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TOKYOPOP AND VIDEO GAMES LIVEâ„¢ ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE MARKETING PARTNERSHIP (Tue 07-24-2007)
Comic-Con, San Diego CA (July 24, 2007) - TOKYOPOP, the #1 publisher of graphic novels in North America and the largest supplier of manga entertainment in the world, today announced an exclusive marketing partnership with Video Games Live (VGL), the immer...Saturday was all about Video Games Live
by Alex Van Zelfden (Mon 12-11-2006)
...all about Video Games Live.
Darn, it's cold out here.
Video Games Live is a fascinating concept: Take some of the best loved music from video games like Super Mario Bros. and Halo and have it performed by a live orc... "Video Games Live" at Hollywood Bowl
by Randall Larson (Fri 04-08-2005)
The program for the first Video Games Live concert has been announced on the Hollywood Bowl website. Video Games Live is the first major U.S. concert tour featuring music from a variety of the most popular video games. The tour will feature the best musi... 
Video Games and You
by Oliver Chin (-)
Reprinted with permission by the author
Racking up $6 billion in US software sales in 2000 and promoting a new console cycle, the video game industry is running on all cylinders. The size of its main annual show, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), r... Mania Manifesto: Top 7 Video Games at E3
by Damon Brown (Tue 07-22-2008)
Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani... Starship Trooper: The Games Music of Richard Jacques
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-01-2005)
The Fantastic Game Music of Richard Jacques British composer Richard Jacques writes, arranges, orchestrates, and produces epic anthems and dramatic underscore for film, television and interactive entertainment. Best-known for his emotive symphonic styles,... Games Review: Naruto: Clash of Ultimate Ninjas with Broken Bonds
by Briana Lawrence (Mon 11-17-2008)
Once upon a time there was a ninja who wore orange; created by a man named Kishimoto. Like a lot of popular ninjas that come from Japan, this ninja made his way to the U.S. and became even more popular; the new millennium’s equivalent to the m... The Best Games of 2003
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 01-09-2004)
2003 was a big year for video games, with three major consoles looking to be the public's number one choice for gaming. As James and Troy did last year, they have selected their top games for 2003's Golden Thumb awards, picking their top computer, Xbox, G... BANG ZOOM! ENTERTAINMENT DELIVERS TWO UNIQUE ENGLISH SOUNDTRACKS FOR LATEST .hack//G.U. VIDEO GAMES FROM NAMCO BANDAI GAMES AMERICA (Wed 10-10-2007)
Project Aptly Demonstrates Mix Of Talent And Technology Required To Localize Highly Anticipated Release For North American Market Burbank, CA, October 10, 2007 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and p...'Transformers' return to video games (Wed 02-08-2006)
Among the many revelations made during Activision's third quarter conference call today was the news that the company had acquired the rights to the upcoming live-action 'Transformers' movie. No details about the project are currently known -- except that...Anime - The Perfect Video Rental
by Oliver Chin (-)
Reprinted with permission by the author
The US home video market is a $16 billion industry. Its trade magazines highlight anime annually as its popularity and profitability increase. More titles by more publishers garnering more shelf space. However, des... Legends Live On or Die Trying
by John Denning (Thu 07-27-2006)
Welcome back to Out of the Box, where chase figures play hard to get and we're too macho to play their games. While everyone else was foolishly wasting their time enjoying the splendor of Comic Con and reporting on timely toy exclusives this past weekend,... Otaku no Video
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 04-17-2002)
What They SayThis is Gainax having a good deal of fun at their own expense. It details a \"fictional\" company and its meteoric rise intercut with pseudo interviews. It\'s way more fun than it has any right to be, and at other times, almost touching. A gr... DBZ Goes Live-Action
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 03-12-2002)
The
Hollywood Reporter reports that 20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to develop
a live-action, feature film franchise based on the popular anime and manga
property DragonBall Z.
DBZ
was created by Japanese writer Akira Toriyama as a comic a... Mania Manifesto: Top 8 Comic Book Video Games
by Damon Brown (Tue 07-08-2008)
Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani... When Video Games and Toys Collide
by ANDREW KARDON (Tue 07-23-2002)
Lara Croft did it. So did Zelda. Heck, even Mario got in on the action. No, we're not talking about some sick video game orgy. We're talkin' about action figures. This is the "Toy" section of CINESCAPE.COM after all. Nowadays, it seems that if a video gam... Trailer Now "Live" on www.thethirdanime.com for The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye (Wed 05-16-2007)
First DVD of series from Right Stuf & Kadokawa Pictures USA streets July 31! GRIMES, IA, May 16, 2007 " Anime producer and distributor The Right Stuf International and Kadokawa Pictures USA are pleased to unveil the trailer for THE THIRD: THE GIRL WITH ...Garfield: The Video Game? (Thu 04-29-2004)
Hip Games announced that it is working on a Garfield video game for the PC and PlayStation 2, the GameSpot Web site reported. The game is currently scheduled for release this fall, a few months after the release of the upcoming live-action/computer-animat...Complacency and Video Games
by Troy Roberts (Fri 02-14-2003)
Is there something wrong with video games today? I mean, maybe not directly in a bad sense, but at times don't you feel that there is something missing from the game? Do you sometimes feel like you're getting shafted by a game because it feels like a clon... Ubisoft, Paramount & Shangri-La to Create BEOWULF Video Games
by News Editor (Fri 05-25-2007)
Ubisoft has announced that it will develop and publish the video game based on Paramount Pictures’ and Shangri-La Entertainment’s BEOWULF, he upcoming feature film from Academy Award®-winning director Robert Zemeckis. Neil Gaiman & Rog... CINESCAPE's Best Games of E3
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Tue 06-04-2002)
Many people consider the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) to be the event that gamers live for. For journalists, it's purely hell. It means running back and forth from different halls to try to make appointment times, all the while trying to see and get... Romero's DEAD finally come to video games
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-16-2004)
In a deal announced yesterday between video game maker/distribuitor Hip Games and Living Dead Productions, the former company will create a series of video games based on George A. Romero's series of zombie apocalypse movies, the LIVING DEAD films. The ga... Atari Announces the Next Generation Chapter for Dragon Ball Z(R) Video Game Series (Thu 01-17-2008)
- Burst Limit Game Set for Xbox 360(R) and PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system - NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atari, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATAR) one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher and distrib...Universal Interactive readies HULK video games
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 01-24-2002)
Universal Interactive has acquired the rights to create video games based on the Marvel Comics green-skinned goliath HULK , with plans to produce a series of games in time for the summer 2003 release of Ang Lee's HULK film.The interactive side of Universa... CHOCOLATE video games on their way
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-02-2004)
Warner Bros. Interactive Software has awarded Global Star Software the rights to make and release video games based upon Tim Burton's upcoming remake of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. The console games will be developed by High Voltage Software while ... THE POLAR EXPRESS booked for video games
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-22-2003)
Video game distributor/maker THQ Inc. has announced that it has secured the rights to develop and release video games based on the upcoming Warner Bros. movie THE POLAR EXPRESS. Scheduled for a holiday 2004 release, THE POLAR EXPRESS is being directed by ... Gamers Don't Want Online Games?
