Nintendo has announced it’s set to release a black version of the 3DS XL on August 11.
This brings the number of shades North Americans can buy their 3DS XLs in up to four, with the others being blue, red and pink.
There were rumours that a black 3DS XL would be coming to America a couple of weeks ago, after an advert for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team on Cartoon Network displayed such a device.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games
By Carol Pinchefsky, Contributor
Ask any fan of Star Wars: There’s a new Moff in town. Although Disney acquired LucasArts on October 30, 2012, Disney has made some sweeping changes gradually, such as cancelling the long-running Cartoon Network television show, The Clone Wars, as well as the upcoming live-action comedy Detours in mid March. Now, after over five months, Disney executed Order 66 on their recently acquired videogames studios, LucasArts, and its 150 employees. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest
By Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool
Filed under: Investing
It’s a quiet day on the economic front, giving investors little reason to move markets sharply higher or lower. As of 3:20 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up a minuscule 0.02%, while the S&P 500 is down just 0.21%. On a company level, the fireworks are a bit brighter. Ten of the Dow’s 30 components have moved more than 1% today; here are the highlights.
Disney has dropped 1% today after the company announced a change in strategy for Lucasfilm’s Star Wars TV series. Star Wars: The Clone Wars will no longer make new episodes for Cartoon Network, but beyond that, details are sparse. The company will produce some sort of Star Wars content “set in a time period previously untouched” but didn’t say when or where the content would appear. Conventional wisdom would say Disney XD has a shot, and we’ll have to wait and see if that’s the case.
Caterpillar is the Dow’s biggest loser with a 1.7% drop today. Industrials are trading lower today, although there’s little news driving the move south. The stock is one of the few Dow components that hasn’t participated in the 2013 rally, essentially trading flat for the year. A disappointing fourth quarter and worry over economic growth both in China and at home have held the stock back recently.
Merck is among the stocks bucking the negative trend in a big way, climbing 3.1% today. The company got the OK to continue a large trial of Vytorin, a cholesterol drug that would compete with Pfizer’s Lipitor. Final results won’t be in until late next year, but with a huge market potential, this is a big step forward for the drug.
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Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance
By The Huffington Post News Editors
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” has been canceled … at least, on Cartoon Network. Though Lucasfilm announced the series will no longer air on the channel, the company said new “Clone Wars” content will be produced … and distributed elsewhere.
“After five highly successful and critically acclaimed seasons of ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars,’ we feel the time has come to wind down the series,” Lucasfilm said on its website. The company is also delaying the launch of “Star Wars: Detours,” a comedy series that was in the works before Disney purchased Lucasfilm and announced plans to launch a new trilogy.
It’s not all bad news for “Star Wars” fans. “We are exploring a whole new ‘Star Wars‘ series set in a time period previously untouched in ‘Star Wars‘ films or television programming,” Lucasfilm said. “You can expect more details in the months to come.”
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Following a record breaking debut on Cartoon Network, LEGO and Lucasfilm announced today that LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out will be getting a DVD release on March 26.
Here’s the official synopsis: “The heroes of the Rebel Alliance including heroic Luke Skywalker, swaggering Han Solo and steadfast Princess Leia have no time to celebrate their victory over the Empire as a new Imperial threat arises. But as Jedi-in training Luke embarks on this next mission, he discovers that his celebrity status as a ‘Death-Star-Blower-Upper’ can be a double-edged lightsaber when he’s constantly mobbed by crazed fans. So much for secret missions! Meanwhile, Darth Vader and Darth Maul are locked in a hilarious ‘Sith-ling’ rivalry as they compete for the Emperor’s approval. It’s an action-packed comic adventure that’s out of this world!”
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies
