Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:26 PM
We’ve all got old batteries, CDs, phones, and other gadgets that we either let collect dust or just toss into the trash without thinking twice about it. But dude, c’mon, it’s not that hard to do the right thing. Especially since G4 has teamed up with Earth 911 to make recycling as easy as possible. We call it gcycle. Because if we keep dumping our tech stuff into landfills, it’s going to come back to bite us in the ass.
To see how you can do your part, check out gcycle.org. Just plug in your zip code, pick what type of electronics you want to recycle and we’ll tell you where to go. So what are you waiting for? Dude c’mon, it’s not that hard, gcycle.
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Posted by Dana Vinson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:24 PM
Remember E3? It's that big huge videogame event for industry insiders that you wish you could get into.
We’ll still bring you tons of live E3 coverage, but now you can get a taste of it in person!
Because the gaming industry loves you and thinks you are unique like a snowflake, they've created a brand new electronic entertainment show called E for All (TM) that's open to the public. (That's you, snowflake!)
Tickets for E for All (TM) don't go on sale until June, but since you are an awesome friend of G4 and special (see snowflake crap above), we are offering you the exclusive chance to order pre-sale tickets.
All you have to do is click the link below and enter the promo code "G4" when you buy your tix. Pre-ordering your tickets not only guarantees you entry to an event that is sure to sell out, but you'll receive VIP treatment including extended hours, extra game play opportunities, exclusive swag and more!
On top of all that, pre-order tickets are offered at a DISCOUNTED PRICE.
What are you waiting for snowflake? More free stuff to fall from the sky? Buy your tickets now before it sells out!
Click here to buy your tickets!!! Enter promo code "G4" to get the deal!
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Posted by Eugene Morton - Thursday, April 19, 2007 3:43 PM
 The release of the Xbox 360 Elite is right around the corner!
We think the thing is rad (as the kids say), I mean, 120gig harddrive, HDMI port, and it's black...is there anything hipper than that?
It's not all love, though...GamePro a list of gripes about the Elite... in the interest of even time, their main points are re-posted below.
- The over abundance of 360 models is confusing to the consumer and unnecessary
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 3:23 PM
 Reality-show godfather Survivor will shed the uninhabited-island thing in favor of the most inhabited place on earth. The next iteration of CBS's show will take place in mainland China.
Setting the next edition of the reality competition in a nation of 1.3 billion is expected to increase the show's international appeal.
Mao would be very, very displeased.
Yahoo: Survivor: Made in China
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 3:22 PM
 You sort of had to see it coming, but now it's official: ABC's mysterious island drama Lost is getting the videogame treatment.
TV execs Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, speaking on their weekly Lost podcast, confirmed that the game is headed to the Xbox 360, and the PC and PlayStation 3.
Everyone is tight-lipped on what the game will be about... but we're thinking you press the A button and your third-grade teacher appears, gives you an apple, then disappears into smoke. Later, you wander aimlessly while being attacked by polar bears, but get this: They're PURPLE.
TWIST!
We're also hoping that Evangeline Lilly shows up in the game. She's hot.
GameSpot: PCs, 360s, PS3s getting Lost
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 3:06 PM
 According to Variety, Brian Grazer is producing a remake of a classic, 70s science fiction flick.
Universal and Imagine Entertainment are behind Colossus: The Forbin Project, and it's a potential directing vehicle for Ron Howard.
The Forbin project is about a super-smart computer that becomes self-aware and wreaks sci-fi havoc.
The original Forbin Project is beloved by many in the sci-fi community. Let's hope the overall vibe of 70s Sci-Fi--the use of genre tropes to illuminate the nature of man--shines through, and we don't just get another mindless flick at the multi-plex.
Variety: Grazer to produce 'Colossus'
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:54 PM
 Surely you've heard that Heath Ledger will portray The Joker in the next Batman movie.
Everyone knows that.
What are you, deficient? Come on! Get with the times!
But here's something I bet you didn't know: Ledger will not be playing a over-the-top, Nicholson-style Joker.
According to Warner Brothers, Heath Ledger's Joker will be "scary," "raggedy," and "will have grey skin with lots of scarring." Expect a character photo this summer.
Our question: Can you maintain the unique style of The Joker and not have him be sort of overblown and campy? You know, jokey?
RottenTomatoes: Ledger's New Joker to Be Scrappy and Scary
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:45 PM
One of the many, many great things about next-gen (current-gen, really) videogame systems is the ability to play the games you bought for the last-gen machine.
While the PS3 and Wii are leading the pack on the backward-compatibility issue, the 360 is coming in a close second. Below the cut you will find a full, alphabetical list of 360 backwards titles. Check and see if your old Xbox games are on there. Bet they will be; it's a pretty long list.
