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Well this years Anime Expo has come and gone. This year was filled with events with lots to do and see. I was a little disappointed with the lack of real anime videos to purchase. This years vendors were focus more on selling anime related products than the anime themselves. Still lots of cosplay and cute girls also some men in cosplay that I wish I could burn out my eyes :)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors the slain civil rights leader who was chosen to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, when he was 35 years old, at the time the youngest person to receive the award.His activism in marches and speeches, most famously the "I Have a Dream" speech Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., helped foster the passage of civil rights laws and the end of segregation.
King was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., at the age of 39.Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first celebrated as a federal holiday in 1986 under a law signed by then-President Ronald Reagan. King and George Washington are the only Americans with federal holidays celebrating their birth.
King "left an indelible mark on the United States and the rest of the world as he tirelessly strived to unite all members of society and demanded a nation where civil rights are not only upheld, but revered," LA Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke said."I believe that Dr. King would be very proud of some of the progress that has come about as a result of his efforts," Burke said. "He would also encourage us to eliminate the present threats of war and world strife and to continue to eliminate the ravages of poverty, both in our country and other regions of the world."In his holiday proclamation, President George W. Bush encouraged all Americans to celebrate King's memory "by performing acts of kindness through service to others.""Let us live out Dr. King's teachings as we continue to work for the day when the dignity and humanity of every person is respected," Bush said.
Microsoft said it shipped 1.8 million Xbox 360 consoles in the quarter,
compared to 900,000 in the same period a year ago. The numbers are a
stark contrast to the fourth quarter, during which Xbox 360 shipments plunged 60%.
The difference, Microsoft said, is Halo 3 -- a sci-fi based
first-person shooter game starring the plasma-ray packing Master Chief.
The game, which can only be played on the Xbox 360, launched in
September and rang up $330 million in sales during the first quarter.
The surge helped Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division
post a first-quarter profit of $165 million on revenue of $1.9 billion,
compared to a loss of $142 million on sales of $1.01 billion in the
same period a year ago.
Halo 3 has, to date, broken a number of gaming industry
records, including the mark for first day sales. The title pulled in
$170 million on its Sept. 25 launch date.
On the downside, Microsoft said that cost of revenue for its
gaming division increased 99%, or $584 million, in part because of a
jump in warranty-related expenses. The company in the fourth quarter
took a $1.06 billion charge against earnings to cover the cost of
extending the warranty period for the Xbox 360.
Microsoft conceded that the consoles suffer from frequent hardware failures and said it's working to fix the problem.
Overall, Microsoft said its first-quarter revenue increased 27%
year-over-year to $13.76 billion. Net income climbed 23% to $4.3
billion, while earnings per share increased 29% to 45 cents.
What a difference a biologically enhanced super-soldier makes. Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)
reported Thursday that sales of its Xbox 360 video game console jumped
100% in its fiscal first quarter, thanks to the debut of Halo 3.
[via informationweek]
The '80s anime series adaptation will star and be produced by the actor
There are days when the fates smile on the fanboy in us all, especially if you were weaned on cartoons from the 1980s, and this is one of them. After years of rumors, false starts, and 
plans that went nowhere, there are finally definite plans to bring the '80s anime series ROBOTECH to the big screen - and it's all thanks to your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
Or to the actor that plays him, anyway. After lengthy negotiations, Warner Bros. has acquired the film rights to the franchise, and Maguire's company Maguire Entertainment will be producing the movie. Maguire himself has his eye on the lead role - and given his age and looks, it more like he wants to play pilot Rick Hunter than bridge officer Lisa Hayes.
For those not familiar with the franchise (though it sounds like you soon will be), ROBOTECH was a syndicated series produced by Harmony Gold USA and Tatsunoko Productions that combined three separate Japanese animated series - only two of which were animated by the same company - into one vast, interconnected epic. Through the wonders of redubbing and editing, the completely different MACROSS, SOUTHERN CROSS, and GENESIS CLIMBER MOSPEADA were given an umbrella plot about Earth's first (and somewhat disastrous) contact with alien life. (The entire ROBOTECH series and the three separate Japanese series are all available on DVD.) Judging from previous attempts to film the show, it's likely that the movie will concentrate on the MACROSS section of the series - unless Maguire really wants to stretch his acting legs and play the cross-dressing singer from the third series.
By TONY WHITT
Oh! and lets not forget Matilda May in "Lifeforce" (1985) She has to be the sexiest Space Vamipre EVER. Buy this movie now :) Campy as hell.
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