Engadget is reporting that sources close to them are saying Sony is readying a $99 dollar ultra-compact version of the PS2 for early next year. They have already shrunk the unit down twice before but this time it is rumored to contain it’s own power supply unlike it’s brethen. Should be a much more convenient system to have in the already overgrown gaming console shelf of your entertainment center!
Author - Jerry Paxton
Yahoo reports that researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have created a working, tuneable radio out of a carbon nanotube which is 10,000x thinner than a human hair.
Researchers already used the new device to broadcast two songs, Layla by Derek and the Dominos, and the Beach Boys’ Good Vibrations.
Good thing no one turned a fan on during the test or all that research would have been lost forever…
Gamespot is reporting that Warhammer Online, the much anticipated MMO from EA Mythic has missed an important milestone and as such, pushed back to mid next year, missing it’s previously scheduled March 2008 release.
From the article(Quote from EA CEO John Riccitello):
‘Frankly, this is a pretty straightforward situation,’ Riccitiello told analysts during a postreport conference call. ‘I want to emphasize to the team at Mythic that, no, we are not having you be part of our restructuring. That’s not in the plan. We are investing in the growth of that studio, and the Warhammer slip is a simple one. They missed part of a milestone. [EA Mythic general manager] Mark [Jacobs] came forward and said it would affect quality if he held the March date. So we made the decision that, with the big investment we’ve got behind it and the talent and inspiration of the team, to invest behind quality. We’re going to give it a little bit more time, a little bit more work, and we think we’ll have a little bit more of a hit on our hands.’
PSPFanBoy has a nice interview with Rebellion’s Tim Jones, Head of Design for Aliens Vs Predator. The PSP title is set to go retail on November 13th and is the official game of the movie and is being created by Rebellion which developed the PC titles AVP and AVP 2.
Things about the movie to note:
*The film will be rated ‘R’ unlike AVP1.
*The Aliens will be in the design of the ridged-headed soldier variant from Aliens (my personal fav).
*Bryce Dallas Howard stars.
CHUD is reporting on the latest trailer for JJ Abrams’ latest flick codenamed ‘Cloverfield’. They give the full rundown of the trailer, which is set to premier in front of Beowulf on November 16th, and is said to finally release the name of the much talked about monster movie. Internet forums such as ARGN have been all ablaze with talk of the movie and a viral marketing campaign surrounding, also envolving the website www.slusho.jp
The first trailer:
AICN has posted a great script rundown on the aborted Star Trek film, The Beginning. This film script preceeded the currently in production JJ Abrahms flick and, in my opinion, is way more intriguing!
The article is not short but worth the read to any Trek fans out there who are craving something new and exciting from this supposedly ‘tired’ franchise.
FOXNews is reporting that singer/actor Robert Goulet passed away Tuesday at an LA area hospital of pulmonary fibrosis. He had been on a lung transplant list for some time but due to age he was a lower priority on the list.
Vera Goulet, his wife of 25 years, said they were last able to speak three weeks ago before the singer was placed on a respirator.
Longtime friend Wayne Newton said Goulet’s sense of humor ‘kept my spirits up in some of the lowest valleys in my life.’
‘His incredible voice will live on in his music, and as Bob so brilliantly sang, ‘There will be another song for him and he will sing it,’ for God now has another singing angel by his side,’ Newton said in a statement.
Variety is reporting that Gerard Butler has pulled out of his deal to do the Escape From New York remake flick being created by New Line Cinema. He has cited ‘creative differences’ which is a fairly generic reason cited by people when they leave a film. Perhaps he didn’t like the script or figured out what a mockery of a film it was in its current state.
After his departue, the studio is bringing in Johnathan Mostow (T3) to rewrite the script with the option to direct the picture. Butler just began production on Lakeshore’s ‘Game,’ which Lionsgate will distribute. He’ll next be seen starring in the Richard LaGravanese-directed ‘P.S., I Love You,’ the Guy Ritchie-directed ‘Rock N Rolla,’ and Fox-Walden’s ‘Nim’s Island.
Mike Ausiello in his TV Guide Blog has reported that NBC plans a spin-off from the Office featuring characters we have not met yet. There is to be an episode of the Office coming up, however, that will introduce these new characters to us. NBC is reportedly seeking one ‘name’ for the show similar to Carrell in the current Office series.
From Wikipedia:
The Office is the title of multiple television situation comedy shows. The first was the UK version, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Initially broadcast on BBC Two on 9 July 2001, it ran for two seasons plus a two-part Christmas special. The show’s success prompted NBC to create an American version, which premiered on 24 March 2005, two years after the original ended. Despite an outcry from fans of the original, the US version recovered from a shaky start to become very successful in its own right. The US version is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which is a real city. References are made throughout the show based on the real city of Scranton regarding restaurants and other landmarks such as Lake Wallenpaupack. An office convention has started in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Gervais and Merchant are credited as executive producers of the show along with Ben Silverman, Howard Klein and Greg Daniels. Other than the Pilot episode, the scripts for the US version are original, and not adaptations from the UK, although some scenes and some general story ideas are based on the original.
GameSpot has posted their review of Sierra Online’s Battlestar Galactica. The Xbox Live Arcade title has been criticized by many fans for not being the X-Wing style space sim it should have been >(
From the article:
Battlestar Galactica is easily one of the best shows on television right now. Of course, it always helps to have some of the prettiest and most visually poetic space battles seen in a long time. Sadly, the same can’t be said of Battlestar Galactica, the Xbox Live Arcade and downloadable PC game. All the complexity of the series has been ditched for a frustrating and twitch-heavy arcade experience.