Thankfully, Yourself!Fitness, my favorite, oddly punctuated yoga game, is on the list.
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:53 PM
The NeoGeo is one of those legendary systems that always seemed to be at someone elses' house, never mine. So I'm happy I'll finally get to check out the games from the formerly cutting-edge system at my leisure, on my Wii.
Yes, the launch of the NeoGeo console over Wii's Shop Channel is imminent, friends.
"We're planning for a limited number of games each month over the course of a year. We don't want it to be sporadic with one game here, and two or three over the next few months," explained Ben Herman, president of SNK Playmore USA, the company behind the NeoGeo. "We really want to have a flow where there are a couple of games available each month, and we'll keep adding to the library that way.
No date as of yet, but trust us, it's coming.
IGN: The Return of the NeoGeo
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:49 AM
Nuggets From The Net is TheFeed's compendium of the funny pictures, cat macros, photoshops, fan-films and other digital detritus that make the internets such a super-special place to waste your life.
Today's featured nugget: Billy's Balls.
After watching the below video of the amazing Billy's reportedly non-digitally-altered ping pong ball tricks, we are forced to ponder the razor's edge between working amazingly hard to do something no one on earth can do and completely wasting your life. Where does Billy fall? You decide
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:22 AM
According to a report in The Financial Times, Sony is considering a price change for the PlayStation 3.
The move is to help boost up sagging sales of the console in the United States and Japan.
Sony President Ryoji Chubachi said, "We are re-examining our [PS3] budgeting process in terms of pricing and volume. Sales assumptions change and the market is competitive. We are in the midst of revisiting our strategy for the PS3."
Revisiting strategy, eh? Sounds to us like a price-cut is looking more and more likely, and, given what we've seen on the thing, and the news of what's coming up, the PS3 may actually become the bargain of the century. Apart from the negative internet hype and message board carping, the new PlayStation is a pretty sweet machine.
Kotaku: Sony "Reconsidering Its Pricing Strategy" For PS3
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:04 AM
From Hoth to Tatooine, trekkers have been wondering what take Lost's J.J. Abrams is going to take with the Star Trek movie he's developing.
The early word on the 'nets has been that the film will be set at Starfleet Academy and revolve around the meeting and early days of Kirk, Spock, Bones and the other Ewoks of Star Fleet.
Abrams' released this statement: "James T. Kirk appears in the movie."
That's not much information, we're aware, but it is, as they say, all we got. Abrams went on to make the following statement:
"The respect we all have for Star Trek canon - and for a brand-new audience - is massive. The script is done. We’re now starting pre-prep, and we can’t wait to start shooting! Many more details to follow!"
May the Force Be With You!
RottenTomatoes: Abrams Says "Kirk Will Appear" in New "Trek" Flick
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Posted by Eugene Morton - Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:34 AM
 Those rascally movie studios and their DRM! They just won’t quit, will they, not even when their copyright protection turns out to be a big pain in the ass for consumers.
At least one studio, Sony is making up for it by offering replacement DVDs to people whose DVD players are incompatible with the ARccOS copy protection scheme.
If you’re one such unlucky consumer, buck up, grab a phone and call 1-800-860-2878 to get your replacement DVD.
Engadget.com: Sony offers fix for broken DVDs
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:39 AM
Incredibly awesome actor Lawrence Fishburne has confirmed that he will play the voice of Silver Surfer in upcoming Fantastic Four sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Fishburne begins voice work this week. Internet rumors had the actor voicing Galactus. These rumors are not true, according to
"Laurence Fishburne is officially the voice of the Silver Surfer and not the voice of Galactus, as some other fan sites have stated," Fox said in a statement to Dark Horizons.com
"Moviegoers will have to wait to see Galactus in the movie, but fans definitely won't be disappointed," the statement continuted, calling into question otherinternet reports that Galactus will be portrayed as a cloud or as some sort of cloudlike being.
DarkHorizons.com: Fox's Official Take On "Four" Rumors
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:06 AM
In spite of early (since removed) reports in The Washington Post and the bloviations of both Dr. Phil and anti-gaming attorney Jack Thompson, it looks like the gunman behind the shootings at Virginia Tech was not a videogame player.
A warrant listing items siezed from Cho Seung Hui's residence reveals little that suggests an interest in gaming. No consoles. No copies of Grand Theft Auto or Katamari Damacy. Just the things that you might expect would be found in a college student's dorm room.
Although a computer and harddrive are listed in the items taken, and could contain games, Cho's roommate has stated that he never saw his roommate playing videogames during his rare appearances in the dorm suite.
So there you have it. The pundits will have to find another facile "explanation" for these horrid crimes.
gaygamer.net: UPDATE: Warrant Reveals No Games In Cho Seung Hui's Posession
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