Ian Arbuckle

DVD REVIEW: KYLE XY – SEASON ONE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Buena VistaMSRP: $39.99RATED: TV-14RUNNING TIME: 437 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Selected commentaries with actors and writer• Behind-the-scenes featurette "Kyle XY Declassified"• Extended cuts of pilot and finaleThe Pitch"It’s The X-Files meets Degrassi, but it’s not at all like Roswell."The HumansMatt Dallas, April Matson, Marguerite MacIntyre, Kirsten Prout, Bruce Thomas, Chris Olivero.The … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 06.12.07

Yesterday’s keynote address by Steve Jobs at the World Wide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco brought a couple of bits of gaming news alongside all the information about Leopard. Present on stage were EA co-founder Bing Gordon, announcing EA’s return to Mac development, and John Carmack of id, bringing word of their next graphics engine-cum-game. … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 06.11.07

The church of England has its voluminous panties in a bunch! Okay, that’s not news. The twist is that said panties are knotted over a videogame, specifically the portrayal of Manchester Cathedral in the PS3 game Resistance: Fall of Man. Apparently, Sony didn’t request permission to use the cathedral’s likeness. I love Sony’s ever-so-slightly condescending … Continue reading

CONTEST: LOVECRAFT AND MORE!

More contests! Just you try and escape our generosity. A little while ago, I got the chance to review this great disc from Lurker Films’ HP Lovecraft collection. The company’s doing such a great job of promoting films from weird masters; we just had to get in on that. The fine folks over there have … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 06.07.07

Would you like to be commander of your fate, captain of your own destiny? Harmonix has made public a little submission form you can use to bombard them with suggestions for songs you’d like to play in their upcoming co-op music game Rock Band. The link is here. There’s no promises attached to this form; … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: DINOSAURS – SEASONS 3 AND 4

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Walt Disney Home EntertainmentMSRP: $39.99RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 835 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "I’m the Baby!" featurette• Commentary on selected episodes• Easter eggs• Making-of featurette• Seven unaired episodesThe Pitch"It’s The Muppet Show meets the quintessence of the patriarchal sitcom."The HumansStuart Pankin, Jessica Walter, Kevin Clash, Jason Willinger, with welcome guests spots from … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 06.05.07

IGN reports that Monolith — those wacky developers who brought you Blood, Shogo, and FEAR — are planning a sequel to the latter. Unfortunately, they don’t own the rights to the intellectual property they created; those rest with the original publisher, Vivendi. So, Monolith has to come up with a new name for their sequel. … Continue reading

CONTEST: ARE YOU SPY MATERIAL?

Eric O’Neill’s top-secret assignment: bring down one of the most elusive and damaging double agents in American History: Robert Hanssen… without getting caught. Breach is inspired by the true story of a rookie FBI employee, Eric O’Neill (Ryan Phillippe), assigned to investigate and expose the double agent responsible for the greatest breach in U.S. History, … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 06.04.07

If you’ve been interested in GameTap’s retro/modern subscription service, but haven’t yet taken the plunge, now is your chance! Upgrades a-plenty have rolled out over the weekend, including a new deluxe frontend for subscribers, and the promised Lite player, which allows non-subscribers access to play full versions of certain games in the library, including Uru … Continue reading