Archive for February, 2005

‘Star Trek’ Fans Protest Cancellation of Series

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - “Star Trek” fans from around the world gathered at the gates of Paramount Studios in Hollywood on Friday to protest the impending cancellation of the television series “Star Trek: Enterprise.”
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Firefox 1.0.1 Released

Firefox 1.0.1 has been released.

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‘Empire Earth II’ Demo

Worthplaying has posted a pleasant surprise from Vivendi.
A few days earlier than we announced yesterday, Vivendi has released a 177MB demo for Mad Doc Software’s RTS Empire Earth II. This single-player demo will let you take control of one of three civilizations, the Germans, Americans, or Koreans, through three of the game’s 15 epochs, including [...]

Deathlok locked and loaded?

The latest issue of Wizard Magazine had a quote from Marvel movie exec Kevin Feige, who said, “David Self has just turned in an amazing polish of the script, and we are moving forward.”
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Empire Earth 2 website comes to life

Empire Earth is an underrated game I think.
Deemed as the “true successor to Age of Empires” by PC Gamer (at least that’s what the box in front of me says), it
seems to have been passed over for other titles. Rise of Nations springs immediately to mind. Both games are very
similar in concept.
Empire Earth is [...]

‘Final Fantasy’ Creator to Make Xbox Games (AP)

AP - The creator of the “Final Fantasy” series of video games will work exclusively on making two games for the next version of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox game console in a bid to help the company gain more popularity in Japan.
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Intel In, AMD Out At Dell

Intel is once again in Dell’s good graces, with Dell chief executive Kevin Rollins telling attendees of a Wall Street technology seminar that the company is no longer inclined to source microprocessors from AMD.
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Analyst: Apple, TiVo Marriage Possible

An analyst says rumors are circulating stating that Apple may be interested in acquiring TiVo, causing the stock of the company to jump 18 percent on Wednesday and an additional 8 percent in early trading Thursday. Although Apple has expressed no desire to enter the DVR market, that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill.
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Battlestar Galactica’s Second Season to Begin Summer ‘05

Sci-Fi Channel announced that the second season of its hit original series Battlestar Galactica will premiere this summer with 20 new episodes, after earlier confirming their commitment to the show.
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Next xbox to feature expansion bay?

Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox console is set to feature a removable hard drive bay, according to online reports today, which will allow users to upgrade their entry-level systems to include mass storage capabilities.
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