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Maniac has released a second official trailer, and just like the first one, this latest glimpse of Elijah Wood’s lady-scalping nutjob is full of boobs, gore and creepiness. Wood plays Frank, the reclusive owner of a mannequin store, whose serious mummy issues manifest themselves in an unfortunate penchant for abducting, …

Mad Max: Fury Road has been lingering in development hell for quite some time now, but according to star Charlize Theron, filming is set to begin on the project as soon as 2 June. Pre-production on the film began way back in 2009, when Theron and Tom Hardy were signed …

Real-world sports seasons have their own unique rhythms; so, too, does the sports game landscape. Its unofficially kicked off every July with college football and concludes the following March with baseball. In between, pro football, soccer, hockey, and basketball titles all compete for our attention. Many themes develop over the …

For the past week, the principle designer behind one of Double Fine’s upcoming adventure games, Ron Gilbert, has been postingcryptic pictures (opens in new tab)of characters on his blog. Characters that will one day populate an adventure game, though not the now-famous Double Fine Kickstarter game. The images he posted …

According to aLinkedIn (opens in new tab)resume of someone who says they’re working on the project, the upcoming Sony brawler PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, will be coming to the PlayStation Vita. Originally spotted by The Gaming Liberty (opens in new tab), the rumor concerns the resume of Sony sound designer …

At this point in gaming history, kicking people in the face has become old hat. We’ve kicked so many people in the face that we lost count decades ago, but now Zen Studios has put an interesting twist on the great American pastime. Kickbeat is actually a rhythm game that …

Steven Moffat hopes to keep spoilers to a minimum and keep the nature and character of the new Doctor Who companion – to be played by Jenna-Louise Coleman – a mystery until she’s introduced in the Christmas Special. Responding to a question about when we’ll learn the identity of the …

A playable demo of Kojima Productions and Platinum Games’ forthcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance* will be at E3. That’s no secret (opens in new tab). However, Hideo Kojima has been getting so enthusiastic about the demo, he’s requested special permission to show footage from it early, before E3. Why? Because …

Sports documentary fans will be drooling over Paul Greengrass’s next project, which will see the Bourne director team up with Senna editor Chris King for a new film about FC Barcelona. The film, entitled Barca , will follow the team’s preparation for the 2012 / 2013 season, which finds the …

In what seems likely to be the match-up of the century, Rayman Origins will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS on June 5, Ubisoftannounced (opens in new tab)today. They also revealed that the game will be coming at a slightly lower price than is typical of a 3DS game at …