Yearly Archives: 2011

Warner Bros will acquire Flixster and movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, the company announced today. Under Warner Bros, the movie website (which focused more on the social/sharing aspect and "discovery" of new movies), will continue to operate separately but will expand its services to digital delivery, content, and ownership.

Say it isn't so! But we weren't holding our breath were we? Bioware says Mass Effect 3 will be delayed until the first few months of 2012. According to executive producer Casey Hudson, "The development team is laser focused on making sure Mass Effect 3 is the biggest, boldest and best game in the series..."

While the news this week has mostly been concerned with wishing Osama bin Laden bon voyage on his trip to Davy Jones Locker, the other biggish news is that of Sony and their seriously f'd up PlayStation Network issues stemming from a hack with criminal intent back in mid-April. Expect the PlayStation Network to be back up any day now... including access for all services. This will require you to complete a new set of security login/user queries prior to full access.

Dish Network will broadcast the upcoming Pacquiao-Mosley fight online for subscribers, but the netcast comes at a steep price. Dish will ask $54.99 for...

Discovery Channel will air what will most likely be the first documentary on Osama Bin Laden's death. The one-hour special will examine the U.S. Special Forces' attack on Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan which the CIA had been monitoring since last year.

Amazon has a bunch of Blu-ray Discs for under $10. How about From Dusk Till Dawn for $9.99, 3:10 to Yuma for $8.99, or Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for $9.49? All in all, there are about 406 titles to choose from. Some titles even give you the bonus of watching the movie streaming on your PC via Amazon Instant Video.

FEARnet announced they have signed long-term deals with Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS, as well as signing a linear carriage deal with Comcast....

Sunday, May 1st marks the start of the second round of the NBA playoffs and Conference Semifinals. Of the eight match-ups only one turned...

Redbox will officially launch video game rentals in over 21,000 of its kiosk locations nationwide starting June 17, 2011. V

Microsoft has finally added the Hulu Plus service, giving Xbox 360 owners access to TV shows from major networks and movies from the Criterion Collection.