Tag archive: Conan

If the slate of films coming out of Hollywood lately has taught us anything, it's that the industry's obsession with remaking classic properties tends to be an all-or-nothing gamble. In most cases, a film either succeeds at winning over the original fans and new audiences alike, or it manages to miss both audiences completely. Basically, for every “Star Trek,” there's also a “Land of the Lost.” So where does Marcus… Read More

Does anyone remember the days when Hollywood used to make original movies, rather than just mine its own past for remakes and reboots? No? Eh, oh well. Hollywood loves a reboot. And why not, being creative is difficult and time consuming work. It is so much easier to take a successful property that has been dormant for a few years and just remake it. When that film is part of an older property that predates the last movie, all the… Read More

The year is 2027, and following the economic downfall of America, the country has been left open to attack by the now nuclear-backed North Korean forces. The war has already been lost, and the North Koreans have become an occupying force. Homefront takes place in a speculative future, where Kim Jong-il’s son, Kim Jong-un has taken over North Korea following his father’s death in 2012. Within a year, North Korea has seized control of South… Read More

The National Institute on Media and the Family has issued its 2007 report card on the video game industry, and has reached some rather unsurprising conclusions: despite a few retailers' steps to curtail childrens' access to violent video games and new software and parental controls, these efforts have not kept pace with game publishers, and violence in video games continues to increase. Furthermore, the group warns the video… Read More

YouTube lost a provider of traditional media content on Sunday afternoon when NBC Universal pulled its clips from the site in preparation for the launch of its own site, Hulu.com. Previously, the company had maintained its own channel on YouTube with promotional clips from NBC shows. Hulu will be a joint venture between NBC and News Corp., which owns Fox. Together they will host clips from shows including Late Night with Conan… Read More

While you probably won't see California governor Arnold Schwarzengger reprising his movie role for the small video game screen, gaming company THQ and Paradox Entertainment, owner of the Conan the Barbarian character property rights, announced yesterday a licensing agreement under which THQ will develop games based the muscle-bound hero. The agreement, the two companies said, covers development for all current and next-generation… Read More