Fox Searchlight Pictures announced today that director Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave will nowopen in select theaters on October 18, 2013. The film was previously scheduled to hit theaters in late December. 12 Years a Slave is based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil […]
After the very enthusiastic reaction to the trailer for The LEGO Movie, Warner Bros. is rolling out another film based on the popular toys. Now reports have the brothers Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman will write a screenplay based on the popular LEGO series “Ninjago.” The Hagerman brothers also worked on The LEGO Movie and […]
Below are the first two official stills from the sixth installment of the “Child’s Play” franchise, Curse of Chucky, coming to Blu-ray and DVD this fall. Curse of Chucky stars Fiona Dourif, A Martinez, Danielle Bisutti and Brennan Elliott. Brad Dourif once again returns to provide the voice of Chucky, the pint-sized doll possessed by […]
Activision has announced that Target will be passing out magic cards with pre-orders for the upcoming Skylanders Swap Force. Portalmasters who pre-order the game at Target will get an exclusive physical trading card that grants upgrades in the game when placed on the new Portal of Power. Swap Force’s marquee feature is that it uses […]
After redefining archery in Skyrim, the folks behind the Mad Genius prototype motion controller system have produced the above demo highlighting motion controls in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Of particular note is how natural getting into cover looks with Mad Genius around the 4:22 mark – simply step to the side to safety. Mad Genius […]
Minecon 2013, the third annual Minecraft convention, will be held in Orlando, Florida, from November 2 – 3. Notch says he chose Orlando by spinning a globe and sticking a sword through it. Plus, Orlando is the home of Universal Studios’ theme park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Also, the weather in November should […]
TrendNet has announced the availability of the dual-bay TN-200 NAS Media Server Enclosure, aimed at being a digital media and file storage hub for the home or small office. The TN-200 accepts two 3.5-inch user-supplied SATA hard drives for a total potential storage capacity of up to 8TB (terabytes). DLNA-certified Smart TVs, media players, and […]
Skype today provided an update to its iOS application. The foremost new feature is the ability to send an unlimited number of video messages to other Skype users. The app also makes stability improvements to audio/video quality, and makes the app more reliable for sharing photos. Skype for iOS is free to download from the […]
Twitter has provided an update to its Windows Phone application that adds Bing Translator. With the translator feature, Windows Phone users will be able to translate foreign language tweets into their language of choice. The update also fixes bugs.
Google has pushed out updates to both its Hangouts and Google Earth applications for iOS devices. The new version of Hangouts lets users send and click on links embedded in messages, as well as invite people to Hangouts via SMS. It also adds in-app notification sounds. Google Earth for iOS (pictured) now adds Street View, […]