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Neil Burger (“Limitless”) is the latest director to leave the troubled “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune” film adaptation, according to Variety.

According to CNN Money, Best Buy has been having difficulty with founder Richard Schulze regarding his attempts at buying out the company’s remaining shares.

Singer R. Kelly’s overwrought and lengthy “hip hopera” will be returning to IFC this fall. “Trapped In The Closet: The Next Installment” sees the continuation of Kelly’s particular brand of noir/comedy/drama/musical.

Mark David Chapman, the man who murdered John Lennon, has been denied parole for the seventh time since his sentencing in 1981, according to Fox News.

According to a lengthy Kotaku article, Nintendo has begun openly discussing its direction with the Miiverse.

Alanis Morissette, not long after giving birth to her son, Ever Imre in 2010, suffered from bouts of postpartum depression, according to People magazine.

Partnering with Rock The Vote, the developers of the smash-hit mobile game “Infinity Blade” have created “Vote!!!” which encourages players to choose either President Obama or rival candidate Mitt Romney and duke it out for the White House.

Black Isle, the company behind such games as the original post-apocalyptic RPG “Fallout” and “Planescape: Torment” has apparently been revived by Interplay, according to Kotaku.

PC gaming is full of piracy. Ubisoft, one of gaming’s premiere game development companies, is no stranger to seeing their material stolen online.

According to Vulture, Disney is hot to remake one of its most dismal failures, “The Rocketeer.” Back in 1991, the Joe Johnston (“Captain America: The First Avenger”)-helmed comic book-style action film starred Billy Campbell and Timothy Dalton.

“Baywatch” star Donna D’Errico’s search for Noah’s Ark has come to a close. According to MSN, the actress was filming a documentary with a crew in Turkey when she slipped on Mt. Ararat and nearly tumbled off a cliff.

Gamasutra reports that Electronic-Arts owned PopCap video game studio has issued a round of layoffs and closed down one of its international studios.

According to Kotaku, Nintendo will be holding a press conference on September 13, 2012 in New York. Kotaku reports that in a press invitation sent to various outlets, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be on-hand to discuss "more about how the Wii U will change the future of gaming and entertainment."

Stephen King?s ?The Dark Tower? series of novels was on-track to be made into not only a motion picture, but at one point was rumored to be in development as a made-for-TV miniseries. New comes via The Hollywood Reporter, that all plans to develop the series as a live-action property are canceled at Warner Brothers.

Part of what made ?The Avengers? so much fun was the chemistry between the cast. So often, that important spark goes unnoticed between performers, but anyone who pays close attention to film knows that chemistry is just as important as story, direction, or nowadays, special effects.

According to Eurogamer, Treyarch has high hopes for ?Call of Duty: Black Ops 2??s multiplayer. The series has predominantly established itself as the premiere arcade-style multiplayer experience, offering rapid gameplay, hectic rounds and a solid matchmaking system.

Hulu, the popular television and film streaming service, is changing the way it does business. In an internal document leaked to Variety, the company is not only restructuring, but will also apparently lose some of its most popular content providers.

OnLive, the cloud-streaming online game service, has had its share of difficulties over the past week or so, including potentially having filed for a form of bankruptcy, as well as firing multiple employees.

Steam’s “Big Picture Mode” is entering beta testing in early September. This basically means that, once all the bugs are worked out, users will be able to stream Valve’s ever-popular content delivery service directly to their television sets, with screens automatically optimized for proper resolution and size.

The Guardians of The Galaxy are an odd choice when it comes to bringing Marvel’s legendary cast of superheroes to the big screen.

According to MTV Geek, Sony is planning on supporting its beleaguered Vita handheld gaming device. The device launched back in February of this year and was met with massive sales drops in the following weeks, post-release.

According to Advocate.com, “Three Stooges” and “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes will be reuniting with former co-star Debra Messing on NBC’s “Smash.”

Kristen Chenoweth, star of Broadway’s “Wicked,” will be leaving CBS’ “The Good Wife” to focus on recovering from her injuries sustained during an on-set accident last month, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Comedian Wayne Brady is in a bit of trouble regarding comments he made about Sarah Palin’s son, Trig, according to TMZ. The funnyman referenced the former governor’s son during the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne.

Joe Kubert, legendary comic artist, has passed away at age 85, reports NJ.com. Kubert, the winner of multiple awards including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner awards, would have been 86 in three weeks.

“Battlefield 4,” the latest entry in EA/DICE’s smash hit shooter franchise will keep the modern-day setting popularized in titles like “Battlefield: Bad Company 2” and “Battlefield 3,” reports The Verge.

Kyra Sedgwick is leaving her hit TNT show, “The Closer,” reports Philly.com. The actress announced last winter that this season of “The Closer” would have a serious impact on her character, and with her leaving the show, fans now know why.

Daily Blam has the first image of actor Russell Crowe as Noah, from Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of the legendary Biblical tale, “Noah.” The Australian performer plays what Aronofsky refers to as a darker character, tragic in that he suffers from survivor’s guilt after the flood written about in The Bible.

Etsy, the online craft marketplace, is looking to crack down on drug paraphernalia, according to Mashable. Transactions of those pertaining to the sale of drug-related culture and content will be prohibited, in an update that has gone live on the website.