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Earlier this week, Hugo Weaving gave an interview to Collider in which he fleetingly mentioned his work on Transformers , and was less than complimentary about the experience. “It was one of the only things I’ve ever done where I had no knowledge of it,” said Weaving. “I didn’t care …

Skyfall opens in the UK imminently, and to tide you over another full-length trailer has been released. This one doesn’t offer up much in the way of new clips, but does a decent enough job of shuffling the already released promo material into an impressive showcase. If you look closely …

Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer of the Wii U, has admitted to employing 14-year-old students in making the consoles. Various reportage compiled by Eurogamer confirms the students, as part of an internship program, were illegally put to work to cover a production shortfall in advance of the console’s November 18 launch. …

The upcoming sci-fi RPG from The Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt RED has an official name, and we have some tempting details. CD Project RED announced today that Cyberpunk 2077, aside from apparently taking place 55 years after tabletop game Cyberpunk 2022, will include a mature multi-threaded narrative and plenty …

Sega has released a trailer for a new collection of old games heading to (at least) Japan in the near future. But don’t think this is some pointless collection of old duffers. We’re talking about its Model 2 arcade games from the mid-1990s, arguably some of the finest videogames ever …

[brightcove]1823492057001[/brightcove] End Of Watch has released an official quad poster, and you can see it exclusively here. The cop-thriller with a difference is playing at the 2012 London Film Festival , ahead of a November release in the UK. Written and directed by Training Day screenwriter David Ayer, the film …

Sony’s July buy-out of cloud gaming company Gaikai could be ready to bear fruit some time soon, if today’s relaunch of the Gaikai website is anything to go by. The redesigned website couldn’t be any more PlayStation-friendly if Kaz Hirai’s smiling face popped out of it upon loading. In 3D. …

In an App Store filled with great, cheap games (many for $5 or less) Square Enix’s iOS contributions stand alone. Kotaku spoke with a Japanese Square Enix executive about the decisions behind the company’s pricing models. Remade classics like Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions cost $16, or …

Looper blew our minds when it was released in the UK, and the film is preparing for its French release with a retro-cool international poster. Fitting really, given the movie deals with the noggin-scratching concept of time travel, but it wears the pulpy illustration style well. Flaunting the film’s key …

The final official viewing figures for Doctor Who “The Angels Take Manhattan” are in, now that people who recorded the episode and watched within the first week. (opens in new tab) The final consolidated figure is 7.82 million, up 1.92 million from the overnight rating of 5.9 million. That made …