Gen Con's bankruptcy hearing updated.

Update on Gen Con’s Bankruptcy Court hearing this past Friday plan of reorganization was approved, clearing the way for the company to emerge from bankruptcy. Peter Adkison will retain ownership and the company will pay off its debts over time out of operating cash flow. this year’s Gen Con will be held August 13-16 in Indianapolis. Via: Gen Con

Nickelodeon SpongeBob SquarePants 10 year anniversary!

Nickelodeon plans to make 'Happy Squared' to honor SpongeBob SquarePants’ 10th anniversary this 2009. Spongebob launch in July 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants with 70 million viewers monthly, and has been the number-one animated program with Kids 2-11 for more than seven consecutive years. SpongeBob SquarePants will make its dry-land debut in Park City, Utah, during the 2009 Film Festival with the first-ever SpongeBob live cast performance, on Jan. 18. along with that Nickelodeon will show its first-ever SpongeBob documentary featuring SpongeBob and The Big Green Help pro-social campaign special TV events. A new lines of apparel, jewelry, toys, games and DVDs are to follow too. Via Nickeloden

Astro Boy world premiere at New York Comic Con 2009

Summit Entertainment sneak peek at the upcoming Astro Boy CGI film produced by Imagi Entertainment due out in 10/23/09 will be shown at this years NYCC. The exclusive presentation will take place at the IGN Theater from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm on Sunday 2/8/09. IDW plans to publish two comic book mini-series tied to film and Jazwares is producing a line of Astro Boy toys. Summit Entertainment will also preview "Knowing" -science fiction action/thriller- from director Alex Proyas and "The Hurt Locker" -thriller- directed by Kathryn Bigelow. via: IMAGI

Show & Tell Gallery collaborates with LE Gallery for 'Word Up?' exhibit

featuring NY graffiti artist Ghost, Papermonster, Dixon, Omen, Skam, and Case. The exhibit opens January 7th at LE Gallery in and runs till February 7th. via: Show & Tell

Robot Chicken Seth Greeen and Matthew Senreich at New York Comic Con 2009

Adults Swim's Robot Chicken on Cartoon Network is featuring special guests executive producers Seth Green and Matthew Senreich at this January New York Comic Con. Robot Chicken is Emmy-Award winning stop motion animated TV series. Also after the panel discussion special autographing of Robot Chicken material in the VIP Lounge by panel guest. via: NYCC

Nickelodeon Inauguration 2009

Nickelodeon will cover Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington DC on January 20, 2009. Hosted by young star reporters Lily Collins (daughter of Phil Collins) and Lil' JJ who covered the political conventions this past summer. This will be a first in Nickelodeon's history to cover a presidential inauguration. Nickelodeon will only be featuring "cuts" of the speech and not airing the whole presidential inauguration on 1/20/2009. vis: Nickelodeon

Tim and Eric Awesome show goes on Tour 2009

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is a tv series created by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim back in February 11, 2007 on Adult Swim. The show consists comedic live-action materials, sketches, songs, and mocking commercials etc. The Tim and Eric Awesome Tour will Be in New York @ Nokia Theatre Times Square 1/30/2009 and Washington DC @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue 2/2/2009. The episodes are sold on iTunes and Xbox Live Marketplace, and can be viewed on the Adult Swim website after TV airing. A fourth season of the show will begin airing in January 2009. via: Adult Swim

Level-5 exhbit at Tokyo Anime Center

Level-5 will be having it's first exhibit at the Tokyo Anime Center starting 12/23/08 till 12/25/2008. The exhibit will be featuring autographed scripts "Professor Layton series" and "Inazuma Eleven" inspired by games developed and produced by Level-5. The exhibit will have a photo-taking corner, an exhibition of items from Silk Hat, Ni no Kuni, and Danbooru Senki. A limited Professor Layton's premium clear folder set exclusively sold at Tokyo Anime Center.

New York Comic Con 2009 gift ideas

Holiday specials from New York Comic Con: purchase your NYCC ticket online before 1/9/2009 and they will be personally shipped to your house, just so you can avoid the line opening day...so buy your ticket today! Also in addition to the 2009 official tee shirt NYCC has a limited edition blurb T. Choose from "I choose to live in the basement, it's closer to my collection", "Were you there when the cops showed up? I was", & more! Finnish your Christmas shopping and check out the Official NYCC Show Store! Via: NYCC

Peanut's special Charlie Brown Christmas at Knott's Merry Farm

Knott’s Merry Farm is decked out this Holidays season with the Peanut's, for a special Charlie Brown Christmas, now until January 4th 2009. A live concert for "Toys For Tots" is 12/20/2008. Teams competing in this year’s Rose Bowl in Pasadena will be honored with a discount starting 12/26/2008 – 1/4/2009 (as long as you wear your team colors). Knott’s Farm has 165 rides, live shows and attractions, including Knott’s newest coaster, Pony Express. Along with all the regular fun there is a Peanut's Holiday Parade and Snoopy's Cool Christmas ice show. Via: Knott's Merry Farm.

