Archive for October 5th, 2007

XP SP3 Beta Preview Out, Last Update to XP

Microsoft sent out an e-mail to Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 beta testers, announcing the arrival of the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta Preview. Microsoft reiterated that this will be the final update for the aging operating system, which debuted in 2001.
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STEVE NILES & KELLEY JONES TEAM FOR NEW BATMAN SERIES

STEVE NILES & KELLEY JONES TEAM FOR NEW BATMAN SERIES by Jonah Weiland, Executive Producer Posted: October 5, 2007
“30 Days of Night” author Steve Niles revealed on his forum Thursday evening that he’ll be joined by famed illustrator Kelly Jones on a brand new, 12-issue Batman series for DC Comics. CBR News has [...]

The End Of The X-Men Begins In Messiah CompleX

Since the events of M-Day, the mutant population has been reduced to a mere handful and no new mutants have been born.
But all that changes in the highly-anticipated, extra-sized X-Men: Messiah CompleX One-Shot, from Eisner and Harvey winning “Best Writer” Ed Brubaker and superstar artist Marc Silvestri, when the X-Men discover a new mutant has [...]

Michael Caine’s High Praise for Heath Ledger’s The Joker

“I tell you the big surprise in the new ‘Batman’ — Heath Ledger as the Joker,” Caine told reporters. “He’s fantastic. He’s gone in a different direction than Jack (Nicholson) … Jack was like a really scary old, nasty old uncle with a funny face. Heath is like the most murderous psychopath you’ve ever seen [...]

Gears of War Film: Destined to Follow Halo Movie's Fate?

Reports from movie web sites claim that New Line Cinema has concerns with the budget of the film. Will the Gears of War film enter into cryo-sleep like the Halo movie?
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NCSoft Forms Carbine Studios, Former Blizzard Guys, New MMO

NCSoft has announced the formation of Carbine studios today. The new dev house is comprised of 17 former Blizzard employees, and they are currently working on a new, unannounced NCSoft MMORPG. Carbine Studios is led by industry veterans Kevin Beardslee, Tim Cain and Jeremy Gaffney. The team has worked on World of Warcraft, Fallout, City [...]

Bungie Branches Off from Microsoft

It’s official: Bungie and Microsoft announced today that they will be going their separate ways (effective October 1st), but will maintain the “development and publishing relationship” of the Halo franchise. Bungie states that it will continue to ‘focus on Microsoft’s platforms” but looks forward to “unleashing” their creative freedom. Basically, Bungie owns Bungie again and [...]

Another Iron Man Teaser Poster…

Another Iron Man Teaser Poster…
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios have revealed this new teaser poster for director Jon Favreau’s Iron Man, kicking-off next summer on May 2. The comic book adaptation stars Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Leslie Bibb, Bill Smitrovich and Nazanin Boniadi.
The movie tells the story of [...]

Fantasy Flight Preps Pre-Orders for ‘StarCraft’

Fantasy Flight Games will shortly be announcing a pre-order promotion for StarCraft: The Board Game end users. The promotion involves brick and mortar retailers, but will be Web-based — consumers will provide FFG with their pre-order information (where they have pre-ordered the game) or will be provided by FFG with a list of participating [...]