Author: Nick

‘Ratchet & Clank’ Movie Might Actually Please Gamers

You can add another title to the growing list of video game adaptations in the works. Variety is reporting that the producer of the animated movie “Escape from Planet Earth” is developing an animated “Ratchet & Clank” film based on the platformer from Insomniac Games for release in early 2015.

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‘Ender’s Game’ Author Tempers Expectations Of Fans Hoping For Faithful Adaptation

By Eddie Wright There was some possibly disappointing news for fans of Orson Scott Card’s “Ender’s Game” movie adaptations coming from the author himself at the Los Angeles Festival of Books on April 20 (via Ender’s Ansible). First, Card says hardcore Ender-heads should not go into the movie expecting a super-faithful interpretation of the best-selling book, saying he actually didn’t want it to be. He said: It won’t be identical to the book

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A new kind of summer job: open source coding with Google Summer of Code

If you’re a university student with CS chops looking to earn real-world experience this summer, consider writing code for a cool open source project with the Google Summer of Code program. Over the past eight years more than 6,000 students have “graduated” from this global program, working with almost 400 different open source projects. Students who are accepted into the program will put the skills they have learned in university to good use by working on an actual software project over the summer.

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Celebrating the 50th country on Street View

Whether you’re planning a summer vacation to visit the Colosseum or exploring potential neighborhoods for your next move, Street View gives you instant access to the places you want to see—even before you leave the house. We launched Street View in 2007 in five U.S.

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‘Pacific Rim’ Promo Image Asks You To Enlist In The PPDC

If you’re not already on board with Guillermo del Toro’s new movie “Pacific Rim,” then Warner Bros. is looking to enlist you. The studio released a new promotional image on Twitter that’s styled as a recruitment flier for the Pan Pacific Defense, better known as the PPDC.

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