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29 October 2000
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 Toy Vault Announces its First Wave of EverQuest Action Figures
Toy Vault, the company responsible for producing the acclaimed Lord of the Rings and Astro City lines, has announced their first assortment of action figures based on the hit, online computer game, EverQuest.
"The challenge in creating a line of toys based on a computer game," said Jon Huston, Creative Director for Toy Vault, "Is to produce figures that look like the game characters, but with an added level of realism and extra detail that may not show in the original computer animation. Our EverQuest action figures are not only going to meet that challenge but surpass it. Our ultimate aim," said Huston, "is to bring to the marketplace, the most realistically rendered figures ever based on a popular computer game."
Toy Vault will launch its new EverQuest line in autumn 2000, with an initial wave of four figures. These detailed figures will feature seven points of articulation and will be on a scale of six feet to seven inches tall. Regular version and specialty versions will be produced for each figure.
External Links: www.toyvault.com
X-Men DVD soon?
According to sources close to TheDigitalBits.com, the X-Men could be released on DVD
shortly. Rumour has it that the DVD will include the film in an
anamorphic widescreen version for all of you with those widescreen
televisions, plus dual Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks. Extras
rumoured to be included on the DVD are deleted scenes,
behind-the-scenes featurette, artwork, Easter Eggs (hidden menus and
images) and more.
New SF
merchandise news site launches
What new Science Fiction products have been released recently?
What announcements were made at the US Gen Con convention? When will
the Star Trek (The Original Series) Monopoly Game be released?
How can I win an autographed copy of the Star Trek TNG
Monopoly Game?
Answers to these questions can be found at SciFiFanatic.com, a
newly-launched web site geared toward Science Fiction "Fanatics".
Written by VZones member Jim Brumbaugh (aka "Plain, Simple Garak"),
stop by for a frequent "fix" of news and information about Science
Fiction merchandise.
While you're there, make sure you enter the contest currently being
run for a copy of USAOPOLY's Star Trek: The Next Generation Monopoly
Game, signed by Jonathan Frakes!
URwired.com ceases trading
European-based Internet games and DVD e-tailer, URwired.com
has ceased trading.
"Unfortunately the funding needed to keep the company running was
not made available to us in time so we had to shut URwired.com down,"
commented Mattias Lamotte, Managing Director and founder.
"Ironically. we had some exciting deals in the pipeline with some
big name companies which we were unable to sign because of our
financial situation."
The company has now closed leaving 24 staff positions
redundant.
Inspector Gadget calls
again
Alex Zamm
has been tapped to co-rewrite with William Robertson and will likely
helm the direct-to-video sequel to DisneyÕs block-busting
Inspector Gadget, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
No roles have been cast, and it is not expected that the original
filmÕs lead cast members, including Matthew Broderick, will
return for the sequel. Directed by David Kellogg, Inspector
Gadget grossed $97.4 million in the US alone in 1999.
The sequel is expected to feature G-2, a female version of Gadget
who competes with him for the respect of the police department as he
tries to stop his arch-rival Claw from using a time-freeze laser to
steal from the Federal Reserve.
Alloy Online Boasts Buffy Celebrity
Cover
Alloy Online revealed its Back to School print
catalogue on 10 July 2000 with its first celebrity cover featuring
the WB's Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars' James Marsters,
(Spike), and Emma Caulfield, (Anya).
Alloy's autumn catalogue will include content and Web promotions
with the 'Buffy' stars and hot teen celebrities such as Mena Suvari
and Jason Biggs. The Alloy catalogue will also feature an interview
with Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs, both of whom will be starring in
the upcoming teen flick, Loser, due to premiere this summer in
the US. Alloy has signed on to be the official Web Partner for the
Sony film in hopes to drive teens to the box office.
Also included in the catalogue is an interview with its cover stars,
who was Alloy's Chat of the month on August 3rd. Alloy Online is a
leading Web site and direct marketer providing community, content,
commerce and entertainment to the 70 million teens known as
Generation Y.
The Alloy.com web site features its own e-zine and in addition to
its print catalogue, Alloy has further expanded its media presence
through the establishment of Alloy Productions, AlloyBooks and Alloy
Entertainment.
Links: Alloy
Online
Hugo Award
Nominees Announced
The Hugo Award nominees were recently announced. The
Hugo Award is one of the most respected honours in science fiction,
awarded each year to the best in the genre.
The nominees for best novel are:
A Civil Campaign by
Lois McMaster Bujold
Cryptonomicon by Neal
Stephenson
Darwin's Radio by Greg
Bear
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling
This year's winners will be announced at the World Science Fiction
Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 31 August to 4 September
2000.
Please note that all merchandise release dates are
always fluid and I would recommend checking with the producers
official web site for confirmation before screaming at your poor
local dealer if they haven't got something you really, really want in
stock...
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