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Japanese Robot Avatar Controlled with Gloves and Visor

Remote-controlled technology was bound to eventually lead to real-life robotic avatars that allow you to transfer your consciousness into a different body. Granted, the Telesar V doesn't exactly go so far, but it does have the technological equivalent of sight, hearing and touch. A team of Japanese researchers...

11 February 2012
04:20 GMT

'Avatar 2' Already Delayed by 2 Years

After breaking all the records ever in the history of cinematography with “Avatar,” James Cameron finally broke the good news to fans: there would actually be two more movies, in 2014 and 2015. The famous director seems to have had a change of heart. Though the official release date for the two sequels is...

13 January 2012
06:55 GMT

Microsoft Removes Weapon Items for Xbox 360 Avatars Next Week

Microsoft is expected to enact a new policy that will remove all gun and weapon-like props from the Xbox Live Marketplace, which were designed to be showed off with Xbox 360 avatars created by all users of the console. Since their relatively awkward introduction in 2008, avatars have become pretty popular, especiall...

28 December 2011
04:50 GMT

Celebrate 10 Years of Xbox With a Free Avatar Gift

Microsoft is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its original Xbox console and has expanded its party efforts to all of its Xbox 360 owners by offering them a free prop for their Avatars, which includes fireworks, confetti and ribbons.10 years have passed since the launch of the first Xbox and, since then, we've...

16 November 2011
03:54 GMT

Avatar MMO Might Happen, Says James Cameron

Avatar is still the highest grossing movie when it comes to three dimensional releases but it seems that its main creator believes that a MMO based on the franchise would allow fans to make choices and have freedoms that the film version lacks.Speaking to IGN James Cameron, well known for creating the 3D hit Avatar, ...

30 September 2011
02:00 GMT

Sony Launches PlayStation Home Space for Kasabian

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that the indie rock band Kasabian will establish a presence in the PlayStation Home virtual space, via a partnership with the Music Unlimited service.The band is launching its newest album, called Velociraptor!, using the Sony service and to celebrate this it is also g...

21 September 2011
15:01 GMT

Zoe Saldana Reveals Post-‘Avatar’ Breakdown

For some achieving the kind of fame that comes with starring in the biggest box office hit ever released, “Avatar,” is a dream come true. Zoe Saldana thought the same – until the dream turned into a nightmare and she nearly collapsed under the weight of her newfound fame. The actress is now...

10 August 2011
03:19 GMT

Kate and William Come to Xbox Live as Avatars

Video game hardware developer and publisher Microsoft has announced that the new royal pair, Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton, are set to arrive on the Xbox Live service in the form of Avatars, with the bride to be wearing the official dress. For the last few weeks, those who have logged into the Xbox L...

12 April 2011
13:31 GMT

Kinect Might Be Used to Deliver Full Body Avatars, Social Space

The Kinect motion tracking system that Microsoft launched in early November for the Xbox 360 home console has performed better than the company initially thought and has managed to sell more than 8 million units during the crucial Christmas shopping season. And now Microsoft, in addition to working with developers...

2 March 2011
14:51 GMT

James Cameron Says ‘Avatar’ Sequels Will Be Shot Simultaneously

Fans wondering how James Cameron will have time to make a second and third “Avatar” film when the first one took him over a decade needn’t worry: Cameron himself says they’ll be shot simultaneously.A short while ago, it was announced that the second and third installment in what had just becom...

25 January 2011
06:34 GMT

Crysis 2 in 3D Amazed Avatar Director James Cameron

Crysis 2, the full pledged sequel to the extremely impressive PC exclusive first person shooter, looks so good running in 3D, that James Cameron, the director of 3D movie phenomenon Avatar, fell in love with it, proclaiming it to be a 3D benchmark. One of the biggest first-person shooter of this year, at least in ...

14 January 2011
03:20 GMT

Buildings Could Get Green Skin

A team of researchers from the University of Greenwich's School of Architecture & Construction, are working on the development of a new kind of facing for buildings, that could gather water and even generate energy.Professor Neil Spiller, an architect and head of the University of Greenwich's School of Arch...

13 January 2011
08:40 GMT

More than 600 Million Hours Logged into Call of Duty Since Launch

Activision Blizzard, as the publisher of the first person shooter blockbuster Call of Duty: Black Ops, has sent out data showing that more than 600 million man hours have been spent with the video game in the close to two months since it was released worldwide on November 9, on the PC, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStatio...

