- Thursday, July 31, 2008, 19:07
- conventions, videos
Sunday at Comic-Con this year, I took the time to do something I'd always wanted to do, but never gotten around to. (I'd never seen anyone else do this, either.) I took my video camera, hoisted it up high over my head with my tripod, and walked the full length of the exhibit hall.
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- Thursday, July 31, 2008, 9:45
- video games
Activision has partnered with respected peripheral maker Logitech to produce premium instruments for the Guitar Hero game series. The instruments will be offered on every platform the game is released to, the first will be available later this year. The company confirmed the instruments will be compatible with the forthcoming Guitar Hero World Tour's advanced feature ...
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- Thursday, July 31, 2008, 6:20
- movies
Sony is reportedly
developing a Spider-Man spin-off film that would delve further into the story of everyone's favorite villain, Venom. Jacob Estes (Mean Creek) has written at least one draft of the script but it apparently didn't go over well with the studio and they're currently seeking other writers.
The role of Eddie Brock/Venom might ...
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- Thursday, July 31, 2008, 6:05
- movies
A rumor making its way across the interwebs mentions that a new Ghostbusters film is in the works. Supposedly the plot involves the original team handing over their proton packs to Steve Carell, Seth Rogan, and an unnamed third party. This, according to
DreadCentral.com, came from a fairly reliable source.
Does anyone think this could actually ...
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- Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 10:01
- movies
We don't typically cover music news here but felt the Bond connection made it worthy of a mention. The odd couple of Alicia Keys and The White Stripes' Jack White will perform "Another Way To Die", the theme for the upcoming Bond film Quantum of Solace. This marks the first time a Bond theme has featured ...
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- Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 9:33
- video games
Blizzard's World of Warcraft has been fully localized for Russian speaking geeks and will be released on August 6. Burning Crusade, the popular expansion pack, has been translated and will also be available for purchase on that date. This joins the preexisting English, French, German, and Spanish editions as the fifth European-language version of the ...
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- Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 6:11
- toys, video games
Weta gave Comic-Con attendees a glimpse of their upcoming line of Halo 3 figurines last week. Now, it's the rest of the world's turn to
bask in their majesty.
Neither price nor a release date was available at the time of this post. They do promise that they'll soon be offering pre-orders.
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- Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 5:55
- video games
Here's yet another trailer for you to enjoy. This one is for Activision's surprisingly good-looking Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. According to the press release, this is the first game set in the Spider-Man universe that gives you control over the game's direction and outcome. You may "choose how Spider-Man fights, which powers to upgrade, who in ...
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- Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 21:21
- movies, videos
It's scheduled to appear in front of the Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer this weekend, but you can see it here and now online if you can't hold your need for new Harry Potter goodness until Friday (or you can't bring yourself to see another Mummy movie). This trailer prominently features only Harry and ...
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- Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 6:15
- movies
Early
reports indicated that Darren Aronofsky's upcoming Robocop film would be a sequel in lieu of a series reboot. That, according to produces, is merely a rumor and the new film will be a reboot that has no link to the previous films. "None of going to be canonical ..." producer Brad Fischer told ...
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- Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 6:00
- television
As Robin mentioned, Octagon Recruiting was at this year's San Diego Comic-Con giving an eligibility test to those interested in joining the Dharma Initiative as an unpaid volunteer. I received an email today from Hans Van Eeghen, the new Dharma CEO, letting me know that the test may now be taken online by visiting
DharmaWantsYou.com. ...
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- Monday, July 28, 2008, 11:28
- movies
Hollywood memorabilia mavens
Profiles in History will launch an auction on Thursday and Friday featuring tons of movie-related artifacts, many of which will appeal to the geekly-minded individuals that read this site. Costumes from mainstream superhero films like Superman, Spider-Man, and X-Men will all be on the auction block. Several Stan Winston creations, including a ...
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- Monday, July 28, 2008, 11:07
- movies
In an interview with
ShockTillYouDrop.com, I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence spoke of a possible prequel to the film. "Yes, yes, absolutely, we're actually trying to crack that," he said when asked about the possibility of another Legend film, "We're trying to figure out some ideas for it, but yes, it would be a ...
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- Monday, July 28, 2008, 5:56
- video games
Today it was announced that Cryptic Studios (City Of Heroes) is developing a Star Trek Online, a massively multiplayer online game set within the Star Trek universe. The game's official website has several screenshots available for your viewing pleasure and mentions that gameplay footage will premiere at the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas ...
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- Monday, July 28, 2008, 5:45
- movies
Tyrese Gibson spoke with
SuperHeroHype.com while at Comic-Con regarding his involvement with a big screen version of Thundercats, the classic 80s cartoon. According to SuperHeroHype's post, Gibson has been "very involved" with getting the ball rolling on the project. When they inquired of what role he'd fill in the cast, he simply said that ...
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