Archive for September, 2007

THIS WEEK: Halo 3

Halo 3 is sure to dominate the headlines this week but there are plenty of other titles due out over the next seven days for non Halo fans.
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Daredevil #100 Sells Out!

Marvel is pleased to announce that the highly-anticipated Daredevil #100 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level). Featuring the multiple Eisner-Award and Harvey-Award winning creative team of writer Ed Brubaker and artist Michael Lark, in addition to some of the greatest artists from Daredevil’s history, Daredevil #100 featured [...]

Halo 3 To Generate Over 175 Million In Revenue?

According to Goldman Sachs analysts, Halo 3 may generate up to 170 million in pure revenue for Microsoft. This is a generous shot in the arm for MS, who just had to lay out 1 billion to fix the “Red ring of death” isuses the Xbox360 suffer from.
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‘Heroes’ Spin-Off Taps Top Writers

NBC’s hit TV series Heroes has spun off a second series, Heroes: Origins, which will feature episodes written by some of Hollywood’s top writer/directors including Kevin Smith (Clerks), Eli Roth (Hostel), and Michael Dougherty (Trick ‘r Treat). Dougherty also co-wrote both Superman Returns and X2. Both Roth and Smith will direct their episodes [...]

Lord of the Rings Online: Belated Birthday

Our Lord of the Rings Online website has a guide to a special quest that went in for a certain Hobbit’s birthday.
Hullo there, I was wondering if you might be able to spare a moment. My Uncle Bilbo and I share a birthday, September the twenty second, and I have celebrated it by holding a [...]

NEW IRON MAN AND HULK Artwork

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George Miller Working on JLA Movie

Variety is reporting that director George Miller (Mad Max) will helm a big screen live action Justice League of America film, which Warner Bros. is projecting as the studio’s ‘tentpole’ offering for 2009. Casting has already begun for the film, which will likely be shot in Australia, and which Warners is anxious to get [...]

Team Fortress 2 Beta Now Open

The wait is over: Team Fortress 2, the successor to the granddaddy of class-based multiplayer action games, is now playing on Steam. Those who pre-purchase The Orange Box via Steam can access the beta version of one of the most anticipated online action games.
Team Fortress 2 features the most advanced graphics of any [...]

Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays: Geon: Emotions

Love it? Hate it? Does it make you angry? Does it calm you down? Feel the energy of powerful emotions as you compete amongst your opponents to master the unique sport of Geon: Emotions.
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Vaughn On Thor: Director Reveals ‘He Won’t Wear A Dress’

“Marvel were so surprised to see this other side of me with Stardust,” recalls Matthew Vaughn of his initial meeting to discuss his vision for the God of Thunder. “They actually said to me, ‘You are going to make Thor more macho? Right?’ Well, don’t worry – Thor’s not going to be wearing a dress”.Eschewing [...]