EA will launch a Crysis 3 open multiplayer beta next week on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Running from January 29 until February 12, it will let players sample two of the game’s eight multiplayer modes, Crash Site and Hunter, across two maps. Participants will be able to level up …

Haven 3.12 “Reunion” TV REVIEW Episode 3.12 Writers: Gabrielle Stanton Director: Lee Rose THE ONE WHERE A troubled man turns his old high school nemeses back into teenagers when murdering them, and the Skinwalker is revealed to be Arla, the Colorado Kid’s troubled wife. VERDICT In the arc-heavy second half …

A battle of patience The typical Japanese role-playing game runs on a predictable cycle. Step one: Run around fields while world-threatening events unfold. Step two: Watch as the screen fizzles into a battle scenario. Step three: Tap buttons while your rag-tag team of heroes stares awkwardly at assailants until an …

The auction that could see THQ’s properties sold off one by one begins today, but at least one franchise may not be up for bids. Selling South Park: The Stick of Truth to another company without the consent of South Park Studios would violate its contract, the company claims. Polygon …

Iron Man 3 will soon be heading up Marvel’s Phase Two push, and head honcho Kevin Feige has taken the opportunity to build anticipation with some tidbits surrounding the kind of mental state the film finds Tony Stark in. “”It’s almost like post-traumatic stress,” explains Feige to MTV (opens in …

Ever since Brian Singer picked up the reins on X-Men: Days Of Future Past , we’ve heard whispers and rumours concerning which of his original X-Men he might be able to talk into reappearing. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are in place to reappear, while Hugh Jackman has already confirmed …

Angelina Jolie gives us an honest, open and uncensored chat as the subject of The Total Film Interview this month. You can read the full discussion in the brand new issue of Total Film (available for just £1.99 on your iPad (opens in new tab) ), but here’s a sneaky …

UPDATE: Gas Powered Games founder Chris Taylor told Gamasutrahis studio “had to slim WAY down to conserve cash reserves” but is still operating, with its future staked on the success of Wildman. The original story follows. Gas Powered Games, developer of Dungeon Siege, Supreme Commander, and the nascent kickstarter for …

Wool by Hugh Howey book review : Buy it and you won’t feel fleeced. In today’s dystopia-crazy book world, the only real surprise about the “underground, enclosed society” subgenre making a comeback is that it’s taken quite so long. Ever since the nuclear paranoia of the ‘50s, SF has regularly …

Throne Of The Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed book review: The Doctor will kill you now. It’s easy to agree with Lies Of Locke Lamora author Scott Lynch when he says that Throne of The Crescent Moon “buoyantly fails to suck”. Another ho-hum, medieval backdrop would have sucked. Prophecies would …