Geek News for Thursday Febuary 19, 2009

MOVIE NEWS

According to Justin Chatwin, who is protraying Goku in the upcoming Dragonball Evolution, has stated in an interview with SciFi Now that the script for the sequel to Dragonball Evolution has already been written.

20th Century Fox released 3 TV spots for the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

TV Spot #1 Outcasts



TV Spot #2 Brothers



TV Spot #3 Legends



Warner Bros. has released quite a few scenes from Watchmen.

TELEVISION NEWS

Billy West, voice actor for Fry, Zoidberg, and the Professor on Futurama, stated at Anime Supercon in Florida that Fox is considering bringing Futurama back to television for a 6th season. via Ain't It Cool News

According to Variety, Cartoon Network has ordered twenty-six episodes of Marvel Super Hero Squad, a cartoon featuring Captain America, the Silver Surfer, the Hulk, Wolverine, and Iron Man.

VIDEO GAME NEWS

Joystiq is reporting that the Nintendo DSi will be released in North America on April 5 and will be sold for $169.99.

Dustin Browder, Starcraft 2's lead developer, posted on Battle.net, Blizzard's forums, that the beta for Starcraft 2 will be released sometime this year.

Geek News for Thursday, October 23, 2008

HAPPY MOLE DAY

MOVIE NEWS

New footage from the Watchmen was shown at the Scream Awards.



In other Watchmen news, a new poster has been released.



Elizabeth banks told CHUD that the only way she will return as Betty Brant in Spider-Man 4 & 5 is if the role is bigger than it was in the past.

VIDEO GAME NEWS

Zombie virus to be in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King? According to Joystiq, yes, and it is a contain and intentional reworking of the blood plague from 2005.

Lucasarts and Bioware have announced Star Wars: The Old Republic, a new Star Wars MMORPG (Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game). At this point and time there has been no say on what will happen to Star Wars Galaxies. via Joystiq

Capcom has stated that Street Fighter IV will come out this winter. via Joystiq

Nintendo of Japan has released a a video showing the new interface of the DSi.

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

In some of the wierdest news I've heard in a while, Scotch Tape can apperently produce x-rays. via Engadget

Geek News for Monday, October 6, 2008

MOVIE NEWS

IESB interviewed Tom Rothman, co-chairman of 20th Century Fox, who revealed a Daredevil reboot is be thought about.

In an interview with the Belfast Telegraph, Kevin Spacey revealed that he will be reprising his role of Lex Luthor in the next Superman movie.

Jeff Bridges revealed, in an interview with The Guardian, that TR2N will be filmed in motion capture.

The Dragonball trailer has been released.

VIDEO GAME NEWS

Nintendo revealed on Thursday the DSi, their next iteration of the DS that includes a built in .3 megapixel camera, an SD slot, and will not have the GBA slot anymore. via Joystiq