Archive for December, 2007

BioWare Confirms Mass Effect Sequel

BioWare has confirmed the sequel to the Xbox 360 exclusive RPG after revealing the name of the second Mass Effect novel.
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‘Iron Man’ to Get Super Bowl Ad

Marvel’s Iron Man feature will be one of a number of films with ads on the Super Bowl February 3rd, according to Variety. Spots are going for $2.7 to $3 million per, so this represents a substantial commitment to marketing the film, the first being financed as part of Marvel’s own slate.
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One Of These People Will Be The New Captain America

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G.I. Joe Cast Growing

According to The Hollywood Reporter Rachel Nichols, Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje, and Said Taghmaoui have joined the cast of Paramount’s live action G.I. Joe movie. Stephen Sommers is directing the film, which is based on the Hasbro toy property and also stars Sienna Miller as the Baroness and Ray Park as the mute ninja Snake Eyes. [...]

‘Transformers Animated’ Debut

The new Transformers Animated series is going to debut on the Cartoon Network with the airing of a 90-minute special, Transform and Roll Out, on December 26th at 8pm (ET, PT). Regular episodes of the new Transformers Animated series will debut on Saturday morning January 5th, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. (ET, PT).
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BioShock Sells Over 2M Copies Worldwide

Take-Two Interactive announced its financial results for the fourth quarter, revealing that BioShock sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
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U.S. Anime Sales Off 50%

In an open letter to the American anime community Arthur Smith, President of GBH, the parent company of key anime studio Gonzo, reported that sales of anime DVDs in the U.S. during 2007 have declined 50% since the peak year of 2005. In his letter Smith notes that his estimate is based on a [...]

‘World War Hulk’ Finishes Strong

World War Hulk finished its five issue run with a flourish, selling over 145,000 copies in comic stores in November, only a couple of points off sales on the fourth issue of the title. Other titles at the top of the list were also from Marvel, with seven Marvel titles posting sales over 100,000 [...]

New Iron Man Photo!

Paramount Pictures has provided Superhero Hype! with an excellent new photo from director Jon Favreau’s Iron Man! Starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Leslie Bibb, Bill Smitrovich and Nazanin Boniadi, the comic book adaptation kicks-off the summer on May 2.

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‘Stargate SG-1 Direct-to-DVD Movie

Fox Home Entertainment has announced the March 11th release of Stargate SG-1: The Ark of Truth (MSRP $26.98), a 97-minute direct-to-DVD feature that ties up the loose ends that were left when the series ended its run on the Sci Fi Channel. The new DVD will conclude the Ori storyline that was left [...]