Wii Rock Band 2 Will Support Online Play, DLC
Unlike its predecessor, Rock Band 2 for the Nintendo Wii will support both DLC and online play. The first game on the console didn’t support online related things due to the limited storage space. No word on how they’ve made their way around this issue.
Will Eisner’s The Spirit Final Movie Trailer Is Here!
The 2nd trailer for Will Eisner’s the Spirit film is now available exclusively through Moviefone.com and it’s a doozy. Equal parts action and comedy with a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure (not much, since most of the ladies want to kill our hero). The Spirit is the latest [...]
Acting Legend Paul Newman Dead at 83
Acting legend Paul Newman has died at the age of 83. Best known for his roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler, and The Sting, Paul Newman passed away on Friday after a long bout with cancer.
Known for his tendency to play handsome, rogue-ish characters (which [...]
E For All Expo 2008 Returns to LA in One Week!
A week from now, we’ll be heading to the 2nd annual E For All Expo at the LA Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. I covered this event for another site last year and a good time was had by all. E For All is essentially an answer to the downsizing of [...]
Sarah Michelle Gellar Returns to TV with a Wonderful Malady
Former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar is set to return to the small screen in 2009, as a cast member of a new HBO series, The Wonderful Maladys. Gellar will play “a kind of zealous immaturity - like a drug addict with a to-do list,” said screenwriter Charles Randolph , [...]
Author Neil Gaiman Participating in Online Chat
The Washington Post will be hosting an online chat tomorrow starting at 12:00 (EST) featuring noted author and comic writer Neil Gaiman. Fans can submit questions before or during the chat.
This, they hope, will bring your attention to the National Book Festival which takes place the following Saturday in Washington, D.C. which over 70 [...]
This Week in Rock Band …
Here’s the official information on this week’s DLC for Rock Band. Comment and let us know which ones you picked up and how you liked ‘em.
Content: Moving Pictures (Album)
Price: 880 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Asia , Australia and New Zealand
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing [...]
The Sims Movie Plot Revealed
So, yeah, they’re actually going to attempt to create some sort of film out of The Sims. Wondering how that’ll happen? Here are a few words from the film’s producer John Davis (Dr. Dolittle 2, Waterworld) on the film’s plot lifted from a Collider.com interview:
And our movie, a young man, a 16 year old kid [...]
Claire Not in Season Five of Lost?
Emilie de Ravin spoke with Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello at last night’s Emmy Awards and mentioned that she’d not be appearing in Lost’s fifth season but would return for the sixth. I guess that means we won’t know why she was in the cabin with Christian until the final season. Grrr!
The entire Q&A can be [...]
Stardock Offering The Political Machine Express for Free
Stardock is currently offering a stripped down version of their election simulation game The Political Machine for free on their website. The Political Machine Express, as the free version is titled, allows you to play as either McCain-Palin or Obama-Biden and simulate the 2008 election.
Players play on the electoral map of the United States [...]
The Skrulls Ask Humans to Embrace Change (now w/video)
The following press release was sent out by Marvel Comics to encourage us to be acceptant of the Skrulls.
To all of Earth, we are the alien race you know as Skrulls. We wish to offer a few words to you about recent events. You have so much potential. You have so [...]
Russell Tovey Officially Named Next Doctor Who
>Russell Tovey, mostly known for his role in The History Boys, has officially been named David Tennant’s successor in Doctor Who. Tennant has yet to announce his plans for leaving the show but many expect him to depart after filming a series of specials in 2009.
I had high hopes upon hearing Robert Carlyle would [...]
Marvel Publishes Puzzling Punisher Pic
Hmmm… what could possibly this mean? Marvel has posted this brand new picture of the Punisher on their video game blog, of all places. Could they be planning a new game in conjunction with the release of the third Punisher movie due in December? You think that development could have been [...]
Episode 2 of Strongbad Game Now Available
Telltale Games, purveyors of episodic gaming, have released the second episode in their latest series, Strongbad’s Cool Game for Attractive People. In it, our hero is imprisoned for not paying the King of Town’s email tax. After his release, he attempts to unite all waring factions in his area under the Strongbadia flag.
Purchase the episode [...]
Activision Releases Full Guitar Hero World Tour Tracklist
The title says it all. Activision has officially released the tracklisting for Guitar Hero: World Tour. See it below in all its majesty.
— 311 - “Beautiful Disaster”
— 30 Seconds To Mars - “The Kill”
— Airbourne - “Too Much Too Young”
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