Archive for April, 2005

Empire Earth was a game that created some great juxtaposition. Cavemen vs Tanks. Muskets vs
Battlemechs. It’s no small feat, cramming everything from sticks and stones, all the way through to future
technology, into one game. Empire Earth pulled it off supremely, though. (The Gold edition is well worth picking up
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Xbox back in the red in latest Microsoft figures

Home and Entertainment Division records an operating loss for the March quarter
gamesindustry.biz

Guild Wars competition

Win great prices in this new competition from our friends at NCSoft.
boomtown.net

Iron Man, Superman, Ghost Rider, Smallvile: The Comic Reel Wrap for April 29th

Tony Stark may be losing his direction with a slowdown in production while we look closer at Kal-El’s logo, wonder if Wolverine raised the Last Son of Krypton, look in at Nicolas Cage’s Melbourne digs and try to remember this week’s episode as we close out the week.
comicbookresources.com

‘Simpsons’ Looks Beyond 350th Episode

When a show reaches an impressive 350 episodes, it’s fair to reflect on its mortality. So how long can “The Simpsons,” which hits the milestone Sunday, keep going?
yahoo.com

Sin City 2 And 3 Get The Green Light

Robert Rodriguez will be shooting back to back sequels for SIN CITY 2 and 3 starting February of next year for a release presumably summer of 2007.
digg.com

Seinfeld’s Bee Movie Gets Date & Cast

DreamWorks Animation has assembled an exciting roster of voice talent for its upcoming computer-animated comedy, Bee Movie . Jerry Seinfeld co-wrote and is producing and starring in the movie opposite Academy Award® winner Renée Zellweger ( Cold Mountain , Chicago ).
comingsoon.net

World of Warcraft: Two new realms

If you’re tired of wading through the chat spam and watching yourself die to dozens of foes from the opposing realm, then maybe it’s time to start over anew.
Blizzard has launched two new realms tonight, one for PvP (entitled Gurubashi) goers and another for the PvE (entitled Skywall) folks. You should be able to see [...]

Paramount to bring Cap America and Nick Fury on the screen

Paramount has inked a lucrative, exclusive distribution deal with Marvel for films based on the comicbook publisher’s remaining characters. Among the first of its superheroes headed for the silver screen: Captain America and Nick Fury, an American version of James Bond.
Paramount isn’t putting up any production money; it will receive a fee for marketing and [...]

What’s Up, Spider-Girl? The Creative Team Talks “Spider-Girl”

At a panel at last weekend’s Pittsburgh Comicon, creators DeFalco, Buscema, Frenz, and Olliffe talked about the on again/off again history of Marvel’s “Spider-Girl” and what the future holds for the title.
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