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Remember the infamous "BOOM-SHACKA-LACKA!!" that rang through after one of those backboard shattering dunks? Well now you can be a part of history through EA's contest being run through the NBA Jam Facebook page. The best one-liners will be thrown into a 64 finalist tournament. From there they'll go round by round until 4 winners are chosen! To join in click on the link below.
Halo 3: ODST owners will finally get to sample the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta starting today. The beta will conclude on May 19th and will showcase some of the games newest features such as game types, armor abilities, rewards, customization settings, and more.
Halo: Reach currently has a release date of Fall 2010.
Bungie, developers of the famed Halo series announced today that they have officially signed a 10-year publishing deal with distributor Activision. The deal grants Activision exclusive worldwide rights to publish and distribute all future Bungie games.
The agreement is the first of its kind for Bungie since splitting from Microsoft in 2007. It will definitely give them the resources necessary to further develop games for a global audience.
“We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise,” said Harold Ryan, President of Bungie. “From working together over the past nine months on this agreement, it is clear that Activision supports our commitment to giving our fans the best possible gaming experiences.”
“Bungie is one of the premier studios in our industry and we are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with their talented team over the next decade,” stated Thomas Tippl, Chief Operating Officer of Activision Blizzard. “Bungie has developed some of the most compelling and successful games, multiplayer experiences and thriving fan communities, and this alliance underscores our long-standing commitment to foster the industry’s best creative talent. Our unprecedented partnership with Bungie will enable us to broaden our pipeline of exciting new games as we continue to strengthen our industry position and pursue long-term growth opportunities.”
Bungie's games have sold more than 25 million units worldwide. The Halo franchise in particular has generated approximately $1.5 billion in revenues, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack and GfK. Whatever Bungie's next IP is, there's a good chance it could be a hit. As such, Activision noted that it does expect this agreement "to be accretive to its operating margins as of the release of the first game."
Serving as a quick reminder to those with Halo 3: ODST that the Reach multiplayer beta begins next week. Enjoy!
It's that time of year again! The debut trailer for Madden 11 has been released! Let us know what you think!
Other new features include "Cosmic Guide" which walks you through some of the more complicated parts of the game. Check it out!
Set for a 2011 release, the newest edition of the Marvel vs. Capcom series looks like it's going to run off of the same engine as Street Fighter IV. About 30 characters have been confirmed so far including Chris Redfield from the Resident Evil series!
No word yet on his abilities, but it looks as though Mario will have an all new cloud suit in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
That's right, the pioneer of today's online gaming scene will be gone for good. Microsoft released this statement back in February:
On April 15 we will discontinue the Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox v1 games playable on Xbox 360 and Xbox Originals. I want to start by saying this isn't a decision we made lightly, but after careful consideration, it is clear this will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community.
Seven years ago we laid out our vision for the connected console when we launched Xbox LIVE. We believed then that the power of the Internet to connect people would revolutionize living room entertainment. It started with amazing multiplayer games, and we've since seen that bet pay off again and again with the launches of Xbox 360, Marketplace, Netflix and powerful social features like Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm. None of this would have been possible without the success of LIVE as a multiplayer gaming network.
Conan O'Brien tweeted today that he is getting a show on TBS beginning in November
""The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November! The bad news: I'll be playing Rudy on the all new Cosby Show.""
Fortunately for fans of the hit Gears of War franchise there was a little snafu down at the Xbox Live headquarters. It turns out Cliff Bleszinski originally was scheduled to appear on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night to officially announce the release of Gears of War 3 in April. Unfortunately his appearance was rescheduled to Monday and nobody told Microsoft who went ahead an posted the announcement on the Xbox Live dashboard. Either way the important thing is that Gears of War 3 is officially on the way and you can color me excited to conclude this epic series.
