Archive for December, 2006

Eragorn, Star Wars in Another Dimension

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

‘Eragon” is a dragon fantasy aimed at adolescent audiences, adapted from a book written, remarkably, by an adolescent boy for adolescent readers. Other age groups need not apply.
Older, more experienced audiences will know they’ve seen most of it before, and with superior dialogue and more enriched characters. (I’m thinking primarily of “Dragonslayer,” but “Eragon” also […]

Gears of War For Xbox 360 Surpasses 2 Million in Unit Sales Worldwide

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

A video game champion has been crowned as today “Gears of War” made history by becoming the fastest-selling next-gen game of 2006 and the fastest-selling exclusive Xbox game of all time.
Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games Inc. today confirmed that “Gears of War,” the Xbox 360-exclusive title, has sold more than 2 million copies […]

New Games for PlayStation Portable

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

New Games on PlayStation Portable
First-person-shooting game “Medal of Honor Heroes’’ and role-playing game “Tales of the World’’ will be released for PlayStation Portable on Dec. 20 and 21, respectively.
The two games feature all the characters from their previous series.
Developed by Electronic Arts, “Medal of Honor Heroes’’ involves a gamers playing a commander and […]

LEGO robots offer answers

Monday, December 18th, 2006

While some kids were home watching SpongeBob on Saturday morning TV, about 300 youngsters ages 9 to 14 were using small robots to test their knowledge of nanotechnology at Canton Country Day School.
The eighth FIRST LEGO League Nano Quest Challenge, which involved 18 teams of kids from across northeastern Ohio, culminated an eight-week project involving […]

Mattel licenses Barbie for Emerson Radio electronics line

Sunday, December 17th, 2006

Mattel  and Emerson Radio have started a new licensing partnership where Emerson will produce a line of Barbie Real Electronics, the companies said Wednesday.
The companies will launch the new line at the International Consumer Electronics show in January 2007, and they will be available in spring 2007. It will include the Tune Blossom personal […]