The Final StarCraft II System Requirements Are…
The rather low system requirements means that nearly everyone with a modern computer should be able to play Starcraft 2. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – StarCraft II – Strategy – Blizzard Entertainment – StarCraft
Blizzard Backs Down on Real Names in Forums
Now trolls can still behind the veil of anonymity. Battle.net – World of Warcraft – Blizzard Entertainment – Game – StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Deals for June 16: 1TB WD External HDD for $65
The Entertainment coupon books are still a good value too. Hard disk drive – Shopping – Business and Economy – Universal Serial Bus – Xbox 360
Portal 2 Delayed Until 2011, E3 Surprise Revealed
In a press release titled “Making Games is Hard,” Valve this week announced the delay of Portal 2 into 2011. Portal – Electronic Entertainment Expo – Press release – Games – Video Games
Report: Sony Launching $70 PSN Premium at E3
Sony is said to be launching a new premium version of the PlayStation Network at E3 this year. PlayStation Network – Electronic Entertainment Expo – Sony – PlayStation 3 – Video game
Adam Lambert Readies “Remixes” EP; Mentoring “Idol” Top Eight
With Adam Lambert’s For Your Entertainment single “Whataya Want From Me” still firmly entrenched on the Billboard Hot 100, the American Idol Season Eight runner-up will release a digital-only EP featuring three new remixes of the track. Remixes , due out April 9th on AdamOfficial.com before heading to all digital music providers on April 13th, will also contain two new versions of first single “For Your Entertainment,” plus an unreleased track called “Voodoo.” Check out photos of Adam Lambert backstage and on the road. In addition to next week’s Remixes , Lambert is also rumored to return to his Idol roots next week to mentor the show’s Top Eight contestants, according to web chatter reported on Idol fansite MJ’s Big Blog , which has since been confirmed by a rep for 19 Entertainment to EW . Lambert, arguably the most successful male contestant Idol has ever produced, will reportedly also perform “Whataya Want From Me” on next week’s results show. The news will officially be revealed this week as Simon Cowell, Ellen and the millions watching at home whittle down the group to eight contestants following another Lennon/McCartney week. Remixes 1. “Whataya Want From Me” Fonzerelli Electro House Club Mix – 5:51 2. “Whataya Want From Me” Brad Walsh A Vivir Mix – 4:31 3. “Whataya Want From Me” Jason Nevins Electrotek Extended Mix – 6:22 4. “For Your Entertainment” Bimbo Jones Vocal Mix – 6:29 5. “For Your Entertainment” Brad Walsh Remix -4:56 6. “Voodoo” 3:14 Related Stories: • Adam Lambert Wrestles With Fame in Video for Pink Team-Up “Whataya Want From Me” • Complaints Over Adam Lambert’s AMAs Performance Posted Online • Adam Lambert Slithers in a Club in “For Your Entertainment” Video
New Portal 2 Screens, Concept Art
New Portal 2 screens via GameInformer. GameInformer – Portal – Business – Arts – Arts and Entertainment
WonderCon: Geoff Johns Remains Vague on DC Movie Plans
At the WonderCon “Spotlight on Geoff Johns” panel, the long-time DC writer best known for his work with The Flash and Green Lantern, who was recently named Chief Creative Officer for DC Entertainment, took questions from the audience and more than a few of them were about the future of DC Comics in the movies with the recent changes. Johns told the audience that he’d been involved in a consulting capacity for the movies for some time now, presumably with Green Lantern currently in production, and some of the movies that had been hinted at. Many people have been waiting for more announcements from DC Entertainment about their plans, similar to the announcement by Marvel Studios after the opening weekend of Iron Man , laying out their plans for the coming years. DC…
Universal Announces Plan to Lower CD Prices to $10 or Less
