Once again one of those little red Netflix envelopes graced my mailbox this week. This one was one we ordered based off of a trailer we saw before another movie. I present to you my review of Death at a FuneralThe movie begins with a funeral. In fact, 90% of the activity in the movie…
Month: March 2008
Gibson still suing over Guitar Hero
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –(Business Wire)– Mar. 21, 2008 On March 20, 2008, Gibson Guitar Corp. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Harmonix, MTV Networks (a division of Viacom) and Electronic Arts (EA Games) in the Federal District Court in Tennessee. This new lawsuit relates to the same U.S. Patent involved in the lawsuit filed by Gibson…
Movie Review: Dan in Real Life
Once again one of those little red Netflix envelopes graced my mailbox this week. This time it was a movie both my wife and I wanted to see.It took a while before the acting style of Steve Carell caught on with me. I’d seen The Office a time or two but it wasn’t until the…
Amazon.com Completes Acquisition of Audible
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL).Audible is the leading provider of spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Through its websites in the US and UK and alliances in Germany and France, Audible offers over 80,000 programs, including audiobooks and other spoken word content from…
Nintendo Talks NPD Data
The latest video game industry sales figures reported by the independent NPD Group show that Nintendo DS and Wii topped the U.S. charts for February. Nintendo DS sold nearly 587,600 units and Wii sold nearly 432,000.”Our momentum has not let up since the holidays and we expect it to continue throughout the year,” said Cammie…
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Worth the Wait
Sunday morning my daughter and I waited in line in front of our local GameStop store to pickup our reserved copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. There were a few high school kids in the line but the line was not very long. In fact there were only about 10 kids when we got there…
Saying Good Bye to a Legend
It is with heavy heart that I report the passing of gaming legend Gary Gygax. The father of the modern RPG industry died today at the age of 69 at his Lake Geneva home.Gary will be missed by all in the RPG world. Without the creation of Dungeons and Dragons and the formation of TSR…