This Week's Rumor Roundup: Gears of War, AppleTV, Verizon, more

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Kick it:
  • Comcast to buy NBC for $35 billion?
    At this point, 34 of those billions are for the value of 30 Rock, alone.
  • No Gears of War 3 for current consoles?
    Developing a game for next-gen consoles that don't exist? How ... interesting. Next idea: Let's develop heated, nano-technology seat covers for flying cars.
  • BlackBerry Storm 2 for sale on October 25?
    How do you change people's perceptions of a less-than stellar release? Offer a second one! That way, you only have to make a slightly better product and people will applaud it as a triumph. It's the Attack of the Clones gambit. Don't be fooled.
  • Verizon to buy DirecTV?
    From a satellite in space, no one can hear you now.
    Get it?
    Yeah... that was a really bad joke.
  • Fancy-pants remote coming for the AppleTV?
    Yes, because Apple is clearly letting the device slide gracefully into end-of-life, it's gonna totally build the most awesome controller of all time for it. Next idea: Let's develop heated, nano-technology seat covers for the Model T.
Jeff Somogyi is the dealnews Media Editor. Seat covers are a bit of an obsession for him.
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