Deadline reports that Dexter may not last after this season or the seventh. Showtime’s prime-time drama Dexter opened its sixth season on Sunday with a stellar 2.2 million viewers, up 24% from last year to mark the hit series’ highest-rated premiere ever and Showtime’s best original series opener in at least 14 years. But the prospects of the hit drama going to a seventh season are now uncertain as negotiations between Dexter star Michael C. Hall and Showtime have broken down. I hear that the two sides reached an impasse yesterday, the same day Dexter‘s big Season 6 premiere ratings came out. Hall’s contract for Dexter is up after the current sixth season, which is about to wrap production. He has been negotiating with Showtime for a while, but I hear talks broke down after the two sides couldn’t bridge a $4 million gap in proposed salary for a new deal, with Showtime offering $20 million for two more seasons and Hall’s team asking for $24 million. Either figure would make Hall one of the highest-paid actors in cable. Sources indicate that the network brass remain hopeful about reaching a deal, with signing Hall for one more season vs. two also an option. Hall jumped on Dexter immediately after finishing Six Feet Under and, after working on a TV series for 10 straight years, the actor had been looking to do other things, including a Broadway musical. He won a Golden Globe for his role on Dexter last year. Microsoft today confirmed that they have teamed up with 40 TV and entertainment providers to bring shows and live television to Xbox Live. The list of partnerships includes some heavy hitters like Bravo, Comcast, HBO GO, Verizon FiOS and Syfy in the U.S. They will start hitting consoles worldwide this holiday. "We've announced that we are now collaborating with Microsoft to soon deliver a great selection of live, FiOS TV channels over the Xbox Entertainment System," wrote Verizon's Bobbi Henson. "What really makes this exciting is that this innovative, new service will integrate live, multi-channel streaming HD TV and Kinect voice and gesture commands via the Xbox." "By bringing the technologically advanced Verizon FiOS TV service to Xbox 360 and Kinect, we are advancing our vision to provide the best in entertainment in extraordinary new ways," said Tom Gibbons, corporate vice president of the TV & Service Business for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. "Xbox 360 brings all your entertainment, friends and family together in one place, and we look forward to introducing Verizon FiOS TV to the console this holiday." Here's the full list of international TV providers: • ABC iView – Australia • AlloCiné – France, Germany, Spain, U.K. • Antena 3 – Spain • Astral Media's Disney XD – Canada • AT&T** – U.S. • BBC – U.K. • blinkbox – U.K. • Bravo – U.S. • BSkyB** – U.K. • Canal+* – France, Spain • Channel 4 – U.K. • Channel 5 – U.K. • CinemaNow (Best Buy) – U.S. • Comcast – U.S. • Crackle – Australia, Canada, U.K., U.S. • Dailymotion – Available in 32 markets • EPIX – U.S. • ESPN** – U.S. • Facebook** – Available in all 35 Xbox LIVE markets • FOXTEL** – Australia • GolTV – Spain • HBO GO – U.S. • Hulu – Japan • Hulu +**– U.S. • iHeartRadio (Clear Channel) – U.S. • Last.fm** – U.K., U.S. • LOVEFiLM – Germany, U.K. • Manga Entertainment – U.S. • Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment/Real Sports – Canada • MediaSet – Italy • MSN with MSNBC.com – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, U.K. • MUZU.TV – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, U.K. • Netflix**– Canada, U.S. • Rogers On Demand Online (RODO) – Canada • RTVE – Spain • SBS On Demand – Australia • Syfy – U.S. • Telefonica – Spain • Televisa – Mexico • "The Today Show" – U.S. • TELUS** – Canada • TMZ – U.S. • Twitter** – Available in all 35 Xbox LIVE markets • UFC – Canada, U.S. • Verizon – U.S. • VEVO – Canada, U.K., U.S. • VimpelCom** – Russia • Vodafone Portugal** – Portugal • YouTube – Available in 22 markets • ZDF – Germany • Zune** – Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain Xbox LIVE Gold membership and/or other subscriptions/fees required. ** Denotes existing partners on Xbox LIVE available today. Sources tell Twitch that Universal Pictures are currently looking in to the possibility of shooting Fast 6 and Fast 7 back to back in Europe throughout 2012 and, furthermore, that they are entering into preliminary conversations with Jason Statham to explore the possibility of the action star joining one or both films. Statham is far from a sure thing at this point but if ever a star made more sense for this franchise - particularly if they are shifting to a European base of operations - then I am hard pressed to imagine who it might be. Director Justin Lin recently exited the director's role for Terminator 5 due to a scheduling conflict. If this back to back talk pans out that would go a very long way to explaining how that conflict arose. Obviously. The Assassin's Creed franchise is based around the 2012 take over of the world propagated by the Templars. Speaking to Eurogamer, Creative Lead Alexandre Amacio confirmed that a new installment will be coming before the end of next year. "In Assassin's Creed we set up a timeline with this whole end of the world plot of December 2012. That's fast approaching, and the story we have to tell, we obviously need to do it before we arrive at that point," he said. "We had such a complex and strong narrative that we ourselves did our best to just try to execute these games before that date. It would be stupid of us to be centering a game on a semi-reality and then have that conclusion happen after that date in real life." Click for Skyrim Gallery The latest issue of PC Gamer