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Amazon.com’s Comicalypse – Many Titles Still “Currently Unavailable”

Where did all of Amazon.com’s graphic novels go? It seems last weekend’s pricing error is to blame, and it is a little more widespread than once thought.
In shopping for graphic novels and comic trade paperbacks on the retailer’s site, almost all books from publishers Marvel, IDW, Dark Horse and Dynamite are listed as “Currently Unavailable”. [...]

We’re Still Here, We’re Still Twittering!

If you’ve been following our Twitter updates, you’ve seen our recent coverage of E3 news and observations, but no real updates on the site. Unfortunately, since MDIAG! is currently self-funded (and a little understaffed), we’re stuck in 60-hour work weeks at our paying jobs just to justify our existence during this economic downturn. Any remaining [...]

Calling All Readers! A Letter from the Editor

Everyone:
The concept of MDIAG! has been in my head for over a year now. I found myself entertaining my children through ways only a geek, such as myself, could appreciate. In my household, my two year-old daughter has learned to love The Ramones through Rock Band. The Nintendo DS has served successfully as a development [...]

TRU Offers New Pokemon Download

Quick – charge up the DS, grab the kiddies, and run down to your local Toys R Us to grab an exclusive download of a rare Pokemon. This time it’s the Shaymin, “the legendary Grass-type pocket-sized monster”.
Shaymin comes in two distinct (yet equally delicious) flavors — “land form”, which is how he’ll appear once you’ve [...]

FusionFall May Make Move to Consoles

MTV Multiplayer, in an interview with the developers of the Cartoon Network MMO FusionFall, got some juicy news regarding the flexibility of the tech behind the game.
“We’re not announcing anything but Unity [the game's client technology] is supported on the iPhone and the Wii. Actually, our tech director had a mock-up of our little avatars [...]

Viva Pinata Valentine’s Day Cards Now Available

If you were one of the few who played Rare’s latest installment of the Viva Pinata series, good for you. Rare thinks so too, and is rewarding you with some exclusive scan cards for the Valentine’s Day “holiday”.
Being the season of love, one of our countless admirers, developer Rare, sent over a set of scan-friendly [...]

Amazon’s Kindle 2 Announced, Priced

So color us impressed by Amazon’s Kindle 2, officially announced today after weeks of speculation and flat-out, cat-out-of-the-bag spoilers. The first design was great in concept but not too easy on the eyes. Kudos to Amazon to making its second-generation something that would make even Apple jealous. Here are the highlights:

Slim: Just over 1/3 [...]

KOTOR MMO Gets Exclusive Web Comic

If you’re anything like us, you’re eagerly awaiting the release of the MMO set in the Knights of the Republic universe. It’s got BioWare, which made the first two games in the series. It’s got Darth Revan, who is the best Star Wars villain aside from Darth Maul (Editor’s note: If you haven’t yet seen [...]

High-Def Digest’s Review of Madagascar 2 Blu-ray

Forgot about Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa on DVD and Blu-ray? Probably because it was released on a Friday, and its unconventional release date left it off of Sunday ads from last week. But have no fear, because HD movie site High-Def Digest came through with a review of the Blu-ray release.
You’ve already seen the movie, [...]

Post-NYCC News: Clone Wars Season 2

TheForce.Net reports Cartoon Network will retain Star Wars: The Clone Wars for a second season.
After debuting to record numbers and claiming the #1 series across the entire basic cable landscape in 2008 and through January 2009 with boys 6-11, Cartoon Network announced today that it has picked-up a second season of the hit CG-animated series [...]