Archive for April, 2006

CoH 2nd Anniversary Silver Age Party!

Heroes and Villains are invited to come get your groove on at our Silver Age, 1950’s to the 1970’s theme party to celebrate two great years of crime fighting action!
The morning of April 28th we are going to toss all you cool cats a free costume token for some stylin threads to pay homage to [...]

Celebrating City of Heroes’ Two Year Anniversary!

Hello “City of” Players,
Amazing! Today we are celebrating the 2nd anniversary of City of Heroes. I want to thank you, our players, for your support and enthusiasm over the last two years. We look forward to growing our community for years to come.
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Jon Favreau will direct Iron Man

Marvel Studios has hired Jon Favreau to develop and direct the big-screen adaptation of “Iron Man” and has attracted an impressive roster of writers to help bring some of its high-profile characters such as Captain America and Thor to the big screen. Favreau will direct a feature version of Marvel’s armored hero and develop the [...]

George Perez gets Brave and Bold at Pittsburgh

Last weekend at the Pittsburgh Comicon, George Perez held court with fans to discuss his upcoming run on “The Brave & The Bold” plus what he’s got coming following his run on the series.
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Abomination to battle Jade Jaws in ‘Hulk 2′

For that villain of ‘Hulk 2′, producer Avi Arad has chosen one of his favorite baddies: Abomination, a former Yugoslav spy who has mutated into a 980-pound freak of terrifying strength and unpleasant demeanor. “He’s capable of amazing feats,” Arad says, eyes gleaming. And if Arad is right and the Hulk sequel or some of [...]

Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Talks End

Last minute talks to unify the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray formats have failed. Matsushita, owner of the Panasonic brand, has stated ‘the market will decide the winner.’ From the article: “The two sides held talks last year in the hopes of avoiding a prolonged format battle similar to the one between Betamax and VHS videotapes in [...]

MS: 360 CPU Change Won’t Affect Performance

It’s not exactly a revelation, but Microsoft tells Next-Gen.Biz that the Xbox 360’s recently announced CPU switch from 90nm to 65nm technology won’t have any effect on the system’s performance; main advantage is cost reduction.
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Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Demo

A demo for Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is now available, offering the chance to sample GRIN’s PC edition of the latest installment in the squad-based shooter series.
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eBay Debuts Instant Buying Service

eBay launched its instant buying service to supplement its normal auction listings Monday, hoping to lure more traditional e-commerce users to its service. First announced in January, eBay Express allows users to purchase from multiple sellers using a single shopping cart.
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Abrams Says Star Trek Report Inaccurate

Empire Online caught up with Mission: Impossible III director J.J. Abrams who said that Friday’s report that he will produce and direct the 11th Star Trek feature is not entirely accurate.
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