Author: Stephan

“Only If You Promise To Post It”

So at SDCC09, Steve Lavigne showed me a copy of Kevin’s new TMNT compilation that Kev had given him. Of course, as with almost everyone’s copy, Kevin sketched and signed Steve’s copy. So how would you think Kevin Eastman would sketch and sign a book for a guy who helped launch the TMNT franchise? Some extra detailed awesome sketch perhaps? Maybe a character he rarely draws? No no, not this time.

Instead Kevin signed and sketched the book as if he was three years old! LOL

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Steve allowed me to take this picture under the pretense that “you promise to post it and make a huge deal out of it.”

So, making good on my word, here is your huge deal post Steve 😛

Personally I think this is some of Kevin’s best work (OOOOOOOOOO BUUUUUUUUUURN!)

Click the pic for the full size picture.

Ebay Alert: SDCC09 Prints

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For those of you not able to attend SDCC09, Jake Black himself has asked me to post these auctions he found via ebay:

Eastman and Laird Jake Black Benefit Print

Mike Dooney’s Exclusive Con Print

The FCBD Jake Black Benefit Print

Let me make it clear that as these are third party auctions, Jake does not get money off of this resale. He simply wants other people to have a chance at the prints.

Additionally, for those of you who don’t know. Jake is currently fighting cancer, and he tells us that:
“I have a big important scan on Tuesday that will determine the next four months’ of treatments”

So please, keep him in your thoughts that all goes well 🙂

Fresh From The Rumor Mill: 4Kids Entertainment For Sale?

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For the record, this is still totally rumor status.

4Kids Entertainment (NYSE: KDE), the NYC-based kids entertainment media firm, has put itself up for sale, paidContent has learned. The company is going through a selective bidding process, and speaking to a few interested parties, according to a source familiar with the situation. 4Kids, founded in 1970 as Leisure Concepts Inc, is one of the larger owners, licensees and distributors of children’s TV in U.S., and is known for brands such as the PokĂ©mon and Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese anime franchises, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Cabbage Patch Kids. It also has a kids trading cards business, which is HQed in San Diego, and owns a stake in TC Digital, the operator of the popular Chaotic trading card games and the website.

Until late last year it also ran two programming blocks on TV: the CW4Kids on The CW and 4Kids TV on FOX stations, but the latter ended in December. Since then, it has started an online site 4Kids.TV, where it streams full episodes of its shows. In 2006, 4Kids and Microsoft signed a deal to license children’s video games for the Xbox 360. (More about the company on Wikipedia.)

The company went through a 15 percent staff reduction last year to cut costs. Its stock price has been steadily declining for the last year or so, and has a market cap of less than $25 million now. Its revenues dropped to $10.5 million for Q109, compared to $15 million in Q108. With heavy competition from the likes of Disney, Turner and Nickelodeon, and the loss of Fox’s contract, the going has been tough for the company, and as PE and strategic players who value content libraries have been looking at the landscape, this might be as best a time as any for the company to sell, the thinking goes. Company’s response: “We don’t comment on rumors or speculation.”

Click the Pic for a Direct Link to the Article. Thanks to Hudemx of the technodrome for th heads up.

Great Deal on TMNT Blu-Ray Pre-Order

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According to Gizmodo, GamerHotline.com has a great deal on the Pre-Order for the TMNT Blu-Ray Box set for $47.97 (Normally $54). You should go buy it. (Click the Pic!)

A Big thank you to my co-worker, Curtis, for pointing this one out to me.

Turtles In Time: Re-Shelled – Out Today!

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The day has finally commeth! That’s right friends! Turtles In Time: Re-Shelled is out on Xbox Live!

In reading various reviews of the game, I have noticed a substantial divide. Those who are trying to rate this title while comparing it to CURRENT games, and those who are…not.

Let us get one thing straight gang. You CANNOT compare this title to current XBLA games with any sense of fairness. It is simply apples and oranges. It would be like if they released Golden Eye (FPS for the N64 – one of the the greatest games of it’s time) on XBLA and then compared it to Halo 3. OF COURSE it isn’t going to hold up. It isn’t supposed to! Turtles In Time Re-Shelled is exactly what it is supposed to be… a love letter to the fanbase. It is a faithful recreation of the original game with upgraded graphics and achievements. End of Story. If youre lookiing for a cutting edge game, go play one. But if you are looking for a warm and fuzzy 45 minute walk down memory lane for you and your friends…download Turtles In Time Reshelled. Go. Now. Why are you still reading this? Go!

Ok fine, if you want to read something, go read Team XBox’s Review (Click the pic!)