Happy Birthday Mom!

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Capcom’s movie licenses

Having licensed "Resident Evil" to Impact Pictures and Sony Pictures, Capcom's "Street Fighter" (due 2008) will be made by Hyde Park Entertainment. Most notably, the movie apparently will focus on Chung Li. I've always thought she was hot too. Lara Croft can go home. Other movie/game licenses under Capcom are "Devil May Cry" (Gaga Communications, Jp), "Lost Planet" (dunno), and "Onimusha" (Davis Films). Also, "Viewtiful Joe" has been made into a 52-episode anime series (2004). (Picture: Comic Book Resource) — read on

Showtime launching games venture

Showtime, a subsidiary of CBS (after the Viacom split-up), is moving into game space.

"Showtime Networks Inc. is branching out into the video game industry with a joint venture to offer games to high-speed Internet service providers. The CBS Corp.-owned cable channel behind such shows as "Weeds" and "The L Word" is joining with game publisher Broadband Libraries LLC to form "On Broadband." The new company will offer a private label game service for cable TV companies and DSL broadband providers."

Just awesome

Most people talk, some make pretty things. Go check out "de weerman" for your daily dose of deconstructed, digital, counter-cultural spectacle at PIPS:lab. — read on

The WoW herd

Non-sarcastic: It seems like a great idea to 'help' people get started and move along in a large world filled with adventure. Like proper customer service that answers questions such as: "What do I do now?" And beyond that, these 'cruise directors' aren't just helping to navigate through a game, but help you organize and digest the overwhelming nature of new media. Sarcastic: After spending $50 at retail and another $15 a month, you'd think that people would have half an idea of what to do. RPG adventure games don't just jump you from the shadows. Could it be that these ubiquitous shepherds are the last and only line of defense a game company has to keep you from canceling out of frustration? Clearly, subscriber numbers can only grow so much, and customer retention is what subscription-based revenue is all about.

"We like to call our quest designers the cruise directors of "World of Warcraft." Because, like on a cruise, you always have a menu of things to do. We give you a little itinerary of activities, and you can choose to do all of them or just wander off the beaten track and explore and do none of them. That's totally up to you. But we never want you to feel like you don't have something you can do."

WBIE + SCi/Eidos

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment invests in SCi Entertainment Group plc (Eidos Interactive's parent company) and enters into agreement for licensing and distribution of games based on select WB properties: - Batman - Looney Tunes - Hanna-Barbera catalog - The OC - Loonatics Unleashed, Legion of Super Heroes (TV programs) — read on

Project G.o.t.m.o. – part II

Tomorrow something called "Blip Festival" starts. Video game music & visuals in abundance. It's even got its own MySpace thingy. — read on

Hamster video game

Creative interaction between hamster and contemporary media technology. Creepy music though. — read on