Archive for June, 2008

Is a ‘Battlestar Galactica’ TV movie deal nearly done?

Maureen Ryan was the first to report that as many as three "Battlestar Galactica" TV films were under discussion at the Sci Fi network. She noted that "it would make sense to make more ‘Battlestar’ TV movies while the show’s creative team and actors are still all in one place." Well, too late for that [...]

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All World of Warcraft classes dissected at WWI 2008

You can’t escape World of Warcraft at Blizzard’s Worldwide Invitational. Between class-specific panels and the giant WoW dev panel. Here’s a look into the future of each of the classes, including a ton of information on the upcoming Death Knight class:

Death Knight
Druid
Hunter
Mage
Paladin
Priest
Rogue
Shaman
Warlock
Warrior

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Diablo 3 Officially Announced!

Blizzard unveiled Diablo III today, a long-overdue sequel to its action RPG franchise. The game was unveiled with a cinematic trailer and even gameplay footage during the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational in Paris.
Diablo III will pick up the story 20 years after the end of Diablo II. Mephisto, Diablo and Baal have been defeated, [...]

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare update released

Updates to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Fixed an exploit that allowed players to access certain console dvars during multi-player matches
Fixed a crash that could occur when a [...]

Xbox 360 getting a pricedrop soon

Kmart’s weekly ad has spilled up some price drop hints for Xbox 360. According to the ad, from July 6 Xbox 360 will be available for $300. That’s 50 bucks less or approx. 15% cheap for the Pro version which is bundled with a 20GB HDD. No details on Elite or Arcade versions but expect [...]

Lego Indiana Jones Demo On Xbox Live Now

Just a quick FYI, folks. A demo for Lego Indiana Jones is now available on the Xbox Live marketplace. It comes in at about 620mb, so grab it after work.

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Rose McGowan as ‘Red Sonja’

Rose McGowan will be slipping into that famous metal mesh bikini and bringing Red Sonja back to the big screen.

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Mars Soil Appears To Be Able To Sustain Life

Scientists working on the Phoenix Mars Lander mission, which has already found ice on the planet, said preliminary analysis by the lander’s instruments on a sample of soil scooped up by the spacecraft’s robotic arm had shown it to be much more alkaline than expected.
Sam Kounaves, the lead investigator for the wet chemistry laboratory on [...]

Microsoft Finally Releases DRM Xbox Software Xfer Tool!

Microsoft has finally released a tool that will allow you to transfer the stuff you purchased on one Xbox360 console to another, if you need to replace your hardware. It is a two-step process, and you need to use the special Xbox.com page to do it, but the execution is painless, we tried it. Head [...]