Factory Entertainment: The Beatles Yellow Submarine Pre-Order, Universal Monsters Ring of Dracula, Golden Gun Video and more!

from Factory Entertainment:

This week we’re very excited to announce the pre-order date for the Beatles Yellow Submarine Studio Scale Model. Halloween is just around the corner and we believe the best way to celebrate this year would be by pre-ordering a prized possession from the “King” of vampires. Act fast, our stock is being drained rapidly! Also, our agents have obtained some key intel on a super villain’s “powerful weapon.” Check out the detailed video below. More surprises to come!

The Beatles Yellow Submarine Studio Scale Model
“Groovy! How do you start this thing?”
Factory Entertainment is proud to present its studio scale model of the Yellow Submarine. The culmination of detailed research into the submarine featured in the 1968 animated classic, this museum quality model is the most detailed and accurate 3-D representation of the Yellow Submarine ever produced. Details:

  • An impressive 20” (50cm) in length
  • High quality resin & ABS construction
  • Opening hatches (with detailed ‘infinity’ interiors)
  • Synchronized rotating propellers
  • Adjustable periscopes
  • Character portholes
  • Display stand & mirrored base
  • Numbered limited edition with plaque

Pre-Ordering Begins September 23rd, 2010 — 9 AM PST — $599
Edition size will be strictly limited to pre-orders received during the limited pre-order period. A deposit of $200 will be required to secure each pre-order.

The Ring of Dracula — Elite Edition Prop Replica
A high quality, officially licensed replica of The Ring of Dracula, bearing the Count’s crest. Cast from an original prop ring with exacting attention to detail, this stunning Elite Edition replica is crafted from sterling silver and inset with a genuine semi-precious Carnelian ‘blood’ stone. The mark of ‘THE’ vampire, The Ring of Dracula Elite Edition will be a valuable addition to any collection. Limited edition of just 600 pieces worldwide. Pre-order today to secure yours and avoid missing this opportunity.

James Bond 007 — Golden Gun Video
‘He has a powerful weapon…’ and now you can see it for yourself! Check out our detailed video which instructs the viewer how to assemble Scaramanga’s prized possession and highlights each separate component. After watching the video, be sure to take advantage of our, “Extra Bullets” limited time offer by purchasing a Signature or Limited Edition Golden Gun directly from our online store, factoryentstore.com.

The Beatles on Facebook
“Love” The Beatles? Are you a Facebook user? Well, you’re in luck! You can join their 7 million members strong Facebook group and get updates on all things Beatles. “All Together Now.”

Follow us on Twitter, we proudly add to the mostly inane babble but we also throw in more than the occasional gem!

Dangerous Dorks: Say No to Nerd Rage!

from GeekChicDaily:

View the shocking video The Empire doesn’t want you to see…

Once, Nerd Rage could bubble over in a Kirk Vs. Picard debate or a Ditko Vs. Lee message board discussion. In the past, such anger manifested itself as an overturned Mountain Dew glass or a ridiculous internet flame war. These days, though, you’d best watch your back around the nerd herd.

Time was that the nastiest thing you’d see happening at a comic convention was Trekkers making sarcastic remarks towards Twi-Hards. No more. At this year’s Comic-Con, an argument over Hall H seating resulted in a now-infamous eye-gouge.

And physical violence isn’t the only danger. At an Arizona comic convention, a puppet troup tried to stage a skit involving a Stormtrooper and a Na’vi. Suddenly, an over-zealous sci-fi fan came down on them like a fetid rain of curdled blue milk (fun starts at :45).

More norms are coming over to the geekside every day, friends. It’s getting crowded. Has it really gotten to where nerds need to pack heat for protection? No way. Here’s why: firearms can accidentally discharge and shoot fellow Avatar fans. In real life, there are no extra lives. Say No to Nerd Rage!

“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Season 3 Premiere

from StarWars.com:

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 Starts Tonight!!

Tune in to Cartoon Network tonight at 9:00 PM PT/ET to catch the first two episodes of the transformative third season of The Clone Wars, “Clone Cadets” and “ARC Troopers” (get a sneak peek at the episodes here and here)!

Still need more Clone Wars? Here’s just a small sampling of all the recent Clone Wars goodness:

Clone Wars Adventures is Now Live!
Clone Wars Adventures, a free-to-play, action packed virtual world for fans of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series, is now live and ready to play!

