Archive for February, 2006

MySpace why it is a big deal!

I asked my 16 year old daughter why she was not using the Blog that I had designed for her and I got that look that said, dad your to old… Ouch well it turns out that what us geeks like in the way of structure is not the way things are done on MySpace. [...]

TVGuide.com Updates Search Engine

TVGuide.com today announced they were launching a new video search engine tied into their editorial content. This search engine is powered by Fast Search & Transfer, a provider of search software and solutions.
TVGuide.com’s new search engine, said parent company Gemstar-TV Guide International, integrates video and other content from Fox; FX; HBO, MTV Networks including MTV, [...]

Alias Returns Wednesday, April 19

The Emmy Award-winning spy drama, Alias , returns to the ABC primetime schedule with a two-hour event on Wednesday, April 19 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), and will air in its regular time period thereafter on Wednesdays (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET).
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Podcasts and Cell Phones, Together Again

Podcasting from my phone? Not so interested. Listening to my favorite podcasts from my phone? Now you’ve got my attention. SnapVine has just launched their Mobile Podcasting service, which I had up and running in under five minutes.
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D&D Online Hits Shelves This Week

Turbine, Inc. and Atari, Inc. announced that DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: Stormreach, the first massively multiplayer online roleplaying game inspired by the legendary pen and paper game, has launched in North America.
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BLACK Assaults Retail Shevels

Prepare to go in all guns blazing. Electronic Arts today announced that BLACK™ is now available at North American retailers for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. The game is rated M for Mature with descriptors: Strong Language, Violence, by the ESRB and carries an MSRP of $39.95.
A hotly-anticipated [...]

Date change for Ghost Recon Xbox 360

The latest Ubisoft release schedule makes for interesting reading. When dates change it’s mostly for the worse, but I’m happy to report today that Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter for Xbox 360 has been shuffled forward and will now be released on March 10th, yes that’s next week.
There’s less pleasing news if you?re looking forward [...]

EA Ships The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II

EA Ships The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II and The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-
earth II Collector’s Edition has word that the Lord of the Rings RTS sequel is hitting stores:

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 28, 2006–Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS - News) officially
announced today that the highly anticipated, [...]

DC’s Secret Six to be a mini-series

Secret Six is a six-issue mini-series. It features Catman, Deadshot, Ragdoll, and Scandal from Villains United with two more members to be added to the super-villain team in the first issue.
Despite my disappointment that it won’t last forever, it’s understandable how a book featuring a team of bad guys would be difficult to sustain. If [...]

Kong DVD to hit March 28th

Kong DVD to hit March 28th
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that the DVD version of Peter Jackson’s King Kong is set to destroy your living room on March 28th. Like with practically every DVD released today, you will have a choice between a single disc version priced at about 30 bucks and a special [...]