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 07-09-2004)
Just when you thought that we'd never get a good crazy sound clip out of a Nintendo executive again, Satoru Iwata comes out with a doozy. According the President of Nintendo, "Customers don't want online games." This quote game from Japan Economic Spotlig... Towers, Two
by Randall Larson (Thu 11-23-2006)
... debut of Video Games Live™ at Hammersmith Apollo in London on November 25th. Jacques will also attend the game industry meet and greet during the pre-show festival open to all ticket holders.
Video Games Live™ features music fr... New Hosts Join AX Idol Season 6 at Nokia Theater L.A. Live (Fri 03-07-2008)
Main Event Audience Member to Win Trip to Japan Anaheim, California (March 7, 2008) ‹ Think you got what it takes to be the next AX Idol? Thousands will audition for the most coveted singing and voice acting contest at the nation's largest Anim...Activision gets LEMONY SNICKET video games
by Mike Whybark (Thu 10-31-2002)
Video game publisher Activision has picked up the license to produce LEMONY SNICKET-based video games from Nickelodeon Films, VARIETY reports. The publisher is set to deliver games for all major consoles, for Wintel PCs and for GameBoy.Nick went with Acti... Cross Country Weekender
by Matt Kamen (Thu 11-30-2006)
...Symphony, Video Games Live performs orchestral renditions of classic music from numerous games franchises. Melding music with video footage of the games, VGL is a wonderful tour through the history of an oft-neglected part of gaming culture. Prior t... THE PUNISHER set for video games
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 12-08-2003)
Video game maker THQ has announced plans to make and release a game based on the Marvel Comics anti-hero THE PUNISHER. Combining elements from the forthcoming Artisan movie and the comic books, the game will be released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox owners s... OTAKON 2004 Presents: L'Arc~en~Ciel, Live in USA
by Lauren Goodnight and Karyn Waller (Sat 08-07-2004)
OTAKON 2004 Presents
L'Arc~en~Ciel
Live in USA
When: July 31, 2004 (Saturday) show 5PM
Where: 1st Mariner Arena, 201 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
By Lauren Goodnight and Karyn Waller
After many months of rumors and speculation it was wit... Restrictions for video games?
by Mike Whybark (Fri 02-07-2003)
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER notes that New York State elected officals seek to develop adult-access legislation for video games, citing both MAX PAYNE and the wildy popular, highly controversial GRAND THEFT AUTO video games.Assemblyman Pat Casale (R) is quoted... Sympathy for the Cosplayer
by Nadia Oxford, Columnist (Thu 02-14-2008)
... attended Video Games Live, a live game-music show wherein orchestrated video game music is shown alongside clips of the games. Square was the only company that disallowed video footage of their games to be shown, and it kind of sucked. To be honest th... Fans to Marvel at New Console Games
by Adam Thur (Wed 01-16-2002)
Encore Software has announced that they have struck a five-year, worldwide contract with Marvel Enterprises, Inc. to bring classic character Daredevil to next-generation consoles everywhere. Planned to coincide with the planned 2002 release of th... Start of School Means Good Games?
by James Stevenson (Fri 08-29-2003)
I know I've been bitching all summer about the lack of quality videogaming. Finally I have a ton of games worth playing. This week my words were shoved into my mouth with FINAL FANTASY TACTICS ADVANCE, SOUL CALIBUR II and F-ZERO GX, and MADDEN came out la... Are video games responsible?
