BY Marc Graser

{Variety} - The much-hyped but rarely seen monster of "Cloverfield" is getting its own action figure.

Toymaker Hasbro has started taking orders, exclusively on its website, for a toy that will retail for $100 but won't ship until Sept. 30. 

BY FEARSmag

- Celebrated inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil will deliver a keynote address at the 2008 Game  developers Conference (GDC) inspiring attendees to take a dramatic look at the future of games and electronic entertainment. Described as "the rightful heir to Thomas Edison" by Inc. magazine and "the ultimate thinking machine" by Forbes, Kurzweil is uniquely positioned to speak to the GDC audience about the next two decades of videogames and what the landscape may well look like come GDC 2028.