Any worries that by book six/seven (should we count The Great Samuel Pepys Fiasco?) the Thursday Next series would have settled into a rut prove groundless here, as Jasper Fforde delivers another swerve ball. The previous book was set entirely in Bookworld; this time there’s no action in Bookworld at …

Magic Mike has opened in UK cinemas, and for some reason, audiences are responding well to the concept of ultra-hunks Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey jettisoning their shirts and trousers and gyrating about on stage. Oh right. Yep, the pair play strippers in Steven Soderbergh’s latest, which is loosely based …

[brightcove]1705434140001[/brightcove] Dredd has just screened at Comic-Con 2012 , and here’s our first reaction to the comic-book reboot… 2000 AD aficionados can rest easy – Judge Dredd’s latest cinematic outing is brutally true to its comic book source and a vast improvement on Sylvester Stallone’s universally loathed 1995 interpretation . …

Just like the zombie viruses that its gameplay is based on, DayZ has gone viral, attracting a whopping500,000 users (opens in new tab)since its debut earlier this year. The game has received widespread praise from fans and critics alike, with GamesRadar’s sister site PC Gamer calling it (opens in new …

Preacher The Comic: Beautifully eccentric religio-pastiche from Garth Ennis in which preacher Jesse Custer acquires supernatural powers and hits the road with his vampire sidekick and ex-girlfriend Tulip. The Movie Version: D.J. Caruso ( I Am Number Four ) talked about dumbing down the religious aspects for his failed movie …

Catching Fire has added some real clout to its growing ensemble, with Lionsgate confirming that Philip Seymour Hoffman has signed on to play the role of Plutarch Heavensbee. Despite reporting that Hoffman had been offered the part back in June, we must admit to being a little surprised at this …

All too often, we as gamers read the cries that too many videogames lack originality. However, even if a game has obvious inspirations, that doesn’t mean it deserves immediate rejection. On Nintendo handhelds worldwide, but particularly in Japan, Professor Layton’s anime-infused, Euro-centric approach to puzzle gaming is exceptionally popular, so …

A wave of groans followed theinitial discovery (opens in new tab)of Square Enix’s plans torerelease Final Fantasy VII (opens in new tab)on the PC, but today those should be subsided a little bit. Square Enix confirmed to Kotaku today that the title will not use microtransactions despite earlier indications to …

While most of the world is patiently waiting for Sony to release firmware which allows you to play PS3 games on a PS Vita using Remote Play, one YouTube user has been working on their own solution. Watch as a PlayStation Vita uses PlayStation Suite to (somehow) run Left 4 …

Sony has officiallyannounced (opens in new tab)the date when PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will be hitting store shelves, along with some new information on what incentives they’re offering to people who pre-order the game. First off, they announced that those who pre-order will gain access to a completely new set …