A total of 47 tracks have been released for the upcoming Rock Band: Green Day set for release on June 8:
The Warehouse
Dookie (1994)
"Burnout"
"Having a Blast"
"Chump"
"Longview"
"Welcome to Paradise"
"Pulling Teeth"
"Basket Case"
"She"
"Sassafrass Roots"
"When I Come Around"
"Coming Clean"
"Emenius Sleepus"
"In the End"
"F.O.D."
Milton Keynes
American Idiot (2004)
"American Idiot"
"Jesus of Suburbia"
"Holiday"
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
"Are We the Waiting"
"St. Jimmy"
"Give Me Novacaine"
"She's a Rebel"
"Extraordinary Girl"
"Letterbomb"
"Wake Me Up When September Ends"
"Homecoming"
"Whatsername"
"Warning" (2000)
"Minority"
"Warning"
Nimrod (1997)
"Hitchin' a Ride"
"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
"Nice Guys Finish Last"
Insomniac (1995)
"Brain Stew"
"Jaded"
"Geek Stink Breath"
The Fox Theater, Oakland
21st Century Breakdown(2009)
"Song of the Century"
"21st Century Breakdown"
"Before the Lobotomy"
"Last Night on Earth"
"Peacemaker"
"Murder City"
"¿Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)"
"Restless Heart Syndrome"
"Horseshoes and Handgrenades"
"The Static Age"
"American Eulogy"
"See the Light"
Downloadable Content
"21 Guns"
"Know Your Enemy"
"East Jesus Nowhere"
"Last of the American Girls"
"¡Viva La Gloria!"
"Christian's Inferno"
Rawlings has released quite possibly the future of autographed baseballs! The Rawlings Recordable Autograph ball not only leaves a sweet spot to snag your favorite player's John Hancock it also has a 1.5" diameter display area for photos of your prize moment. That's not the kicker though, you can even have your hero record a personalized message directly into the ball! Let's just hope they don't get the wrong idea when you're shoving a baseball square in their face.
Props: Things You Never Knew Existed
And here's a little teaser to hold you off until then...
Capcom confirmed today that Super Street Fighter IV would indeed be getting its own arcade cabinet. The estimated arrival date is said to be around July/August. This can only qualify as great news as the arcade industry has been struggling as of late. What better way to bring it back to prominence than to throw one of the most popular fighting games ever back out there?
Props: 411Mania
Designed to charge any device that requires up to 5 volts of electricity, the universal wrist charger looks like it could be the next fashion trend! Ok maybe that was me being a bit overzealous, however it is a handy little device that can charge your portable devices on the go obviously for a limited amount of time. The 4 LED lights indicate what level of charge your device is at, also allowing you to ATTEMPT to pass it off as just a ridiculously fancy wrist band. The wrist charger is available on Think Geek for $35.
Props: Think Geek
Major Nelson announced today that users of Xbox Live who purchased the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack will receive a 7 day credit to their Xbox Live Gold account to "reward their loyalty". Surely it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the map pack was plagued with connectivity issues on it's first day live right? The change will be reflected on each users account starting May 1st.
Early estimates have arrived and it looks like the iPad is a hit! As of midnight Saturday, the iPad has sold over 300,000 units which includes pre-order deliveries and Apple retail sales. So far it looks like over 1 million apps have been downloaded and more that 250,000 e-books have been purchased. Not too shabby!
Sharp has unveiled their line of 3D handheld screens which do not require the use of glasses! The screens measure in at a WHOPPING....3 inches. However Sharp insists that they're closer to working out the kinks that plagued their last line of 3D screens to eliminate the blurred mess from them. Only time will tell, but color me excited for the time being!
Props: Valley Morning Star
At long last we have our First Avenger! After all of the rumors of interviews, auditions, offers, and what have you Marvel has officially announced via press release (Below) that Chris Evans (Fantastic 4) has been cast as Captain America.
Marvel Studios has officially confirmed that Chris Evans will star as Captain America in the studio's highly anticipated movie THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA directed by Joe Johnston from a script penned by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.
Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige will produce THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA. Alan Fine, Stan Lee, David Maisel, Stratton Leopold and Louis D'Esposito will executive produce. The film will be released in the US on July 22, 2011 and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.
Chris Evans will next star in Sylvain White's THE LOSERS. He will also star in Edgar Wright's SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD. He recently wrapped production on PUNCTURE and he will soon start production on WHATS YOUR NUMBER. Evans previous credits include starring as Johnny Storm in the FANTASTIC FOUR Films, Danny Boyle's SUNSHINE and David Ayer's STREET KINGS.
In addition to THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA, Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including the highly anticipated sequel, IRON MAN 2, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow on May 7, 2010, THOR on May 6, 2011, and THE AVENGERS on May 4, 2012.
Evans is represented by CAA, 3 Arts Entertainment and his attorney at Stone, Meyer, Genow, Smelkinson & Binder.
Deadline has the particulars, but it looks like Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Ed Helms have all been secured to start shooting The Hangover 2 possibly in October.
The new season starts June 13th!
True Blood: Season 3 - Teaser
Uploaded by dreadcentral. - Classic TV and last night's shows, online.
Early this morning Larry Hyrb aka Major Nelson, the Director of Programming for Xbox LIVE had his account hacked. The only things that appeared to be altered were his name, location, and speech bubble.
Not long after, website lightzz.com posted a YouTube video claiming responsibility for the hack.
Major Nelson later posted on his Twitter account that he again had full control of his account, and that Microsoft was investigating.
Props: Kotaku
It looks like BlizzCon is making another go-round! The gaming convention will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California October 22-23. Tickets will be available soon on www.blizzcon.com so snap them up while you can!
From March 25th - March 31st the Street Fighter IV Complete Costume Pack will be 50% off. The pack includes alternate kits for Guile, El Fuerto, Blanka, Balrog, and more. The pack will set you back a mere $6.25, and in case you were worried whether or not the costume pack that you purchased for Street Fighter IV will carry over to Super Street Fighter IV you can rest easy, they will.
Apparently teen pop phenom Justin Bieber's manager didn't tweet fast enough. Scott "Scooter" Brown was arrested on charges of reckless endangerment and criminal nuisance in connection with a fracas that broke out this past November in a Long Island mall.
After Brown sent out a tweet from Bieber's account reading "On my way to Roosevelt Field Mall in Long Island, NY to sign and meet fans! I'm pumped. See u there." A crowd of over 3,000 flocked the mall in anticipation of the teen sensation, the only problem was the event was cancelled an hour earlier which Brown forgot to tweet causing a near riot to erupt.
Props: Celebrity Buzz
Now you can go head to head with your family and friends without having to purchase a new DJ Hero game. The turntable is now available at most major retailers for about $60.
The Nintendo 3DS is scheduled to be unveiled at E3 2010 in June. So far what we know is that the 3D output will come from a "parallax barrier LCD" manufactured by Sharp. Allegedly the 3DS is also suppose to feature a 3D control stick, improved battery life, and a rumble feature. Major details such as a possible release date have yet to be revealed but it seems as though Nintendo is looking to completely revolutionize the hand-held gaming market.
Props: Engadget
Following the healthcare reform vote, two tweeters, @THHEE_JAY and @Solly_Forrel, mentioned assassinating the President in their tweets. One tweet read, “You Should be Assassinated!! @Barack Obama.” As precaution, the Secret Service is investigating and tracking down these two threat tweets.
Social media has come a long way and has become such a strong form of communication that it will even trigger the Secret Service to investigate a possible threat based on simple short messages over the internet.
Behold the Clicker! A remote control/bottle opener. If you have one of these I guarantee that you are pretty much set.
Props: My Clicker
A neat little find while scouring the "internets". The Han Solo Popsicle T-Shirt will only set you back about $9. There's a catch though, it's available today only! At the time of posting there was about 9 hours left on the timer so snap yours up ASAP!
Props: TeeFury
The long awaited "Stimulus Package" for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is set for release on Xbox Live on March 30th. The package will feature all new multiplayer maps to add more depth to the already extremely popular online experience.
