HBO has recently released a new featurette taking viewers on a trip throughout Westeros and beyond, across the narrow sea. Now let’s just hope Mr. Martin doesn’t pull a Robert Jordan on us and lives long enough to finish his series. At least, he’s now done with the fifth book, with 2 other ones remaining to be written after that.
Even though I don’t have a big thing for stamps like my pal Mark O’Neill, this new series of stamps from UK’s Royal Mail are definitely geek-worthy and worth a mention on this site.
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Sony has been given permission to restart importing PS3 consoles into Europe and even won legal costs. But an ongoing lawsuit from LG still threatens the console manufacturer.
As we wrote recently, LG is suing Sony, claiming an element of the Blu-Ray feature in the PS3 breaches a patent — making it the latest in a series of tit-for-tat intellectual property claims between the two companies.
As part of the case, LG won a temporary injunction against Sony importing the console into the Netherlands, its main supply route into Europe. Around 300,000 PS3s were impounded by Dutch customs officials after the ruling.
That injunction has now been lifted, reportedly on the grounds that it was an unfair sanction given that this is part of a wider legal feud rather than a one-off case. LG will also have to pay around 130,000 euros (US$180,000) to cover Sony’s legal fees over the injunction.
The original ruling and its being overturned only cover the issue of whether Sony should be allowed to continue importing the console until the patent argument is decided. That case remains active, with a hearing not expected until November.
LG is said to be looking for around $2.50 in royalties for every Sony product incorporating Blu-Ray (ie PS3s and standalone players), which would mean at least $150 million for sales already made. In response, Sony is attempting to get all the legal issues between the sides, including patents allegedly infringed by LG phones, to be dealt with in a single settlement.
Paramount has just released a whole new trailer for J. J. Abrams’ upcoming super 8 movie, which is planned for release on June 10, 2011. Enjoy!
Set in 1979 Ohio, a group of six young children use a Super 8 camera to make their own zombie movie. One night while filming near a remote stretch of railroad tracks, the children witness a truck collide with an oncoming train leading to a catastrophic derailment. Amidst the fire and destruction, something inhuman emerges. [Source]
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Check out the trailer for what could possibly be the best looking indie game of all time.
Adhesive Games is developing a new Mech Combat FPS. All clips in this video were captured from actual network game matches. The third person shots are from a spectator camera, gameplay is first person. We expect to release a first person gameplay trailer soon.
The trailer looks a bit jerky, but I’m sure the development team will have things all smoothed out before the game’s final release date.
Hey geeks, check out this incredible Battlestar Galactica PC by bit-tech member Boddaker. Among all the cool features of the case, what is probably the coolest one is that front side-loading optical drive, which is located behind a semi-transparent BSG medallion, allowing people to see discs inside the system while they’re spinning.
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Check out this awesome game concept by Youtube user ArihGold demonstrating what a first person bike game might look like in the near future. ArihGold based himself on freddiew’s Future First Person Shooter to create this.