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 11-14-2003)
Recently, a family filed a lawsuit against Rockstar Games, the makers of the GRAND THEFT AUTO series. The lawsuit revolves around the death of a tractor-trailer driver, who was killed when two boys decided to take rifles and shoot at random cars on the in... Microsoft announces Games for Windows Live
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-15-2007)
Microsoft announced a new service, Games for Windows Live, which will launch May 8th for Windows Vista users.By using the system, users will be able to start collecting achievements and tallying a Gamerscore (or add on to what they've already earned on th... SDCC: First Look at Ghostbusters the Video Game
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 08-01-2008)
If you could navigate the video game aisle at the San Diego Comic Con you might have had a chance to see the Ghostbusters ladies. Dressed as scantly clad versions of Egon, Stantz, Venkman and Spengler these beauties seemed as if out of some bizarre man&rs... STARSHIP TROOPERS Game Features 'SYMPHONY OF BOMBAST' by Richard Jacques
by Randall Larson (Fri 10-21-2005)
...d on the "Video Games Live" 2005 North American Tour and at the "Game On" art and culture exhibition currently touring the US. For more information on the composer visit www.richardjacques.com. TV Shows and Movies We Want to See as Video Games
by Troy Roberts (Sun 07-28-2002)
Everyone has a favorite movie or TV show that stands out as something that should be made into a video game. Sometimes I'll be watching television or a movie and I'll think "You know this would make a great game. You could do this, and this, and find this... 'X-Men 3', 'Hedge' video games in development (Fri 11-04-2005)
Activision confirmed that they are hard at work on games based on the movies 'X-Men 3' and 'Over the Hedge'. Both games will no doubt ship alongside their respective movies which puts both around a late May release. No specific platforms were mentioned...Two New Historical Video Games On the Way
by News Editor (Fri 04-01-2005)
KOEI has announced two historically-themed video game releases for North America: ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS(r)X and COLOSSEUM: ROAD TO FREEDOM(tm). Both titles are exclusive to the PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system.ROMANCE OF THE THREE KIN... Witchblade #1 Anime Series Launch of the Year (Mon 10-22-2007)
Witchblade #1 Anime Series Launch of the Year Fort Worth, TX - October 22, 2007 -- FUNimation Entertainment announced today that the company's Witchblade volume one release is the best-selling anime home entertainment release to date in 2007. According ...ADV Films has set a street date for Arc the Lad: Day of Reckoning (Mon 09-17-2001)
September 17, 2001 Houston, TX ADV Films has set a street date of November 27th, 2001 for the upcoming home video release of Arc the Lad: "Day of Reckoning". ADV Films plans concurrent day & date release of both VHS and DVD formats for this final spellb...Family Media Names Ten Most Violent Video Games
by News Editor (Tue 11-29-2005)
Family Media Guide has prepared a list of the Top 10 Most Violent Video Games released so far this year. Utilizing a proprietary audit process, the company's video game analysts capture and document instances of profanity, sex, violence, and substanc... ANIME CLASSICS FROM STARZ MEDIA ™S MANGA ENTERTAINMENT COMING TO XBOX 360 (Wed 09-19-2007)
'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex,' 'Street Fighter II V,' 'Noein' and 'Tokko' Among Titles Rolling Out in Coming Weeks Los Angeles and New York " September 19, 2007 " Anime-style animation continues to demonstrate its multi-media appeal with tod...SCi Games Creating Constantine Video Game (Thu 09-02-2004)
SCi Games Ltd., one of the UK's largest games publishers, has announced that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has awarded SCi Games the license to publish the forthcoming videogames for Constantine, which are being developed by Bits Studios and are ...Video Madness Returns to the Web
by John Thonen (Tue 06-19-2001)
I’m baaaaack! Risen from the pixel graveyard that was once Fandom.com, here is the latest reincarnation of Vidiocy, and you are present for the grand event. Don’t you feel honored? Our aim is to be the best video column on the net. We will be taking a wee... No video games for the South Koreans
by Troy Roberts (Thu 07-12-2001)
The South Korean government has apparently canceled their plans to open their marketplace to video game systems, such as the Playstation 2 and Dreamcast, because Japan would not agree to revise their history textbooks. The government of South Korea's prob... Video & DVD This Week: September 4th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-04-2001)
VIDEO NEWSThe jury is still out on the status of GROOM LAKE, the William Shatner directed sci-fi thriller that Full Moon produced earlier this year. Production of the modestly budgeted feature (shot on digital video) wrapped several months ago - after run... EA, Marvel partner on superheroes
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 02-06-2004)
When superheroes from two different companies come together to do battle it becomes a notable event in the world of comic books. In the past we've seen team-ups between Marvel and DC, Image and Valiant, and Dark Horse Comics has even shown us what would h... Looking Back at DTV in the '90s: Past, Present, and Beyond
by John Thonen (Tue 02-08-2000)
The arrival of the new century finds home video on the cusp of a new era as well. DVD digital technology has caught on and shows signs that it may one day supplant VHS. When home video was born (has it really been over two decades ago?), few would have pr... Archie Gets New Principal
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 02-13-2003)
Archie Comics
Entertainment has hired Allan Grafman as president. Grafman's aim will be to
shepherd Archie Comics characters into other media according to the
Hollywood Reporter.
Grafman told The
Reporter that the company will be looking at all are... Playing Games
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-21-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Sumthing Else (SE-2017-2) has released Jack Wall's rich score to the xbox video game, Jade Empire, on CD. The score, an impressive intermingling of orchestral samples and acoustic Chinese instruments, layers a pleasing pattern ... Laird Talks Teenage Turtles Toon (Fri 02-07-2003)
The Comics Continuum recently interviewed Peter Laird, co-creator of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles about the upcoming new show. The new animated series will debut this Saturday on Fox Box at 10:30 am (ET). When asked to compare the new sh...Activision to Publish Video Games Based on 'Spider-Man 3' (Wed 05-19-2004)
Activision, Inc. announced today that the company will develop and publish interactive entertainment games based on Columbia Pictures/Marvel Enterprises, Inc.'s upcoming feature film "Spider-Man 3," which is set for release in May 2007. Activision is cur...CAPTAIN VIDEO
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 10-03-2005)
At the dawn of the Video Age in the late 1940s, a pioneering little network called Dumont had a number of hit programs, but their main innovation came in the form of a daily science fiction adventure show. Broadcast live from New York, CAPTAIN VIDEO & HIS... More video game movies on the way
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 04-03-2002)
In the wake of modest success by last year's TOMB RAIDER and the more recent RESIDENT EVIL, film studios are looking into developing more movies based on video games as they once ran after comic book inspired flicks. In recent months, New Line has purchas... House of the Dead, The
by Coming Attractions (Thu 07-31-2003)
Genre: Video Game Adaptation/Horror.Studio: Unknown.Production Company: Mindfire Entertainment.Project Phase: Post-production.Who's In It: Ona Grauer (Alicia); Jonathan Cherry (Rudy); Tyron Leitso (Simon); Enuka Okuma (Karma); Sonja Salomma (Cynthia); Wil... "Play! A Video Game Symphony" Concert Series Comes to Philadelphia in July 2006
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-09-2006)
JMP Productions has announced the second North American concert date for PLAY! A Video Game Symphony the international concert series with music from a catalogue of blockbuster video games. The concert will be presented in Philadelphia at The Mann Center ... New Video Game Rating to be Added
by News Editor (Thu 03-03-2005)
The Entertainment Software Rating Board announced they will add "E10+" to mark games that might contain "moderate amounts of cartoon, fantasy or mild violence, mild language and/or minimal suggestive themes." ESRB figures that fighting games and racing ga... BANG ZOOM! ENTERTAINMENT TO PREVIEW ADVENTURES IN VOICE ACTING DOCUMENTARY AT NEW YORK ANIME FESTIVAL (Tue 12-04-2007)
Unique New Film Explores The Behind-The-Mic World Of Anime Voice Actors Burbank, CA, December 4, 2007 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and producer of original entertainment content, will preview i...New 'Wolverine' and 'Transfomers 2' video games coming
by Jim Harvey (Mon 07-21-2008)
Activision Publishing unveiled a slatte of new projects last week, among them a video game tieing in with next year's Marvel and Fox film 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'.
