SURVIOS BLACK FRIDAY DEALS

Video game fans here is a Black Friday Deal you won't want to miss out on! Game developer Survios is having a fantastic sale on two of its recently released games. You can get the virtual reality game Puzzle Bobble 3D/VR: Vacation Odyssey for 30 percent off and Big Rumble Boxing for up to 50 percent off for a limited time.

I grew up watching the Rocky movies and have enjoyed the more recently released Creed films, so am geeked about Big Rumble Boxing incorporating these characters into this video game. Fight in a bought as Adonis Creed, Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa, Clubber Lang, or Ivan Drago recreating favorite scenes from the movies or engaging in all new boxing matches. Plus there are a variety of other additional player characters to choose from too in Big Rumble Boxing. Are you ready to rumble?!!

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions is 40 percent off for Playstation and Fifty percent off for Switch, Xbox, and PC via Steam for this Black Friday Sale. Take advantage of this deal by going to https://bigrumbleboxing.com/buy/

Bubble dragon brothers Bub and Bob are in for a surprise when their island vacation takes an unexpected turn for an epic, bubble-popping adventure in Puzzle Bobble 3D: Vacation Odyssey. Lovingly rendered avatars for Bub and Bob stay true to their iconic design—while a variety of bright, vibrantly animated environments bring the captivating world of Puzzle Bobble to life. 

• 100 New Puzzles: Brand new 3D puzzles with special bubbles and brain-teasing challenges 

• Fun for Everyone: Intuitive controls and limited movement offers a welcoming experience for all

 • Special Items: Activate fun power-ups with clever VR interactions to maximize your popping power 

• Cross-Reality: Play on a TV screen or a virtual reality headset, and switch between them whenever you want

 • Every PS4 or PSVR purchase of Puzzle Bobble 3D comes with a free upgrade to PS5!

Puzzle Bobble 3D: Vacation Odyssey is available at 30 percent off for a limited time on PS4, PS5, Oculus Quest, and Oculus Quest 2. To take advantage of this deal go to https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10002893/ for the Playstation editions and https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3202625546470498 for Oculus VR headsets.

Is the Italian Stallion coming back for a 7th movie?

Word on the street is that Rocky Balboa ( aka Sylvester Stallone ) will be returning to the big screen for his 7th movie appearance.  The upcoming movie though won't be called ROCKY 7 but rather "CREED".  It appears the premise for the movie is that Rocky played by 67 year old Stallone will train Apollo Creed's grandson to be a "fighter".

If you recall Rocky & Apollo duked it out in Rocky 1 & 2, Creed trained Balboa in Rocky 3 to go against Mr T in the ring, and than Apollo was killed by the menacing cold war Russian boxer in Rocky 4 motivating the Italian Stallion to get back in the ring. Than there was the horrible Rocky 5 where the broke mentally impaired Rocky had a street fight with a punk he was training to be a contender followed by Rocky 6 which seems to forget about Rocky 5 ever being made and got  Stallone back in the ring to fight the current heavy weight champ who is mad that a video game ranks Rocky as a better fighter than him.  Balboa loses in Rocky 6 but everyone loves him for putting up a good fight that embarrasses his opponent.  So Rocky 6 made up for the horrible ending that Rocky 5 left the franchise with and most of us thought the Italian Stallion would be put to pasture.

Nope not just yet as Rocky 7 ( aka CREED ) moves forward with production which looks to be the movie Rocky 5 should have been.  What has caught by interest about this new movie is the actor the producers want to portray Apollo Creed's grandson, Michael B. Jordon.  I recognized the name from his role on the tv series "Friday Night Lights" where he did a nice job playing the role of high school quarterback Vince Howard, a troubled youth who becomes a blue chip prospect and state champion.  More recently he has received great reviews for his portrayal of Oscar Grant III in the movie Fruitvale Station. Could this young energetic and charismatic star reinvigorate the Rocky franchise?

What do you think should the Rocky story continue on the big screen or is it time to put it to rest?