Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More SEGA and Marvel Entertainment today announced Thor: God of Thunder, the first standalone video game for Marvel’s hall-of-fame franchise, has shipped and is available in stores for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, the Wii, and Nintendo DS. The versions for the PlayStation 3 system and Xbox 360 feature stereoscopic 3D …
Read More »Super Hero Squad Online Launches
Fight the evil forces of Doctor Doom with your favorite Marvel Super Heroes in Marvel’s first free-to-play MMO (massively multiplayer online game) as Gazillion Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment announced that Super Hero Squad Online is now live for kids and parents to enjoy. Every day is a new adventure with …
Read More »“Fast Five” Outpaces The Box Office
The fifth installment in Universal’s “The Fast and The Furious” franchise showed why the film series is still going strong. “Fast Five” raced to an $83.6 million opening at the domestic box office, following up an international gross of $45.3 million for the weekend, bringing its international total to $165 million. …
Read More »EA Takes Gamers on the Race of Their Lives in Need for Speed The Run
-Get ready to rip up the road! Adrenaline junkies and speed fiends will find themselves on the wrong side of the law this November when they race for their lives in Need for Speed The Run from Electronic Arts. The hottest blockbuster this holiday is a game that takes players on …
Read More »Kirby: Genesis #1 Arrives In June
After May’s Kirby: Genesis #0 primer, the acclaimed Marvels Team, Alex Ross and Kurt Busiek, reunite for Kirby: Genesis #1 set for a June 2011 release! Kirby: Genesis #1 features six “dynamite” covers which include three astounding covers by Alex Ross, as well as covers from Ryan Sook, Paul Renaud, and Dale Keown! All the …
Read More »‘Doctor Who’ Premiere Sets BBC America Record
BBC America’s season premiere of the British hit Doctor Who set a record for the cable network on Saturday. The season opener, which was the first ever to be shot in the United States, drew 1.28 million viewers. The network was up 71,000 viewers from its previous high, set by last season’s Doctor …
Read More »THQ and Games Workshop Extend Warhammer 40,000 Video Game License
THQ and Games Workshop announced a multi-year extension to their successful video game license agreement, extending THQ’s current exclusive rights to publish video games based on the popular Warhammer 40,000 universe through titles across all relevant platforms including core, social and mobile rights. Since entering the licensing agreement with Games …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation Announces All-Star Cast for ‘Call of the Dead’
Activision and Treyarch revealed today that famed horror and action stars Robert Englund, Sarah Michelle Gellar,Michael Rooker and Danny Trejo have joined the cast of Call of Duty®: Black Ops Escalation’s zombie level, Call of the Dead. The Call of the Dead zombie level and four all new multiplayer maps make up the second content pack, Escalation , …
Read More »Tonner To Release Figure of Captain America
Tonner Doll Company, an award-winning designer of high-end collectible dolls and figures, is preparing to debut Marvel licensed Tonner Character Figure Captain America. Tonner’s Captain America will be unveiled at the 2011 Tonner 20th Anniversary Convention Celebration, during the premiere Maevel event. The convention is being held May 19-22, 2011, …
Read More »Burger King Brings ‘Thor’ Down to Earth
Burger King has joined forces with Marvel Entertainment to kick off its mighty sponsorship of the comic book-inspired film “Thor,” which hits theaters across the U.S. on May 6. As part of the promotion, fans of the comic can be part of the warrior action with exclusive access to new …
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