30 December 2010
05:10 GMT

Sam Worthington Dishes First Details on ‘Avatar’ Sequel

Director James Cameron has already announced the release dates of the 2 “Avatar” sequels he’s planning but, from what leading man Sam Worthington is telling the media, the script is not even done yet. Still, there are some pretty interesting things to look forward to. Worthington, who plays Jake Sul...

22 December 2010
03:15 GMT

James Cameron’s Gift to All Cast Members: a Blue Toyota Prius

One of the things that made “Avatar” such a hit at the box office, aside from groundbreaking 3D effects, is the environmental theme, which again opened the dialog on the future of the Earth in the context of the current destructive tendencies.Because he’s green all the way, James Cameron, together w...

17 December 2010
11:42 GMT

Ending Scene Is Key to ‘Avatar’ Sequels: Pregnant Na’vis

“Avatar” 2 and 3 don’t drop in theaters until December 2014 and 2015, but fans of the first James Cameron film looking for hints as to what to expect may find the answer in one of the never-before-seen final scenes. As Yahoo! Movies points out, James Cameron may have included the beginning of a new ...

17 November 2010
08:05 GMT

PlayStation Rewards Program Launched by Sony

Sony has officially announced a new free loyalty program for its fans, called PlayStation Rewards, which will debut with an invitation only beta stage and has an official launch date for the wider public at some point during spring 2011.Apparently rewards will be delivered to those who use the PlayStation Network for...

28 October 2010
18:11 GMT

‘Avatar’ 2 and 3 Release Date Announced

As he promised in one of his many interviews after last year’s smashing hit “Avatar,” James Cameron is back for another trip to Pandora. Not only that, but he’s also making a threequel for it, it has been officially announced. In what may come a very pleasant yet still very unexpected surprise...

28 October 2010
05:31 GMT

Avatar Edit Options Coming to Official Xbox Site

Microsoft has announced that the official Xbox web site will be getting a redesign today which includes the ability to edit avatars and preview items and changes before they are bought or implemented.In order to implement the updates the official site and its attached forums will be down for a period today, although ...

20 October 2010
04:26 GMT

Fall Xbox 360 Update Adds Improved Voice, Avatar Changes and Better Wireless

Microsoft has announced more information about the Fall Dashboard Update for the Xbox 360 home gaming consoles, saying that it plans to improve several sections of the user experience in addition to adding new services for all gamers who own the Microsoft platform.Here are the small things which the update will chang...

11 October 2010
05:01 GMT

‘Avatar’ Extended Collector’s Edition Has 45 Minutes of Deleted Scenes

Fans who loved “Avatar” should be thrilled to hear that 20th Century Fox has a major surprise in store for them: the previously announced Extended Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray and DVD has about 45 minutes of deleted scenes and many other surprises. As is usually the case with all productions, much...

7 October 2010
03:47 GMT

Android Gets HD Avatar Game

Recently, mobile game publisher and developer Gameloft has made available a new game for the owners of devices running under Google's Android operating system, namely Avatar. The game is based on James Cameron’s Avatar film that managed to impress the entire world and broke box office records not too long...

2 October 2010
06:57 GMT

Shaun White Skateboarding Comes in Full 3D

Publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that Shaun White Skateboarding will be the second video game pout out by the company that will support stereoscopic three dimensional gaming on 3D capable television sets for gaming consoles.Patrick Naud, who is the executive producer working on Shaun White Skateboarding, has stated, &...

28 September 2010
03:14 GMT

SCREAM 2010 Nominations: Inception, Avatar, Iron Man

Fans have now the chance to start voting for their favorite sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book adaptation films of the year, as Spike TV has announced the nominations for the SCREAM Awards 2010, the 5th edition of the awards ceremony.It’s not for nothing that pre-release hype was saying “Inception&rdq...

4 September 2010
05:42 GMT

Starcraft Could Come to the Big Screen with Cameron Directing

A Blizzard executive has confirmed that the company is interested in translating its biggest video game franchises, like Starcraft, into movies but will aim to create partnerships with the most talented creators in the industry, like James Cameron, who directed the recent three dimensional hit Avatar.Rob Pardo, who i...