The mutant mashup will be developed by Raven Software, the same people who made 'Marvel:... Shaggy Dog Story
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-23-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Alan Menken hasn't entirely dropped out of site since scoring a run of successful Disney animated features from THE LITTLE MERMAID through HERCULES. He did some TV work, scored Disney's humdrum animated HOME ON THE RANGE as wel... Bubblegum Crisis: Hurricane Live
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 10-31-2000)
What They SayThe Complete Hurricane Live 2032 & 2033!
As the city of Mega Tokyo recovers from devastating earthquake, the underground scene is shaking with a whole new set of vibrations – the hard rock sounds of Priss and the Replicants! Now availab... HAKABA KITAROU: Birth of Kitaro
by Adrianne Hess, Columnist (Mon 02-18-2008)
Mizuki is awoken late one night from a woman’s voice calling to him from outside but when he opens the front door he sees no one around and finds a pair of wet eyeballs in a box. Still unnerved by what he believed to be a prank, Mizuki is start... Horrors & Hauntings
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-25-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION A new soundtrack record label named Nicabella had made its debut with John Frizzell's excellent score for STAY ALIVE, William Brent Ball's eerie thriller about a group of teens who stumble upon a new video game called Sta... SNAKE PLISSKEN video game coming in 2005
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-30-2003)
Namco Hometek Inc. has announced that it has secured the video game rights to the ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK bad boy himself, Snake Plissken. Namco is planning on developing and releasing Snake Plissken video games with the first such title planned for a Christ... Lieberman seeks video game hearings
by Mike Whybark (Fri 12-20-2002)
VARIETY reports that Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman has announced he'll seek Senate hearings on video games out of concern over escalating violence and heh heh gore.Lieberman, a likely Democratic presidential contender in 2004 and a veteran of the Go... Kaiju Big Battel to perform at Anime Boston 2006 (Mon 03-27-2006)
Be warned, Anime Boston attendees: Danger Can Happen at this year's convention! BOSTON, March 22, 2006 " The New England Anime Society is pleased to announce that Kaiju Big Battel will headline Anime Boston with the bruising bouts between giant monster...ADV Films Talks November Releases (Tue 09-09-2003)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO: THE MOTION PICTURE-PRINCE OF DARKNESS FEATURE-LENGTH FILM SEQUEL TO WILDLY POPULAR TV SERIES MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO HOUSTON, September 9, 2003-ADV Films has s...Christmas is Here... Sort of
by James Stevenson (Sun 09-08-2002)
The Christmas season has begun. Yeah sure, Christmas may be a good 3 ½ months away, but for a gaming journalist who works on both the print and online sides of the industry, it feels like Christmas is already here.In my previous experience as a gaming jou... What Games Made the Biggest Impact?
by Troy Roberts (Sun 08-04-2002)
Well,you know it's one of those nights when it's 4 am and you still haven't written a Gamers' Thumb. We've all been there. You go to bed, promise to finish your deadline in the morning or the next day, and then bolt awake and remember you forgot something... MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND DEL REY MANGA ANNOUNCE TWO NEW SERIES BASED ON X-MEN, WOLVERINE (Sun 12-09-2007)
NEW YORK, NY - December 9, 2007 - Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today plans to publish two new manga series based on Marvel Entertainment's highly popular X-Men serie...Press Release: Bang Zoom Offers Voice Acting Workshop in New York Studio
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 09-17-2008)
Unique All-Day Workshop Will Cover Character Development And Voice Acting Skills With Prominent Voice Actor/Director Tony Oliver
Burbank, CA, September 15, 2008 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production compan... VIZ MEDIA AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PARTICIPATING IN THE JAPAN! CULTURE + HYPER CULTURE EXHIBIT SPOTLIGHTING JAPANESE ART AND POP CULTURE (Tue 02-05-2008)
Visitors Invited To The VIZ Media Manga Café And Lounge To Sample An Array Of Animation And Manga San Francisco, CA, February 5, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, an...MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND DEL REY MANGA ANNOUNCE CREATIVE TEAM FOR NEW WOLVERINE MANGA (Mon 04-21-2008)
NEW YORK, NY - April 19, 2008 - Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today the creative team for a manga based on the popular X-Men character, Wolverine. The series will be ...Games too Easy?
