Watch out, someone’s spiked the eggnog. Cornelia Funke’s festive kids’ book is manhandled into a cheap German pantomime, complete with Dogtanian dubbing and the kind of frighteningly surreal plot that gives grown-ups waking nightmares. A shaggy young Santa is chased out of Christmastown by the dastardly Goblynch and his army …
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Pete Doherty makes his first big-screen outing in this sterile stab at Alfred de Musset’s 1836 confessional. It must have seemed like a good idea at the time, casting the former Libertines frontman as Octave, the debauched Parisian, but the novelty soon wears off. Suffocated by Sylvie Verheyde’s lifeless direction, …
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The Walking Dead 3.07 review (opens in new tab) Episode 3.07 Writer: Frank Benzulli Director: Dan Sackheim THE ONE WHERE Merle and the Governor torture Glenn and Maggie to make them reveal the location of their camp; meanwhile, Michonne leads our heroes to Woodbury. VERDICT This is the episode every …
Read More »Batman: Arkham City board game coming next year
A card-based board game version of Batman: Arkham City (one of the greatest games ever made) has been announced by game company Cryptozoic Entertainment. Batman: Arkham City Escape is for two players – one playing as Batman, the other taking charge of the various villains of Arkham. Here’s the press …
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You might remember that immediately after the Wii U’s US launch a user of Neo GAF managed to accidentally hack into the console’s debug menu, discovering a couple of unannounced game titles in the process. One of those, Yoshi’s Land, has just turned up on retailer listings, with what sounds …
Read More »Revolution 1.10 “Nobodys Fault But Mine” REVIEW
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The Almighty Johnsons 2.11 “The House of Jerome” TV REVIEW Episode 2.11 Writers: Ross Hastings, Tim Balme & James griffin Director: Murray Keane THE ONE WHERE Axl and co are on the trail of Gaia’s kidnappers and find more than they bargained for, Anders has the chance of a big …
Read More »Japanese games industry “pushing back,” Square Enix tech director says
The Japanese games industry had the final word in video games for years, but this console generation has seen its publishers’ and developers’ global relevance fade. EDGE translated a 4Gamer interview with Square Enix technical director Yoshihisa Hashimoto about how Square plans to keep producing relevant and riveting triple-A games …
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