Honda 2009 ASIMO humaniod Robot ready for Rose Parade California

Honda revealed its Rose Parade float in Pasadena, California. The float was constructed in Pasadena for the Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen-powered fuel cell pace car along with marking the start of Honda's 50th anniversary year in U.S. operations. On Jan. 1, 2009, Honda's float will transform into an animated replica of the company's ASIMO humanoid robot leading the beloved parade through the streets of Pasadena. Via: Business wire

3rd Annual ELAN Awards Vancouver

Top titles from Video Games, Animation and Visual Effects from all around the world are expected to enter the global award show. With over 60 Judges already onboard and more to come as the call remains open for a short time longer, the ELANS can deliver on their promise of “Best in the World” status to their winners. The 3rd Annual ELAN Awards will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts. Via: ELAN

Toy Bank holiday Toy Drive

The economic recession has affected the lives of those underprivileged children. This holiday season many children are going with out presents. The Toy Bank’s 2008 Holiday Toy Drive is your chance to give a child that need something speical to brighten their holiday spirits. The Toy bank waste no time in the toy placement process, it begins immediately, your gifts will be in hands of children within a matter of weeks. So please donate to children so they can receive gifts on this holiday season. The Toy Bank will not accept products that do not comply with federal lead requirements effective February 10, 2009. Via: giftsinkind.org

Ralph Baer: Recovering the History of the Video Games

Ralph Baer the "father of video games" created the first light gun and game for home television use, sold grouped with a game expansion pack for the Odyssey, and collectively known as the Shooting Gallery. The light gun itself was the first peripheral for a video game console. 1966 he began to transform people's relationship to home television by inventing a way to interact with TV sets. Later Nolan Bushnell played Odyssey at a trade show and went on to found Atari and create the arcade version of Baer's Ping-Pong game, the now infamous Pong. Baer's groundbreaking work has shaped the leisure-time activities of a large segment of the world's population and spawned numerous businesses. But the historical record of his achievements very nearly disappeared. He recently told us the story of how his original documents and apparatus were lost ... and then found. They are now preserved in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Ncikelodeon's Multiplayer Kids game helps with environmental issues

Nickelodeon gets kids to be aware of environmental issues with the launch of "The Big Green Help Global Challenge" a multiplayer made for kids with real-world environmental change in mind. Kids are asked to virtually pledge volunteer hours so that they can translate into actionable steps in their homes, communities and schools. Kids can choose from four Nicktoon characters SpongeBob SquarePants, Back at the Barnyard's Otis, The Fairly OddParent's Timmy Turner and Avatar's Aang then partner with up to three other players in a face-off against CO2-spewing monsters. The multiplayer online green game will be available in more than 15 Nickelodeon markets, including: UK, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Indonesia, Mexico, and Argentina, with additional countries to follow. January 2009, Nickelodeon in the U.S. will provide kids with local resources and events to translate their virtually volunteered hours into real-world action. In partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Girl Scouts USA, The LeBron James Family Foundation, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, National 4-H Council and NFL. SOURCE Nickelodeon

2009 New York Comic Con update

Three of Marvel renowned creators and artists will be attending New York Comic Con. Brian Michael Bendis, Gabrielle Dell’Otto and Matt Fraction will be autographing at different points throughout the thee-day show. Brian Michael Bendis is an award-winning comics creator. For the last nine years, Brian’s books have consistently sat on the top of the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts. And he has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch in 1999. Italian illustrator Gabriele Dell'Otto's work can be seen in comics, calendars, lithographs, magazines, video games, and scientific illustrations. In 1988 when he was hired by Marco Marcello Lupoi in Marvel's Italian Division, and he quickly began to work on projects seen in Italy, Germany, and France. In 2002, after meeting Joe Quesada in France, Gabriele got his first American work with Marvel's Secret War with Brian Michael Bendis. Via: NYCC Matt Fraction writes Uncanny X-Men and The Invincible Iron Man for Marvel Comics. He's written the graphic novels The Five Fists of Science and Last of The Independents.

Spike TV Video Game Awards Sunday

VGA pre-show will be LIVE 12/14/08 @ 8pm EST/5pm PST! To see the VGA pre-show log onto vga.spike.com and click on Live Pre Show! You definitely don't want to miss a moment as Pre Show hosted by Amanda Mackay who will be interviews all the celebrities walking the carpet.

Penny Arcade at New York Comic Con

New York Comic Con update! Gabe and Tycho from Penny Arcade The web comic will be at this years New York Comic Con. The web comic is updated 3 times and is read by over 3.5 million fans every month. Penny Arcade also manages a children's charity "Child's Play" along with a gaming festival "Penny Arcade Expo" in Seattle.

Sanrio Hello Kitty christmas stocking speical offer

Special offer stocking for only $5 with a purchase of $50 or more! at Sanrio.com Offer valid while supplies last. One stocking per customer per transaction.

Museum of Science and Industry Host global premiere of Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Harry Potter fans will have a chance to get a first-hand look inside the Harry Potters magical "The Exhibition" will open at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on 4/30/09 Tickets exclusively online @ Msichicago. The Exhibition gives visitors the opportunity to see authentic costumes, props, iconic artifacts plus scenic elements from the beloved films, such as those from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, including the Gryffindor common room and Hagrid's hut. In partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Becker Group, which recently combined operations with Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, created the 10,000-square-foot exhibition.