Andy Wood

Armor Holdings Inc. plans to start selling their “liquid armor” next year. From the Business Week article: “it’s a mix of polyethylene glycol, a polymer found in laxatives and other consumer products, and nanobits of silica, or purified sand. Together they produce a “sheer-thickening liquid” that stiffens instantly into a shield when hit hard by an object. It reverts to its liquid state just as fast when the energy from the projectile dissipates.” via RealTechNews

ox Atomic, an offshoot of 20th Century Fox, have revealed information about the sequel to hit film 28 Days Later.

Their press release states: “The film picks up six months after the Rage virus has decimated the city of London. The U.S. Army has restored order and is repopulating the quarantined city, when a carrier of the Rage virus enters London and unknowingly re-ignites the spread of the deadly infection, wreaking havoc on the entire population.”

Directed by Spaniard Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the project will not involve 28 Days Later star Cillian Murphy. However, creators Danny Boyle, Alex Garland and Andrew Macdonald will return to work on the sequel.

The film is scheduled for release in May 2007. via Digital Spy

The highly anticipated Superman movie, Superman Returns, is only a few weeks away and the marketing campaign is more powerful than a locomotive. I’m not a psychic but I’d like to make a few predictions. Purists will complain about breaks from the comic book continuum. “Lois has a kid she never had a kid in any comic book I read.” Special effects aficionados will complain about weak CGI work. “I think they used a Commodore 64 for these effects.” Virtually everyone reading this article will see the movie in the opening weekend and we will argue about insignificant points for fun. “What do you mean you hate the classic Superman curl? Are you insane?” The final prediction is that geeks will seek to make fun of the movie. J

Top 10 Rejected Names for Superman Returns

10. Dude, Where’s my Fortress of Solitude?
9. Lex in the City
8. Superman Version 5.0 with Spam Guard
7. Kryptonian Fever: A Spike Lee Joint
6. The Destruction of Detroit – Superman eats too many burritos
5. Fast Times at Smallville High
4. Brokeback Metropolis
3. Kal-El’s Big Adventure (fake laugh – HA, HA)
2. Man of Steel Magnolias
1. Superman Returns…from Drug Treatment

When you look at this map, you just think to you self, “Where would I want to go, if I was in a mall that was crawling with undead ghouls that want to eat me and all I am armed with is a Nikon camera”.

Dead Rising follows the harrowing tale of Frank West, an overly zealous freelance photojournalist on a hunt for the scoop of a lifetime. In pursuit of a juicy lead, he makes his way to a small suburban town only to find that it has become overrun by zombies. He escapes to the local shopping mall, thinking it will be a bastion of safety, but it turns out to be anything but.

Take the lead as Frank and engage in a struggle to survive the endless stream of enemies. With a full compliment of stores at your disposal in the mall, you’ll need to be creative—utilizing anything you can find to fight off the flesh-hungry mob—and search for the truth behind the horrendous epidemic.

* Real-time gameplay: Time marches on whether Frank is actively engaged or simply stationary.
* Dynamic enemies: Record numbers of zombies come in never-ending waves and react to their environment. Though they move slowly during the day, the zombies become stronger and faster at night, making it even more dangerous for players to survive. These former humans have also retained some memory of their previous lives, giving them unique behaviors and appearances.
* Visual clarity: Playing in native 720p resolution allows for unprecedented detail and clarity in gameplay.
* Weapons aplenty: The variety of stores available to you in the mall offer an endless supply of resources, including vehicles, makeshift weapons, and food.
* Save and learn: Encounter other survivors along the way. Helping them will give you more clues as to what has happened and what you need to do to stop it.

Finally, a worth while zombie game where the objective isn’t to load up on ammo and start blazing. Oh no, when there are achievements like:

	Zombie Hunter: Defeat at least 1,000 zombies.
	Peace Keeper: Defeat at least 5 psychopaths.
	Tour Guide: Escort 8 survivors at once.

Dead Rising hits the shelves on 8/8/2006 so sharpen those hatchets, grease up those chain saws, because it is time to go shopping!

I just got through downloading and watching the great high def in game video along with members of the team talking about the game play, weapons, vehicles and all sorts of really cool stuff.

Now, the good thing is that this is going to be a sweet new addition to my collection, the bad new means that I will be playing less of BF2.

Emmett/Furla Films, a wholly owned subsidiary of Family Room Entertainment Corporation announced that that principal photography has commenced on the remake of the 1985 George Romero classic zombie pic, Day of the Dead.

The picture stars: Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Ving Rhames (Dawn of the Dead), and Nick Cannon (Drumline). Steve Miner (Halloween H2O& Lake Placid) will direct the film. Jeffery Reddick (Final Destination) has penned the script.

In this terrifying remake of the George Romero classic, a group of scientists, military personnel and civilians find themselves battling for their lives against a plague of flesh eating ghouls. When a band of survivors seek shelter in an underground military bunker, they find themselves trapped with an even greater danger that lurks inside. via MovieWeb

Walt Disney Pictures has provided ComingSoon.net with a first look at the new poster for The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. The family comedy, opening November 3, stars Tim Allen and Martin Short.

Tim Allen reprises his role of Scott Calvin – AKA Santa – as he juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost (Short), who is trying to take over the “big guy’s” holiday.

At the risk of giving away the secret location of the North Pole, Scott invites his in-laws (Ann-Margret & Alan Arkin) to share in the holiday festivities, and upcoming birth of baby Claus with expectant wife, Carol, – AKA Mrs. Claus (Elizabeth Mitchell).

Along for the adventure are Scott’s extended family, son Charlie (Eric Lloyd), ex-wife Laura Miller (Wendy Crewson), her husband, Neil Miller (Judge Reinhold) and their daughter, Lucy (Liliana Mumy) who, together with head elf Curtis (Spencer Breslin), foil Jack Frost’s crafty scheme to control the North Pole.

Someone recorded and posted what G4 showed the other day Company of Heroes opening cinematic.

According to a an official release by Microsoft today, Gears of War may be hitting store shelves as early as of September 2006. The release centered on Megadeth headlining Gigantour, a Microsoft sponsored metal tour hopping across 25 major market venues from early September to mid-October 2006. While no concrete release date was cited, there were some curious comments by Craig Davison, Director of Global Games Marketing for Xbox.

“We’re totally jazzed about the partnership between Gigantour 2006 and our forthcoming Xbox 360 blockbuster, ‘Gears of War!’” says Davison. “Partnering a music extravaganza like GIGANTOUR with the launch of a mega-hit game like ‘Gears of War’ captures the excitement around two awesome happenings for fans of music and video games!” Launch? Does he mean Gears of War is launching at the start of, during, or at the end of Gigantour?

In the very same paragraph, Davison mentions Gears of War will be available this holiday season. Still, gamers have to wonder what he meant. When contacted, Microsoft maintained that an official announcement regarding the Gears of War release date has yet to be made. via IGN

The “American Dad” panel revealed new stuff for the next season of American Dad.

New “American Dad” episodes; will be returning on September 10.

The “American Dad” Spoilers are -

* Stan and Francine try to have another baby; at some point the story takes an odd turn and a Japanese vasectomy clinic enters the picture. It ends with a shootout in a sperm bank.
* Stan tries to convince his friend that God exists, and eventually kills said friend.
* Stan’s boss (G.W. Bush) comes to dinner. Roger ends up helping Bush fall off the wagon.
* Steve’s obsession with video games leads him through the looking glass – into the video game – where we see events unfold from within.
* Squirrels living in the backyard treehouse begin acting out scenes from “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?”