Dreaming of a Wii Christmas?
James Wortman For the third holiday season since the release of the Wii, Nintendo expects that supply of the popular system may not reach its continuously strong demand, the Los Angeles Times…
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Hands-On with Fable II
Like most Xbox 360 owners, I’ve been spending a great deal of time these days immersed in Fable II, Peter Molyneux’s follow-up to the ambitious yet somewhat disappointing first installment…
Gears of War 2: “Last Day”
November 7 simply cannot come fast enough. This ad for the highly anticipated Gears of War 2 was designed by the same team that came up with that memorable “Mad…
LucasArts and BioWare Go MMO with Star Wars: The Old Republic
On October 21, BioWare and LucasArts announced their latest plan for the highly popular Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) video game series. As opposed to a single-player…
Seth Rogen Calls Ghostbusters 3 a “Terrible Idea”
Shortly after the September announcement that Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (The Office) were penning a screenplay for a third installment in the Ghostbusters franchise, the Internet was abuzz with…
Sometimes, Goonies Do Say Die
While Josh Brolin has achieved critical acclaim for his portrayal of George W. Bush in Oliver Stone’s biopic, W., he may always be remembered for his breakout role in Richard…
Brian and Stewie Take on Hitler
I was certain that the storyline for tonight’s episode of Family Guy would offend on pretty much every level. When Mort Goldman mistakes Stewie’s time machine for a toilet (he…
Cloning Around
Okay, I admit it. As a critical, long-time Star Wars fanatic, I find myself enjoying the computer-animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars series on Cartoon Network. While it may be…
Ghostbusters Game May Have a New Publisher!
According to a tip sent in to gaming blog Kotaku, Ghostbusters star and writer Dan Aykroyd told Dallas radio station 105.3 KLLI on October 14 that the multiplatform Ghostbusters: The…
Cartman Gets His Ass Kicked
As a rule, cancer just isn’t funny. So when I learned that this week’s new episode of South Park was titled “Breast Cancer Show Ever,” I cringed just a little…