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It’s hard not to have some emotional response to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Among a big crop of trailers debuting at last weekend’s Video Game Awards, this revamped spin-off to the blockbuster series got people talking, which you may have noticed this week (opens in new tab). We also got …

With the new trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Rising revealing that the game is now called Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and that it’s being made by Platinum Games (Bayonetta, Vanquish) and not Kojima Productions, there are a lot of Metal Gear fans feeling confused. And in some cases, irritated. Obviously …

The spooky creatures of the United Kingdom. Guy Haley turns his penetrating gaze to the cryptozoology of our sceptred isle… . (opens in new tab) Great Britain might be crammed full of people but, according to myth and legend, and the first-hand experiences of some modern-day monster-spotters, it also has …

Come on, we all know what your Christmas haul will look like. You’ve asked for Batman: Arkham City on 360 but you’ll get LEGO Batman for Wii. You’ve asked for a Superdry hoodie but you’ll get a jumper from M%26S. You’ve asked for rare Deadpool graphic novels from eBay but …

Twitter reacts to The Dark Knight Rises prologue, Star Trek band names, a Firefly Christmas quiz and further farewells to Chuck in this week’s Tweets

With the iPad reaching more and more hands by the day, developers and publishers are starting to recognize the widening market there for console-like experiences. This week’s column spotlights two familiar franchises that have made the leap to the touchscreen: Zen Pinball and Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies, one …

For basketball, there’s NBA Jam. For football, there’s NFL Blitz. And for soccer, there was Fifa Street, EA’s over-the-top arcade-inspired soccer game. But after a few successful iterations, EA Sports has gone back to the drawing board with the Fifa Street series, and revealed a newer, more realistic Fifa Street …

Buckle yourself in for another packed week in the wonderful world of SF

What will happen to the show in the future? We haven’t got a TARDIS, so we used a more ancient method of prediction – guesswork

Every now and then, characters come along that challenge the notion of what it means to be “giving.” Think about it: When was the last time you reached out to a stranger, put your life before someone else’s, gave for the sake of generosity or really made a difference to …