The Week In Geek...

A round-up of geeky news you might have missed...

(1) First Lady Of Trek Passes On: Majel Barrett, wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, voice of all the major Trek computers and frequent star of the Original Series as Nurse Chapel, has died at the age of 76.

(2) You're All Winners: At the annual Tuesday Knights prize giving meal last week, the Most Valuable Player award went to: the entire party, for their contributions to the campaign to date.

(3) Hulk Versus: January 27 sees the release of two Hulk slugfest cartoons on DVD, Hulk Versus Wolverine and Hulk Versus Thor.

(4) Yoggie Hits Five Thousand: The foremost HP Lovecraft roleplaying and Call of Cthulhu fansite, Yog-Sothoth.Com has signed its 5,000th member on its 10th anniversary.

(5) New Face For Dresden: Evil Hat's Dresden Files RPG has got a new-look website as excitement builds towards the game's 2009 release.

(6) Gearing Up On T5: Although Terminator: Salvation (aka T4) hasn't even opened yet, work is beginning on the fifth movie in the Terminator franchise.

(7) Fox Still Sniffing Round Watchmen: 20th Century Fox's claims over the rights to the Watchmen movie should be heard in court on January 20. I hate to think of the worst case scenario if they win this case!!!

(8) Free Zombie Rules: As a special Christmas treat, the Table Top Titans have published - for free - their zombie wargame rules, Twilight.

(9) Marvel Goes ARG: It appears that Marvel's latest Dark Reign spin-off, Secret Warriors, is also part of an online 'alternate reality game' (ARG).

(10) Dark Knight Comes Out On Top: The Dark Knight isn't just the top grossing film of the year, it's now also the most popular DVD release as well.

(11) The Latest Buzz From Green Hornet: Stephen Chow, director of Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer, has stepped away from directing The Green Hornet, citing 'creative differences'.