1 September 2010
03:20 GMT

‘Piranha 3D’ Producer Blasts James Cameron and ‘Avatar’

It’s on now: in a recent interview with Vanity Fair, James Cameron said the recently released “Piranha 3D” was the example of what should not be done in 3D. Producer Mark Canton has just responded to the diss – and it’s not pretty. As we also informed you the other day, Cameron said that...

1 September 2010
03:13 GMT

James Cameron Hates ‘Piranha 3D’

Ever since James Cameron’s blockbuster film “Avatar” came out at the end of last year, audiences have seen countless 3D releases, like the more recent horror flick “Piranha 3D,” which Cameron calls utter nonsense. The famous director is featured in the latest issue of Vanity Fair magazin...

31 August 2010
11:29 GMT

‘Avatar’ Flops on Theatrical Re-Release

James Cameron’s “Avatar,” also dubbed in the media the movie that never quits, saw re-release over the weekend in 3D and IMAX 3D – and fell beyond even the most pessimist expectations.As moviegoers (and not just Cameron fans) must know, “Avatar” literally wrote history shortly afte...

30 August 2010
06:31 GMT

James Cameron Is Filthy Rich, Pockets $350 Million for ‘Avatar’

James Cameron is sitting on a mountain of money – literally. The director, who was already in a league of his own as regards the money he made, has officially become the one person to get an estimated $350 million for a single film. This is explained by the fact that Cameron acts as director, producer and write...

10 July 2010
07:32 GMT

Use Your Yahoo Avatar as a Facebook Profile Photo

One of the more popular and fairly distinctive features on Yahoo is the custom avatar users can create. It’s been a staple of Yahoo’s social efforts even as those ambitions dwindled. These days, Yahoo is pretty happy integrating social features from third-parties, notably Facebook, but the avatars remain....

16 June 2010
10:43 GMT

50% of Games Might Be 3D in 2012

After the huge success of James Cameron's Avatar, almost all Hollywood blockbusters are shown in 3D, with the filming process also using the technology or a conversion employed when the shot was done in 2D. And now French publisher Ubisoft is saying that in less than 3 years, by the end of 2012, to be precise, a...

24 May 2010
15:01 GMT

‘Avatar’ Sets Blu-Ray Sales Record, Won’t Play Disc

This week is again “Avatar” week, with the movie setting yet another impressive record, this time for sales on Blu-ray Disc, as Nielsen numbers can confirm. While Fox is boasting about the achievement on all available channels, fans are gutted to note that many players don’t actually play the disc b...

30 April 2010
03:51 GMT

MSN Hosts James Cameron’s Avatar - Return to the World

Avatar fans are in for a real treat from MSN, with Microsoft announcing plans to debut a Hub dedicated exclusively to the biggest blockbuster in history. The launch of the ‘James Cameron’s Avatar - Return to the World’ MSN Hub site will make the movie phenomenon’s director the first ever inter...

22 April 2010
07:20 GMT

James Cameron Didn’t Win Oscar Because He’s Not a Woman

Shortly after the nominations for this year’s Oscar awards were announced, James Cameron realized that his “Avatar” was competing against his ex-wife’s “The Hurt Locker,” in both Best Director and Best Movie category. If he were to lose, he’d rather he lost to her than to any...

14 April 2010
10:03 GMT

The Winners at the Empire Film Awards 2010

This year’s edition of the Empire Film Awards honored “Avatar” as the best film of 2009, with leading actor Sam Worthington putting in an appearance to collect the statuette. Other winners included Christoph Waltz of “Inglourious Basterds” and Worthington’s co-star Zoe Saldana for ...

29 March 2010
08:36 GMT

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Takes Down ‘Alice’ at US Box Office

Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” ended its three-week run at the number-one spot of the US box office with the release of Disney’s animated 3D “How to Train Your Dragon,” with voices by Gerard Butler, America Ferrera and Jay Baruchel. The film took in $43.3 million domestically i...

29 March 2010
05:48 GMT

Sam Worthington Confirms ‘Avatar 2’

Talk of a second and possibly third “Avatar” film has been around ever since the first one dropped in cinemas late last year, but no report has ever been confirmed officially. At the beginning of this month, Sigourney Weaver was saying she had been asked to return for the sequel, despite the fact that her...

26 March 2010
10:52 GMT

Wii Miis Will Not Get New Clothes, Accessories

The virtual persona mania seems to have gone full circle. Nintendo introduced the Miis when the Wii home console was launched, Microsoft picked it up and created the Avatars, which can get new clothes and accessories, and Sony made Home, the space where PlayStation 3 users could design their own characters and choose...

