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Sunday
- September 16, 2001
- Video Games Change After
Disaster
- Harry Potter and
Lord of the Rings Eye Shrek
- Weekend Box Office Estimates
- News Link of the Day
- Potter Takes on Pokemon
Video Games
Change After Disaster
(by digitalmediafx.com) Video game studios are considering changes
to several video games in light of last week's terrorist attack
against the United States. Microsoft was the first company to
announce changes stating that it is removing the World Trade Center
towers from its Flight Simulator 2002 game. The company is also
removing, from past games, a portion of video in which an airliner
collides with a skyscraper.
Sega also
announced the postponement of one of their games in the following
statement:
"Sega
Corporation was greatly saddened to learn of the terrorist attacks
on the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Our deepest
condolences go out to the families and friends of those injured
or who lost their lives in the horrific events.
At this time,
we have decided to postpone shipment of 'Propeller Arena' for
Dreamcast. Although the game content does not deal with terrorism
in any way, it is possible for a determined individual to deliberately
play the game in a manner that generates images similar to those
we have seen on the news. We want to avoid causing any additional
grief to those involved in this week's tragedy and feel this is
an appropriate action.
Again, our hearts go out to those affected by Tuesday's tragic
events."
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Harry Potter
and Lord of the Rings Eye Shrek
(by digitalmediafx.com) So far this year no movie has been
able to even closely challenge PDI/DreamWorks animated Shrek
at the box office. To date Shrek has brought in $263.5 million.
In second is Rush Hour 2 which has made $206 million to
date, much more than the original Rush Hour. The upcoming
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Lord of the
Rings: Fellowship of the Ring are considered potential rivals
to Shrek's box office crown even though they don't have
the strength of the summer season behind them.
Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer's Stone is being released on November 16
while Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring is being
released on December 19, 2001 (that's a Wednesday).
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Weekend
Box Office Estimates
(by digitalmediafx.com) Here are estimates for the top 10 movies
at the box office over the weekend. None of them are heavy in
visual effects or animation:
1. Hardball
- $10.1 million
2. The Glass House - $6.1 million
3. The Musketeer - $5.3 million
4. The Others - $4.8 million
5. Two Can Play That Game - $4.7 million
6. Rush Hour 2 - $4.4 million
7. Jeepers Creepers - $3.9 million
8. Rat Race - $3.6 million
9. American Pie 2 - $3.6 million
10. Rock Star - $3.5 million
Disney's G-Rated
live action The Princess Diaries movie easily crossed the
$100 million mark this weekend. It was the only summer movie with
a G rating resulting in a mass amount of family audiences propeling
it to take in quadruple of what it cost to make. This summer's
animated movies were all rated PG or PG-13 and only one, Shrek,
crossed the $100 million mark.
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News Link
of the Day - Potter Takes on Pokemon
According to BBC News:
"Pokémon
trading cards - the hit phenomenon of the year 2000 - are about
to become a distant memory.
Pikachu, Bulbasaur
and their kin are about to be swept aside by a new fad - Harry
Potter collectable cards..."
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