contains a ten page article on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The feature has a bunch of new details, which we have for you below. - Leon from OPM playing tag with the Riverwood children - Leon and Jon from OXM experienced significantly different outcomes from the lowe letter quest - Journalist playing finds an unnaned Nord town that is walled-off. He enters by jumping up rocks and boulders. This reinforces the idea that the game is truly non-linear and can be fully explored. - Article metions an abandoned subterranea torture chamber/prison - Learn “Spark” which is a streaming lightning spell - A portion of the 3D map is obscured due to mist, not a blizzard. It could be related to unexplored areas or may hint at the weather engine creating a mist effect so thick that it affects your vision. - Journalist finds a bloody trail that leads him to a dead horse, upturned cart, and slaughtered travelers - Imperial camp description: “imperial guardsmen are milling about” - Camp is attacked during the cooking interface/animation; cooking/crafting seems to happen in real time - Redguard woman attacking the camp is killed by an arrow and shot by an imperial guard - This is before you have a chance to strike her down yourself - Can join the imperial guard - Half-naked man runs towards the player; the two talk and the man says he wants the player to hold something and return it to him later; player agrees, hunter soon comes running and asks the player if he has seen the thief; the player says no, but the hunter spots the thief running away and tries to kill him with an arrow - Imperial guards chase the player all the way to the main gate of Riften - Players is invited to try out for the thieves guilde in Rifteen - Todd Howard mentions an ice shout that freezes the target and encases him in a block of ice falling over. The target will be momentarily defenseless and can take damage at the same time. The ice will shatter and causes additional damage. - Howard said there are “literally hundreds of dungeons” - Howard explained that the editor’s power is so strong that modders can also tweak and twist the Radiant Story settings Click for the Battlefield 3 Image Gallery A SELECTION OF CHANGES FROM OPEN BETA TO FINAL, PART 1 (Not a complete list – for up to date news, visit the News section in Battlelog) * Fixed occasional client crash when reviving. * Fixed killcam showing glitched area under map if your killer is dead. * Issue with spawning on dead squad mates fixed. * Fixed a bug where shooting at a moving enemy could cause more than the intended amount of damage. * Crosshairs for shotguns have been replaced with a new, thinner, art. * A subtle low health screen effect has been added. * Tweaked scores of Medals and Service Stars. * Tweaked the Rank progression. * Pushing prone on console will not play the animation twice. * Fixed loss of Squad Leader after EOR at some times. * Framerate stability fixes. * The 3D spotting icons has been tweaked to better match the target’s visibility. Icons will show frequently less on mostly obscured targets. * Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after round transition. * Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after trying to deploy while the countdown timer still active. * Squad list now shows specializations chosen, VOIP activity and dead squad mates. * Non working options in squad menu fixed: "Private" flag and "Switch Teams". Johan Andersson, Rendering Architect at DICE has confirmed that Battlefield 3 beta graphics are not equal to the final version of the game. The news was confirmed by Johan Andersson on his personal Twitter account. Johan said that Battlefield 3 beta client will not have all the features "from the graphical point of view", but he confirmed that the system specification details revealed a day ago is final. Battlefield 3 will launch on October 25. This accessory gets a 4/5. This, readers, is a throat communicator. Mad Catz has delivered another great accessory for the Xbox 360. This simple microphone and single ear bud is light weight, functional, and easy to use and wear. Utilizing a military-inspired behind-the-neck design, skirmishes become immersive as you go head-to-head with hostiles on Xbox LIVE. Lightweight, comfortable, and complete with an adjustable neckband boasting foam-rubber inserts for a custom fit, the Throat Communicator provides hands-free messaging for warriors of all sizes.
This review is simple. The Gears of War 3 Throat Mic from Mad Catz works and works well. The only downside to this is the rare annoyance of your hair getting caught in the adjustment piece. Lady gamers be warned. The length of the cord is perfect and the ear bud is meant to wrap around the back of your ear and rest inside the ear canal. The volume control dial is a waste because it's either maxed out or silent; there is no in between. You can flip the mic upside down to use on the other ear if you prefer and it's a great accessory to boast about; not many gamers have them. The final point i would like to make that makes this product a 4 instead of a 5/5 is that it is wired. This mic and ear bud should be wireless.
I highly recommend this product for gamers because it is for gamers. GameShark.com has this unique accessory for $29.99 I am using this product and loving it. The second Elder Scrolls novel from author Greg Keyes, The Lord of Souls, officially goes on sale tomorrow. Just in time, Random House has put up an enormous 50 page sample of the novel for you to peruse at your leisure.
Click through to read through the sample, and scroll to the bottom of the excerpt for links to where you can order a copy. |
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