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- Disney has optioned a new graphic novel called Monster Attack Network, about a group of tough first responders who battle the sea monsters that are constantly attacking the otherwise perfect South Pacific island of Lapuatu. Sounds like fun.
- Kevin Smith dropped some interesting tidbits in a recent interview about his struggles with the MPAA over Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and about his upcoming horror movie Red State.
- Hey, Cinematical was on Attack of the Show!
- Cinematical gives us the run-down on the much anticipated director's cut of Dark City.
- Robert De Niro is in talks to join the cast of Mel Gibson's next project, Edge of Darkness.
- Magic lesbian robots?! Damn, we love video games.
- Images of the icons that will be used in the Xbox 360's Avatar creator have supposedly been leaked online.
- Check out Download Squad's post about a sitemeter bug that affected thousands of websites this weekend, including ours!
- Scientists have produced a pill which has allowed mice to train for long periods on the treadmill, without any prior exercise. They also burned fat rather than sugar while exercising. Here's hoping they make a human version soon.
- Rumor has it that Apple is preparing to launch the iPhone Nano around Christmas. It would have less functionality (including limited internet functionality), cost around $300, and have a scroll wheel on the back.
- The word from Id Software is that the Wolfenstein movie is still in the works, with the film's writer and director Roger Avary still writing the script.
- Word is that in Transformers 2 Megatron will return as a tank.
- Dude, Fatal Frame is freaking scary.
- Baby's First Internet is filthy, wrong, hilarious, and disturbingly accurate. (Via)
- Ballantine is going to publish a book inspired by Garfield Minus Garfield, one of our favorite web comics. We were a little afraid of what that "inspired by" might mean, but apparently it will be pretty much the same thing as the comic, but will also include the original strips for comparison.
- The original Mega Man should hit the Virtual Console today, with Mega Man 2 coming in early September, and the brand spanking new Mega Man 9 arriving on WiiWare as soon as September, as well.
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