Month: May 2007

Pirates Can’t Beat Spider-Man

This weekend’s box office results are in and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End only takes in $126 million for its opening weekend. Spider-Man 3 took in $151.1 million! Last weekend’s top performer Shrek The Third gained $51 million this weekend.

Here’s a break down:

1. “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” $112.5 million.

2. “Shrek the Third,” $51 million.

3. “Spider-Man 3,” $13.7 million.

4. “Bug,” $3.3 million.

5. “Waitress,” $3.1 million.

6. “28 Weeks Later,” $2.5 million.

7. “Georgia Rule,” $1.9 million.

8. “Disturbia,” $1.8 million.

9. “Wild Hogs,” $1.1 million.

10. “Fracture,” $1.08 million.

Sanctuary webisodes

Sanctuary

Webisodes have been around for a good amount of years, but usually they were fan films and overall low budget. Sanctuary is the first epic sci-fi webisode series that I can say I want to watch!Judge for yourself by watching the first full episode on The Pipeline’s Indie Film show. After that you can watch the preview for the second episode. As of this post, there have already been four episodes released. Best of all each episode has high definition versions available for purchasing at only $2.49! Regular standard definition versions cost $1.99 per episode.

Check out the series official website at www.SantuaryForAll.com.

Geometry Wars Wii

Geometry Wars: Galaxies

Sierra Entertainment announced that Geometry Wars: Galaxies, a 2D arcade shooter game, will be coming to Nintendo exclusively on the Wii Console and Nintendo DS system. The Geometry Wars: Galaxies video game is developed by Kuju Entertainment (Surrey) and is the follow-up to Bizarre Creations’ Xbox LIVE Arcade sensation, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.The Geometry Wars: Galaxies videogame delivers an all new mission-based campaign where players blast-off on action-paced quests across the galaxy, defending solar systems one by one, defeating waves of alien enemies on new and classic Battle Grids. The controls have been optimized for Nintendo systems, allowing gamers to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller or DS touch screen to execute hotshot moves as never before.

For the first time ever, the Geometry Wars videogame will let players battle via hot seat, co-op, simultaneous and versus in multiplayer mode. Those that own both the Nintendo DS and Wii can link the game together using Wi-Fi to unlock bonus content. Elite players will be able to challenge the universe by posting high scores on the Wii’s online leader board.

The Geometry Wars: Galaxies videogame also includes the full version of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, winner of IGN’s 2005 Best XBLA Title of The Year.

“The Geometry Wars: Galaxies videogame is an entertaining title blending old-school arcade fun with next-gen gameplay and action,” said Al Simone, SVP of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. “We are excited to bring the Geometry Wars brand to the Nintendo platform as both the Wii and DS enable a fun and frenetic experience for gamers.”

For more information, please visit the game’s official Web site at http://www.sierra.com/geometrywarsgalaxies/.

The Pipeline Meets Facebook

The technology behind StuffWeLike.com’s The Pipeline player called SplashCast is now available on Facebook! Please add some of our shows onto your profile!

In order to do this click on SplashCast in the Applications section of Facebook. Then click on the SplashCast Home button. From there click on Search for Shows. Type in the term stuffwelike. You can then choose from the selection of shows that StuffWeLike has created!

If you have any questions please ask me!