Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-26

Posted by on Jul 26, 2009 in General News

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First Halo Legends Anime Images Plus Q & A

Posted by on Jul 24, 2009 in News

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The new Halo anime project set announced at ComicCon on Thursday seems to already have some images out.

Also Newsarama has a great Q and A up:

-A question about upcoming prequel game Halo: Reach was sidestepped, as it is a Bungie project.

-The infamous Halo 2 and 3 Alternate Reality Games (e.g. I Love Bees) will be referenced in Halo: Legends, but O’Connor won’t say how

-A fan wants another game with Master Chief, O’Connor says he’ll be in Halo: Legends at least.

-Other Spartans? Yes, including females, and some Spartan back story

-A request for info about Master Chief’s fate post-Halo 3 was denied, and Halo: Legends will only touch on the subject.

-A follow-up about secondary characters and O’Connor let the fans know that they are important to them and will be respected.

-Casting of Halo: Legends will be announced in the future; nothing ready to announce yet

-A real Marine requested a better showing for his future counterparts. O’Connor said they will give it their all, but may not be successful.

-Anime dubbed or subbed? Both with other language subtitle options available.

-Will the Covenant’s story be told? Yes, O’Connor says their story is important and will have their own segment

-A fan asked about a frame of Halo: Legends that showed an elite dressed as a samurai. O’Connor said it’s part of I.G’s “Duel” (working title) episode.

-A sharp eyes fan noticed that some of the existing multiplayer maps make an appearance in the Halo: Legends Trailer. O’Connor says those are Easter eggs and there is more to it.

-Was the Halo Encyclopedia used in making Halo: Legends? It is a separate project, but info was available to the anime studios

-The asking price for Halo: Legends has not be decided on

-Will more mature Halo material be made available in the future? O’Connor says Halo: Legends will at parts be dark and violent.

-One fan remembers when Halo: ODST was said to be the last game. O’Connor jokingly blames Bungie

-What year is Halo: Reach going to be set? Although Bungie wasn’t present, the panel answered this one: 2552

-Bring back Marathon? O’Connor: No plans.

-Halo: Chronicles with Peter Jackson (The oft-mentioned live action film)? O’Connor: No news.

-Will the events of recent real time strategy game Halo Wars be included within Halo: Legends? Yes, everything is canon and interconnected…except the Toei segment.

With that, O’Connor closed out the panel by running the trailer once again to leave fans aching for more.

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Win Free Shirts – Just TweetPhotos from Comic-con!

Posted by on Jul 22, 2009 in Contests, Conventions

Although sold out for months, every comic fan with a laptop or web-enabled phone can now have full-access to Comic-Con 2009, the country’s leading comics and popular arts convention.

We’ve partnered with TweetPhoto to offer attendees free t-shirts for helping share the Comic-con experience, from their perspective, with the fans at home.

TweetPhoto is a free photo sharing service for Twitter users to easily upload photos and turn them into tweets on Twitter. The company aims to change the way in which people socially share, discover and interact with photos across multiple social networks in a way that feels natural and engaging to users.

Rodney Rumford, Co-Founder of TweetPhoto explains how it will work. “Attendees can email their digital pictures to StylinOnline.2009@TweetPhoto.com. They’ll include “#Comicon @StylinOnline” in the subject line to let us know its an entry, and include a “#” before their Twitter username to identify it as theirs. We’re giving away one free t-shirt to the top 10 contributors each day of the show, and two shirts to the “people’s choice” as the best photo of the day.”

StylinOnline.com CEO James Stylin explains why. “Our customers are the fans at Comic-con. But a lot of our customers couldn’t make the trip. This is something we could do to help share every bit of Comic-con with the fans that have been good to us.”

Instructions to Enter

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•    Upload your Comic-con pictures to your TweetPhoto account
•    Include #StylinOnline and #Comic-con with your comments in the message field
•    Click “Upload Now” to complete your entry.

Email
•    Email your one (JPG) picture as an attachment to StylinOnline.2009@TweetPhoto.com
•    Include #StylinOnline and #Comic-con and @YourTwitterUsername in the subject line of your email to assign your entry to your account.

Prize t-shirts include the closely guarded art from Mad Engine, including the Marvel Comics Iron Man, titled “War Machine”, a Wolverine “Claw” design, Captain America “Re-Born”, and a super-hero grouping titled, “Comic Geeks”. Disney’s classic “Tron” has been included in the collection, as well as Kingdom Hearts “The Kingdom”, Power Rangers and a historical tribute to “A Christmas Carol”.  Sony’s represented with the “Stay Puft Marshmallow” from the new Atari Ghostbuster’s video game and the classic video game “Contra” includes “Rapid Fire”. The collection also includes classics from Mighty Mouse and a new design for the Spring 2010 Disney movie, “Prince of Persia”. Last minute Green Lantern shirts have also been released for this event.