Also, from April 2nd to April 5th, anyone and everyone who plays on Xbox Live will receive DOUBLE XP points. Fire away!
Things are looking EPIC so far for the upcoming Clash of the Titans remake.
It looks like things are starting to heat up in the Conan to Fox scenario. Fox is looking to lock him up by May when they announce their Fall lineup. So far the only thing that seems to be hindering the deal is Fox's current late night lineup which includes re-runs of The Simpsons and The Office. Here's hoping that Coco can get back on the air soon.
Props: LA Times
Friday marked the first day for pre-orders for the iPad and it didn't disappoint selling over 120,000 units. Not a bad start considering that a vast majority of buyers haven't even come into contact with an iPad. As for me, I'm perfectly happy with my iPad Mini a.k.a the iPhone.
It was a big day at the 2010 Games Developer Conference. One of the biggest announcements came from Sony mentioning their officially named motion controller, the PlayStation Move. If you look at the controller bundles carefully, they start looking like something an air traffic controller would use. It's like a very retro version of a light saber with a glowing ball on the tip instead of the long light sword.
Sony emphasized the Move's precision factor throughout their GDC presentation and dated the release to ship this fall 2010. The Playstation Move will retail in three different packages containing the eye, the move controller and a game. According to articles across the web, they are mentioned to retail under $100.
With the current concept and pricing, it will take a lot more to "move" me out of this seat. Come on Sony, you can do better than that!
The first trailer is scheduled for release on Thursday.
UPDATE: Turns out it was just an advertisement for the upcoming History Channel series America: The Story of Us. Being the history geek that I am...I'm still pretty excited! :)
ORIGINAL: Snapped from a payphone booth (Do people still use those?) in what looks like Downtown L.A.
The poster is similar to the original Cloverfield movie poster from a couple of years back
As always we'll keep you posted.
Combining them into a watch apparently.
For $29.99 ($21.99 for the kids) you can own one of several different Star Wars watches with a Lego-like band like the one shown above.
Props: Star Wars Shop
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Winner: Avatar - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Winner: Up - Michael Giacchino
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Winner: Avatar - Mauro Fiore
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Winner: The Hurt Locker - Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Winner: The Hurt Locker - Paul N.J. Ottosson
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Winner: The Young Victoria - Sandy Powell
Best Achievement in Art Direction
Winner: Avatar - Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner: Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Winner: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire - Geoffrey Fletcher
Best Achievement in Makeup
Winner: Star Trek - Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow
Best Short Film, Live Action
Winner: The New Tenants - Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner: Music by Prudence - Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett
Best Short Film, Animated
Winner: Logorama - Nicolas Schmerkin
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Winner: The Hurt Locker - Mark Boal
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Winner: Crazy Heart - T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham("The Weary Kind")
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Winner: Up - Pete Docter
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds
Best Picture
Winner: The Hurt Locker
According to Ticketmaster.com Conan O'Brien is scheduled to perform at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Tickets go on sale Monday March 8th, although the exact format of the show has not yet been announced. We'll keep you posted.
Just a sweet little tidbit I happened upon while grazing the internets. The Homer Simpson Beer vs. Donut clock is an awesome little throwback where his eyes shift left to right and his arms move up and down debating what he will consume next. Happy Friday!
Props: Perpetual Kid
FIFA World Cup 2010 is scheduled to be released in late April, but who's to say that you can't catch a quick peak at what's in store? Admitted England fan here, so these pictures hold a special place in my heart :)....Hey can you blame me? Wayne Rooney is awesome!
Fans of the online multiplayer version of Halo 2 have been given a little comfort this week. Microsoft announced that although they will no longer have the ability to play Halo 2 online as of April 15, they are getting a pretty impressive care package which includes:
- Free 3 Month Gold Subscription
- $5 in MS Points
- An invite for the Halo: Reach beta which begins on May 3rd
Props: Kotaku
