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Check the specs on the new Harry Potter game for every platform

 
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community has been denied the truth about the teenager’s recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort. Fearing that Hogwarts’ venerable Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort’s return in […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Jun 15th

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Star Wars’ Interactive Map

This is a very cool interactive map from Wired on how Star Wars has impacted the landscape:
Very cool.  Love that zoom button…

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Posted By: froosh | May 25th

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Spider-Man 3 Swings From the Top of the Box Office Charts to the Top of Gottaplay’s Game Rental Charts

GIG HARBOR, WA — (MARKET WIRE) — May 06, 2007 — Gottaplay Interactive, Inc. (OTCBB: GTAP), the only full-service destination site for videogamers, today announced that the highly anticipated video game Spider-Man 3 has shot to the top of its charts as the number one most requested game. The new game offers players the unprecedented […]

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Posted By: littlec | May 7th

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Snoop Dogg’s Tribute to Grisly Comic-Book Morality Tales Splatters the Big Screen on May 4

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 18 /PRNewswire/ — Xenon Pictures announces the theatrical release of the rap-infused horror anthology, SNOOP DOGG’S HOOD OF HORROR. The film, which features Snoop Dogg as the “Crib Keeper,” presents three grisly morality tales that blend horror, anime, live action and a strong dose of gallows humor, partially inspired by […]

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Posted By: littlec | Apr 18th

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Konami’s Hollywood Fetish

Konami has a bit of a history when it comes to creating characters based on Hollywood icons. From Contra to some of Hideo Kojima’s greats, familiar faces can be found all over Konami games. Take a peek and check out our own video profile on Konami here.

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Posted By: froosh | Apr 13th

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New Line nabs ‘Gears of War’

It was a matter of time, the already classic Gears of War - the runaway smash hit of 2006 - has been secured by New Line.  According to Variety:
New Line has won feature rights to Microsoft and Epic Games’ hugely popular vidgame “Gears of War,” with Stuart Beattie penning the adaptation and Marty Bowen and […]

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Posted By: froosh | Mar 21st

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Get Your Tron On

Anyone who grew up in the 80’s probably has fond memories of Tron and its insanely cool lasers. But did you know that there’s now a comic book based on the movie? WizardUniverse.com had the opportunity to sit down with the series creator Landry Walker who tells us a little about the new comic and […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Feb 21st

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Agency to Develop Positioning for GameZnFlix’s Growth in Online Market

FRANKLIN, KY — (MARKET WIRE) — January 09, 2007 — GameZnFlix, Inc.  an online provider of video games and DVD movies for rent or purchase, announced today that Moroch Partners has been selected to develop and implement a strategy positioning the company’s brand and for increasing online market growth.The […]

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Posted By: littlec | Jan 9th

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Style flies over substance in ‘Superman Returns’

Apparently, having supernatural powers is not enough:
Many game designers believe the first 15 minutes of a video game are the most critical. That’s not surprising given how important first impressions are — especially once you’ve just plopped down up to $60 for a new video game.

While Electronic Arts’ latest — “Superman Returns: The Videogame” […]

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Posted By: froosh | Dec 17th

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Greed Kills Halo: Microsoft, Peter Jackson shelve Halo film

Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Microsoft have announced a halt to plans for a movie based on the popular video game Halo.
The announcement Wednesday comes less than two weeks after the film’s major studio backers, Fox and Universal, pulled out of financing. Pre-production had already begun at Weta, the New […]

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Posted By: froosh | Nov 2nd

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