Issue #174 July 2007

Gaming - Disney Interactive Studios proves there’s more to pirate games than "Beggar’s Dice"; Activision's "Transformers: The Game" finds the soul of the machines. Features - "Surf’s Up", the second feature from the clever team at Sony Pictures Animation, offers a CG mockumentary like no other; Find out about six new international feature films debuting at Annecy; Argentina’s Indiecito Studio unveils its feature slate; During a recent visit to L.A., director Satoshi Kon discusses his latest feature "Paprika". Television - Nerd Corps takes flight with "Storm Hawks" for YTV and Cartoon Network; The American Version of Aardman’s "Creature Comforts" brings a refreshing half-hour of stop-motion magic to CBS. VFX - The striking vfx shots of "28 Weeks Later" deliver postcards from a deserted, apocalyptic zombie zone.