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A second UK games retailer has slashed the Wii U price in a bid to stimulate sales. Last week, British supermarket chain Asda introduced a Wii U price cut of £50, and now online specialist games retailer ShopTo has followed suit. While Asda is offering basic and premium versions of …

Tomb Raider hit the one million player milestone in less than two days, according to developer Crystal Dynamics. Karl Stewart, global brand manager at the studio, said the series reboot has made a strong commercial start and thanked fans for their early support. He posted on Twitter: “Wow, 1m gamers …

Bruce Willis takes a redundant back seat in another vigilante thriller about a man in the wrong place at the wrong time – swapping Die Hard for Death Wish , cops for firemen and a real leading man for Josh Duhamel. Threatened by a drawling Nazi after witnessing a murder, …

A few hours into God of War: Ascension, you’ll find yourself running atop a massive, mechanical snake battling waves of monstrous goat men. It’s marvelous and immense, with gold and blue scales that glisten in the sun, as the serpent’s metallic body twists and bends during its ascent through beautiful …

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has so far taken a pretty classy approach to marketing the film, opting for some in-character promo in place of the usual one-sheet business. So far we’ve had Capitol portraits for Katniss, Haymitch , Cinna , Effie Trinket and Caesar Flickerman , and now it’s …

(opens in new tab) Aliens: Colonial Marines co-developer TimeGate Studios has confirmed a recent round of layoffs at the company. While the Houston, Texas-based firm didn’t detail the extent of the cuts, Polygon sources indicate that about 25 employees were let go following the collapse of a publishing deal. TimeGate …

Touch 2.05 “Eye To Eye” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.05 Written by: Barry O’Brien Director: Milan Cheylov THE ONE WHERE Jake and Amelia scheme together so they can meet up, but Amelia is kidnapped again before it can happen. Lucy then takes matters into her own hands …

(opens in new tab) Jamie Smart is one of the best comic creators you may not have heard of. He’s best known for work like Corporate Skull , a cheerfully sweary web comic about an office drone who has his face accidentally taken off in a frankly surreal photocopier accident …

Fringe: September’s Notebook book review . Titan Books are spoiling us. A few months ago they brought us The Essential Supernatural , a coffee table book that came so jam-packed with goodies it almost burst at the seams. Much the same effort has been expended on this Fringe title, from …

Not a lot this week in the ways of concrete news, but there’s plenty to speculate about! We also reviewed Tomb Raider and talked about games that broke the fourth wall. Hosts: Hollander Cooper, Greg Henninger, Ryan Taljonick, Henry GilbertQuestion of the week: What game do you think needs a …