18 March 2010
15:21 GMT

‘Alice in Wonderland’ Still Atop US Box Office

Tim Burton’s latest film, “Alice in Wonderland,” was received with mixed reviews by critics but, judging from box office gross, fans love it nonetheless. The film ended its second week of release with an extra $62 million in domestic gross, totaling over $200 million domestically and over $400 milli...

15 March 2010
06:56 GMT

‘Avatar’ Gets Summer Re-Release, Extra Scenes

“Avatar,” the biggest selling movie ever to be made in the history of cinema, is getting a revamp version. Director James Cameron, reportedly already at work on a prequel (a novel) and a sequel (a film), is currently in talks with Fox in light of having the flick re-released in theaters this summer, with ...

13 March 2010
04:42 GMT

Sigourney Weaver Returns for ‘Avatar 2’

Though nothing has been confirmed in this sense, it seems a given that a sequel to James Cameron’s highly successful “Avatar” will arrive in theaters sooner or later, although fans would have it the former. Details on the project are still a bit sketchy but according to Sigourney Weaver, she too wil...

1 March 2010
09:45 GMT

Michelle Rodriguez Won’t Be at the Oscars

“Avatar” and underdog “The Hurt Locker” are the two favorites for this year’s Academy Awards, set to take place on March 7. James Cameron’s alien vs. people saga has garnered no less than 9 nominations but, according to star Michelle Rodriguez, she had little say in the film’...

19 February 2010
10:56 GMT

What Xbox Live Means for Windows Phone 7 Series

Microsoft has recently presented the new Windows Phone 7 Series and one of the big features of the fresh concept is the integration of Xbox Live. The official presentation from the software giant says that the Windows Phone 7 Series “delivers the first and only official Xbox Live experience on a phone, includin...

17 February 2010
04:24 GMT

‘Avatar’ Prequel Is a Novel

James Cameron’s “Avatar” not only managed to silence critics saying it would never turn a profit, but it also became in as little as a few months the biggest film ever to be made, both in terms of box office grossing and critical reception. As such, talk of a follow-up is more than understandable an...

16 February 2010
11:10 GMT

‘Dear John’ Takes Down ‘Avatar’ at US Box Office

“Sherlock Holmes” came very close to ending “Avatar’s” rule at the US box office, but failed at the last minute to top its grossing. Since then, James Cameron’s latest film has ruled atop the US and international box office for seven consecutive weeks – but this came at an en...

8 February 2010
08:41 GMT

‘Avatar’ Will Not Win Oscar, James Cameron Says

James Cameron’s “Avatar” has proved to be the biggest movie of all times, both in terms of performance at the box office and in those of critics’ reception. Hailed as the most groundbreaking production of all times, the film is also up for nine Oscar nominations at this year’s awards cer...

4 February 2010
04:32 GMT

‘Avatar’ Sequel Drops in 4 Years, Brings War

Earlier this year, director James Cameron shocked with an announcement that very few saw coming, though millions of fans around the world were actually counting on it: “Avatar 2” will also be made. Though nothing has yet been made official, MarketSaw has the first details of the production. There is, ...

3 February 2010
10:26 GMT

‘Avatar’ Leads Oscar Nominations

A little over a month ago, word got out in the media that James Cameron’s “Avatar” was up for consideration for inclusion among nominees for the Best Motion Picture category at the Academy Awards. The film then went and won a Golden Globe in the same category, with many saying the Globes are the clo...

2 February 2010
10:12 GMT

Avatar-Style Space Mining 'Unfeasible'

In James Cameron's new fantasy movie Avatar, a private corporation conducts an off-world strip mining operation on the exomoon Pandora. The script places this world around a massive gas giant located in the Alpha Centauri system, which is a real star system some 4.4 light-years away from Earth. But space analyst...

30 January 2010
05:02 GMT

‘Avatar’ Sinks ‘Titanic,’ Is Officially Biggest Movie of All Times

In the battle between James Cameron against James Cameron for the title of the biggest selling movie of all times, James Cameron came out as the winner. “Avatar,” released just 6 weeks ago, has just topped “Titanic” in the race for the biggest movie in history, having surpassed $1.8 billion at...

26 January 2010
10:47 GMT


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