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 09-26-2003)
In this week's Gamers' Thumb, we're going to try something different. Instead of alternating between writers every week, we're going to bring up a topic and have both of our gaming columnists comment on the topic. This week we are discussing the challenge... Development Hecks go live for Games
by James Stevenson (Tue 02-05-2002)
CINESCAPE has finally brought its acclaimed Development Heck section into the gaming department to keep you up to date on all of the important upcoming videogames!We've made somewhere around 40 Devo Hecks live right now, and we'll be continuing to add to ... THE LOST
by Troy Roberts (Fri 11-22-2002)
There aren't many games on the market today that are new and innovative, but every once in a while a title stands out with its originality and storyline. THE LOST looks to do just that."THE LOST is actually a very cool experiment," says the game's produce... Back from Naboo
by James Stevenson (Sun 08-11-2002)
I've just gotten back this week from a month in Europe - as many of you who read the message boards at Cinescape will know. We didn't really announce it on the Games page, in fact, I had articles written that went live while I was gone (see our THE M... Sakura Wars TV Complete Collection Set (Thinpak)
by Bryan Morton (Thu 05-03-2007)
What They SayYoung Sakura arrives in Capital City to fight for the Imperial Floral Capital Defense Force, but all she finds is a weird opera company preparing for a big performance. What's worse is that the ladies in the company won't let Sakura join in ... Video interviews with the cast and crew of Sin City (Mon 03-28-2005)
Live from Sin City, video interviews with director Robert Rodriguez, Clive Owen, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson and Jessica AlbaGames Industry Like Hollywood?
by James Stevenson (Fri 08-01-2003)
I've spent this past week pouring my life into KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC, trying to get our review of the game up not too late after the launch of the game. And there's something about this game, it's really the first game that I've been looking forward... MTV Video Music Awards Announced - Voting Open
by Randall Larson (Thu 08-24-2006)
Video game scores are now among the categories in this year's MTV Video Music Awards. GameTrailers.com and MTV are proud to announce two new MTV Video Music Awards to be presented on MTV's Overdrive during the world famous VMAs "Best Video Game Soundtrac... Catwoman
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 06-03-2004)
Genre:Comic Book Adaptation/Action.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Halle Berry (Patience Price/"Catwoman"); Sharon Stone (Laurel Hedare); Benjamin Bratt (Detective Tom Lone); Lambert Wilson (Georges Hedare)... Games You'd Love to Own
by Troy Roberts (Fri 07-25-2003)
Well, it's my birthday. Yup, yours truly is writing the newest Gamers' Thumb on his birthday instead of out celebrating the joyous event that is getting another year older. But one thing that birthdays do allow is the ability to think of all the things th... Interview with Chris Patton
by Allen Divers (Mon 02-24-2003)
In the last few weeks, I've had the honor of getting to speak with not one, but two voice actors from ADV. This time around I did a little email sparring with Chris Patton. (Ah, gotta love the Internet as even interviews take on a whole new approach tha... Bubblegum Crisis: Hurricane Live
by Eric McGillicuddy (Wed 02-06-2002)
The Review!Replay rating: High
Missed opportunities: Some
This disc that combines the two Hurricane Live tapes into a single package finally gives the leader of the Knight Sabers her own disc.
Content wise, you get 13 music videos, some live action, so... Strait Jacket
by Christoper Homer (Thu 11-20-2008)
A three episode OVA turned into a movie format, a lot of potential goes begging in this interesting, but ultimately unfulfilling show.
What They Say
It is the world where magic and science coexist. Rayotte Steinberg, a lone wolf "tactical sorcerist... In Praise of Samuel Z. Arkoff
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-12-2000)
Old shlockmeisters never die. They just get really old, and then people belatedly realize how cool they were and start giving them awards, as tokens of thanks for all the great cinematic memories.Samuel Z. Arkoff, that one-of-a-kind producer and mogul who... Fatal Frame
by Coming Attractions (Wed 10-01-2003)
Genre:Horror/Video Game Adaptation.Studio:DreamWorks SKG.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Pre-script stage.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:John Rogerss (Screenwriter); based on the video game Fatal Frame by Tecmo.Premise:Unknown.Release Date:U... The Most Impossible Games Ever Made
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 12-12-2003)
A few weeks ago, Troy and James took on the issue of the worst games ever made. This week, they decided on tackling the issue of the toughest games ever. The games that make you scream and throw your controller against the wall, and in all likelihood, man... Stardate 06.24.01: Summer Arrives
by Michelle Erica Green (Tue 06-26-2001)
Summer has arrived, and with it comes a whole spate of genre movies: the very successful SHREK and the less-than-exceptional EVOLUTION, ATLANTIS for the kids and TOMB RAIDER for the grownups, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS for teen-agers and DR. DOLITTLE 2 for ... FUNimation To Produce New FMA Games (Wed 06-07-2006)
New line of video games to be based off the BEST SELLING ANIME DVD AND TOP-RATED ANIME SERIES -- Minneapolis, MN " May 03, 2006 " FUNimation Entertainment, a Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR) company, and Destineer Publishing Corp., announced tod...It's video game ROADKILL
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-18-2003)
Midway Games announced that it is in development on a post-apocalyptic combat driving game titled ROADKILL. The game is slated for a fall 2003 release on the Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo Gamecube systems.The mission-based game is set a... Dutch Radio Presents Game Music Concert
by Alex Van Zelfden (Wed 12-20-2006)
...Play! and Video Games Live.
