Asteroids is already on its way. Missile Command is also an apparently possible Fox franchise. So what’s next? The venerable Space Invaders, leader of the modern video game movement, looks to get set up at Warner Bros.. So, what could be next? Monster movie Centipede? Dig Dug saved the world from an underground mega-quake?

The Thunder Child received a press release from Taverncraft, advertising their new line of “warsteins”, beer steins decorated with World of Warcraft themes. They attached photos of their whole line. The steins are scheduled to go on sale in April 2010.

If you’re interested in looking at the steins, http://dailyspace.blogspot.com/2010/03/world-of-warcraft-decorative-steins.html

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The Thunder Child is proud to present its interview with Matt Sanford, whose Call of Cthulu RPG book Arkham Now will be coming out shortly. Another Cthulu RPG, Haunted Salem, will be out next year. The busy Sanford is also busy writing articles on the Tom Baker season arc, The Key To Time, and a host of other projects. Please check out the interview at: http://thethunderchild.com/Interviews/Books/MattSanbornInterview.html

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It’s not cheap, but it looks like it could be fun for a few hours – the Star Wars Force Trainer is expected to retail for $120 starting in August, and uses a headset that measures brain waves to allow you to control a fall floating in a column. This is the toy you are looking for…

Could a game resurrect a franchise? That could possibly happen with Ghostbusters. A long-in-development game is set to release on Tuesday (Formats: Standard Edition Windows, PS3, XBox 360, Wii, PS2, DS, Amazon Exclusive Slimer Edition: XBox 360, PS3, Wii), and it has renewed the interest in another film, not only from the producers but the actors as well.

D&D co-creator Dave Arneson, who along with Gary Gygax (who passed away 13 months ago) created Dungeons and Dragons, passed away Tuesday peacefully. Another d20 roll in his honor.

Want to take the world on with a phaser, but don’t have one? Got an iPhone (or iPod Touch) instead? Problem solved with the Star Trek Phaser app, available in the iTunes store. It has both 1-player and 2-player (via Wi-Fi) modes, along with trailers and images from the upcoming movie. And its free. Now I just need a free iPod Touch…

Wizards of the Coast have announced the 4th Edition of the venerable Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. Alas, the load on the D&D web site was too much for them – but the forums are still up. I still like my First Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons core rulebook set…

Remember Wing Commander, the series of space flight combat simulator games with the interesting storyline that went on to add live action video with real actors, like Mark Hamill, and even a feature movie? Well, Wing Commander Arena is coming out Xbox Live Arcade, and to celebrate EA is having a contest where you can win every version of the game (that they could find at least). What? Don’t have the hardware? Well, you get that too – a Pentium computer, Playstation, SegaCD, etc. Even an XBox 360 Elite and Live points for the new game! I just wish they’d remake some of the old games to use modern 3D hardware…I still have a joystick somewhere around here…

Arbor Productions writes “Arbor Productions, a division of multimedia entertainment company Beauman Enterprises, Inc., is preparing to release its first supplement for the award winning Mutants & Masterminds superhero roleplaying game, under the M&M Superlink license. Autumn Arbor Campaign Setting, a full color hardcover with a suggested retail price of $34.95, is a complete sourcebook detailing the City of Legends setting. Complete with over 60 locations across 10 city districts, mystic artifacts, historical overview, over 100 fully detailed characters, and maps, the Autumn Arbor Campaign Setting is the first book in a fully supported product line that will include additional sourcebooks and a tie-in novel line debuting summer 2007.

With a Gamemasters Appendix detailing various plots and adventure hook ideas for Autumn Arbor, there are various ways to use the Autumn Arbor Campaign Setting in any M&M campaign; either as the primary focus or as a pick-and-choose template for adding facets of Autumn Arbor to any setting. Distributed globally by Studio-2 Publishing, the Autumn Arbor Campaign Setting is scheduled for a May 21, 2007 release.”