Archive for the ‘News’ Category
- Avengers 2 in Active Development 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on May 9, 2012 under Comics, News
Yesterday, Disney CEO Bob Iger held a conference call for investors where he announced that a second Avengers movie is in active development. Of course, after the record shattering opening weekend, this was expected but it's still good to get official confirmation that there will be follow up to the best comic book movie ever made.With Iron Man 3 and Thor 2 coming next year, and Captain Americ... more. - James Cameron Mentions “Avatar 4″ 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on May 8, 2012 under News
Even though we won't see the Avatar sequels for quite a while, it looks like Cameron may be looking past two more movies to a possible fourth. This comes from a New York Times article where he basically says he can say everything he wants to in film by just ma... more. - The Old Republic Loses 400,000 Subs 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on under Gaming, News, Star Wars
The first solid subscription numbers that were announced for Star Wars: The Old Republic were 1.7 million active players back in February; when many players were still on their free trial. Those numbers remained static throughout March, and EA suddenly became very quiet regarding subscription numbers. You'd think if it were a runaway success they're be trumpeting the high sub numbers, but rumors b... more. - Prometheus is Rated R! 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on under News
Despite fears of a toothless Prometheus hitting theaters with a PG-13 rating, it's now been confirmed that the Alien prequel will indeed be rated R. People had begun buying pre-sale tickets for the midnight showing, which had a R rating on it and pictures began to hit the 'net.It first popped up on IMDB, but that hive of scum and villainy is known for false information (Aunt May/Carnage in Sp... more. - Ben Goertzel on Artificial Intelligence: Science Fiction or Simply Science? 0 CommentsPosted by Jason Peffley on May 7, 2012 under Featured, News, Science, Tech
From R2D2 to The Terminator, and everything in between - Sci Fi fans around the world have fallen in love with artificial intelligence. Ready to have your mind blown? We're not too far off from making the AI in Sci Fi, a reality. Unfortunately like with most things that could help humanity, AI research is very poorly funded.Recently, I was able to get in touch with more. - CW Will Pick Up the Green Arrow Series 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on under Comics, News
It looks like Oliver Queen will succeed where Aquaman failed in becoming a DC comics series on the CW. With Supes gone they really want a comic-book based series, and The Hollywood Reporter is claiming that Green Arrow is a lock for pickup.Arrow will be the fourth time DC has tried to come to the CW. Aquaman ha... more. - Is There an Avengers Tie-In Game Coming? 1 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on under Comics, Gaming, News
Unlike nearly every previous superhero movie, especially the Marvel ones, The Avengers doesn't have a tie-in video game on store shelves. There has been some leaked footage from a cancelled first-person THQ Avengers game online in the past, but aside from that there's nothing out there for people to play while they're recovering from the geekgasm the movie gave them.That may change as UbiSoft ... more. - The Avengers Sets Opening Weekend Record of $200.3 Million 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on under Comics, News
Everyone doubting Joss Whedon's superhero chops is eating crow today. Despite his ups and downs with television shows over the years, his comic writing has always been top notch. His run on Astonishing X-Men is some of the best superhero team-writing the character experienced since Chris Claremont left the book nearly a decade prior.That knowledge of how to do a superhero team right translate... more. - Third Amazing Spidey Trailer 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on May 4, 2012 under Comics, News
As promised, The Avengers will include a new trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man and with the Earth's Mightiest Heroes now amazing people in theaters; the Spidey trailer has hit the net. One of the best things about the footage shown at Comic Con last summer was a clip where Spidey was mouthing off at a criminal. A little bit of that scene is included in this trailer and it's great to finally see t... more. - The Expendables 2 Trailer May Impregnate You 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on under News
The sequel to the most manly action fest in years may not be out until the end of the summer, but the trailer is here. IGN snagged the exclusive on the trailer, and as Sly says in the intro this thing looks to kick more ass than the first movie...and that's hard to believe. How could they ever top Terry Crews' magical automatic shotgun rampage? That was a thing dreams are made of.Well, this on... more.













