Archive for January, 2007

eBay to exempt Second Life from virtual item exchange ban.

January 30th, 2007 – 7:03 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

Known as “gold farming”, the process of selling in-game items for real money online has been a popular past-time or full-time job for many over the years. People would list characters, items, or full accounts on eBay for big bucks.
Just recently eBay has declared that all virtual items will be de-listed from auction, and [...]

Rush Hour 3 teaser trailer

January 29th, 2007 – 4:17 pm Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan are back (despite Tuckers greed) with Rush Hour 3. The new sequel in the popular series Rush Hour 3 follows Tucker and Chan’s characters as they go to france track down the people behind the assasination of the Chinese Ambassador before the World Criminal Court Summit in LA.
The teaser can [...]

Hot Chat

January 29th, 2007 – 3:48 pm Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

If you’re like me and you would give your left nut to sit down for tea and biscuits with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) then you’re in luck because they will be hosting a live online chat today to answer questions about their new awesome looking film Hot Fuzz.
Chat site: http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/hotfuzzchat/
Time:
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Dark Knight casting news

January 27th, 2007 – 5:15 am Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

Batman cast rumours are always fun and now Latino Review is reporting that the Penguin (rumoured to be played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) will not be in the Dark Knight, but it is unknown whether this was ever true or was a recent change in the script.
Also director Christopher Nolan is supposably deciding between three [...]

GO3 - Perth Australia, featuring Hideo Kojima

January 26th, 2007 – 12:51 am Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

GO3, an Electronic Entertainment Expo will be hitting Perth for 3 days, from March 30th, to April 1st.
It’s looking to be quite an event for developers and consumers, especially with Hideo Kojima just announced as joining the line-up.
What Hideo will be talking about is unknown, but he’ll be doing it alongside a large variety [...]

SEGA present - “Crush” for PSP

January 25th, 2007 – 10:21 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

A genuinely interesting title from SEGA seems to be rare these days. This is changing now, with the upcoming game “Crush” for PSP. Crush is a platformer that delves into both 2D and 3D. It sees the player manipulating (crushing) a 3D environment into a 2D state, allowing you to overcome challenges and solve puzzles. [...]

Spandex and Turtles

January 25th, 2007 – 4:53 pm Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

I got two brand new trailers for you, and first up we have the hilarious trailer for Will Ferrell and Jon Heder’s new comedy Blades of Glory. The film follows two rival male figure skaters who get stripped of their medals and banned from the sport. Years later they find a loop hole which allows [...]

New 300 Poster and TV Spot

January 25th, 2007 – 4:15 pm Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

Well we’re finally back and to kick it off here is a brand new poster and TV spot for the highly anticipated 300. The TV spot isn’t very different from previous trailers except for an awkwardly edited joke at the end.
300 TV Spot: Low Medium High Super-High

Silent Hill movie sequel.

January 25th, 2007 – 3:34 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games, Movies

Apparently already “well underway”, film director Christophe Gans yesterday confirmed that we’re to expect a Silent Hill 2 movie in the future. Although the film is now set for production, exactly who will be writing/directing this film is uncertain.
Christophe’s main concern is whether he’ll have enough time to do it, due to his current work [...]