Filming on the Total Recall reboot began in Toronto on Monday, and Bryan Cranston hasn’t wasted any time discussing how his character in the film will differ from the ’90s original. The Breaking Bad actor is playing the villainous Vilos Cohaagen, who endeavours to take down Colin Farrell’s hero Quaid. …
Read More »Prom review
Tweens will swoon over this sweet, predictable parcel of promfixated mini-dramas, which inhabits Glee and High School Musical territory without mustering their wit or creativity. Corralling a fine selection of stereotypes – the love-cheat sports-star, a likeable dork, the hottie endangering two indie boys’ friendship – into plotlines, Prom is …
Read More »Skarlet DLC to give Mortal Kombat exactly what it needs: more blood
Get a load of Skarlet, the upcoming downloadable character for the recently released Mortal Kombat reboot from NetherRealm Studios. Originally born as a glitch in Mortal Kombat II that turned certain characters red (hint: they were girls), Skarlet looks to be getting her own place in the series%26rsquo; cannon. Dazzle …
Read More »StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm – hands-on preview
When StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty launched last year it landed with a bang Selling over 1.5 million copies during the first 48 hours after it released, it was the fastest selling real-time strategy game in history. The meticulously balanced, fast-paced and addictive multiplayer marked the return of StarCraft as …
Read More »iPhone game of the day: The Deep is like an underwater Metroid
On iPhone Game: The Deep Price: $3.99 / %26pound;2.39 Size:103 MB Get it now on iTunes:US (opens in new tab)/UK (opens in new tab) You%26rsquo;re overworked and underpaid, with a desk littered with TPS reports and a bright red stapler. Your girlfriend cheated on you and you%26rsquo;re miserable%26mdash;until a pop-up …
Read More »Orlando Bloom will return for The Hobbit
After much speculation, Peter Jackson has confirmed that Lord Of The Rings star Orlando Bloom will return for The Hobbit . Bloom had previously hinted at ‘talks’ and expressed an interest in returning to Middle Earth, but now his involvement is 100% official. Thankfully the time difference between Lord Of …
Read More »Deathsmiles 2X review
Deathsmiles 2X represents some rather unexpected risk-taking on the part of ace Japanese arcade developer Cave. The follow-up to last year’s well-received, gothic-themed scrolling shooter Deathsmiles swaps 2D sprites for full-on 3D visuals, which is a first for any of Cave’s shooters. It’s also the first genuine import game to …
Read More »New Disney Universe looks like Sackboy with mouse ears
Disney Interactive looks to be taking a page out of LittleBigPlanet’s playbook with its upcoming release of Disney Universe, a multiplayer action adventure game featuring adorable avatars doing cutesy things while wearing costumes inspired by Disney and Pixar properties. Coming this fall, the game will feature over 40 old-school and …
Read More »Uncharted adap loses director David O Russell
Mark Wahlberg and David O Russell won’t be teaming up for videogame adaptation Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune . Instead, the pair has decided to make a different adaptation together – this one a movie version of the novel The Silver Livings Playbook . Wahlberg will play a delusional ex-teacher who has …
Read More »2011 TV Pilot Reviews
A look at some of the pilot scripts for US TV SF&F shows that got the green light this year
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