One of the most anticipated games of next year is Neverwinter which will be developed by Cryptic Studios who also developed Star Trek Online, and Champions Online. We had the chance to speak with Jack Emmert, the COO of Cryptic Studios and ask a few questions about the mysterious new game.
Just about all of the online digital distributors are in permanent sale mode for the rest of the year, but below is a compilation of what’s going today, Tuesday. Direct2Drive is holding an Atari-themed week; no not the Atari you remember from your childhood, but rather the new Atari which publishes games like Star Trek Online and Test Drive Unlimited; the latter you can get for half off at $9.95 today only. Remember that D2D is also holding a promotion where one in five orders is free.
Celebrating its first appearance at New York Comic Con, IDW Publishing is proud to host several award-winning creators and offer exclusive editions of major releases. Creators such as Eisner Award-winner and convention guest Darwyn Cooke and critically acclaimed artist of the LOCKE & KEY series, Gabriel Rodriguez, will sign daily at the IDW booth. Plus, IDW will feature exclusive editions of its most sought after series, including its best-selling TRUE BLOOD #1, Cooke’s THE OUTFIT, STAR TREK and more.
Just when you thought it was safe to make out in the closet, The Hollywood Reporter has it that J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Mission Impossible III) has signed on to develop 7 Minutes of Heaven.
One of the few individuals in Hollywood who can keep a secret, Abrams (via his Bad Robot production company) looks to be acting as a producer for the film, based on an original idea by longtime collaborator Jack Bender. This being an Abrams project, plot details are being kept to a bare minimum.
Aptly named, A New World picks up directly after the game-changing events of last week, which saw the show’s six central characters return to a reality, that on closer inspection, is certainly not the one they left behind.
Although the faces are familiar, a game of time-travelling musical chairs appears to have taken place, with Fargo now the director of G.D., Jo as his head of security and Allison the Chief Medical Officer (I’m almost certain that she holds a different title, but I’ve been watching a little too much Star Trek this week). Tess is back in the picture and provides the newest obstacle to the ever-teasing sexual tension between Jack and Allison. Zane no longer wants to Marry Jo and has reverted to the behaviour we witnessed on his arrival to Eureka. Even Andy, the slightly unconvincing, but reassuringly comical android has returned as the new Deputy. But possibly the most significant evolution is the absence of Kevin’s autism, making it possibly for the show to entirely reinvent his character. This last alteration to reality is one of a selection of details that has each character devloping conflicting responses to their new situations. Jo is heart broken to have lost the man she loves, but Allison can finally communicate and interact normally with her son and by her own admission, will do whatever she can to cling on to that possibility.
With the impending release of Inception this week, we PAMers thought that it is time for another Actor Affinity. With an impressive cast that includes Joesph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and Cillian Murphy we have decided to focus on Tom Hardy, who you may have seen in Star Trek: Nemesis and RocknRolla.
After being in talks for quite a few years, a Universal Studios film based on the smash Broadway musical Wicked is now coming to fruition. According to Deadline New York, the musical’s book writer Winnie Holzman, producer Marc Platt, and songwriter Stephen Schwartz have started to meet with various directors. These include but are not limited to J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, Star Trek), James Mangold (Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma, Knight and Day), Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, Nine) and Ryan Murphy (Running with Scissors, Pretty/Handsome, Eat Pray Love).
Los Angeles, CA (July 8, 2010) – Looking to deliver the best experience for their fans attending Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif. and to capture an even larger audience of its high-quality line of publications, the show organizers granted Archaia Entertainment five diverse panels at the convention, loaded with special guests, exclusive sneak peeks and advance information on upcoming titles.
Over a dozen projects and up to 20 creators will be highlighted during Archaia’s panels. Guests of special note include Brian Froud, a veteran of The Jim Henson Company who will be on hand to discuss his involvement in the forthcoming Dark Crystal and Labyrinth comics; actor/producer Zachary Quinto (“Star Trek, “Heroes”) and actor/writer Michael McMillian (“True Blood”), who will speak about Lucid, the first comic to come from the partnership between Quinto’s company, Before the Door, and Archaia; actor/writer/producer/director Dan Fogler (“Fanboys,” “Balls of Fury”), who will unveil a sneak peek of the upcoming Moon Lake, a hardcover anthology of comedic horror stories; Eisner Award-winning creator David Petersen, who’ll be on hand to talk about the current Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard series and preview the upcoming Mouse Guard: The Black Axe; Tom Siddell, creator of the popular Gunnerkrigg Court Web comic and books; Matz, the Eisner Award-nominated writer of The Killer, a popular series originally published in France that has captivated American readers; and Eisner Award-nominated writer Phil Hester, who will talk about his involvement with the sequel to the critically acclaimed Archaia and Roddenberry Productions series, Days Missing: Kestus.
Director Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot for Sony finally has its Peter Parker in American-born British actor Andrew Garfield. The 26-year-old has scored the role of a lifetime ahead of a short list of young men that included bigger names such as Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot), Anton Yelchin (Star Trek), Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Center of the Earth) and Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass). Sony revealed the news at an international press conference in Cancun yesterday.
FOX won the prime time battle again in 2009-2010 based on their NFL lineup, Glee, American Idol, and strong early season numbers. This year they look to add some new programming along with returning a great deal of their last season shows. Gone is stalwart 24 along with Sons of Tucson, Past Life, Til Death, Brothers, and Dollhouse. New this season are four new comedies and three new dramas.
Of note is the fact that both Lie to Me and Human Target survived to new seasons despite some low ratings and the chance of cancellation. Glee returns as one of the top shows on TV as does American Idol in the spring. Not seen on the schedule but meant as a mid-season replacement is Terra Nova from producers Steven Spielberg, Peter Chernin, Brannon Braga (24, “Star Trek: Enterprise”) and David Fury (“Lost,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) an interesting looking show with a little bit of a science fiction feel. It looks like it could be good.
