November 27th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
We already know that Pixar is working on John Carter of Mars, a big-screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulpy Barsoom tales that began with A Princess of Mars. But with a planned release of 2012, who knows if we’ll ever see it? Especially if they make it a Christmas Day release, which would put it mere days after the Mayan apocalypse …
 Never fear! Asylum, the industrious folks behind such bargain-bin knockoffs as Snakes on a Train, Transmorphers and AVH: Alien vs. Hunter, are at it again, cutting Pixar off at the pass with Princess of Mars starring Antonio Sabato Jr. and porn queen turned B-movie maven Traci Lords. According to WorstPreviews.com, the faux flick will be available on DVD on or after Dec. 29.
This bounty of Burroughs is possible because his books, like those of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Jules Verne, are in the public domain (meaning copyright has expired).
The trailer, which you can view on the jump, shows that Asylum isn’t satisfied with simply not having to pay a license fee. They go one step further and tie this to James Cameron’s 3-D epic Avatar — which, it crows, was inspired by the Tarzan author’s extraterrestrial tale. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Books • Movies • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Television • avatar • Barsoom • DVDs • Edgar Rice Burroughs • James Cameron • Pixar | Post a Comment »
November 26th, 2009, 8:00 am by Jayson Peters
Atomic Comics in Mesa will be hosting an Animefest from 10 a.m. to close on Saturday, Nov. 28, at Country Club Drive and Southern Avenue. There will be a cosplay contest with free pizza for those who dress up, anime on a big screen all day, raffles for prizes and more events. For more information, call (480) 649-0807 or click on the poster below to go to the event’s website.
The store’s locations at Chandler Fashion Center and Paradise Valley Mall will have their own special event on Saturday: a comic book signing with John Layman, writer and creator of Chew, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in P.V. and 4 to 7 p.m. in Chandler:
Posted in: Comics • Events • Anime • Atomic Comics • Chandler • Chew • costume • John Layman • Manga • Mesa • Paradise Valley | Post a Comment »
November 25th, 2009, 9:25 pm by Jayson Peters
 A group of clergymen in the United Kingdom has demonized Capcom’s Wii game Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles for glamorizing violence (yawn) and promoting the occult.
“If we dabble in this area we open ourselves to influences and put ourselves at risk. I would regard any encouragement for children to be drawn into this behaviour with extreme horror,” the Rt. Rev. John Goddard is quoted as saying by the news site MCV.
This also just in: Ouija boards and Dungeons & Dragons are responsible for opening the yawning portal to Hell that now threatens to devour us all. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Gaming • Nintendo • RPGs • Capcom • D&D • Dungeons & Dragons • Nerd rage • religion • Resident Evil • Zombies | Post a Comment »
November 25th, 2009, 11:27 am by Jayson Peters
LEGO is ending its popular Bionicle toy line after the next release in January, according to a post on Wired’s GeekDad blog.
Next summer the company will launch a “new, more flexible buidlable figure property” from the creators of the Bionicle line. The announcement, reposted on GeekDad says, the new product will be geared toward a younger audience through its association to “an established third-party property starting in January.”
Bionicle was different from other LEGO sets because it imposed a story on the children who played with them. This didn’t stop fans from inventing their own stories, however — and that’s how the product will live on:
 Although there presently are no plans for more sets, the BIONICLE story is not ending. BIONICLEstory.com will remain an active site, with new story content updated by long-time BIONICLE writer Greg Farshtey. In addition, LEGO Group hopes to work with you, the fans, to continue to grow and expand the BIONICLE story universe.
Posted in: Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Bionicle • Business • Collecting • GeekDad • LEGO • Wired | Post a Comment »
November 25th, 2009, 9:02 am by Jayson Peters
Capcom recently announced that an “alternate edition” of Resident Evil 5 would be available to U.S. gamers via Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network because Americans demanded it come via download rather than a new game disc, even though that meant they would have to hang onto that disc for a while longer and not sell it or trade it in.
Now they’re backpedaling a bit, bringing the new content — and then some — “in a variety of different ways!”