Winners will be selected by the total number of pictures uploaded using their Twitter username at the close of the show each day. The “People’s Choice” winner will be determined by the most “thumbs ups” votes received from all of that days entries. To learn more about the contest requirements, eligibility and process visit www.StylinOnline.com or the Stylin Online Fan Page on Facebook.

Winners will be posted daily. See all the contest photos at http://www.tweetphoto.com/user/StylinOnline

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Sam Raimi to Direct Warcraft Movie

Posted by on Jul 22, 2009 in Movies, News

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT® AND LEGENDARY PICTURES SIGN SAM RAIMITO DIRECT UPCOMING WARCRAFT® MOVIE

Raimi, acclaimed director of the blockbuster Spider-Man series, will bring the forces of the Horde and the Alliance to life in epic live-action film. Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment will produce alongside Raimi’s Stars Road Entertaiment.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – July 22, 2009 — Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures announced today that Sam Raimi has signed on to direct the eagerly-anticipated major motion picture based on Blizzard Entertainment®’s award-winning Warcraft® universe. Raimi has, in the course of his career, clearly demonstrated a genius for developing and adapting existing fictional universes for mainstream audiences while staying true to the spirit of the original content.

Raimi directed the Spider-Man trilogy, which has broken box-office records around the world and garnered five Academy Award® nominations. Known for his imaginative filmmaking style, richly drawn characters and offbeat humor, Raimi wrote and directed the cult classic, The Evil Dead and produced 30 Days Of Night. He most recently wrote and directed the supernatural thriller, Drag Me To Hell.

“At its core, Warcraft is a fantastic, action-packed story,” said Raimi. “I am thrilled to work with such a dynamite production team to bring this project to the big screen.”

Charles Roven’s producing talents were recently seen with last summer’s blockbuster The Dark Knight, which grossed in excess of $1 billion, was nominated for eight Academy Awards® and won two. His body of work also includes the widely acclaimed Batman Begins and the sci-fi classic 12 Monkeys. Roven, with Atlas producing partner Alex Gartner, will be producing with Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull, Legendary’s Chief Creative Officer Jon Jashni, Raimi and Raimi’s producing partner Joshua Donen. Raimi’s partner, Robert Tapert, will be an Executive Producer and Blizzard Entertainment’s Senior Vice President of Creative Development, Chris Metzen, a Co-Producer.

“Partnering with Sam Raimi exemplifies Legendary’s mandate of marrying the highest quality intellectual property to world-class filmmakers” said Legendary’s Tull. “Sam’s passion for ‘Warcraft’ is undeniable and we know that he will create an incredible film worthy of Blizzard’s phenomenal franchise. We look forward to collaborating with our partners at Warner Bros. and continuing our successful relationship with Chuck in bringing this rich new world to the screen.”

“Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures have a shared vision for this film and we searched at length to find the very best director to bring that vision to life,” said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. “From our first conversation with Sam, we could tell he was the perfect choice. Sam knows how to simultaneously satisfy the enthusiasts and the mainstream audience that might be experiencing that content for the first time. We’re looking forward to working with him to achieve that here.”

“Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft has become a second home for millions of players and Sam’s experience and talent make him the perfect director for this remarkable and action-packed world,” said Atlas’ Roven. “Alex and I are proud to be working with Sam and re-teaming with our friends at Legendary and Warner Bros.”

The film will fall under Legendary Pictures’ co-production and co-financing deal with Warner Bros. “Warcraft is emblematic of the kind of branded, event films for which our studio is best known. We have enjoyed great success with our partners at Legendary, and this is an incredible opportunity for us to work with Sam on a project that is so eagerly anticipated by so many,” said Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft universe is a rich fantasy setting that revolves around the epic conflict between the opposing forces of the Horde and the Alliance. Since its debut in 1994, Warcraft has developed a loyal following across the globe, with several bestselling, award-winning PC games and a range of popular licensed products including novels, action figures, apparel, comic books, board games, and more. World of Warcraft®, Blizzard Entertainment’s subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the Warcraft universe, is the most popular game of its kind in the world. Its most recent expansion, Wrath of the Lich King™, is the fastest-selling PC game of all time, with more than 2.8 million copies sold in its first 24 hours of availability and more than 4 million in its first month.

Further details about the upcoming Warcraft movie, including cast and targeted release date, will be revealed as development progresses.

About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes eleven #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active users.

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Exclusive Prince of Persia Movie Posters

Posted by on Jul 21, 2009 in Movies, News

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time – Based on the massively popular series of videogames, the story sees Gyllenhaal as a ‘rogue prince’ Dastan and Gemma Arterton as ‘mysterious princess’ Tamina, who reluctantly team up to safeguard an ancient dagger that could release the Sands of Time, allowing its possessor to reverse time and rule the world

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Not at all what I expected with all the pictures of Jake Gyllenhaal shirtless, not joking, every shot I saw of this movie he was shirtless. They didn’t model the poster after the game box so they don’t even lead on to the fact that it’s based on a videogame series at all. I actually think that’s a good thing and really look forward to checking this out.

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