FirstShowing is reporting that Terminator 4 is scheduled to begin pre-production in October for a tentative 2009 release. The Halcyon Co producing the film still has plans to do a trilogy of new films as well. So…it looks like there is plenty of Terminator goodness to come!
Author - Jerry Paxton
Joystiq is reporting that Halo 3 has raked in $170 million dollars over it’s first 24 hours in retail. This is a landmark and the biggest day in entertainment sales ever – better than ANY movie, book, or video game to come before it.
I really hope this pushes the Halo film along a bit.
GameSpot is reporting that third-person action shooter Kane & Lynch will be going retail on November 20th, the same date as Mass Effect. The game will be released on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC platforms.
Engadget is reporting on a rumor that Apple has a team of engineers working on a new Newton PDA with a touchscreen ala iPhone. As some of you may recall, the Newton was one of the first PDAs back in the good ol’ 1990’s and did not do very well due to many factors. However, with advancements in technology and a sexy form factor, anything is possible these days.
GoGamer has the popular RTS World In Conflict for only 34.90, a full 30% off the standard price!
I highly recommend you check this one out…WOLVERINES!!!….
Gizmodo has posted about a cool inventor who makes armor for your pet based on a medieval/Middle-Earth style.
I wonder if anyone does this armor for ferrets?
MSNBC reports that earlier this morning a Federal jury in Kansas City, KS awarded Sprint-Nextel $69.5 million in damages for ‘willful patent violation’ by Vonage.
This is on top of Verizon’s ealier win against Vonage in March for $58m plus a 5.5% annual royalty on all future earnings.
If you have stock in this company, I shed a tear for you.
Microsoft is offering to replace any scratched Halo 3 discs free of charge! It seems as though a number of the Limited Edition cases are prone to dislodge the disc leaving it rolling about the case. This has resulted in Halo 3 discs being damaged right from the box.
PacificEpoch reports that Shanda subsidiary Aurora Technology has frozen game accounts of male players who chose to play female in-game characters in its in-house developed MMORPG King of the World, reports 17173. Aurora stipulates that only female gamers can play female characters in the game, and it requires gamers who chose female characters to prove their biological sex with a webcam, according to the report.
Joystiq has posted the latest Assasin’s Creed trailer for your viewing pleasure.