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Star Wars: The Old Republic -- the story behind a galactic gamble77 comments

Alex Pham wrote 4 months ago: [lat-gallery] It may be the largest entertainment production in history. More than 800 people on fou … more →

Tags: Games, star wars, Video Games, Alex Pham, MMORPG, Gaming, the old republic

Action Movie FX: Bad Robot app delivers big bangs for your buck15 comments

Geoff Boucher wrote 4 months ago: Action Movie FX app (Bad Robot) The week before Christmas was a big one for J.J. Abrams and his prod … more →

Tags: Games, J. J. Abrams, Wizards of Hollywood

Barnes & Noble to pull DC graphic novels in digital spat

Bookblurb wrote 7 months ago:   By Ben Fritz DC Comics’ efforts to expand digital distribution of its graphic novels has got … more →

Tags: Bookshops, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, warner bros., DC Comics, Kindle Fire Tablet, Watchmen

'Glee' director prepares for 'Mortal Kombat' film25 comments

Gina McIntyre wrote 7 months ago: Kevin Tancharoen photographed in 2009 (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times) Kevin Tancharoen didn’t orig … more →

Tags: movies, Games, mortal kombat, Video Games

Dan Trachtenberg’s ‘Portal’ catches gamer love, Hollywood buzz7 comments

Noelene Clark wrote 8 months ago: Dan Trachtenberg, on the set of "Portal: No Escape," a live-action short film he directed. … more →

Tags: movies, Games, Video Games, Portal

DC Comics hopes revamped heroes and digital will save the day

Bookblurb wrote 9 months ago: DC Comics co-publishers Dan DiDio, left, and Jim Lee. (Mariah Tauger/Los Angeles Times) – Ben Fritz … more →

Tags: Graphic Novels, twitter, Los Angeles Times, YouTube, DC Comics, Dan Didio, Jim Lee, Mariah Tauger, Geoff Boucher

DC Comics hopes revamped heroes and digital will save the day169 comments

Noelene Clark wrote 9 months ago: [lat-gallery] DC Comics co-publisher Dan DiDio was at a comic-book store in New Jersey when he notic … more →

Tags: Comics, DC, Batman, Superman, DC Comics, Jim Lee, the new 52

Warners: 'Green Lantern 2’ will be edgier; Flash has solid script124 comments

Geoff Boucher wrote 9 months ago: "Green Lantern." (Warner Bros.) Green Lantern may have a future on the big screen, but lik … more →

Tags: DC, Green Lantern, Martin Campbell, ryan reynolds, the flash

'Harry Potter' beats Batman -- but will the Dark Knight rise again?14 comments

Geoff Boucher wrote 10 months ago: (Warner Bros. Pictures) Hogwarts vs. Gotham City? Harry Potter and Batman fans will never find out w … more →

Tags: movies, Batman, Harry Potter, the dark knight rises

'Star Trek' app: Does your iPad need an Enterprising spirit?10 comments

Geoff Boucher wrote 10 months ago: PADD prop (Roddenberry Productions) Let’s face it, the Personal Access Display Devices (PADDs), thos … more →

Tags: Games, Star Trek

'Pirates of the Caribbean' rides 3-D prices to $346 million worldwide2 comments

Geoff Boucher wrote 1 year ago: Penlope Cruz, Johnny Depp and Ian McShane in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" … more →

Tags: movies, Disney, Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rob Marshall

L.A. Noire arrives today with arresting ambitions: 'It’s a redemption piece'10 comments

Geoff Boucher wrote 1 year ago: For people who have played video games the way Aaron Staton has, L.A. Noire will be something very, … more →

Tags: Games, Video Games, L.A. Noire

Homefront: Can THQ's most expensive game occupy fan attention? 5 comments

Geoff Boucher wrote 1 year ago: Brian Farrell and Danny Bilson of THQ (Anne Cusack, Los Angeles Times) As a small child, Danny Bilso … more →

Tags: Games, Alex Pham, homefront, THQ

Revisiting the "Moneyball Draft"3 comments

dwishinsky wrote 1 year ago: The book Moneyball focused a lot of attention on the 2002 Amateur Draft and the A’s and Billy … more →

Tags: Amateur Draft, Billy Beane, brad ziegler, Craig Breslow, Zack Greinke, Bobby Wilson, jonathan papelbon, Jason Giambi, Joe Blanton

Teaching 'Tron' and guarding 'Pirates'? Brand consistency in transmedia age

Geoff Boucher wrote 1 year ago: Ben Fritz covers the business of show business for the Los Angeles Times; here’s his latest … more →

Tags: movies, Disney, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tron

'Harry Potter': Will Hogwarts join DC Universe as online world for gamers? 7 comments

Geoff Boucher wrote 1 year ago: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" (Warner Bros) After years of waiting, fans … more →

Tags: Games, Harry Potter

DC Universe Online: $50 million gamble aims for audience that World of Warcraft 'can't touch'61 comments

Jevon Phillips wrote 1 year ago: In creating an online video game based on Superman and the others in the DC Comics pantheon, it was … more →

Tags: Games, Alex Pham, dc universe online, Video Games

L.A. Noire: New tech and six years of work behind epic game6 comments

Geoff Boucher wrote 1 year ago: L.A. Noire In a small, white — almost blindingly white — room in Culver City, actor Aaro … more →

Tags: Games

'Tron: Legacy' box office bigger than the average bear

Geoff Boucher wrote 1 year ago: WELCOME TO THE MACHINE: The new Disney film “Tron: Legacy” picks up the story of the 1982 movie “Tro … more →

Tags: movies, Tron


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