Comic legend Bernie Mac died yesterday from complications with pneumonia. He was 50.

Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body’s organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease.

“The world just got a little less funny,” said “Oceans” co-star George Clooney.

Comedian George Carlin, known for his edgy and provocative material, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday. He was 71.

Take Two Interactive’s CEO has announced that Grand Theft Auto IV has officially gone gold and that copies will be shipping out to retailers next week.

The CEO was quoted in saying that the “trucks [will be] rolling next week, and there will be a lot of them”.

Actor, Charlton Heston, has passed away at the age of 84. There will be a private memorial service.

R.I.P.

Merv Griffin, the US entertainer who created the game shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, has died aged 82. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year.

He was known for his self-titled TV series, which ran for more than 5,500 editions in 23 years. In 1964 he debuted “Jeopardy” to the masses and 11 years later “Wheel of Fortune” made its debut.

Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest, edging six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi 66 – 63.

Don Herbert, who explained science to millions of young viewers on the television show “Mr. Wizard” died Tuesday at the age of 89. Herbert died at his home in Bell Canyon after a long battle with multiple myeloma, said Tom Nikosey, Herbert’s son-in-law.

Herbert used basic experiments to teach scientific principles to his TV audience via an in-studio guest boy or girl who assisted in the experiments.

“I was a grade school kid in the ’50s and watched ‘Mr. Wizard’ Saturday mornings and was just glued to the television,” said Nikosey, president of Mr. Wizard Studios, which sells Herbert’s science books and TV shows on DVD.

He will be sorely missed.

“Life is complicated. I’ve killed people. I’ve smuggled people. Sold people. Perhaps here, things will be different.”

The brand new trailer for GTA IV is out in the wild now. http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/ is the official page but it is down at the moment. It is also available at http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2924.

If you are a fan of the series you NEED to check this out. While it is short (just over a minute) it is jaw dropping to say the least.

It seems it will take place in Liberty City again and if the trailer is 100% in-game footage (which RockStar usually does) then this has the making of a beautiful game. I seriously hope RockStar can get its servers up and get us some info. I might just have to buy a next-gen console to play this game.

The latest issue of Captain America hit the stands today, but maybe for the last time as the superhero Captain America was struck down by a sniper as he leaves a courthouse. This will end his long running 66 year series which has sold some 210 million copies.

Don’t take this too seriously though as resurrections are the norm for comics, but you never know.

Jim Samples, the head of Cartoon Network, resigned Friday following the “bomb scare” in Boston. The announcement was made in an internal memo sent to Cartoon Network staff. Samples said he regretted what had happened.

“It’s my hope that my decision allows us to put this chapter behind us and get back to our mission of delivering unrivaled original animated entertainment for consumers of all ages,” Samples said.

Electronic devices with blinking LEDs were planted in 10 cities to promote “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” and their new movie. Officials in Boston feared that the devices were bombs when they found the dark circuit boards with wires. On Monday. Turner Broadcasting (Cartoon Network is a devision of Turner Broadcasting) agreed to pay $2 million in compsensation.