring Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore, serves as a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film Psycho where fans will find a teenage Norman Bates and his beautiful mother, Norma, at the start of their journey as the owners of the famed Bates Motel.

"Bates Motel" is produced by Universal Television for A&E Network. Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin serve as executive producers for Carlton Cuse Productions.

Series Premiere Synopsis - "First You Dream, Then You Die":
Norma Bates buys a motel on the outskirts of an idyllic coastal town seeking a fresh start with her teenage son, the handsome and shy Norman.

For more info visit the official "Bates Motel" website.

Another genre flick has been announced for the Sundance Film Festival's Park City at Midnight Program - Sebastian Silva's Magic, Magic. Read on for more details about the flick including stills and artwork.

Michael Cera, Juno Temple, Emily Browning, and Catalina Sandino Moreno star! Check out the goods below.

Synopsis
While vacationing with a friend in the spectacular Chilean lake district, young American traveler Alicia (Temple) begins seeing disturbing images visible only to her. Her best friend, Sarah (Browning), suddenly returns to Santiago, leaving Alicia in an unfamiliar country surrounded by strangers (Cera and Sandino Moreno). More and more she unravels, seeing darker visions and hearing chilling noises that send her running into the woods. In this disturbing landscape, she experiences crushing terror and knows that she must escape. A destabilizing, psychological thriller recalling the best works in the genre, this film entices viewers into a world they won’t be able to forget.

Just in time for Christmas comes Steven C. Miller's supremely fun Silent Night (review), which is more of an homage than a straight remake of the 1984 cult classic Silent Night, Deadly Night. Get ready to deck those halls because we've got an exclusive interview with star Malcolm McDowell.

McDowell, a true cinematic legend with well over 200 credits to his name, tackles a new holiday menace in Miller's latest as the small-town sheriff who must rise to the occasion when a murderer dressed like St. Nick terrorizes his community on Christmas Eve. Silent Night also stars genre badass Jaime King, Donal Logue, Ellen Wong and Lisa Marie.

During our chat with McDowell we heard more from the acclaimed actor about his experiences working on Silent Night; he also discussed his approach to the role of Sheriff Cooper and what costume item he just had to keep after he wrapped shooting. We also briefly spoke to McDowell about his iconic role in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and much more.

Check out our exclusive interview with McDowell below, and be sure to pick up your own copy of Silent Night available on Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of Anchor Bay.

Dread Central: So you've now tackled two holiday horror movies- are you hoping someone comes along with an Easter horror movie soon?

Malcolm McDowell:(Laughs). That would be brilliant!

Dread Central: I really had a lot of fun watching you in Silent Night- it seems like you guys had a lot of fun making this movie, too. What was the initial appeal of this character (Sheriff Cooper) that nabbed your attention before you signed on?

Malcolm McDowell:We did have fun, and I'm glad to hear that it shows. And when I read the script, I just really liked it. I met the director and the producers over breakfast, and I just loved Steven's vision for the film; he really 'gets' it. I'm not a great fan of horror movies myself, but I always love when they work- and Silent Night works. Horror movies should scare you, yes, but they should make you smile, too, and I think Silent Night proves that you don't have to have a huge budget to create great scares and kills but still leave people smiling, too.

Just that very idea - a killer Santa mixed up in a parade of a hundred different Santas - is enough to make me smile. So it really wasn't hard to convince me to do this; it was also a role I've never really played before- the 'good guy.'

Dread Central: He's the good guy, but he's still pretty tough on Jaime's character, even though you can tell he cares about her...

Malcolm McDowell:Yes! That was so important to me- not to be too cartoonish with this character. You have to believe him and care about him; he's a sheriff of a crimeless small town so he used to things running a certain way. When he puts on his uniform, he feels like he has a little bit more power than everyone else so when Jaime's character is figuring things out that he hasn't, he takes that as a real insult; she's always right, and he can't stand that even though he's still fond of her.

Dread Central: I know that the turnaround on Silent Night was remarkably quick; did you guys get any sort of prep time at all before shooting? Did you do anything special to get in Cooper's skin?/b>

Malcolm McDowell:No, no- we had no time for that; I think I only arrived on set just a few hours before I began shooting, but I've been doing this for 50 years now so I know what's required of me as an actor. Of course I'm always willing to take direction, but you have to be prepared, too. And since I worked a lot with Jaime, it was incredibly easy for me because she's such a pro.

