New Patlabor (related) book by Mamoru Oshii

Anime News Network has indicated that Bankuruwase: Keishi-chō Keibi-bu Tokushu Sharyō Ni-ka slated for January 31 by Mamoru Oshii. For those not familiar with Patlabor, the story takes place in what was, at the time of release, the near future of 1998-2002. Robots called “Labors” are employed in heavy construction work. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police […]

Torchwood: The New World broadcast dates announced.

The BBC’s official Torchwood channel on Facebook and Twitter has confirmed that Torchwood: The New World will broadcast in both the United Kingdom and United States on 1st July 2011. The UK broadcast time has been listed as 9:00pm on BBC1/BBC1HD.

Handbrake v0.95 has been released…

HandBrake v0.9.5 has now been released. There are a ton of changes in this release, and you can get into the details in the change release notes. For the Mac version of the software, the biggest news is that PowerPC is no longer supported. If you’re still holding on to an older Mac, it’s time to […]

A Classic Doctor Who Channel opens on Youtube..

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, will be launching a Classic Doctor Who channel on YouTube on 4th January. The new channel, featuring a mixture of classic clips and exclusive previews from forthcoming Doctor Who DVD releases, will appeal to existing fans and give new viewers an opportunity to sample some classic Doctor […]