Archive for July, 2009
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has acquired the feature film rights to World War Robot, an IDW graphic novel written and drawn by Ashley Wood, according to Variety. The story is of a final war between humans and robots, set on Earth, the moon, and Mars.
July 31st, 2009 | Posted in Comic Books, Entertainment | No Comments
Ridley Scott is attached to a new film in the Alien universe, with a Jon Spaigts script, according to Variety. The film is set to be a prequel, taking place before the first film in the series. Scott directed that first film, with great designs by H.R. Giger creating the concepts for the aliens and [...]
July 31st, 2009 | Posted in Entertainment | No Comments
SEGA have released the Marine reveal trailer from the upcoming Aliens vs. Predator shooter. A Youtube’d version of it is embedded below but you can also watch it on the official site. It’s pretty cool stuff, very atmospheric.
July 30th, 2009 | Posted in Gaming | No Comments
The Producer of the new Punchout game, Ken Yeeloy, revealed that he would "love to make a sequel." The first game, they wanted a definite connection to the original game, and now that it is a success, the sky is the limit. Evolving the franchise seems like it will be inevitable.
July 30th, 2009 | Posted in Gaming | No Comments
Del Rey Books has announced it will publish “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel.” It will be based on the New York Times bestselling book by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith.
The book takes Jane Austen’s classic novel and adds “zombie mayhem.”
“Not only is it exciting for Del Rey to be a part of [...]
July 30th, 2009 | Posted in Comic Books | 1 Comment
Media Release — The second issue of the smash-hit series BATMAN AND ROBIN by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely has sold out at DC Comics and is going back to press for a new, second printing.
BATMAN AND ROBIN #2 Second Printing (JUN098418) will feature a recolored version of the original cover by Frank Quitely. It [...]
July 30th, 2009 | Posted in Comic Books | No Comments
When Google released Google Voice applications for Blackberry and Android, but not iPhone, many assumed that Google was ignoring a competitive phone platform. But it turns out that Apple is the one who rejected the app that Google developed for iPhone. One reason they may have done this is that partner AT&T could lose money [...]
July 29th, 2009 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
Yahoo! and Microsoft have both confirmed earlier reports of a deal over search. In a joint statement Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz confirmed "this agreement comes with boatloads of value for Yahoo!, our users, and the industry. And I believe it establishes the foundation for a new era of Internet innovation and development." Microsoft CEO Steve [...]
July 29th, 2009 | Posted in Software | No Comments
Two current projects have their roots in the work of Kong creator Merian C. Cooper. One is a long-stalled feature film originally conceived by Cooper and Ray Harryhausen, the other is a prequel to King Kong. Let’s take a look at them in turn. Variety report that War Eagles was co-developed [...]
July 29th, 2009 | Posted in Entertainment | No Comments
Getting hard sales numbers for services like Xbox Live Arcade, Steam and Direct2Drive is like getting blood from a stone. Not. Gonna. Happen. So today, we’ll console ourselves with some overall sales trends released by the three service’s parent companies.
Valve, who run Steam, have revealed that over the past 12 months sales have increased by [...]
July 29th, 2009 | Posted in Gaming | No Comments