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Back in 2000, Metallica was at the spearhead of the anti-Napster drive and was instrumental in turning the music industry against free digital distribution. Now they’re jumping right into the latest music distribution paths, as they will be the Read More

One of the longest hyped and most anticipated additions to the Playstation 3 is the long awaitied Playstation Home, a service that would allow Playstation 3 users to create avatars and interact with other players in a virtual Sims-ish / Second Life-ish Read More

About five years ago, some big brains came out with a supposedly revolutionary new media for movie rental called Flexplay. Here’s how it worked: You’d buy a movie for a low price point and then take it home and watch it. When you removed it Read More

Rumors have been circling for a while that Johnny Depp would be stepping into the shadows to play the vampiric Barnabus Collins in the film adaptation of the long running horror / soap TV series from the late 60’s. Depp still isn’t confirmed Read More

For the past few years, GI Joe comics have seen a resurgence in popularity due to the recent series and mini-series published by Devil’s Due. With the current run of GI Joe: America’s Elite wrapping, the Real American Hero is jumping ship Read More

When Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles returns for its second season, it will have gained a new high profile cast member. Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson has signed on to play Catherine Weaver, “the CEO of a cutting-edge high-tech Read More

The June 4 game release on the XBox Live Arcade will be Roogoo, a 3D puzzler produced by SpiderMonk Entertainment. Featuring characters and graphics that look like the love child of Mighty Muggs and Katamari Damacy, here’s the official blurb from Read More

Next Wednesday, June 4, is my thirtieth birthday, and it’s also a big release day for comics. Here’s a look ahead and a few of the issues you can expect to see hitting stands: Secret Invasion #3 (Marvel) Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Read More

Some attendees of Michigan’s Motor City Comic Con earlier this month more than made up for the price of admission. According to Graham Crackers Comics owner Jamie Graham, felonious fanboys made off with a stack of rare CCG graded comic books from Read More

Wannabe dungeon raiders, listen up! Steve Jackson Games has announced that their popular Munchkin card game is making the leap into the board gaming realm. The board game incarnation, Munchkin Quest, was originally intended for release at this Read More

In a recent episode of Lost, the ageless Richard Alpert presented a young John Locke with a copy of Mystery Tales #40, a real comic book from the 1950’s, the era of Locke’s flashback episode. As with most things on Lost, what might have been Read More

Ain’t It Cool News had a Memorial Day scoop this week with the first look at the Minutemen from the upcoming Watchmen film. The Minutemen are the 1940’s precursor to the current heroes featured in the film. The photo gets me excited about Read More