Archive for April, 2005

Xbox 360 FAQ

Everything we know about Microsoft’s next-gen system. Honest.
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Trek’s Rick Berman on Franchise Oversaturation; Denies ENT movie talk; Moving On

‘As far as the next iteration of Star Trek goes, as to whether [myself & Brannon Braga] have anything to do with it, I think it’s way too early to tell.’
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New War of the Worlds Poster!

Paramount Pictures has provided ComingSoon.net with a first look at the new poster for director Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds , starring Tom Cruise and opening June 29th. Four new images have also been added to the Photos section of the official website .
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World of Warcraft MonkeyQuest v1.5.1 Mod

This mod for World of Warcraft features a number of options in tracking and displaying your quests.
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Middle-Earth Online becomes Lord of the Rings Online

The mmorpg based on Tolkiens Middle-Earth universe will hence be known as Lord of the Rings Online instead of Middle-Earth Online as the project was called earlier.
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Mars Rover Stuck in a Dune

Bamfarooni writes “The NASA Mars rover Opportunity has gotten stuck in a dune, buried up to the hubs of the wheels. While they haven’t given up yet, it doesn’t look good for the little guy who’s now 359 days into the extended mission.” From the article: “The Mars machinery had been cruising southward across the [...]

Firefox Market Share Gains Slowing

Usage share of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer continued to slip in April, although at slower pace than in previous months, research firm OneStat.com has reported. 86.63 percent of Internet users were browsing with Internet Explorer, down 0.65 percent from the end of February.
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Sneak peek: Longhorn search capability previewed

‘What we’re trying to do is provide visualisation,’ says Microsoft’s Jim Allchin
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George Lucas on Indiana Jones 4

Hollywood.com caught up with Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith writer/director/executive producer George Lucas who talked about the future of the franchise but also his other upcoming projects, including Indiana Jones 4 .
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Evil Dead Regeneration First Pics

Evil Dead Regeneration looks to be a boomstick of gaming goodness. I mean, it’s got Bruce Campbell voicing a chainsaw-toting Ash, it’s got an undead midget, it’s got evil…what more could you want?…
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