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Submission + - WoW Releases Final Wrath Patch Tomorrow (wow.com) 4

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on Monday December 07, 2009 @08:17PM

ajs writes: "World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King expansion was staggered into 4 phases. The fourth and final phase, patch 3.3, is slated to be released tomorrow, December 8th. This patch is significant in that it will be the first introduction of one of the most anticipated new features in the game since PvP arenas: the cross-realm random dungeon as well as the release of new end-game dungeons for 5, 10 and 25-player groups. The ultimate fight against the expansion's antagonist, The Lich King AKA Arthas, will be gated as each of the four wings of the final dungeon are opened in turn--a process that may take several months. The next announced patch after 3.3 (presumably 4.0) will be the release of Cataclysm, the next expansion."

Submission + - Next World of Warcraft expansion: Cataclysm (ajs.com)

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on Sunday July 12, 2009 @11:55AM

ajs writes: "There has been no official announcement yet, but a number of moves by Blizzard Entertainment seem to indicate that the next expansion for World of Warcraft will be titled Cataclysm. Speculation began when Blizzard trademarked Cataclysm recently and then later when a test server briefly popped up with the word "Maelstrom" in its name. If true, the name would fall neatly into the WoW lore and expected expansion list. The Cataclysm is another name for the Great Sundering, an event that created a swirling vortex of water and mystical energies (the "Maelstrom") that has appeared on the world map in-game since release. There are also indications that early design work included some of the islands in this area, which has long fueled anticipation of a Maelstrom-based expansion involving the former Night Elf noble, Azshara, queen of the Naga and the Goblins whose main city is in the south seas."

Submission + - Nimoy may be the star of the next Trek film? (aintitcool.com)

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on Friday August 31, 2007 @05:05PM

ajs writes: "Moriarty, over on Ain't It Cool News is running a column about the upcoming J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie. In it, he discusses some theories about where the movie is going, but doesn't reveal his sources. He claims that Nimoy's Spock, not the younger versions of the original Trek trio, will be the primary star of the film; and that the movie will make some very substantial changes to the Trek lore in a way that is internally consistent with what went before, but opens up many more options for future franchise films or series. If he's right, there are some pretty substantial spoilers in the column."

Submission + - Babylon 5 direct to DVD project in production

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on Tuesday November 14, 2006 @12:05PM

ajs writes: "As previously announced, "Babylon 5: The Lost Tales" is a direct-to-DVD project based on the popular series from the mid-1990s. Lost Tales first DVD, titled "Voices of the Dark" has now begun production. As usual, J. Michael Straczynski and Doug Netter will be running the show with Straczynski directing. The characters, President John Sheridan (Boxleitner), Captain Elizabeth Lochley (Scoggins) and the technomage Galen (Woodward) are returning. The Lost Tales is an anthology series of sorts with two movies (previously three) per DVD starting in 2007. Straczynski has commented on Usenet that a more CG-intensive installment is coming in the next batch, featuring the character of Michael Garibaldi (Doyle)."

Submission + - California sues automakers for global warming

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on Wednesday September 20, 2006 @03:33PM

ajs writes: "Reuters is reporting that the state of California is suing automakers over global warming. California is claiming that automakers have "harmed the resources, infrastructure and environmental health," of the state. The targetted automakers are Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. , Chrysler Motors Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co."

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