Games and Entertainment Brief

The future of animation at Lucasfilm under Disney

Posted March 12, 2013 - 12:13 by CB Droege

Star Wars fans, especially those who follow The Clone Wars serial, have been wondering what will happen to Lucasfilm’s CGI animation studio and related universe lore.

Old-school Donkey Kong mod puts Pauline front and center

Posted March 12, 2013 - 12:10 by Shane McGlaun

Never underestimate the power of love and video games.

Video: Catch-up on Game of Thrones with this recap

Posted March 11, 2013 - 16:15 by CB Droege

HBO has posted a lengthy recap video for season 2 of its popular epic fantasy drama.

Spymaster Orcasub is the perfect escape vehicle for your villainous oceanfront lair

Posted March 11, 2013 - 14:35 by Shane McGlaun

Underwater exploration is very intriguing since it's one of the few places left on earth where true discoveries can still be made.

New Trek teaser disregards the rules

Posted March 11, 2013 - 12:36 by CB Droege

The new Star Trek trailer showcases just how epic a Star Trek story can be - if it has the proper budget and talent.

EA offers free game to grumpy SimCity players

Posted March 11, 2013 - 07:19 by Emma Woollacott

Electronic Arts says it's close to fixing the problems that made the launch of SimCity such a disaster last week, and is offering a free PC game to anyone affected.

Oz: The Great and Powerful sequel already in development

Posted March 10, 2013 - 07:15 by CB Droege

The Wizard of Oz prequel film will be getting a follow-up.

The CW redevelops The Selection

Posted March 9, 2013 - 07:00 by CB Droege

Casting has begun for the dystopian fantasy serial retooling.

Game of Thrones showrunners talk season 3

Posted March 8, 2013 - 14:15 by CB Droege

Game of Thrones fans are all trusting the two showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss to adapt one of literary fantasies modern classic epics, George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire.

Report: Record labels displeased with Apple's streaming royalty rate offer

Posted March 8, 2013 - 12:46 by Shane McGlaun

Rumors have been circulating for years about how Apple is planning to offer a streaming music subscription service.

Psst... wanna used iTunes collection?

Posted March 8, 2013 - 10:28 by Emma Woollacott

Apple is at least considering a system to allow customers to sell or lend their iTunes content.

Neal Stephenson's Reamde headed to Fox

Posted March 7, 2013 - 20:45 by Shane McGlaun

I am a fan of quality science fiction-action TV shows. However, I'm not exactly thrilled with Fox because the network has a long history of hyping genre shows and then unceremoniously canceling them.

Thief reboot en route

Posted March 7, 2013 - 13:46 by CB Droege

The Thief franchise of games popularized and defined the stealth action adventure, starting with the first one Thief: The Dark Project back in 1998.

Doctor Who’s return in stills

Posted March 7, 2013 - 11:45 by CB Droege

BBC One has released a set of production stills from the next new episode, plus a closer look at the Ice Warriors.

Dark Horse to carry the Mass Effect torch

Posted March 6, 2013 - 16:00 by Shane McGlaun

Fans of the popular Mass Effect franchise may be lamenting the fact that the last game in the trilogy has been published while the last DLC for ME3 was recently announced.

Tomb Raider film will be rebooted

Posted March 6, 2013 - 12:19 by CB Droege

About two years we learned that Tomb Raider would be rebooted - both as a video game and film franchise.

Beats plans to spin out Daisy music streaming service

Posted March 6, 2013 - 06:09 by Emma Woollacott

Apple's reportedly in talks with Beats Electronics - the high-priced -headphone maker founded by hip-hop producer Dr Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine - about its planned Daisy music streaming service.