Archive for February 13th, 2008

Disney Revamps 'House of the Future' With HP, MS

The original 1957 Disney “House of the Future” predicted and showcased such space-age products such as microwave ovens, electric toothbrushes and wireless telephones. Now, Disney is partnering with Microsoft, HP and others to build a new $15 million, 5,000-square-foot “HOUSE OF THE FUTURE,” which will open at Disneyland’s Tomorrowland in May.

therawfeed.com

Spore: Hands-on Preview [Gaming]

Spore is one of the most massive and anticipated games of recent years and we’ve had full hands-on access. Can one of the most ambitious games ever conceived actually hold up to our scrutiny while still being fun to play? Check out our five-page preview and see!
bit-tech.net

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.0 Beta 3, adds several features

The Mozilla organization on Tuesday posted Beta 3 of Firefox 3.0, for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux platforms. The beta’s release notes are indicating substantial progress on new and so far unseen features.
betanews.com

CBS Announces Show Return Dates!

With the writers strike now over, CBS has announced the return of original episodes of its comedy and drama series. Here is the line-up (listed by show, anticipated return date, # of new episodes expected).
comingsoon.net

Interview: George Romero

The Diary Of The Dead director talks about why zombies are the perfect sock puppets for any social issue he wants to address.
avclub.com

Call of Duty 4 Patch Heads to Microsoft for Certification

The new feature patch (new Kill Cams, Host Migration, and other new features) for the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty 4 has finished its internal testing and development and has officially been sent off to Microsoft for Certification.
teamxbox.com

NCsoft reports $48.4 million 2007 net profit

NCsoft has reported its 2007 earnings, with
sales ofKRW 330 billion (USD 335.1 million) and net profits
of KRW 45billion (USD 48.4 million)
gamesindustry.biz

Lord of the Rings Online Book 12 Opens

Turbine announces Book 12, the latest update for Lord of the Rings Online, is now available for North American subscribers to Turbine’s Tolkien-inspired MMORPG.
bluesnews.com

“World Of Warcraft” #3 sells out, DC to offer second printing

Wildstorm’s “World Of Warcraft” series sells out it’s third issue in a row, prompting DC to go back to press for a second printing.
comicbookresources.com