(opens in new tab) When news broke recently that The CW – the US network mainly aimed at yoof audiences – was planning a small screen version of ultravoilent Japanese film Battle Royale (the one that’s like a very bloody version of The Hunger Games ) many were left wondering …

Left 4 Dead 2 on PC is open to fan modification. Indeed, it’s encouraged by Valve, who not only released the tools to enable gamers to do so, but even pledged to promote one user-created map each week for the foreseeable future. One such mod is ‘Cold Stream’ – a …

We’re still a good month-plus away from the insanity of the pre-holiday season, but things are starting to pick up in the dog days of summer, as August delivers a large number of big-name releases on both the retail and digital sides. Big franchises and charmingly promising originals both populate …

Indie Bundles are all the rage these days – or rather “were” all the rage in 2011 – and it was only a matter of time before 2011’s independent developer craze shook hands with 2012’s big fad, Kickstarter. The mastermind of the project, Evgeniy Kolpakov, is asking for $45,000 to …

The NPD Group (opens in new tab), as reported by MCV Pacific (opens in new tab), has unveiled the ten best selling games of 2012, where only three of which were actually released in that year. The remaining seven were all games of 2011, leaving only Max Payne 3, Mass …

Cars (2006) The Accusation: Not even the removal of all of the humans from Pixar’s auto-centric adventure could stop the sense of deja vu that Lightning McQueen’s exile in a small town was a reprise of Michael J. Fox’s experiences in Doc Hollywood . The Spark Of Originality: Actually, this …

Lord of the Rings Online’s Middle Earth has grown and changed a lot since the MMO’s launch. Though it began as a typical subscription-based game, it has since evolved into a free-to-play powerhouse, with a clever mix of purchasable options and yearly expansions. This year, Turbine’s game adds one of …

Like action? Aliens? Great big mushroom-cloud explosions? Then get yourself over to Blockbuster today, where you can rent Battleship before it’s released anywhere else. And while you’re there, you can trade in any old or unwanted DVDs, Blu-rays and games for cold hard cash, or Blockbuster account credit, with the …

It’s that special time of the week when we dribble our hot and silky game-themed mouth banter into your ear openings. This episode’s gently penetrative aural pleasuring comes courtesy of Cundy, Hooters and special guest Andy Kelly – aka one of the most talented gamez jarnalists working the circuit right …

There’s been a lot of talk surrounding Nintendo these days suggesting that they should give up their handheld system efforts and flee with their valuable IP to the App Store to make a quick killing. However, according to Nintendo’squarterly earnings (opens in new tab)release, it sounds like they’re doing quite …