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Asa Butterfield on the brink of starring in the film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s seminal SF novel

[brightcove]1198799300001[/brightcove] Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s 50/50, released in the UK next week, is the story of a 26-year-old man who contracts cancer and fights the disease with the help of his best friend. It’s an impressive, funny, emotional film (opens in new tab) and we urge you to go and see it …

Plus, Christmas episode title will be revealed during the live TV event

Having pulled a successful caper by remastering Sony’s Sly Cooper Collection for PS3 play, Sanzaru Games is dividing the loot for the titles’ PSN release. Sanzaru’s HD reissues of the Sucker Punch series have been issued with fresh individual PEGI ratings (opens in new tab); details haven’t been released, but …

After years of exclusivity with Impulse – its proprietary digital distribution platform – Stardock has announced that its library popular PC-exclusive games is heading to Steam (Impulse’s largest competitor). The first game to be made available on the service is the popular, well-reviewed Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, which …

Bill Nighy is about to unveil his nasty side again as the lead villain in Stuart Beattie’s I, Frankenstein . Nighy is in talks to play a demon prince, with Socratis Otto ( X-Men Origins: Wolverine ) signed to play his henchman (because every villain needs a henchman). Beattie, who …

We thought it would just be a clip, but maybe there’s something else in store

<!–{132135 [brightcove]1266548758001[/brightcove] It’s a good week for Tarsem Singh; earlier this week, his Immortals sliced its way to the top of the US box office, and now it’s done the same in the UK – only just slaying Arthur Christmas in the process. The 3D swords-and-sandals epic starring future Superman …

David Yates says that he’ll take two or three years “to get it right” but it will not tie in with TV continuity

Sony has announced that InFamous: Festival of Blood, the standalone spinoff from this year’s InFamous 2, has become the fastest-selling digital title in the history of PlayStation Network in the time since its late October launch. IGN reports (opens in new tab) that the Halloween-themed title racked up the sales …