Here’s what you might have missed last week:
• Why is He Singing?!
• I fell in love with this little toad.
• Shared an interesting article: Do You Take Your Job Personally?
• Help Haiti via Bungie.
• Posted a ridiculous video of the Electrolightz boys going stir crazy in the studio.
• Posted the God of War III trailer.
• Also posted the Mass Effect 2 launch trailer.
• Jersey Shore Gets Some New Members.
• Pee-Wee Herman on Conan.

Bungie has asked gamers to step up and “Be a Hero” in efforts to help those in Haiti.
Currently in the Bungie store, you can find special edition Superintendent tees. 100% of proceeds will go towards Haiti through the American Red Cross.
In addition to the special t-shirts, Bungie is also offering to send all proceeds from the rest of their own [Bungie] merchandise in their store to the American Red Cross until the end of February.
Another way you can help with Bungie is by playing Halo 3/ODST between now and tomorrow at midnight. (No, really). Here are the instructions from Bungie on how that works exactly:
We are rallying our fan community to show their support by playing Halo 3 or ODST [...]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ME!

From Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel stockholders have approved the company’s plan to merge Marvel Entertainment with the Walt Disney Co., Marvel announced Thursday.
The deal, which will see Marvel become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mouse House, was approved at a special meeting in New York Thursday morning. Marvel estimates the merger’s value at $4.3 billion.
The completed merger is still subject to conditions in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed by Disney with the SEC December 2.

Here’s an interesting interview Joe Quesada of Marvel Comics posted earlier today regarding the Disney/Marvel merger:

CUP O’ JOE is back with a very, very special Wednesday edition CUP O’ Q&A. Here, for the first time, Joe Quesada, Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics, answers questions posed by CBR News and CBR readers regarding the recently announced acquisition of Marvel Entertainment by The Walt Disney Company.
This will be Quesada’s exclusive, one and only interview on the matter for the next several months, until the SEC formalities are concluded and the Marvel-Disney deal is done, as detailed in the lengthy legal statements found at the bottom of this story…
Kiel Phegley: Well Joe, last Monday morning we all woke up to what is undoubtedly the [...]

…That was a rather amusing user comment I found on one of the many articles talking about the Disney/Marvel merger yesterday that I believe is a perfect fit for what I am about to start writing.
Before I begin my rant, I want to state that, obviously, I am in no way a spokeswoman for Disney. I am not here to 100% confirm or deny anything. I am just a girl, possibly even your friend, hanging out here to put a few things into perspective for you guys before your heads finally explode from all of the “nerd-rage” that has been going on.
Just because a company becomes Disney-owned, does NOT necessarily mean that Disney and each of their personalities are going [...]

Another interesting article regarding the Disney/Marvel merger hoopla:
Following up on the Disney acquisition of Marvel, I attended this morning’s investor call. A full transcript is supposed to be available later today; in the meantime, here are some quick notes I took. I apologize in advance if there are any glitches; I was trying to type very fast to take down statements.
The call was opened by Lowell Singer, Disney’s SVP of Investor Relations. Bob Iger, President and CEO of Disney, began with prepared remarks. Several times, Marvel’s portfolio of “over 5000 characters” was mentioned as having potential value for development. Terms like “value”, “leverage”, and “revenue synergies” were used frequently. Disney expects that “synergies over time will drive value creation”, that [...]

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that it has agreed to purchase comic book and action hero company Marvel Entertainment for about $4 billion.
The deal pairs a comic book publisher that just recently began to produce its own movies with one of the largest international media companies in the world.
“This is perfect from a strategic perspective,” Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger told CNNMoney.com. “This treasure trove of over 5,000 characters offers Disney the ability to do what we do best.”
(For full article, click here)

Worldwide leader in family entertainment agrees to acquire Marvel and its portfolio of over 5,000 characters
Acquisition highlights Disney’s strategic focus on quality branded content, technological innovation and international expansion to build long-term shareholder value
Burbank, CA and New York, NY, August 31, 2009 —Building on its strategy of delivering quality branded content to people around the world, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) in a stock and cash transaction, the companies announced today.
Under the terms of the agreement and based on the closing price of Disney on August 28, 2009, Marvel shareholders would receive a total of $30 per share in cash plus approximately 0.745 Disney shares for each Marvel share they own. At [...]

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