With Lost barely finished, you’d think that ABC would want to take a break from serialized geek-friendly shows for awhile, especially following the cancellation of FlashForward and failure of Happy Town. A new rumor suggests just the opposite, however, saying that the alphabet network are so desperate for a new Lost that they’re looking …
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Steve Ballmer Will Not Be Speaking at Apple Conference
Rumors of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer taking the stage for seven minutes at Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference have been greatly exaggerated. So exaggerated, in fact, that none of it’s true at all.
Microsoft just posted the following to its Twitter account:
“Steve Ballmer not speaking at Apple Dev Conf. Nor …
Disney On Kirby Lawsuit: Vague And Baseless
In a move sure to surprise no-one, the Walt Disney Company have gotten involved in the ongoing legal battle between the heirs of Jack Kirby and recent Disney purchase Marvel Entertainment over the rights to the many characters that Kirby created for the publisher, including the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk and many more.
On Monday, …
Poll: Funny or Gritty? What Should Insomniac Games Do Next?
Yesterday, the news broke that Insomniac Games would be pairing up with EA to develop a new game that’d be appearing on both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. Insomniac’s been turning out high-quality games–Spyro the Dragon (yes, Spyro. I said it), Ratchet & Clank and Resistance–for more than a decade. But all those games lived on the …
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Hi, I’m a Marvel … and I’m a DC: The Musical: Well, hello best thing I’ve seen all day. I can’t believe this is the 100th episode of Hi, I’m a Marvel… The only thing that makes me happier is that it’s a musical, and a damned good one at …
DC Confirms Shift To $3.99 Price Point
DC Comics has confirmed reports that it is moving to a $3.99 price point for some of its 32-page DC Universe and Vertigo imprint series effective July, following a week of speculation sparked by the release of the publisher’s August solicitations.
Bleeding Cool was the first to break the news that the publisher was not only following …
Hey, Wil Wheaton, What’s the Geekiest Thing You’ve Ever Done?
I’ve known Wil since I was a kid. The first time we met was in the summer of ’86. Wil was searching for his brother who had gone missing somewhere in Oregon and I decided to tag along with the rest of the crew. We lost touch for a couple months until the next year when Wil decided to go into outer space. We argued over whether or not …
Live Blog: Facebook’s New Privacy Changes
Facebook is all set to roll out its “simpler” privacy changes after this month’s backlash over the amount of user data that is available through the site. I’ll be live blogging the press conference here, set to begin at 10:30 a.m. PST (1:30 p.m. ET). Hit refresh to update.
(More on Time.com: Facebook Gives The Scoop On More Privacy …
J Allard Explains Why He Left Microsoft
News quickly spread yesterday that J Allard and Robbie Bach were leaving Microsoft. For those that don’t know, Allard and Bach co-founded Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division, so it came as a shock that the guys behind the Xbox, for example, were bidding adieu to Redmond.
Allard’s e-mail to his colleagues is pretty …
Meet Transformers 3’s New Megan Fox: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Deadline is reporting that Transformer’s director Michael Bay has selected his Megan Fox replacement. English Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley will become Megan 3.0, and not unlike Miss Fox herself, Transformers will be 23-year-old Whiteley’s first acting gig.
(More on Techland: Transformers 3 Overhaul: Megan Gets …
Wii2HDMI Adapter Simplifies Wii HDMI Output
Sure, the Wii doesn’t need HDMI output but there’s something about the simplicity of a single-cable connection from your console to your TV that’s very appealing. Hooking stuff up with five component cables or even three composite cables seems so archaic nowadays.
If you’ve been longing to connect your Wii to your HDTV via …
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010 – Happy Geek Pride Day!
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Keyboards for Rockband 3?: A demo for upcoming Green Day Rockband displayed a tease of Rockband 3, complete with keys. Though Harmonix hasn’t made an official announcement as to how this will work with the game, and especially …