Archive for September, 2004

Phase 4 Of Half-Life 2 Steam Preload Begins

Phase 4 Of Half-Life 2 Steam Preload Begins
ign.com

Star Wars Battlefront [Patch]

Star Wars Battlefront retail patch v1.00a
3dgamers.com

G.I. Joe: Voice FX Duke

2004 marks the 40th Anniversary of G.I. Joe, and Hasbro’s marking the occasion in grand fashion. The Valor vs. Venom Voice FX Duke figure is a real winner, featuring loads of accessories, and a moving mouth. The figure is fully articulated, and showcases everything that’s great about G.I. Joe toys.
About.com

Xbox BIOS Updated By Star Wars DVD

The bonus DVD from the newly released Star Wars Trilogy updated the Xbox BIOS without warning the user.
designtechnica.com

Intel Declares No Wi-Fi In New Chipset

Intel has decided that Wi-Fi will not be available in the 915/925X Grantsdale chipset.
designtechnica.com

‘King’ Returns to Home Video in Extended Version

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Dec. 14 home video release of director Peter Jackson’s extended version of the Academy Award-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” will feature 50 additional minutes of new footage, a new musical score and a cameo appearance of Jackson being felled [...]

Leno to Retire from ‘Tonight Show’ in 2009

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jay Leno, America’s leading late-night comedian as host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” will retire at the end of his current five-year contract in 2009 and be replaced by Conan O’Brien, the network said on Monday.
reuters.com

Vivendi Universal Games and ATI Team to Showcase High-End Graphics in Tribes: Vengeance

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 27, 2004) – Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) announced today that the company has forged a technology, marketing, and promotional relationship with ATI Technologies, the leading graphics card supplier, in support of the PC videogame Tribes:Vengeance, due to be released in the United States on October 5th.
warcry.com

COH: Warping/Disappearing Villain Issue Update

Greetings, City of Heroes fans! Vyvyanne, QA Community Liason for NCSoft, posted an update and request for all those experiencing the indoor mission bug where villains either warp or disappear. Here’s the skinny:
Just to clear this up: The warping/ disappearing villains bug is a Known Issue on LIVE servers and should be fixed [...]

‘Groo’ going to movies

Comic Book Biz: Classic comic gets ready for the silver screen — Marc Toberoff’s Intellectual Properties Worldwide has acquired feature rights to the long-running comicbook “Groo the Wanderer.” Created by Sergio Aragones with Mark Evanier, “Groo” bowed in 1983. More than 170 issues have been published to date.
variety.com