The European servers of PlayStation are in for a geeky treat. First up PlayStation will be rolling out their new deal with LucasArts and letting Stormtroopers into Home. There are three new costumes: The Stormtrooper for PlayStation Home The Clone Trooper for PlayStation Home The Imperial Officer for PlayStation Home I reckon the Clone Trooper […]
Archives for March 2010
Crunchyroll gets Stan Lee’s Heroman anime
The Hereoman anime is a collaboration between Stan Lee and the anime studio Bones. Created by Stan Lee (yes; that Stan Lee) Heroman follows Joey Jones after an accident turns his toy robot into a real and rather large actual robot. Jones teaches Heroman about right and wrong and, of course, learns a few lessons […]
Final Fantasy XIV teaser
Square have published a short (around three minutes) video of Final Fantasy XIV. It looks good. It looks more Final Fantasy than Final Fantasy XIII feels (so far; not finished it). In fact; we know that Square want to bring back some the clans from FFXI for FFXIV so that shouldn’t surprise us. It’ll be […]
Sonic screwdriver gets “Doctor Who” stopped at Heathrow airport
Matt Smith, who plays the 11th Doctor Who, was stopped by security officials in Heathrow Airport. The star was attempting to board a plane for a flight to Belfast but was stopped when official thought the screwdriver was a weapon. The Sun reports that the airport officials failed to recognise Smith but did spot the […]
Doctor Who – new The Eleventh Hour clip – the deadly duckpond
CBBC – that’s Children’s BBC – ran a new The Eleventh Hour clip today. It’s a reminder that Dr Who continues to be seen by many as a children’s show. No bad thing if this helps the funding and lures in the audiences we need to keep the show going. In this clip a deadly […]
Monster Hunter Tri trailer, Wii speak and European servers
Monster Hunter Tri (MH3) hits European Wii’s on April 23rd. It’s the first time the franchise has made it to the popular household console. It’s significant because the game will be fully Wii Speak compatible which means you’ll be able to play the game with up to three friends online. The Wii’s always needed more […]
Project London trailer – indie sci-fi leaps forward
This movie will eat your planet. Project London bills itself as “nearly no budget”and you can detect a sense of pride from their press releases and fan communication. Take a look at the trailer and you’ll see why. The special effects look amazingly good. Described as a “crowd sourced” movie, Project London is using every […]
Yes; this is ace – an umbrella broadsword
My friends would love this as a birthday present. ThinkGeek has a totally awesome umbrella broadsword in their shop. It has a push button opening mechanism. It has a shoulder strap aka the scabbard. The umbrella itself is black but with a silver interior. This is ace.
Sexy Star Wars pin-up art
Artist Feng Zhu Design, established by Feng Zhu in 1999, has clients like Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Sony, Industrial Light+Magic, Activision and others. They’ve worked with , Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and George Lucas. They’re also responsible for some rather interesting Star Wars art! I wonder what George Lucas would think. (Thanks to Swedish Bed for […]
Analytics experts say SyFy rebranding is a success
Here in the UK the Sci-Fi channel are running ads to let us know they’ll becoming the SyFy channel. Of course, that’s already happened in the US and we’ve already had news of branding experts calling the channel’s risky tactic a success. But what do branding experts know? Show me cold, hard stats or show […]
