Nice page with cool graphic designs.

Most of these are combinations of a couple or a few pictures to make a more interesting picture.  Like a frog that is made of an orange peel.  Cool stuff.

Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD: The War of the Formats

The HardOCP article takes a good look at both formats.  The high definition world is split between two camps: HD-DVD and
Blu-ray Disc. Which of these offers the better viewing experience and
has the ability to deliver HD to your home theatre both now and in the
future? And when the film studios and even the porn business get into
the mix, what does that mean for the consumer? 

3 new Gnomon DVDs

From the little blurb on their site.: "The Gnomon Workshop is pleased to announce the release of three DVDs by acclaimed artists Taron, Zack Petroc and Keith Thompson. Covering the topics of Organic Modeling, Art Direction and Character Design, these titles are truly educational and inspiring."

Here’s a link to the news page that has a javascript press release.  Otherwise, I would have just link to the direct release.

Adobe Announces Creative Suite 3

Adobe has announced the release of Creative Suite 3. This version is the first from Adobe to natively support Apples Intel based Macs. The linked site gives all the info on pricing and packages that will be available.

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Gamasutra MMO article

Gamasutra has a six page article about "Rethinking the MMO."  If you’re a WoW, Galaxies, Everquest, etc.. fan, give it a read.

Spawn 31 Feature

The McFarlane Spawn Series 31 figures have their site up.  It has some nice pics, reference art, and packaging pics.  I really like McFarlanes exceptional job at their publicity pics for their figures.

Ratatouille full trailer

The Ratatouille full trailer is available on the Disney site.  It ran super slow on my computer, hopefully you will have better luck.

Final Fantasy XIII “exclusivity is in discussion.”

“In an interview with Les Derni
ères Nouvelles d’Alsace, Georges Fornay, president of Sony Computer Entertainment France, hinted at the possibility … Said Fornay, “As far as Final Fantasy XIII goes, I can tell you that the exclusivity is in discussion.” Square-Enix has yet to comment on Fornay’s statement.

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More McFarlane Simpsons figures

McFarlane has put up some more pictures of their "The Simpsons Movie" action figure line.  The Doodle Double Dare box set looks killer.

Gamasutra article: Are Games Art? (Here We Go Again…)

Gamasutra has a great article titled "Are Games Art? (Here We Go Again…)" which delves into just that.  I enjoyed it, since it gave a lot of opinions form people in the industry.