The secret in this case was teamwork, which of course is no secret to the people of the Netherlands. A country less than a third the size of Virginia must have learned some lesson in order to sin... The Cosplay Complex
by Janet Houck (Thu 02-08-2007)
Seeing people dressed up in costumes at conventions is just an accepted reality now at anime conventions and larger comic shows, even at trade shows with the notorious booth girls. The practice has its origins at sci-fi conventions where fans showed t... Anime Expo - Friday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)
Nobuhiro Watsuki
WARNING! The last question listed at the bottom of this page contains a major Kenshin spoiler. Do not read past question number 31 if you haven\'t seen the second Kenshin OVA series
... Castlevania: Two Fates
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 12-20-2007)
Anime, video games and manga have no shortage of vampires. Most of these gothy, werewolf-bitten adventures take place in some post-apocalyptic future where the Lords of the Undead rule over a populace comprised mostly of trembling human peasants. Still, t... Year in Games Award Show Planned
by News Editor (Mon 02-13-2006)
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Science and Dick Clark Productions are teaming up to produce an annual television awards show designed to showcase the year's best video games and the creative teams that made them possible. Dick Clark Productions' vice... License To Ill
by Damon Brown (Tue 02-20-2007)
You have to feel sad for Vin Diesel. Aside from his career shift from bad-ass Pitch Black to The Pacifier (or, as I like to call it, Adventure In Babysitters 2: First Blood), the former $20 million man is perhaps the only person in videogame land, and... Toy Maniac: Star Wars, Nothing But Star Wars
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 09-11-2008)
With only a week to go I thought I would focus this week’s column on my favorite subject, Star Wars toys. There has never been anything in movies or television that has endured longer, for me, than Star Wars. I played with the original figures as a ... Judge Blocks Law Against Violent Games
by News Editor (Fri 12-23-2005)
U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte has blocked a California law that would have made it illegal to sell or rent violent video games to minors. The judge doubted whether such sales could be banned even if the games were proved to cause violent behavior amon... Review: 'Batman: TAS' on DVD (Wed 07-14-2004)
Throughout his sixty-five year career, Batman has made his mark in most every conceivable form of media -- comic books, video games, radio programs, live-action television, a number of feature films and serials, among others -- but one of the most compell...Giving Thanks for the Games
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 11-21-2003)
With Thanksgiving upon us next week, our columnists have been busy trying to come up with a way to integrate Thanksgiving into this week's Gamers' Thumb. There aren't many video games dealing with turkeys, unfortunately, or many that deal with pilgrims tr... To B or Not to B: Can Low-budget Direct-to-Video Films Survive?
by John Thonen (Tue 07-18-2000)
Low-budget films, exploitation flicks, independent productions, or just good old B-movies. Call them what you will, this seldom respected yet once integral segment of the film industry has fallen on hard times in recent years. These low-rent productions ... Remember The Time
by Damon Brown (Thu 02-08-2007)
A short while ago I downloaded the Dracula-hunting game Super Castlevania IV on my Wii. It was one of my favorite platformers as a teenager. The first game to show the true power of the Super Nintendo, as anyone could tell because it had Super in the t... The Chronicles Of Spellborn Features Original Score By Leading Video Game Composer Jesper Kyd
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-13-2006)
Spellborn International NV. announces that Jesper Kyd, the internationally acclaimed composer whose video game credits include Freedom Fighters and the Hitman series, has created the original music score for the massive multiplayer online role-playing gam... Lots of kids cartoons
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 10-15-2005)
Finally got a chance to see CORPSE BRIDE last week and was vaguely disappointed. It all has that great Tim Burton look, much like NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and it has a fine fable-type story. But for some reason it just doesn't click like it should. May... Cheap Games
by James Stevenson (Fri 01-14-2005)
This week Midway announced that it would release its new drug/crime drama game NARC at the price point of $19.95. This was a surprise to many, and follows on the footsteps of Sega and Take-Two's twenty dollar line of ESPN Sports games. This marks an inter... Best Games of 2002
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Tue 01-07-2003)
2002 was one heck of a year, filled with ups and more ups. There were so many games this year that deserve mention, but only so many awards to give out. In our truest Gamers' Thumb fashion, Cinescape hands out this year's Golden Thumb awards. Best PC Game... Video This Week: November 20th
by John Thonen (Tue 11-20-2001)
VIDEO NEWSPOWERPUFF GIRLS: MEET THE BEAT-ALLS, a Warner Home Video compilation of the inexplicably popular Powerpuff Girls cartoon TV series, finds the girls themselves to be the biggest threat, rather than their usual goofy super-villain. It seems that t... Top ten video games for the month of August
by Troy Roberts (Thu 09-27-2001)
The NPD group just released the sales figures for the month of August, and it looks like Electronic Arts is the reigning champion for that month, with four titles in the top ten.MADDEN NFL 2002 was released near the end of the month, and still shot up the... Viz Media to Launch Shonen Jump Home Video Line (Thu 10-13-2005)
NARUTO and HIKARU NO GO Coming to Home Video! San Francisco, CA, October 12, 2005– VIZ Media, LLC. (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive manga and animation licensing and publishing companies, announced ...Comicscape March 9, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-09-2005)
Reader response to last week's column was strong and I got a good mix of responses. Some vehemently agreed and others felt that my love of HELLBLAZER colored my opinion of the film CONSTANTINE. I also got some compliments on my headline ("Into My Pants ... Warner Home Video to Discuss Animated and Live-Action DC DVDs
by Jim Harvey (Wed 03-16-2005)
Warner Home Video has scheduled a chat with Home Theatre Forum to discuss their upcoming releases. Expected topics include future DC Comics Kids/DC Comics Classics Collection releases, as well as their livfe-action comic properties. Yahoo! Creates Games Studio For Mobiles
by News Editor (Sat 03-05-2005)
Yahoo! has launched Yahoo Games Studio to develop video games for mobile telephones. So far the division has created games for Verizon but they are looking to make them for other carriers too. Yahoo! is looking to make it possibe for gamers to play chess... Video Girl Ai (Action Edition) Vol.#03
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Tue 03-01-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Katsura MasakazuTranslated by:Yuji OnikiAdapted by:What They SaySPECIAL FEATURES
High School student Yota Moteuchi is nicknamed "Dateless." When the love of his life confesses she in in love with his best friend, Yota rents a ... Video Girl Ai (Action Edition) Vol.#06
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Tue 01-10-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Katsura MasakazuTranslated by:Yuji OnikiAdapted by:What They SayLIVE OR VIDEO TAPE?
