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Netflix leads the pack at the SAG Awards with 30 nominations
The late Chadwick Boseman is a double nominee for roles in two Netflix movies.
Funcom yanks mankini costume from The Secret World
Players who logged in this week to The Secret World might have noticed that there was a new male costume option in the game store: a neon green mankini that covered very, very little. However, those who purchased said mankini discovered the costume gone today, as Funcom pulled the April Fools' Day outfits from characters' dressing rooms, refunded the points spent on them, and gave each previous owner a free mystery box. While there was no explanation as to why the outfit was removed, Funcom apologized for the handling of the joke on the forums: "You may or may not be aware, but the mankini was removed. Anyone that purchased the item has been refunded points and has received a mystery box for the inconvenience. However, if you had purchased points in order to buy the mankini, you can contact customer service for a refund of those points. We're terribly sorry for the trouble, folks. Our CS staff will be happy to help."
Wrath of the 1337 King: seriously, wtf?
This Wired article put me onto a 'mockumentary' site advertising something called 'Wrath of the 1337 King', 'a movie about ATHENE best Paladin in the world' [sic]. Watching the trailer [NSFW language] the first time yields a mix of bemusement and humor. Watching it a second time makes me wonder if it's a complete bit of flummery from the top down: Is ATHENE for real, and he's just unaware that this documentary is being made to ridicule him, or is ATHENE an actor? Honestly, I could make the case either way. It's well-known that World of Warcraft has the ability to make fools of otherwise rational beings, and the YouTube phenomenon has caused many such fools to seek the light regardless of, or perhaps because of the potential scorn this may bring upon them. And thanks to Borat, odd, vaguely Slavic accents are in!Is it still fun to watch clueless people be exposed to outrageous behavior? Does the fact that ATHENE is a Paladin add to the joke? Did it need to be a movie, or is the trailer enough? My favorite line from the trailer: 'Flash Heal: Kaboom kaboom kaboom kaboom!' More bits from ATHENE here and here.
HDTV Listings for October 13, 2007
What we're watching: Saturday movie night is back, with Borat on HBO and Children of Men debuting on Cinemax. Our traditional high-def listings continue below.
Borat theme to make benefit glorious XBLM
Jagshemash! The wizards of Xbox Live Marketplace, in all their arcane wisdom, have seen fit to release free Borat content. If you haven't seen the movie-film, well, we can't exactly recommend it. It's good on a person-by-person basis, but your results may vary. Chances are if you're the kind of person who would like it, you've already seen it. And if that's the case, you might as well go download a free theme and picture pack. We'll let the Marketplace details do the talking: "Stop wise consumer! Do not buy food for your childrens. Instead make purchase my moviedisc. Disc contains plentiful extra unseen bonus movie footages! It is niiice!"The content is US only, so get it while the gettin's good. High fiiive![Via Planet Xbox 360]
Japanese hardware sales, 23 October - 29 October: Borat edition
Hello, I am for reporting of sales games in Japanese land. As you see, DS Lite sells one hundred fifty thousand units, this is very same as my sister on the street corner....very nice.In glorious Kazakhstan, there is different types of game ... people are doing Surfing, Guess Which Side Of Goat Is This, Find The Asbestos, are the much fun having in my country.I write Nintendo, maybe they make Guess Which Side of Goat for new system Wii ... would sell very nice, yes?- DS Lite: 158,681 41,740 (35.69%) - PSP: 25,908 5,637 (27.81%) - PS2: 21,832 548 (2.45%) - GBA SP: 1,858563 (23.25%) - Xbox 360: 1,565 278 (21.60%) - Game Boy Micro: 1,351 309 (18.61%) - Gamecube: 644 6 (0.94%) - DS Phat: 114 16 (12.31%) - GBA: 15 22 (59.46%) - Xbox: 7 1 (16.67%)[Source: Media Create]P of S: Go see my moviefilm!
