UK Charts: Wii Fit Holds Off The Lord Of The Rings EA’s The Lord of the Rings: Conquest has become the first new entry of the year in the UK sales charts, with the Xbox 360 version charting at number three in the individual platform chart and the PlayStation 3 version at number 10. Wii Fit remains at number one for the second week, with an 18 percent rise in sales, leading an iron-clad top ten list that sees little movement this week. But most of the rest of the top 40 actually saw a decrease in sales on the previous week, with Wii Play at number two down by 19 percent. UK Charts: Wii Fit Holds Off The Lord Of The Rings
Month: January 2009
You can enjoy this gigantic remake in high definition this January. King Kong will be released on Blu-ray on January 20. We don’t have any cover art or pricing details at this time, but we’ll surely update this story as soon as we have more information. The disc will include both the theatrical and extended versions of the movie. The film stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody and Andy Serkis performing the motion-capture for the title character. Continue reading “King Kong Will Roar on Blu-ray on January 20th”
Dominic Monaghan is helping bring attention to both his film “I Sell The Dead,” and the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City Utah where both opened Friday. He spoke to MTV here, is talked about in one Salt Lake City paper here and the other daily SLC paper covered his appearance at Slamdance here along with several photos and here with more photos. Enjoy!
From Adam B. Vary of EW.com: Before the 2009 Sundance Film Festival began, the talk was that, thanks to the economy, this year’s fest could be the most sedate in years…One group of guys who had no problem at all keeping their spirits up: The amigos of Rudo y Cursi, a comedy about brothers and Mexican soccer produced by cinema heavyweights Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo Del Toro, written and directed by Alfonso’s brother Carlos Cuarón, and starring Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal. Luna couldn’t make the festival due to a commitment in Mexico, but the rest of the crew happily plopped down in the loft to talk about the welcoming, easy-going community of movie lovers that makes Sundance so appealing for indie filmmakers. Mostly, though, the group just reveled in taking the piss out of Del Toro for his next gig: Cowriting and directing a little movie called The Hobbit. (Del Toro had left working with Peter Jackson et al on the script in New Zealand specifically to promote Rudo y Cursi.) But rather than describe just how charming and hilarious these four were, I’d like to show you. Last night, I hopped in the van with them as they drove to the Rudo y Cursi premiere after a dinner in which the wine flowed freely. Sundance: Guillermo del Toro gets teased about ‘The Hobbit’
PARK CITY, UT. – Dominic Monaghan while promoting his Slamdance Film Festival opening feature, “I Sell The Dead,” told TheOneRing.net that he would be interested in being involved in “The Hobbit” films if it made sense creatively. Continue reading “TORn exclusive: Monaghan is interested in ‘The Hobbit’ film”
Today, Turbine unveiled a new developer diary video for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, in which Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel discusses the new Legendary Items System recently added to the game with this latest expansion.
In addition, Turbine has issued a press release announcing that The Lord of the Rings Online was named “Best Overall Game of 2008” in MMORPG.com’s Reader’s Choice Awards. In addition, Mines of Moria was named “Best New Expansion of 2008” and Turbine was named “Favorite MMO Studio of 2008.” (see press release below). Continue reading “LOTR Online: New Dev Diary Video & Turbine Announces Multiple Awards”