Terrycloth Playsuit – Goldfinger (1964) Sean Connery’s incarnation of Bond is considered by many to be the ultimate in iconic cool. Which makes it all the more baffling that the Goldfinger costume department decided to dress him up as a giant bloody baby. Seriously, James Bond wore a onesie. A …
Read More »Switch 1.02 “Episode 2” REVIEW
Switch Episode 2 TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.02 Writer: Chloe Moss, Tim Price Director: Dominic LeClerc THE ONE WHERE The Witches Of Kensington curse Hannah’s career prospects, Jude magics herself a new boss and Grace’s new boyfriend is a potential bunny burner. VERDICT Here’s a rarity: episode …
Read More »Dragon Ball Z for Kinect review
For followers of the Dragon Ball Z franchise, there could be no greater fan service than the ability to physically reenact the dire, potentially world-destroying battles the series is famous (some would say infamous) for. Dragon Ball Z for Kinect approximates the sort of schoolyard make-believe one might have seen …
Read More »James Bond reports for duty in another trailer for Skyfall: watch online now
Skyfall opens in the UK imminently, and to tide you over another full-length trailer has been released. This one doesn’t offer up much in the way of new clips, but does a decent enough job of shuffling the already released promo material into an impressive showcase. If you look closely …
Read More »Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirates Booty DLC review
Gearbox has wasted no time in getting post-release content queued up in the month following Borderlands 2 (opens in new tab)’s launch. First, the developer unveiled a downloadable fifth class, the Mechromancer; now, the game gets its first add-on content, in the form of the pirate-themed Captain Scarlett and Her …
Read More »Michael Bay hits back at Hugo Weavings Transformers criticism
Earlier this week, Hugo Weaving gave an interview to Collider in which he fleetingly mentioned his work on Transformers , and was less than complimentary about the experience. “It was one of the only things I’ve ever done where I had no knowledge of it,” said Weaving. “I didn’t care …
Read More »Top 10 Sci-Fi And Fantasy Sidekicks
Words by: Alasdair Stuart 10 Vir Babylon 5 (opens in new tab) Who knew, when Babylon 5 first started, that one of the best elements of the show would be Vir? The perpetually terrified, cringing Centauri aide started out as little more than comic relief, but over the course of …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 is the new sci-fi RPG from CD Projekt RED
The upcoming sci-fi RPG from The Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt RED has an official name, and we have some tempting details. CD Project RED announced today that Cyberpunk 2077, aside from apparently taking place 55 years after tabletop game Cyberpunk 2022, will include a mature multi-threaded narrative and plenty …
Read More »Sega announces Model 2 Collection, bringing its best era of arcade games to 360 and PS3. First trailer here
Sega has released a trailer for a new collection of old games heading to (at least) Japan in the near future. But don’t think this is some pointless collection of old duffers. We’re talking about its Model 2 arcade games from the mid-1990s, arguably some of the finest videogames ever …
Read More »Wii U manufacturer Foxconn employed underaged workers
Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer of the Wii U, has admitted to employing 14-year-old students in making the consoles. Various reportage compiled by Eurogamer confirms the students, as part of an internship program, were illegally put to work to cover a production shortfall in advance of the console’s November 18 launch. …
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