Submitted by: Kyle Nin Slice of SciFi’s latest podcast #43 featured a story about horror guru Guillermo Del Toro and his helming of the upcoming film project Pan Labyrinth. Now, he has been chosen by New Line Cinema to direct “Killing on Carnival Row.” Carnival is about a futuristic fabled city set in the Victorian […]
Win Original Art by Award-Winning Artist Tom Kidd!
Grass Valley, CA — January 12, 2006 — Ever dreamed of owning a piece of original art? Now’s your chance! Visit BudPlant to enter to win original art by renowned artist Tom Kidd, author of the heralded new book Kiddography: The Life and Art of Tom Kidd, published by Paper Tiger (available now with a […]
Battlefield 2 Celebration Day
Xfire invites you to a full day of Battlefield 2: Special Forces Events! Chat & Play with the Dev Team: They will kick-off the day with an exclusive live chat with EA’s Battlefield 2: Special Forces development team. This event takes place on December 15th & 18th. After the chat, you will get a chance […]
CASTING CALL – All Voice Actors
Game Warden has issued a casting call for voice actors for its Battlestar Galactica: Reimagined MOD. Here are the details: We currently have openings for the following roles: Female: THREE Male: at least SEVEN There will be several generic audio parts as well, and cast number listed above may change. Here’s what I need from […]
Special Report – Triangle iPod Giveaway
Win an iPod from SoSF and the SciFi Channel!
Should you wait for the PS3?
Source: CNN Money Written By: Peter Lewis (FORTUNE, Senior Editor) Even if the Xbox 360 is a rousing success, Sony will likely still dominate the console universe. NEW YORK (FORTUNE) – More than 90 million PlayStation 2 consoles have been sold worldwide since the PS2’s debut in 2000, compared with some 25 million Microsoft Xboxes […]
Club Neverdie
Jon Jacobs, a director of independent films, plans to call the space resort, in the science-fiction themed game Project Entropia, “Club Neverdie.” Like other land areas in the game that has been visited by 300,000 players, the resort grounds will spawn dinosaur-like monsters, which visitors can kill. [Read more…]
SoSF Contest Winners
We have our winners! The correct answer: it was the Interjections! song from Schoolhouse Rock. Congratulations to our 4 winners, Tim from Richmond VA; Scott from Janesville WI; Paul from San Antonio TX; and Jeff from Fayettville TX. You guys will be receiving copies of the Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales CD in the mail. (All the […]
Computer/Video Games May Hazardous To Your Health
Source: Yahoo News A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said Tuesday. The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing on-line battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the […]
Star Wars Battlefront II
JM from the Geek4x4 Podcast sent this in: For video gamers, LucasArts’ “Star Wars Battlefront II” will be available for Sony’s PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, Microsoft’s Xbox and Windows platforms. It is the sequel to the best-selling “Star Wars” video game of all time and adds all-new space combat, playable Jedi characters and never-before-seen […]
August 2005 Events Calendar
Listed below are the Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror Events, Conventions, Rallies and Meetings scheduled worldwide for August 2005. Got an event you want posted on Slice of SciFi? Contact us! Creation: Official Stargate SG-1/Atlantis Con August 5-7, 2005 Crown Plaza Meadowlands 2 Harmon Plaza Secaucus, NJ (USA) Scheduled Guests: Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Don Davis, […]
Comic Con Intl. 2005 a Huge Success
Sources: ComingSoon.net & Sci-Fi Wire This year’s Comic Con International in San Diego, California was a smashing success, “the biggest and best so far,” according to many attendees. A lot of firsts occurred at the convention.