April 28, 2024

“Gears of War” Film Seeks New Home

It has been in development for five years, now it looks like a concerted effort is being made to revive the film adaptation of the highly successful "Gears of War" video game franchise says Variety. New Line began developing the property in 2007 with Len Wiseman once attached to direct, but the project never took off mainly due to the sizeable … [Read more...]

Music Therapy Ride gears up for another year

The 11th annual Music Therapy Ride, featuring several local - and not-so-local - celebrities is set for Saturday.And this year's event includes a destination change...Instead of riding from Vancouver to Whistler, bikers including 54-40 - the band celebrating its 30th anniversary - will travel to Harrison Hot Springs from Surrey.Sophie, Nick and … [Read more...]

Xbox 360 software at E3: FIFA 2013 / Madden 2013 gaining Kinect voice commands; Halo 4, Fable, Forza Horizon and Gears of War showcased

No new hardware for Microsoft at E3? No problem. Clearly, this year's all about software for the Xbox 360, with both FIFA 2013 and Madden 2013 confirmed for release with Kinect support. Aside from letting you flail to and fro in order to make plays, both titles will also support voice commands, right down to understanding multiple dialects in the … [Read more...]

City switches gears to ‘trespass’ injunction

The City of Vancouver changed its game plan yesterday and now wants the Occupy encampment outside the Vancouver Art Gallery removed for “trespassing.” Ben Parkin, a city lawyer, told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Anne MacKenzie Vancouver is now seeking a court injunction on the grounds that the occupation is in breach of the city’s land regulation … [Read more...]