The Clone Wars Season 3 Premiere Event at Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network held a red carpet Season 3 premiere screening at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, inviting Boys and Girls Club kids to mingle with George Lucas and The Clone Wars cast.

All New Clone Wars Web Comic
In time for season three, an all new story exclusive to StarWars.com!

Clone Wars Character Soundboards
A fresh batch of Clone Wars characters have been added to the Official Star Wars Soundboards, with more to come! Hear your favorite characters on demand with the following links:

Bounty Hunters | Anakin Skywalker | Ahsoka Tano | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Hondo Ohnaka | clone troopers | Asajj Ventress | Cad Bane | Captain Rex | Aayla Secura

Chaos War: The End of the Marvel Universe is Nigh!

from Things from Another World:

This October, we see an all-new Marvel crossover event in which reality itself hangs in the balance. Hercules, Thor, the Hulks, Silver Surfer and a cadre of other superheroes star in Chaos War. Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente are planning an epic unlike any you’ve ever seen in the Marvel Universe:

“I don’t care how big you think Chaos War is, it’s actually bigger,” says Van Lente. “This is a cosmic big-budget disaster movie set in the Marvel Universe with all the major players playing major roles. Greg and I are trying to redefine epic storytelling in the super hero genre and every time I look at the scripts I get both intimidated and excited in equal measure.”

We’ve made it easy for you to check out all the issues on our Chaos War page. The event starts in October and includes the five-issue Chaos War miniseries, a host of one-shots as well as crossover issues in Incredible Hulks through January. Be sure to check back at the beginning of each month, as we’ll be adding all the latest Chaos War issues!

Visit Our Chaos War Page

The Legend of Neil, Minisode 3: “Elf vs Wild”

from The Legend of Neil:

Two things, my Neil-lovers.

1) The Legend of Neil has a brand new minisode starring Alex Albrecht (Diggnation, Totally Rad Show). If you ever remember getting your shield eaten in the original Zelda and how frustrating that was, you’ll probably enjoy the cathartic release of watching this. Check it here.

2) Our store is getting fully stocked with T-shirts. We brought back the popular “You Deserve it After Committing Murder” Heart shirt and the “This Crap is Free” shirt. Pre-order them now and receive a Tony Janning & Sandeep Parikh autographed 8×10.

/end list of awesomeness

“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Season 3 Premiere Event!

from StarWars.com:

On September 10, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Cartoon Network held a red carpet Season Three premiere screening at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco. The fun-filled evening, sponsored by Hasbro, featured a first-ever big screen presentation of the season’s launch episodes, as well as a whole host of special activities — including videogame demos, Hasbro Galactic Battle game stations, photo opportunities with costumed characters, Jedi Academy Training and more. Special guests included youth from the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, along with Executive Producer George Lucas, Supervising Director Dave Filoni, Producer Cary Silver and the cast of Star Wars: The Clone Wars!

The next chapter of Star Wars: The Clone Wars begins with a must-see one-hour premiere, airing at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, September 17 on Cartoon Network.

Breadpig: n00b! Asian Adventure! Colbert!

from Breadpig:

Ahoy, Breadpig legionnaire!

We know it’s only been two weeks since we’ve written, but it’s been an action-packed time and we didn’t want you to fall behind on the news!

The observant among you may have noticed that the last briefing had TWO signatures at the bottom instead of just one. That’s because as of a few weeks ago, Breadpig officially has a new employee! Christina Xu has joined on to help steer our porky hero towards greater heights of do-goodery and generally improve awesome levels in the world. If you have any questions for Christina, please ask her!

One of the first missions that our largest-ever Breadpig team will tackle is an epic voyage to South Asia in October to visit, observe, and document the work Room to Read is doing with the $85,460 we’ve donated to them. Both Alexis and Christina will visit the Laos Room to Read office as well as the XKCD school Breadpig built in Salavan, Laos. Then, Christina will continue solo to the RTR programs in Hanoi, Vietnam; Colombo, Sri Lanka; and Kathmandu and Bariya, Nepal to find out how our other funded projects (and Room to Read in general) are getting along. We’ll be posting an official itinerary soon — please contact us if you have advice, requests, suggestions for great organizations to team up with in the future, or the ability to meet up for a drink anywhere along the way!

