Archive for December 4th, 2003
The return of Chris Claremont to UNCANNY X-MEN?
Newsarama is reporting that legendary UNCANNY X-MEN writer Chris Claremont and EXCALIBUR artist Alan Davis will become the new creative team on Marvel’s UNCANNY X-MEN. Claremont rose to fame writing UXM in the mid-70s and was a direct component of transforming the X-Men characters into a bestselling comic book. His run on the series with [...]
CLARIFYING THE DETAILS OF DAWN
We all woke up to some good word this morning: Anchor Bay is finally going to release the long talked about Dawn of the Dead Special Edition, a presentation of the same caliber as this year’s 2-disc Day of the Dead (review). According to DVD File, Dawn will arrive March 9th. And it’s reportedly a [...]
The RIAA is at it again…
41 more lawsuits went out yesterday, another 90 received warning letters. Some file sharers have been deterred, Nielsen Net Ratings says there’s been a 53% drop in Kazaa users since the lawsuits started in June. But some sharers are unconcerned. USA Today quotes an Indiana University student who writes “The odds of being struck by [...]
New Battlestar Galactica Premieres Monday
In several news articles, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ returns in a new four hour mini-series on the Sci-Fi channel this Monday. However, there has been fan furor over some changes to the story. Aluminum Cylon enemies look more like humans, complete with feelings, including one with rabid sexual desires, and the quest is not for a mythical [...]
Yahoo Instant Messenger contains security flaw
Security researchers are warning of a security hole in Yahoo Inc.’s Messenger that could allow attackers to run their own code on computers using the instant messaging program. The buffer overrun vulnerability was discovered by researcher Tri Huynh in a file named “yauto.dll,” which is an ActiveX component of Yahoo! Messenger software versions up to [...]
Lord of the Rings Cast Bids Farewell
The cast from New Line Cinema’s Lord of the Rings trilogy bade farewell to Middle-earth with a final photo call at Wellington International Airport in New Zealand Tuesday. In the background is one of Air New Zealand’s four themed aircraft depicting images from the three movies. The cast and crew took this aircraft from Wellington [...]
DX: Invisible War in Stores
In what we hope will be the last announcement on this topic this week, Eidos has announced that Deus Ex: Invisible War, the highly anticipated action-RPG sequel to Deus Ex from Ion Storm, is in stores and widely available in North America. Deus Ex: Invisible War is rated M by the ESRB, retails for $49.99, [...]
Breed (DEMO)
‘Breed’ is the first project to be developed utilizing the ‘Mercury’ engine. Breed is an action based game set both in Earth orbit and on its surface. From the orbiting USC Darwin the player launches attacks against the Breed, the aggressive biomechanical race infesting Earth. Once the Darwin is discovered the Breed will launch waves [...]
Identity Crisis to Sweep DCU!
After Kevin Smith revitalized Green Arrow with his critical and commercial “Quiver,” fans wondered how DC would keep the magic going. Who would pick up the Emerald Archer’s bow and fire straight and true into the heart of good storytelling? Enter Brad Meltzer. A New York Times bestselling author (The Tenth Justice, The Millionaires), Meltzer [...]


