Was sick last night, so tonight’s a double-dipped update.

InFormers: Robots in the News

1. Damn, sounds like TakaraTomy aren’t moving their releases up.

   Suck. Not that it matters for me, I can’t afford Sky Lynx or any of the rest, anyway.

2. Simon Furman addresses the newest volume of Beast Wars: The Ascending, complete with cover, in his blog.
3. What do you want to see in the next volume of TransFormers: The Ark? Make your opinions known!
4. If you’re looking for a Robot Replica Optimus Prime, be sure you’re not getting one of the new ones, complete with seemingly inferiour paint job.

Assorted Mushrooms

1. The WWE Raw 15th Anniversary show was on Monday night, and definitely brought back a wave of good old-fashioned nostalgia from the show. You can check some of it out right here.

   If I just knew whether or not it’d be on the Raw 15th Anniversary DVD (due out the 26th), that’d cement my intent to purchase.

2. Yahoo has some new pics from The Dark Knight, including the new Joker.
3. …that’s the new KITT? I dunno, it’s missing something, I think.
4. I’m not sure if any of the details have changed, but just to be safe: He-Man.Org has announced that Amazon.com now has the Mike Young 2003 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe volume one DVD set available for preorder!

   BCI Eclipse has released the cover image and Extra Feature details for Volume One of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon produced by Mike Young Productions! Each episode will include the original moral segments! (never seen on Cartoon Network) Other extra features (which are subject to change) include:

   * ?World of He-Man? Documentary
   * He-Man Heroes Still Gallery
   * Never before seen Heroes Sketch Gallery
   * Audio Commentary on 5 episodes with director Gary Hartle, Story Editor Dean Stefan and writer Larry DiTillio. Moderated by Ian Richter
   * Three commentaries have extended discussions after the episode ends and have been shot in High Definition
   * Animatics of the first 3 Episodes
   * 2007 San Diego Comic-Con He-Man Panel
   * Scripts for eps 1-13 (DVD-Rom)
   * 8 Page Episode Guide booklet
   * 2 Masters of the Universe Collectible art cards by acclaimed comic book artists
   Ben Templesmith and Dustin Nguyen
   * Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) – Digital Stereo

   Check out the cover, featuring all new art by Emiliano Santalucia!

   Front 3D

   Volume 1 – Coming February 19, 2008
   Volume 2 – Projected to be released in April of 2008
   Volume 3 – Projected to be released in the Summer of 2008

   In regards to a Blu-Ray release, a BCI rep has said on the forums that “The Blu-Ray will not be coming out at the same time. We have some features that take advantage of the BR tech and they are going to take longer to produce. We don’t have a street date for that one yet.”

   This is one of my favorites of the He-Man lore, so definitely be sure to check it out!

Video Power

1. First Mega Man, and now Mortal Kombat it seems are fated to vanish from toy shelves as Jazwares has no plans for the foreseeable future for the latter. And of course, the former hasn’t been heard of for quite some time, with many announced figures never seeing release…
2. And the Castlevania: Dracula’s Curse screenplay inches ever closer to readiness…
3. A new low has been hit at the Smash Bros. Dojo… Options. It’s the first thing I check when playing a game (other than seeing if there’s an opening cinema for attract mode), and even I don’t care…

   The Ice Climber theme added is pretty cool, though, pardon the expression.

   And today, we finally get the OFFICIAL confirmation of the Mario Circuit Stage.

4. “w00t” has been declared Webster’s word of the year, only narrowly beating out “facebook.”

   Ironically, words fail me.

5. Much like Canadians heading into the US to do their shopping, people in the UK are migrating to France to pick up their Wiis.
6. Interesting, GameStop is adding a new kind of store to its franchise: Tournament Stores. Huh, something that sets GameStop apart from Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and the rest? What a brilliant idea.
7. Sony CEO says that “innovation is their next step.” Methinks if it were a few steps prior to now, they might not be trailing in the console race.
8. Things are getting ugly in the battle of the video game bands, as Activision prevents Harmonix from utilizing a patch that would make the guitars between Rock Band and Guitar Hero III compatible.

   It’s been like, what, a week since the merger? And already Activision is out EAing EA.

9. In the meantime, they’re being sued over the Wii mono issues.
10. SEGA is testing a new tool that matches character facial expressions to the words spoken by actors. But who cares about that, the screencap alone is reason enough for me to link to this story.
11. Congratulations to the Keenans, who were recently robbed of their Christmas, but through the kindness of strangers, had a little bit of it returned to them. Unless the original crooks read this and decide to double-dip.

    God forbid, but that’s just the wary pessimist in me speaking.

12. Looks like anything– and any console– is still possible for Street Fighter IV, with the likes of the PS2 and DS even mentioned. Could there be one for Wii as well?
13. Capcom has finally come forth and apologized for the late, plushless shipments of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations and attempts to make things right.
14. Finally, some pictures of the upcoming LEGO Batman game!
15. This is up strictly for the benefit of my wife: the trailer for the Princess Bride game.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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