And I just had a lot of fun with the character; a lot of Cooper's one-liners were mine, and I just let my instincts take over in those moments. I also loved that silly hat I wore, too; it was just so silly and wonderful that I had to keep it when we were done. A character's costume always comes down to the shoes and the hat I believe. I also thought that a small-town sheriff would have a beard. I think I read somewhere that a lot of law enforcement officers grow facial hair in the winter, and since I had just come off of doing Home Alone, I kept the beard because I thought Cooper would definitely have a beard. The hat and the beard really made that character (laughs).

Dread Central: Last year I had the distinct pleasure of being in the audience while you were speaking at Flashback Weekend in Chicago and just loved all the stories you shared about A Clockwork Orange and Caligula- of all movies (laughs). Is it still remarkable to you that a movie that's now over 40 years old (A Clockwork Orange) resonates with new generations of audiences almost even stronger than perhaps it did when it came out?

Malcolm McDowell:Well, thank you; I just love Chicago so much! And yes, A Clockwork Orange was one of those moments where you have to step back and examine it with some distance. It has an incredible legacy, and it's still a movie I speak about quite regularly like it's a new movie that's just been released.

And it's remained timeless because it had such a great story; when it first was released, nobody could get past the look. This was before MTV, before any of that stuff- it was so revolutionary in that way. But really, it's the film's message that has made Clockwork Orange endure all these years; there's so much that still pertains to society and government.

A lot of it also had to do with Anthony Burgess' novel- I used that book as a bible. Kubrick too. I was really fortunate to get cast in that role, too; when you're young, you just kind of 'expect' things so you don't realize the enormity of it all until some time passes and you can gain some perspective on the experience.

I also think - and I could be wrong but this is something I've done a lot of thinking about over the years - but I think that Alex is the first amoral character in cinema that filmmakers wanted audiences to root for- not against. This was before Hannibal Lecter and many of the modern villains of course so I think that it was incredibly challenging for audiences at the time. How do you make a rapist and murderer redeemable in audiences' eyes? It was a delicate balance, which is why we chose to do some of the more controversial scenes, like the rape scene, in such an unusual way…no one had ever featured an upbeat song like "Singing in the Rain" during such a brutal cinematic moment before so I think maybe people at first were caught off-guard by some of Stanley's choices. Of course they were brilliant choices but very controversial.

And Stanley was a great friend; we became very close, and I think you can see that in my performance- an actor who was very secure with his director. There had to be a certain kind of love and trust between us, especially for that kind of a role. I also had total trust in my instincts, which may have led to a few disagreements with Stanley, but he always listened to me, and we would just talk out what would work best for a scene and come to an agreement after all that. It really was lightning in a bottle.

Dread Central: I believe I'm out of time now, Malcolm, but thank you so much for speaking with me today- it was really an honor.

Malcolm McDowell:Well, thank you. And Happy Holidays to you as well.

D3Publisher has announced that Earth Defense Force 2025 will arrive for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013. Players will have to take a stand and fight against the alien invasion in order to save humanity! Read on to learn more.

From the Press Release


Earth Defense Force 2025 is the long awaited follow-up in the Earth Defense Force (EDF) series from Japanese developer Sandlot. The insects return from dormancy to end humanity with over-the-top action and massive city-leveling explosions that will entrench the EDF and the citizens of Earth into a state of emergency.

Earth Defense Force 2025 is an action shooting bonanza that arms players with their choice of EDF soldier classes equipped with more weapons ever in the series and the elite training to exterminate menacing insects of all sizes in the global quest to protect the world from alien invasion.

Featuring tons of missions, making it the most ever seen in the series and the first to feature four-player multiplayer on home consoles, Earth Defense Force 2025 is an all-out battle against the terrifying ravagers that have come back stronger than ever in their mission to destroy the planet. Be prepared to heed the warnings of the upcoming insect raid in 2013 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

Join the epic battle against insect alien invaders in Earth Defense Force 2025 coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2013! Earth Defense Force 2025 is an action shooting bonanza from D3Publisher that arms players with their choice of EDF soldier classes equipped with more weapons ever in the series and the elite training to exterminate menacing insects of all sizes in the global quest to protect the world from alien invasion. Earth Defense Force 2025 is developed by Sandlot and is currently rated “RP” (Rating Pending) by the ESRB.

You can visit the official Earth Defense Force 2025 Facebook page to learn more about the game.