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The formula for Lego games should be familiar by now: take a pop culture universe, render its characters and world with the titular Danish building blocks, add in a healthy dose of slapstick humor and as many collectibles as you can stuff on a disc, and ship it. That recipe …

From the day these off-kilter creatures were born, the Rabbids have been the stars of several casual party games from publisher Ubisoft. After many lovably manic adventures over the past six years, the odd mammals are taking their specific brand of mayhem to the Wii U in their newest get-together, …

The Man of Glass Written and Drawn by Martin Flink Published by Accent UK £3.95 http://www.accentukcomics.com/man_of_glass.html That being said, there’s real authority to his art. Simple lines combining to drive home the physicality of the characters to touching effect. The boxer is a wall, not of unlikely Olympian muscle, but …

The Skylanders return in Skylanders: Giants, adding more enemies to defeat, new worlds to explore, hats to collect, and, of course, more figurines to purchase. Lord Kaos has escaped his exile to the Portal Masters’ world (Earth), and is once again wreaking havoc on Skylands with the help of the …

The Vampire Diaries 4.04 “The Five” TV REVIEW Episode 4.04 Writers: Brett Matthews, Rebecca Sonnenshine Director: Joshua Butler THE ONE WHERE Damon takes Elena to a frat party to teach her how to feed, while Klaus regales Stefan with half-remembered plots from Buffy … with flashbacks to the origin of …

With Gone Baby Gone and The Town , Ben Affleck silenced his critics, joining Clint Eastwood and George Clooney in the elite club of A-list actors turned credible directors. Not content with resting on his laurels, Affleck’s third feature sees him stepping out of his comfort zone. Leaving behind the …

Based on the many outstanding Mario RPGs released over the years, Nintendo’s mascot and role-playing games go together like green pipes and turtles. After years of success on consoles, the Paper Mario franchise has now moved to the portables with Paper Mario: Sticker Star (opens in new tab)for the 3DS. …

Fringe 5.04 “The Bullet That Saved The World” TV REVIEW IF YOU’RE YET TO SEE THE EPISODE, STOP READING NOW! BIG SPOILERS LIE AHEAD (opens in new tab) Episode 5.04 Writer: Alison Schapker Director: David Straiton THE ONE WHERE The Observers work out that the Fringe team are operating out …

Clan of Champions, the second NIS America title available for PC download, is a serious-minded effort from the developers at Aquire (most notable for their work on early Tenchu (opens in new tab) titles and the Way of the Samurai (opens in new tab) series). As such, it doesn’t play …

Supernatural (opens in new tab) Season Eight Episode Four “Bitten” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 8.04 Writer: Robbie Thompson Director: Thomas J Wright THE ONE WHERE Three student film-makers find lycanthropy hairy going. VERDICT If there’s one thing you can say about Supernatural ; it’s never been afraid …