High school student Yota Moteuchi is nicknamed "Dateless." When thhe love live of his life confesses she in love with his friend, Yota rents... Cinescape's Last Minute Christmas Shopping Guide
by Anthony C. Ferrante with THE EDITORS OF CINESCAPE (Wed 12-21-2005)
Hey you. Yeah, the person who clicked on this article, not because they were interested in the latest, hottest and coolest things out there for the holidays, but rather because you're like many last minute shoppers who haven't even stepped into the mall s... Bang Zoom! Entertainment Announces New Voice Acting WORKSHOP (Thu 07-10-2008)
Unique Workshops Taught By Notable Anime Voice Actors Attracted Standing Room Only Crowds And Spurred Demand For New Workshop On July 19th At Bang Zoom! Studios Burbank, CA, July 10, 2008 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio pos...Video News and Releases for July 3
by John Thonen (Tue 07-03-2001)
GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE would seem to be the latest theatrical hit spawning a Direct-To-Video franchise. After failing to land star Brendan Fraser for a theatrical sequel, Disney is said to be considering a new actor to play the klutzy ape-man in a made-for-... Boll plays another video game (movie, that is)
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-05-2003)
Director Uwe Boll sure likes his video games, so much that after helming two movies based on games (HOUSE OF THE DEAD and the forthcoming ALONE IN THE DARK) and announcing he's attached to direct another game-into-movie property (BLOODRAYNE), his producti... Superman Returns: The Video Game Q&A (Fri 07-28-2006)
While super heroes come alive superbly in comic books and cinema, video games have, for the most part, failed to capture the awesomeness of taking control of cultural icons such as Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, and the like. In fact, I'd venture to say th...Toy Maniac: Top 10 Horror Action Figures
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 10-09-2008)
How can I not mention horror movie action figures in my October toy column? I decided to list my Top 10 Horror figures in honor of All Hallow’s Eve. Everyone has their own opinion on what should be on the top 10. The following are my persona... Bang Zoom! Entertainment Announces New Voice ACting Workshop During 2008 Comic-Con International In San Diego
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-18-2008)
Unique Workshop Will Feature Notable Voice Actor Panelists And Recreate A Functional Recording Booth For Audience Participation
Burbank, CA, July 17, 2008 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and producer... Illuminati Watches Over Comic Creators
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 12-17-2002)
Ford Lytle
Gilmore announced yesterday the launch of Illuminati
Entertainment, a management and production company sporting an A-list roster
of clients culled from the comic book and video game industries. Gilmore is a
producer and the former Vice Pre... The Manic Maniac: Why Do Video Game Movies Inherently Suck?
by Joe Crosby (Fri 10-17-2008)
If you've been tinkering around with Mania this week, you might have seen the interview with Max Payne star Mark Wahlberg and director John Moore. Standard pre-release publicity stuff, where people involved with the film talk about what a great pr... Musical Gamesmanship
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 04-08-2004)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSAmong the plaudits that composer/sound designer Tim Larkin has received for his recent soundtrack music on Cyan’s new video game, URU: Ages Beyond MYST (sequel to the popular MYST game) was a nomination for the "Excellence in Au... 2003 Games Preview
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Thu 01-09-2003)
A few days ago, we presented you with the Golden Thumb Awards, our favorite games of 2002. But, as 2002 is over and 2003 is now begun, we must look ahead. So, in a similar fashion, we take a look at the games that we can't wait for in 2003.STAR WARS GALAX... Book Buzz: What's the Scariest Book You Ever Read?
by Tim Janson (Mon 10-27-2008)
In celebration of Halloween week the Book Buzz is leading off with the week’s new releases and horror and inviting you to share with Mania’s readers the scariest book you ever read! Just use the comments below to tell us the book ... Actors' Unions Make Deal to Voice Games
by News Editor (Sat 06-11-2005)
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), both unions for actors, "have reached a contract deal with video game publishers, accepting higher pay instead of the profit-sharing for their participation in ... Being a Brief Discussion with George Manley
by Way Jeng (Fri 08-12-2005)
Interviewer: Way Jeng
Recorded: Kamikazecon '05
From Gravion Zwei to Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, George Manley has provided voices for many fan favorites over the years. He's also the voice of Lord Kozan in the upcoming Samurai Gun, due for released... Lost In Evisceration
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-12-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Steve Jablonsky reprises his dark ambiances from the 2003 remake of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE with an equally brooding and disconsolate score for THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman (DA... Is Overhyping Such a Bad Thing?
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Mon 10-04-2004)
Developers and publishers always try to hype up their newest titles before release to make sure their game is a big seller on launch day. But can this be bad for gaming itself? What happens when a game is so hyped up by the developer or publisher that the... Ys Legacy Series Collection
by J.J. Matthews (Tue 10-18-2005)
What They SayContains the entire Ys series (Book 1 and 2 + Ys II)!
