Archive | May, 2009
World of Warcraft: Interactive Support
Because of the massive nature of an online game for kids and adults alike such as World of Warcraft, it is easy to see why many gamers encounter bugs and other glitches. After all, the odds can only be so limited that something will go wrong – especially with Murphy’s Law around. The development team [...]
Continue reading...Where the Heart is: PlayStation Home
29. May 2009
PlayStation Home is the attempt of the Sony PlayStation 3 brand to be more than a static gaming console platform and to dabble in virtual worlds and online communities. Home, as it is fondly called by Sony PlayStation 3 gamers, is a community-based service which is being developed by Sony Computer Entertainment’s London and Cambridge [...]
Continue reading...Universal Pictures’ Paul gets Voicing Cast led by Seth Rogen
29. May 2009
Seth Rogen (Knocked Up, Funny People), Jason Bateman (The Kingdom, Couples Retreat), Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live, Ghost Town), Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Jane Lynch (Role Models, Glee), have been cast in PAUL, a feature-length film from the 3D animation studio Working Title for Universal Pictures. Rogen will play the voice [...]
Continue reading...Who Will Be Donald Duck’s Official Portrait Artist?
29. May 2009
Now that the beloved Disney cartoon character Donald Duck will be celebrating his 75th birthday this June 9, Walt Disney’s D23 is commissioning an official portrait from those who know Donald best: his fans. For the first time ever, Disney is turning to fans to create an official portrait of one of its biggest stars. Finalists [...]
Continue reading...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles get Silver-Year Theme Park Ride
29. May 2009
To “shell-ebrate” the 25th anniversary of the beloved action-adventure cartoon characters Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles a dedicated theme park ride in South Korea will be developed entitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4-D Dark Ride. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4-D Dark Ride is an exhilarating, multi-dimensional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles experience — will re-invent how fans experience [...]
Continue reading...Gold Farming in World of Warcraft
28. May 2009
Farming for gold has been a staple in the early days of the Warcraft franchise – in-game at least. Remember those peasants mining for gold in order to sustain the massive armies behind the war of the Humans and the Orcs? Well, those were the days. Now, gold farming has come to mean a different [...]
Continue reading...3D Animation Studio DreamWorks releases Film Sched up to 2012.
28. May 2009
The giant 3D animation studio DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. announces its plans to release five feature films every two years, adding an additional film every other year to its existing two picture a year release schedule on a going-forward basis. They also announced their upcoming slate of animated feature film releases through 2012. The Company’s slate [...]
Continue reading...Marvel’s The Super Hero Squad gets own Video Game
28. May 2009
Marvel’s cartoon animation series The Super Hero Squad Show is turning out to be a highly bankable broadcast property, prompting plans for a video game adaptation. Scheduled to debut this fall on Cartoon Network. Marvel’s The Super Hero Squad will mark the first title in THQ’s licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment, Inc., and is currently in [...]
Continue reading...Wallace and Gromit’s A Matter of Loaf and Death makes US Premiere
28. May 2009
Wallace and Gromit, the celebrated cartoon character icons of stop motion clay animation, are at it again with the US premiere of their new short film A Matter of Loaf and Death. The film from Aardman Animations will make its U.S. debut to all U-verse TV customers on June 5, available for free in the U-verse [...]
Continue reading...Racing Ahead: the Gran Turismo Franchise
28. May 2009
When the first Gran Turismo game was released for the first Sony PlayStation gaming console before the turn of the 21st century, who would have predicted that it would become one of the most successful racing video games of all time? With an estimated 50.65 million copies sold for the entire video game series, Gran [...]
Continue reading...Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
27. May 2009
When the Sony PlayStation 3 was still struggling for an identity for its game library, Sony took the task of expanding their catalogue by partnering with 3D animation studios and publishing their own games. One of which is the game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is an action-adventure video game with the elements of third-person [...]
Continue reading...World of Warcraft’s Wrath of the Lich King
27. May 2009
There’s not a lot of anger in the second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King (WotLK) of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft – as far as gamers are concerned. When Wrath of the Lich King was released on November 13, 2008, not only was it one of the most fun [...]
Continue reading...SpongeBob’s Truth or Dare: the 10th anniversary video game
27. May 2009
In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the highly popular cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants, THQ inq. announces plans for the fall 2009 release of the video game SpongeBob’s Truth or Square. SpongeBob’s Truth or Square is currently in development for the Nintendo Wii video game system, Nintendo DS, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system [...]
Continue reading...Up video game Ships in North America
27. May 2009
To set the wheels, or more appropriately, the balloons in motion, gamers eager for Up, the highly-anticipated animated film of the 3D animation studio Pixar and Disney, can now play its video game adaptation which is now available in North America. THQ has already shipped Up the video game for the next-generation gaming platforms Nintendo Wii, [...]
Continue reading...The Spine debuts at Annecy, France
27. May 2009
Chris Landreth, the Oscar winner for best animated short in 2004 for the 3D cartoon animation short entitled Ryan, is set to debut his next masterpiece in Annecy, France. Landreth’s The Spine is scheduled to be premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival from June 8-13, 2009. The Spine features the voices of Gordon Pinsent [...]
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29. May 2009
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