Finally, Breadpig joined in Reddit’s efforts to create the largest fundraiser for DonorsChoose ever to convince Stephen Colbert to have a rally in DC. We donated $1776.63 to the campaign to celebrate Reddit breaking the $30,000 mark (Hilary Clinton’s record over the last 3 years!) in less than 24 hours, and in return Mr. Colbert wrote us a little letter. We are proud (and starstruck) beyond words!

Breadpig doubled in size as a company, is going to visit Room to Read sites in Laos/Vietnam/Sri Lanka/Nepal in October, donated $1776.63 to DonorsChoose to congratulate Redditors on generating over $30k in less than 24 hours.

Love and crusty bacon,
Alexis and Christina

(P.S. This Sunday, November 19th, is Talk Like a Pirate Day. We hope you observe this holiest of days.)

J!NX: Who We Are, What We Do

from J!NX:

New Video: Who We Are, What We Do
J!NX is not a clothing company. Yes, we do indeed sell clothing, but at the core, J!NX is not even a company. It’s a credo, a set of tenets. It is a way of going about your day, and a list of the things that we make important. Distilling it down further, let’s say we simmer things down to a zesty passion-infused reduction sauce, J!NX becomes simply the people that drive their automobiles to this Fortress daily. It is their values, interests and personalities that manifest into something tangible. Every blurb that hits our Community section, every piece of clothing we create, every convention we hit, literally every synapse that fires for the purposes of propagating our message, comes from the amazing craniums of the people here, my friends, the J!NX crew. Watch this video and get to know them better.

New J!NX Classic Tee: Portal Potty
It is the natural progression of human nature to make technological advances, celebrate them, and then abuse them. The Portal Technology is no different. One minute we’re shifting companion cubes around with the greatest of ease, the next minute we’re mooning each other (or worse) through space and time. Let’s just hope the orange portal is placed inside GLaDOS’s server room.

L2Dress, Noob!
When it comes to pwning and levelling, you’ve got it covered, but how do you measure up to IRL challenges, like paying taxes and dressing well? We can’t help you with the taxes part, but J!NX now offers a whole line of clothing to help you attain the Legendary Closet achievement. Click here to view the full Line!

20% off all products for Orders $50+
Use Promotion Code: WHATWEDO
This offer expires Monday, September 20, 2010 at 11:59PM PDT, so don’t wait!

VIZ Media Announces the Latest “Bleach”, “Naruto” and “Vampire Knight” DVD Releases for September and October 2010

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced several new DVD releases scheduled for September and October that expand the company’s popular Bleach, Naruto and Vampire Knight animated series.

New Bleach Releases Include:

Bleach Volume 32
Rated “T” for Teens
MSRP: $24.92 U.S. / $35.99 CAN
Available September 21st
Captain Hitsugaya’s advance Soul Reaper troops get involved in some unexpected sidelines during their stay in the World of the Living. When Karin Kurosaki agrees to go up against a tough group of middle school students in a game of soccer, Hitsugaya himself steps in to lend a hand. Then all the top members of Karakura First High School’s kendo team are injured, and Ikkaku is brought in to put the remaining team members through a training regimen from hell! Contains episodes 132 thru 135.

Bleach Uncut Box Set Season 6
Rated “T” for Teens
MSRP: $49.95 U.S. / $71.99 CAN
Available September 28th
Back in the World of the Living, Ichigo Kurosaki has been officially recognized as a Substitute Soul Reaper by the Soul Society. But trouble soon comes to Karakura Town in the form of Visoreds, a group of ex-Soul Reapers that have crossed over into the realm of the Hollows. As they try to recruit Ichigo to their side, it is revealed that former Captain Sosuke Aizen is attempting to create an army of Hollows with Soul Reaper powers called Arrancars. It will take Ichigo and his friends, along with a detachment of Soul Reapers, to keep them from destroying the town. Contains episodes 110 thru 121 (Original and Uncut).

For more information on Bleach, please visit BLEACH.viz.com.

New Vampire Knight Releases Include:

Vampire Knight Volume 2
Rated “T+” for Older Teens
MSRP: $19.97 U.S. / $28.99 CAN
Available September 28th
A new teacher arrives at Cross Academy with a hidden identity and possibly deadly connection to Zero, whose suffering is driving him to desperation. Yuki’s feelings are torn between Zero and Kaname, and her determination to help Zero may lead her to betray the one she loves most. Contains episodes: 5-8.

