Archive for October, 2007

Gears of War Art Director to Helm Thundercats Movie

Gears of War art director Jerry O’Flaherty will helm WB’s “Thundercats,” a CG-animated movie based on the popular ’80s cartoon series, comicbook and toy line.
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Will Ferrell’s Land Of The Lost Is A Go

Will Ferrell’s Land Of The Lost Is A Go
I can just hear the Sleestaks screaming now!
Universal Pictures has given a green light to a comedic take on the SF TV series Land of the Lost, starring Will Ferrell, which begins production in March, Variety reported.
Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate [...]

The Terminator Returns in 2009

Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. has picked up distribution rights for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, the first film in a new Terminator trilogy. The franchise got a jump start this spring when the privately-held Halcyon acquired the film, merchandising and licensing rights to the property from former Carolco execs who produced the [...]

D&D Miniatures™, with 4th Edition

Wizards of the Coast is updating the skirmish rules to D&D minis with 4th Edition. Starting in early 2008, Wizards will start to offer D&D minis stat cards updated to the new rules in free to download PDF files. The schedule so far is as follows:
* January 16th, 2008 Desert of [...]

‘Halo 3′ Snags Over $300 Million

Microsoft is reporting that its Halo 3 console videogame has garnered sales of over $300 million during its first week on the market, making it in Microsoft’s opinion “the fastest selling videogame in history.”  Halo 3 has now sold over 5 million units and has even grabbed a narrow lead in videogame sales in Japan, [...]

Susan Sarandon Comments on Mom Racer

She’s been awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress in a movie, and nominated four other times, and is definitely one of the queens of the silver screen. Now, Susan Sarandon turns her attention to more trivial pursuits, with her latest movie Speed Racer.
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Robot Suit Gives Elderly Super Strength, Attitude

Japan’s Kanagawa Institute of Technology showed off their intimidating AIR-PRESSURE ROBOT SUIT, designed to turn old people into RoboCops who not only don’t need wheelchairs, but can lift cars and fight crime. The suits could be used by old people to get around, or by their caregivers, who need to carry them around. Japan is [...]

New Comics for the week of 10/10/2007

24 MAGAZINE #10
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #13
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #10
BLACK ADAM THE DARK AGE #3
BLACK SUMMER #3 (OF 7) (MR)
BOOSTER GOLD #3
CAPTAIN AMERICA CHOSEN #2
CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES #4
COUNTDOWN 29
DEADLANDER #1
DR WHO MAGAZINE #387
FALLEN SON DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC
FANTASTIC FOUR #550
FRIDAY THE 13TH SUMMER VACATION #2
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #24 OMD
FRUITS BASKET ULTIMATE ED VOL 1 GN
GHOST RIDER [...]

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 [...]