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition will be available for $49.99 as a single Blu-ray disc for PlayStation 3 or as a DVD with a token for DLC on Xbox 360. This package will include the “Lost in Nightmares” scenario from RE5: Alternate Edition plus much more — all detailed after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Gaming • PlayStation 3 • Xbox 360 • Business • Horror • PlayStation Network • Resident Evil • Xbox LIVE • Zombies | Post a Comment »
November 24th, 2009, 6:51 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
 Family Guy has released the trailer for “Something Something Something Dark Side,” their spoof of “The Empire Strikes Back.” This is the follow up to 2007’s “ Blue Harvest,” a send up of the original Star Wars. They hit a home run last time and this one looks to be just as awesome. “Empire” is the undisputed king of all of the Star Wars films, so I have high hopes for it.
They’ve done a great job of merging the two universes, but maintaining the character and feeling of each of them. (I have to say, the chicken as Boba Fett is a particularly inspired choice. I can’t wait to see the rest of the bounty hunters.)
The DVD of SSSDS is scheduled to hit shelves Dec. 22. Or you can wait for the television airing sometime during Family Guy’s eighth season.
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November 24th, 2009, 7:43 am by Jayson Peters
A few months ago, a U.K. company announced it would open a $15 million, 26,000-square-foot Sea Life attraction in spring 2010 at Arizona Mills mall in Tempe.
Now the Phoenix Business Journal is reporting that the Goldwater Institute has sued to sink a $148,000 financial incentive offered by the city to lure the development. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Arizona • Arizona Mills • Business • Law • lawsuit • LEGO • Politics • Tempe | Post a Comment »
November 23rd, 2009, 11:07 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
“Are you ready for the inevitable Zombie Apocalypse?” This is something I ask myself every single day, as I’m sure you and every other right thinking person does. If you’re not sure if you’re prepared to face the horrors of cannibalistic undead, the Zombie Outbreak Simulator at Class3Outbreak.com offers you a vital tool.
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Posted in: Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Internet • Zombies | 1 Comment »
November 23rd, 2009, 9:26 pm by Jayson Peters
Black Friday is just days away, and Nintendo is rolling out a limited-edition metallic blue version of the DSi that comes pre-installed with free Mario-themed software worth $20. There’s also a white unit packed with brain teasers. Pics and details are waiting for you on the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Gaming • Nintendo • DSi • Holidays • Mario | 2 Comments »
November 22nd, 2009, 2:49 pm by Jayson Peters
American fans of the British sci-fi drama Doctor Who are accustomed to waiting until summer to see the show’s annual Christmas specials, but this year is different. BBC America will show the first half of “The End of Time,” the two-part special that will end actor David Tennant’s run as the Doctor, on Dec. 26 — just one day after its U.K. premiere.
According to our friends at Airlock Alpha, this “Boxing Day special” is timed to debut exactly one week after the previous special, “The Waters of Mars,” airs on BBC America on Dec. 19.
The second half of “The End of Time” is expected to air in the U.K. around New Year’s, but there has been no official word yet of a U.S. airdate.
Doctor Who eschewed a regular season this year, producing instead a series of specials like the annual yuletide romp. Spinoff Torchwood adopted a similar strategy, putting all its energy into the critically acclaimed “Children of Earth,” a miniseries aired over five consecutive days rather than a full third season.
A fifth regular season of Doctor Who will start early next year, with a new actor filling Tennant’s shoes: Matt Smith will be the 11th actor to portray the itinerant Time Lord since the show first debuted in 1963.
Posted in: Doctor Who • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Television • BBC • Boxing Day • David Tennant • Holidays | Post a Comment »
November 21st, 2009, 5:01 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
Even Batman couldn’t stand up to the combination of vampires, werewolves and tweens. Variety is reporting that “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” racked up $72.7 million on its opening day. Midnight showings at over 3,500 theatres accounted for $26.3 million of the total. This box office haul is enough to dethrone the previous champ “The Dark Knight,” which earned $67.2 million on its first day in theaters. The sequel also dominated the original “Twilight” movie, which brought in $36 million on opening day on the way to a $69.6 million weekend.
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