In ancient times, the books of Y\'s were guarded by six priests and two goddesses. The books contained the secret to all good in this world, and all evil in a man\'s heart. Adol Christen... Disgaea Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 09-04-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Arashi ShindoTranslated by:Satsuki YamashitaAdapted by:Jason GrissomWhat They SaySo... you wake up one day after a two-year nap and discover that your father is dead. What do you do? Take over his kingdom and rule with an iron... Live Concert DVD from prog metal band Kamelot
by Randall Larson (Fri 12-15-2006)
The American/Norwegian melodic metallers Kamelot have released their first live concert DVD. One Cold Winter's Night was recorded on February 11th, 2006 at the historic Rockefeller Musichall in Oslo, Norway. Kamelot enlisted renowned film and vi... Video game based on THE ITALIAN JOB out this summer
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-08-2003)
Eidos Interactive has acquired the rights to develop a video game based on Paramount's upcoming remake of THE ITALIAN JOB. The game will be released sometime this summer. The movie opens in theaters on May 30.One of the game's modes will recreate the f... Live-Action WORLD OF WARCRAFT Movie
by Karl Schneider (Wed 05-10-2006)
A live-action film based on Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft universe is will be brought to the big screen by Legendary Pictures."We searched for a very long time to find the right studio for developing a movie based on one of our game universes," said P... Genshiken: Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 07-18-2005)
What They SayIt is Sasahara\'s first day of college, and a fateful choice awaits him. Which college clubs will he choose to join? But Sasahara is no ordinary young man; a dark secret lurks within his soul. For one thing, he knows what \"cosplay\" is, and ... Critical Mass Video Announces Can Can Bunny Extra 2: Summer Fun! (Wed 09-20-2006)
CAN CAN BUNNY EXTRA DVD 2: SUMMER FUN Pre-book date: 10/31/2006, Street date: 11/28/2006. Approximately 90 minutes, Dolby Digital Stereo, Color. Erotic Comedy / Adventure DVD (English/Japanese Audio, English Subtitles, English On-Screen Translations)...Video: Speed Racer Live-Action Trailer Now Online (Fri 12-07-2007)
The Wachowski brothers new film adapting the classic 1960s anime has released its first trailer. Check it out here, or click through for a variety of Quicktime formats.Inside the Mind of TAO FENG's John Tobias
by Chip Meyers (Wed 04-09-2003)
Next time you're hanging with your pals and playing Xbox, ask them if they can remember the names of a few characters from the original MORTAL KOMBAT. After all, it's been ten years since the original arcade game came out. Who would remember that kind o... 2002: A Dance Dance Odyssey
by James Stevenson (Sun 09-29-2002)
Over the past decade and a half, I've developed great thumb-eye coordination. Now, I'm still not the best gamer by any means, but I do have fairly quick reflexes. But no matter what I did with my thumbs, it wasn't going to help me with my newest assignmen... Seasoned DVD Shopper
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-10-2004)
Last month, MGM released DVD box sets of both GREEN ACRES and MISTER ED, two zany sitcoms from the 1960s which now enjoy relatively equal cult popularity. Both contain two discs full of episodes, and come in boxes with googie retro-fun, Nick at Nite type ... Video: behind the scenes of 'Asterix' (Tue 02-20-2007)
From the French show "66 minutes", a behind the scenes video from the sets of "Asterix at the Olympic Games".DVD Shopping Bag: 300 Collector's Edition
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 11-18-2008)
Collector’s Editions, box sets and complete series are all the rage during the holiday season. This week there is a Maniac worthy Collector’s Edition to hit the DVD shelf and unfortunately it falls completely flat. 300 (Limited Collect... Video and the Anime Star
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 10-11-2007)
I know I said I'd use this week to keep talking about how plagiarism applies to manga and anime, but then something very important happened: AMV Hell 4 went live on the Internet. I'd be shocked to learn if God Himself didn't get off His cloud for a couple... MANIA FIRST LOOK- Are You Xbox Experienced?
by Josh Gordon (Wed 11-19-2008)
The New Xbox Experience is here and it’s a good one.
As many of you may know by now the old “blade” system is gone. An Ipod-like inventory/library/product system replaces the good ‘ol blades.
There will probably b... Comicscape - April 19, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-19-2006)
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another week of watching your credit card bill skyrocket like the national deficit. Yes, I'm hooked, too. So, don't feel bad. You've only got your wife to answer to. This week features the second (and much lo... Star Ocean EX Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 12-06-2004)
What They SayClaude and his father are on their mission to investigate the unexplored planet, Mirokinia. When they arrive at the planet, Claude mysteriously gets transported to another planet called Expel. Wandering around in the woods trying to find a ... Scott Pilgrim: Fights, Games and Concrete
by Nadia Oxford, Columnist (Fri 01-11-2008)
Christmas is a time for giving It's also a time for receiving books and games that you previously only gave an interested glance to but couldn't afford (or else couldn't bother hassling the nice PR staff for a review copy). This Christmas was great in reg... Comic-con: New GN From Monkeybone Creator
by Rob M. Worley (Sat 08-03-2002)
Buster's
Neighborhood, the new graphic novel by writer Kaja Blackley and artist
Alex Hawley made it's debut a Comic-Con International this week. Blackley may be
best known to Comics2Film readers as the author of the graphic novel Dark
Town which ser... HOUSE OF THE DEAD helmer eyes more video game movies
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 01-22-2004)
What is it about director Uwe Boll and video games? After making HOUSE OF THE DEAD (which was skewered by movie critics and audiences alike) and now in post-production on ALONE IN THE DARK, Boll has announced that his production company has optioned the m... Dirty Harry Is A Video Game
by Karl Schneider (Thu 05-11-2006)
Clint Eastwood, who starred as a maverick cop in the 1971 film, will be lending his voice to a video game adaption of Dirty Harry.Do you feel lucky? Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment does. They are overseeing the development of the first instalment ... Jovovich Returning to Horror Games in CLOCK TOWER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 10-15-2008)
Milla Jovovich seems to like Capcom's horror video games. First, the actress leads Sony Screen Gems' adaptation of Capcom's Resident Evil franchise. A year after the third film strikes theaters, she's now hopping aboard another of the developer's horror f... One million MATRIX games now sold
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 05-23-2003)
After just one week of release, Atari's console video game ENTER THE MATRIX has sold one million units at retail stores. The game went on sal May 15, the same date that THE MATRIX RELOADED opened in theaters.The game, written and directed by the Wachowsk... The Mania Manifesto: Five Signs the Apocalypse is Upon Us
by Damon Brown (Tue 04-22-2008)
Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani... Stan Lee and Hiroyuki Takei's ULTIMO in Sept. Issue of Shonen Jump
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 08-06-2008)
Historic Collaboration Bridges Western And Eastern Popular Comic And Graphic Novel Traditions
San Francisco, CA, August 5, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publi... Getting Raw with Thomas Jane
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-08-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting adventure into the unknown with Comicscape! San Diego Comic-Con has left me with rant material for the rest of the calendar year and beyond. Marvel’s decision to publish Amazing Spider-Ma... SCOOP: Your feedback on CITY OF HEROES!
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 04-24-2004)
We asked and you answered the call! Yesterday we made a call for gamers participating in the CITY OF HEROES beta testing phase to send us their thoughts of this anticipated PC video game which allows you to create and play your own superhero in an online ...