For more information on Vampire Knight, please visit: ShojoBeat.com.

New Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden Releases Include:

Naruto: Shippuden Box Set 4 Special Edition
Rated “T+” for Older Teens
MSRP: $69.97 U.S. / $99.99 CAN
Available October 19th
Team Kakashi’s spying mission brings them face to face with the Leaf’s most deadly enemy, Orochimaru. Naruto’s rage brings forth the Nine-Tailed Fox, but at great risk to both himself and those he cares for the most. With Naruto’s rampage quelled, the team continues on to Orochimaru’s lair to find Sasuke, but the mysterious Sai has disappeared. Could one of their own be planning the ultimate betrayal? The Special Edition Box Set contains 14 episodes (episodes 40-53) on 3 discs, and a special limited edition collectible Sasuke figure.

Naruto: Shippuden Box Set 4 Standard Edition
Rated “T+” for Older Teens
MSRP: $49.95 U.S. / $71.99 CAN
Available October 19th
DVD-only collection featuring 14 episodes on 3 discs. Limited edition collectible figure not included.

Naruto Uncut Season 4, Part 1
Rated “T+” for Older Teens
MSRP: $49.95 U.S. / $71.99 CAN
Available October 26th
In the Hidden Leaf Village there are few things that Naruto and Choji love more than a steaming bowl of Ichiraku ramen. But when the daughter of the noodle shop owner is kidnapped, they’re on the case. Then, missions for the Leaf ninja lead them to the Land of Bears after a fallen meteorite and on to the Land of Greens where the team must protect a princess. When an evil ninja who’s after the princess gets in their way, Naruto puts his life on the line to save her! Contains episodes 164-191.

For more information on Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden, please visit NARUTO.com.

NEW Sanrio 50th Anniversary MIMOBOT now! Plus watch Hello Kitty at the New York Stock Exchange!

from Mimoco:

NEW! Collect ALL 6! The final three Sanrio X MIMOBOT characters have now arrived! Please welcome Badtz-Maru MIMOBOT, Hangyodon MIMOBOT, and Hello Kitty Classic MIMOBOT as they complete our Sanrio 50th anniversary collection now! Learn More!

Video Profile: Hello Kitty @ NYSE! Check out Hello Kitty as she ring-ring-rings the bell at the New York Stock Exchange! Watch Now!

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“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Night to Be Held at PETCO Park

from StarWars.com:

The Force has been with the San Diego Padres all season long, and on Friday, September 24, the Padres will pay tribute to a “galaxy far, far away” with a special Star Wars: The Clone Wars Night at the ballpark, as the team takes on the Cincinnati Reds.

For one night only, a portion of the Upper Reserved section of PETCO Park will be transformed into an intergalactic experience. Fans who purchase tickets in these special sections will have the opportunity to take a picture with their favorite Star Wars or Star Wars: The Clone Wars character, enjoy Star Wars trivia, special giveaways and much more in-game entertainment. Fans are encouraged to dress in character, but weapons will not be permitted at PETCO Park, and ballpark management reserves the right to ask that masks be removed at any time.

To extend the Star Wars Night festivities, fans will also have the opportunity to purchase a ticket package that allows them to stay after the game for an exclusive Star Wars sleepover under the stars on the PETCO Park playing field. Everyone at the sleepover will be treated to a special screening of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back on the FriarVision video board, in honor of the movie’s 30th anniversary this year.

Additional sleepover entertainment will include a special appearance by Ashley Eckstein, wife of Padres infielder David Eckstein. Ashley is the voice of Ahsoka Tano in the hit animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Sleepover ticket packages also include a postgame snack, breakfast on Saturday morning and a one-of-a-kind Padres/Star Wars-themed gift.

Tickets for Star Wars: The Clone Wars Night at PETCO Park are on sale now. Game tickets in the special section are priced at $25. Ticket packages for the game and sleepover are priced at $200, but the first 100 fans to purchase the package will receive a special reduced price of $100. Only 1,000 sleepover tickets are available, so visit padres.com/starwars and secure your spot for this unique event now!