Twitter has become the first port of call for many in their tributes to fallen sci-fi icons. It will come as little surprise to learn, then, that the death of legendary author Ray Bradbury (opens in new tab) yesterday elicited an outpouring of emotion the scale of which we genuinely …
Read More »BLASTERMIND Prequel Opportunties
And with one of the most eagerly-awaited movie prequels of all time hitting the cinemas this weekend – Prometheus – what better time to have a Blastermind devoted to films and shows that came after but were set before (if you get our drift – it’s a genre that feels …
Read More »Need for Speed: Most Wanted release date, open world gameplay revealed
EA is showcasing nearly a dozen new titles at their press conference today, but we were looking forward to few of them as much as Criterion’s latest racer, Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The biggest announcement of the full reveal was that this will in fact be an open world …
Read More »Diablo 3 PS3 version listed by German retailer
This morning a listing appeared on the website of aGerman games retailer (opens in new tab), and it’s raisinga few eyebrows (opens in new tab)on the eve of the industry’s most important week. No one yet knows whether this is a bizarre guess by the German retailer, a complete mistake, …
Read More »Giveaway rules
24 hour Marathon Giveaway Sweepstakes OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. SPONSOR: This promotion (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by FUTURE US, INC., 4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA …
Read More »Spurious Awards Of The Week
Next Unlikely Game-Based Blockbuster Of The Week Well, after Battleship , anything is possible. Personally, we’re waiting for Michael Bay’s Hangman , in which Nicolas Cage scours the world for clues to solve a cryptic message before someone executes Jon Voight. False Alarm Of The Week (opens in new tab) …
Read More »Sci-Fi Bargains Of The Week
Hello and welcome to this week’s SFX Bargains round up. This week we’ve got everything from classic TV and cuddly toys through to something to keep your Rail Card in. Read on for tempting bargains and titillating trinkets to spend your hard earned cash on… (opens in new tab) On …
Read More »Humble Indie Bundle 5 is the best HIB yet
If you’ve been looking for a few good games to while away the evening hours during E3, then look no further because the latest Humble Indie Bundle (opens in new tab) is here to blow your freakin’ socks off. No joke, this is probably the best bundle of games we’ve …
Read More »The Source review
Director Radu Mihaileanu ( Le Concert ) brings his usual feel good humanism to this comedy-drama about Muslim women on love strike. In an unspecified Arabic-speaking village, the wives – who’ve long had the dangerous task of fetching water from a mountain spring – take action, refusing their husbands sex …
Read More »Box Score: The Podcast 010 Parts 1 and 2
On the cusp of E3, we’ve got a two-part show breaking down NCAA Football. In Part 1, Rich Grisham and Ben Haumiller discuss everything NCAA Football, including what it’s like to be ‘the face’ of the game, the differences between old style ‘climb-the-QA-ladder’ game designers and newer ones that come …
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