Electronic Arts and Sports Illustrated today announced details of an exclusive marketing partnership between the internationally renowned Need for Speed and Swimsuit franchises bringing together the worlds of fashion, video games, cars and beauty in a first-of-its-kind partnership. The deal will see 2011 SI Swimsuit Cover model Irina Shayk and popular Swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen play guest starring roles in one of this holiday’s most anticipated releases, Need for Speed The Run.
Computers-Plus
More than simple IT news!
Eureka’s second to last season has come to a twisty close.
We’ve got another Eureka cliffhanger, but at least we don’t have to worry about the alternate timeline subplot anymore.
The Astraeus mission has been a much more fun subplot, and allowed for more incremental and interesting character development, which really tested and strengthened the relationships among the characters.
The first half of the season was devoted to the characters feeling out of their element, after having been displaced by a time-travel accident, which created a lot of plot holes and awkward situations. Plus, every episode felt very emo, as the characters refused to try to fit in.
After the mid-season break, this continued for a time, but soon the show moved on, rather abruptly to the preparation for the mission to Titan.
It was so abrupt it was almost jarring. In one episode the characters were fretting over their situation and the potential discovery of their secrets, and then in the next, Felicia Day was there, and everyone totally forgot about that problem. The only reason that abruptness did not disrupt the verisimilitude of the story is because that old subplot was getting so stale that it was good to see it go.
Felicia Day is there to play the same character she almost always plays, the awkward and pretty, nerdy girl, but this does not diminish her performance, nor her appeal. The ‘science’ of the show hasn’t gotten any more realistic in the last few episodes, but that’s part of the charm of the show – like the two-hour DNA tests and ‘digital enhancement’ of photos on CSI, Eureka just wouldn’t be the same without the made-up science stuff (although I did roll my eyes extra hard every time they talked about their FTL drive).
As for the season ending cliffhanger, this is one of the best that this show has had. I knew of course that there would be a cliffhanger to carry us into the next season, but the nature of this one actually took me off guard, and was played so spectacularly by all involved. The drama is properly built, and the next season is heavily anticipated.
The next season of Eureka begins next spring, and will be the final season of the show, followed only by a special episode which will come later to tie up all the loose ends, since the writers originally thought they were getting another whole season.
Games on Facebook are mostly a collection of new properties, like “FarmVille” and “CityVille,” which didn’t exist before becoming popular time-sinks on the world’s largest social network. A start-up called Kabam is trying to change that with a new game based on “The Godfather” that’s the most high-profile effort yet to blend an iconic Hollywood movie series with Facebook.
- Kabam
Kabam has cut a deal with Paramount Pictures to license “The Godfather” for a Facebook game it has begun testing called “The Godfather: Five Families.” The companies aren’t disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
The game, expected to be released to the public in the fall, allows players to work their way up from low-level members of 1930s-era gangs into mafia kingpins by stealing money, burning down buildings and committing other crimes that would make the Corleone family proud. Players can use the social
There’s no question that Star Wars is one of the greatest sagas in the history of film and science fiction. From the bustling streets of Coruscant to the murky swamps of Dagobah, the Star Wars galaxy is vast. While much work has been done in the expanded universe, there has never been a detailed look at how the galaxy originally came to life. Star Wars: The Blueprints reveals the inner workings of one of the most beloved galaxies.
The book includes more than 200 of the detailed original architectural drawings. Over 500 photographs and illustrations spanning the six films sit alongside the blueprints. The blueprints range from ecosystems and the Cantina to droids and battles.
While the actors undoubtedly brought the movies to life, the real magic happened when pencil met paper. The
We’ve been hearing rumors that Orlando Bloom would be appearing in The Hobbit since autumn of last year. Now we have confirmation.
We already knew Elijah Wood would be reprising Frodo for the story, and that he would appear as a part of the narrative frame for the tale, as Bilbo sits him down and tells him the story of how he came to have the ring.
And yes, Peter Jackson recently confirmed Orlando Bloom would also be returning to reprise his character.