Last year the SciFi channel in the US became the SyFy channel. The fans weren’t that happy but the channel wanted to broaden the group of people it appealed too. Many fans grumbled; one my favourites is this Open Letter to SyFy from marketing guru Roger Wehbe at the Tribble Agency. In it Wehbe complains […]
Archives for January 2010
DJ Hero 2 on the way
Did you buy DJ Hero? Disappointed with it? You would have thought that Acitivision would have been disappointing with the cooler-than-luke-warm sales for the hardware/software game combo but it has all but been confirmed there’s a sequel coming. We know because DJ David Guetta told Candian press that he’s working on the second game. “I […]
Capcom on Wii retreat
Yesterday I found myself speculating about odd developments around Monster Hunter 3. Capcom had strangely handed distribution rights for the game over to Nintendo themselves. Just this morning there’s more light on the situation. Looks like Capcom may be backing off from the Wii after a disappointing run with Resident Evil and other “mature titles”. […]
Marvel and DC to re-start the Exclusivity Saga?
A few years back there was an all mighty tussle between Marvel and DC over talent. Each giant would try and sign an artist or writer in an exclusive deal. Work for us, they’d say, and no one else. David Finch has just signed an exclusive deal with DC Entertainment and their new management. It’s […]
Will the Fantastic Four Survive 2010?
Marvel’s latest news update on the Fantastic Four contains one line of text only. Will the Fantastic Four Survive 2010? The question accompanies this impressive panel from the current Hickman/Eaglesham run.
Cause for concern? BBC backs Doctor Who
Here in the UK whenever there’s a political storm the Member of Parliament knows they’re in trouble whenever the Prime Minister is forced to publically back them. It usually means the tide has turned against the errant politician and very soon they’ll be forced to step down. Hopefully there’s no parallel here but the BBC […]
What if… Nemesis got Mark Millar sued?
It might be cool to be Mark Millar right now. It might be very cool to be Mark Miller given that the Kick-Ass movie is about to come out and it looks like it’ll rock. But all is not well in the Millar world. Bleeding Cool is reporting that DC Comics are taking legal action […]
Green Ronin post two-page Dragon Age RPG character sheet
Just a quickie. The good folks at Green Ronin have published a free two-page PDF character sheet for their Dragon Age RPG license. The game has been available in PDF form since before Christmas and you can check out the reviews over at RPGNow. Where there are players there is the need for character sheets! […]
Capcom surrenders Monster Hunter 3 to Nintendo in Europe
The good news is that the most successful third party Wii game ever will come to Europe. It’ll come to Europe, perhaps, before we’re halfway through 2010. The interesting twist in the tail is that Capcom will be getting Nintendo to distribute Monster Hunter 3. Why? Not sure! I had time to quickly discuss this […]
8-Bit version of Left 4 Dead
Isn’t technology marvellous? Just when you thought Left 4 Dead 2 was strangely similar and yet incredibly different from Left 4 Dead here’s another version. Yes; the 8-Bit Left 4 Dead version. The genius we have to thank / beat with a frying pan for this is Eric Ruth. He’s spent weeks, even months, working […]