Sales of physical albums have steadily decreased over the past half decade, and now one major label is hoping to stem the decline by adopting a daring new strategy: lowering the price of CDs. Universal Music Group has revealed a plan to reduce the wholesale cost of their albums in order to decrease the retail price of single-disc albums to $10 or less, Billboard.biz reports . Under the new plan, sales of CDs will only boast a 25 percent profit margin, but UMG hopes the increase of CD sales volume will help reinvigorate their revenues. While some may deem UMG’s strategy as “too little, too late,” the move does put the price of physical discs in line with what digital music services like iTunes charge for full album downloads, making physical discs a more attractive option. “We think it will really bring new life into the physical format,” Universal Music Group Distribution president/CEO Jim Urie said. UMG revealed that they plan on selling more deluxe editions of albums, however those discs will carry a higher price tag. While retailers are applauding the move, Billboard.biz writes that the other major labels aren’t too pleased with UMG’s price shift. “Why does Universal feel the need to get below $10?,” a distributor at a competing major wondered. However, there is precedent for UMG believing their new strategy will work: When Trans World Entertainment, who runs music stores like f.y.e. and Wherehouse Music, tested out a $9.99 price plan, CD sales jumped 100 percent. Related Stories: • Despite Some Big Rock Records, Music Biz Still Struggling • October CD Sales Down As Economy Struggles With Recession • Music Sales Slump Could Spell the End of Boxed Sets
How to Edit Your Comments, and Not Get Banned
Kidding about banning! Relax! Relax – Organizations – Television – Arts and Entertainment – Comedy
MSLE, Canadian Blood Services To Host "The Big Save"
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), in partnership with Canadian Blood Services, announced they will be hosting “The Big Save,” the largest blood donor clinic ever held in the city of Toronto. The clinic will take place, March 1 from 10am to 8pm on the Air Canada Centre floor. Richard peddle, president and CEO of MLSE, along with Brian Burke and Bryan Colangelo, general managers for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, made the announcement Wednesday while rolling up their sleeves to donate blood at a local blood donor clinic…
Geoff Johns Tweets About Green Lantern
Geoff Johns, who was named Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment last week, has Tweeted a couple of items about his visit to the Green Lantern production in New Orleans: Back from an amazing trip to Green Lantern town a.k.a. New Orleans!! Ryan IS Hal. And Mark Strong is going to be a brilliant Sinestro. Kilowog, the Guardians, Oa…all breathtaking. The age of Green Lantern is upon us!! Sounds good to us! Directed by Martin Campbell ( Casino Royale , GoldenEye ), the film also stars Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard and Tim Robbins. Warner Bros. Pictures is planning a June 17, 2011 release.
Leonardo DiCaprio Eyeing Prisoners
Leonardo DiCaprio is looking to play the lead role in Prisoners , a Warner Bros. Pictures suspense thriller that Antoine Fuqua was going to direct but has since dropped out of. In the film, written by Aaron Guzikowski, a desperate father turns vigilante and abducts the man he suspects is behind the disappearance of his eight year old daughter and her best friend, after cops fail to find the little girls and release the suspect. The script made the most recent Black List of best unproduced screenplays. Alcon Entertainment partners Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson are producing with Kira Davis and Adam Kohlbrenner. DiCaprio can currently be seen in theaters in Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and this July in Christopher Nolan’s Inception . The actor is also narrating…
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Trailer is Coming in March
Summit Entertainment announced today that the trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will hit theaters with the the studio’s own Remember Me , which also stars Robert Pattinson, on March 12th. The trailer is expected to be released online earlier that week. In “Eclipse,” Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life. Opening in…
Cameron Talks Avatar Blu-ray/DVD Releases and Sequel
James Cameron told The Wall Street Journal today that Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release the Blu-ray and “standard def” DVD for Avatar on Thursday, April 22, which is Earth Day. “That’s our plan as of right now, and that’ll be pretty much bare bones,” he said. “And then we’ll do a value-added DVD and a 3-D Blu-ray in I think November sometime.” Cameron added that he hopes to do an Avatar sequel, but he wants to do it “cheaper and faster.” He said the sequel will be “a continuation of the same characters. We’re going to widen the universe in quotes, meaning the envelope of the setting of the story.” Cameron has previously said that they “have some story ideas for how to branch out into other moons of…
