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We named Hello Games’ stunt-based motorcycle game, Joe Danger, one of the best downloadable games of 2010, but we won’t fault you if you haven’t heard much about it. The PlayStation Network exclusive was released last year to strong reviews , but the exclusivity kept it from ever growing to …

In what was no doubt our last hands-on with Super Mario 3D Land before we review the title, we got to take Mario’s new Boomerang power-up for a spin, and play one of the later, more challenging levels. Though the screens Nintendo provided us were nice, now you can see …

Music can really enhance a game’s atmosphere. It can take an already great experience and really help sell the mood, something composer Danny Baranowsky has become well-known for. Danny B has worked on a number of indie games, including Cannabalt and Super Meat Boy, and he’s now lending his talents …

(opens in new tab) It’s not uncommon to pick up an old game and be amazed by how poorly it holds up. It can also be crushing to find that the games you have such fond memories of… sort of suck nowadays. This was our fear when it came to …

(opens in new tab) Today marks the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III. To celebrate the decade of open-world gaming GTA III gave us, Rockstar’s giving us one of its just-announced, limited-edition, super-swank Claude Speed action figures (which Rockstar sells for $149.99) so that we can give it to …

Lana and Andy Wachowski are set to write and direct an original sci-fi film called Jupiter Ascending . Vigilant movie fans may still remember their little science fiction project The Matrix , which spawned three movies and grossed $1.6bn worldwide. Unlucky movie fans may also still remember Speed Racer , …

The demo for Need for Speed: The Run launched this week, but if your interest in the title extends as far as “wanting to know how it looks and sounds” without going so far as to wonder how it feels to actually play the game, this is exactly the video …

If news of the Collector’s Edition didn’t get you to step back from the edge after a release date wasn’t announced, this new cinematic from Diablo III’s campaign might do the trick. The video, which features Deckard Cain’s niece, Leah, does a good job to remind us why we love …

Ubisoft Motion Pictures is close to announcing a partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment to adapt Assassin’s Creed into a major Hollywood production, says Variety. The studio, first announced in May, has been commanding attention from a number of top studios with the property. Sony’s bid for the Assassin’s Creed film …

A fourth film is on the way for the sci-fi franchise Starship Troopers and it looks like it will sensibly leave parts two and three behind. Instead, Starship Troopers: Invasion – which will be CGI rather than live-action – will continue the story of the 1997 Paul Verhoeven movie. Let’s …