CONSTRUCTION ZONE
CONSTRUCTION ZONE
Over the course of the glorious month of May, little green men are going to tinker with our site. We are upgrading our server, installing the latest version of our cart software, and implementing little gadgets and gizmos. Some improvements will result only in a slight hiccup in our earnest online Chaosium service. Other improvements will result in our taking our site offline for a few hours to chant, move databases, and perform other semi-occult rituals. The result should provide you with an increase in swellness when using our site.
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Star Wars players take their money elsewhere
By LIANA B. BAKER
Reuters
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Electronic Arts lost 400,000 Star Wars: The Old Republic subscribers in the fourth quarter, dealing a blow to its efforts to rely on the new game for growth and sending the game maker’s shares down about nine per cent.
EA has poured more money and firepower into Star Wars: The Old Republic than it has any game in its 30-year history. Wall Street is closely watching to see if the game can succeed, since it could bring EA riches for years to come. If it struggles, EA’s earnings will be hurt in […]
Avengers takes in record $200 million
By LISA RICHWINE, RONALD GROVER
Reuters
The Avengers proved that five superheroes are better than one by bursting into Hollywood’s record books with a massive $200.3 million in ticket sales over its opening weekend in U.S. and Canadian theatres, kicking off Hollywood’s summer movie season with a bang.
The domestic debut for the bigbudget, effects-filled movie from Disney’s Marvel studios sped past last summer’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows – Part 2, which opened with $169.2 million in its first weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. In March, The Hunger Games opened with $152.5 million, the fourth largest opening in box […]