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Armored Core: Verdict Day review

Armored Core: Verdict Day goes a long way toward addressing one of Armored Core V’s most pressing issues: the fact that it was an online game with virtually no online community. That alone ought to make it intriguing to both newcomers and returning fans alike. But, of course, players will …

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PS3 exclusive Batman Arkham Origins content trailer

Warner has released a trailer and fresh details about a range of PS3 exclusive Batman: Arkham Origins content, which it says will provide “hours of additional gameplay”. The Knightfall Pack features Knightfall and classic TV series Batman skins, plus five exclusive challenge maps, three Combat ones to fight through and …

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Line of Steam Machine living room PCs coming next year

Valve is partnering with hardware manufacturers to bring a range of Steam Machines into your living room, but first it wants you to beta test its own design. The company spelled out its long-awaited Steam hardware initiative on its website today: “Entertainment is not a one-size-fits-all world. We want you …

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30 Coolest 80s Horror Movie Logos

Demons (1985) The Movie: Gruesome horror produced by Dario Argento. When a group of people are trapped in a cinema in Berlin, they become infected by demons… The Cool Logo: Horned lettering (naturally) plus a rather brave choice of lemon-y yellow type colour. Why We Love It: As if the …

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Nothing But A Man review

Michael Roemer’s 1964 drama is an indie-cinema milestone, bringing an incisive grasp of place, period and performance to its up-close portrait of emergent black pride. Ivan Dixon is hugely affecting as Duff, an itinerant railroad worker in Alabama who marries teacher-and-preacher’s daughter Josie (Abbey Lincoln) despite disapproval on all sides. …

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Runner Runner review

Everything is a gamble according to Justin Timberlake’s online poker whizz Richie Furst in Runner Runner – a philosophy that eludes this safely derivative, risk-averse script. Directed by The Lincoln Lawyer ’s Brad Furman, the plot centres around Furst’s descent into the corrupt world of Ivan Block (Ben Affleck), an …

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