BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!LABEL: Time LifeMSRP: $18.98TRACKS: 20 Who’d have thought that "geek musical" would become a subgenre on Broadway? The unusual success of Spamalot caused, if nothing else, a mayfly Internet meme about unlikely properties being adapted for musical theater. Usually, the related jokes ended with something along the lines of "Whoa, … Continue reading
You want DVDs? We’ve got DVDs, my friend. Hot on the heels of our many other contests, we’d like to give away three copies of Genius Products’ new zombie/comedy The Mad, starring Billy Zane. Yep, Billy Zane, who was evil in Titanic, and wants nothing more from his life than the chance to prove how … Continue reading
You didn’t hear it here first, folks: Halo 3 will appear in North American stores on September 25th. Roughly five minutes later, it will have disappeared from those shelves. Europe gets it on the 26th. See, guys? You are loved. Your polyglot pride is a bit annoying, but we think you’re cool. 1up has an … Continue reading
Let me introduce you to a game that missed yesterday’s list of new releases: Aegis Wing. It’s a shoot-em-up that was conceived by three Microsoft interns, and will be available as a free (that’s "free," with two Es) download tomorrow for Gold and Silver Xbox Live subscribers. That means everyone. It’s anybody’s guess what the … Continue reading
I’m back! I’m not sure if you noticed I was gone, but I can declare with authority that I am back. It’s weird being out of touch with gaming news for a week or so. I return, and I’m not sure if all my giddy revelations will be met with yawns and dull eyes.First and … Continue reading
If you’ve checked out this week’s Special Edition, you know that this week kicks ass in terms of DVD releases. One of the highlights is Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece of modern mythology: Pan’s Labyrinth. We here at CHUD just love saving you money, and to that end we have five (cinco) copies of the two-disc … Continue reading
There’s an upcoming DVD you may want to get curious about. It’s called The Breed, and it registers on the radar for being directed by an acolyte of both Wes Craven and George Romero, a fellow by the name of Nick Mastandrea. I knew an Andrea shaped like a mast.Here’s the synopsis: "A group of … Continue reading
As I post this essay, I’m down in Los Angeles, watching my older brother’s graduation ceremonies. He’s getting awarded his Ph.D. in Something Technical, which makes him the first Doctor Arbuckle in the family. I’m not sure exactly what the official papers will call him, but he works with nanorobotics, and getting swarms of fast, … Continue reading
We’re doing something a little different with the Upfront this month, highlighting the recent discs from Anchor Bay. For this first week of May, we’d like particularly to draw your attention to the approaching release of Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron.I gave the first Hellboy Animated feature, Sword of Storms, a positive review right about… … Continue reading
We’ve got a barrage of quick, life-affirming stories for you today; nothing earth-shattering, but consider it a general list of Things you should Know.First, we have Chewer confirmation that the Halo 2 map pack which was released-ish recently is finally functioning reliably. Many users were experiencing issues (psychiatric definition included) with downloading and accessing the … Continue reading