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Super Mario 3D Land has been well and truly inserted into my 3DS over the last week. It’s been brilliant. Loved it. Tanooki Mario makes me so very happy. You should read Henry’s review. But while I’ve been playing, it has occurred to me that unless Bowser changes his game …

Ask GR Anything is a weekly Q%26A column that answers questions submitted by readers (as well as questions we’re particularly curious about ourselves). Got a burning question about games or the industry? Ask us in the comments below and you may just get it answered! At its most basic, a …

The Facehuggers from the Alien films are the archetypal enemies that scuttle and jump at your face. If these scuttling, jumping-at-your-face enemies had never been invented, video games would probably have 100% less scuttling enemies launching themselves in the general direction of your face area. Thankfully, not all the gaming …

Steve O’Brien looks at the case for reopening the DVD box for the big screen remake

Plus Alpha is a weekly column that explores life in Japan from the perspective of American expatriate and game-industry veteran Jarik Sikat. Having worked in numerous areas of the game industry since 1994, Sikat relocated to Japan in 2010. OK. I’m going to admit it. There’s a little secret I’m …

The Reduced SFX Company presents a lot of timey wimey stuff freeze-dried into one script

Just when you thought the Resident Evil series was going too far action – with the more flare, less scare style of Resident Evil 5 and upcoming third-person shooter Operation Raccoon City – Capcom promises a true survival horror sequel on Nintendo 3DS with Resident Evil: Revelations. We went hands-on …

The showrunner of JJ Abrams’ new series Alcatraz (latest news: production apparently stopped for reshoots) talks about what the two shows have in common…

Hustle Kings for Vita is about as pure billiards as it can get – it’s all about hitting balls into other balls and then into some holes. Everything about it is designed to give the authentic pool experience without having to navigate around some drunk dude at the nearest bar. …

Lee Harris gives the case for and against Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s attempt to create a modern fairy tale