Irish actor Cillian Murphy is in talks to join Wayfaring Strangers , a WWII-set thriller. An Irish-French co-production, the film sees a group of elite British paratroopers captured by German soldiers and held in a remote farmhouse, where a young Jewish couple have also taken refuge. Acting legend Sir Michael …
Read More »Shadows of the Damned video: Full Access Preview
Guys. Guys. I don’t want to jump the gun and make a bunch of preemptive, hyperbolic statements, but I think Shadows of the Damned is going to be one of the coolest, craziest games of the summer. We’ve got a preview build in the office and in just the first …
Read More »A history of Friday the 13th in video games
Friday the 13th. Superstitiously the unluckiest day of the year. But in 1980, it proved to be particularly unlucky for a bunch of fictional summer camp councelors at the Crystal Lake resort, as a bloody reign of terror began in the first Friday the 13th movie. That legendary gore rampage …
Read More »Crush3D announced for the 3DS
Sega has confirmed it will be releasing a redesigned version of Zoë Mode’s PSP spatial puzzler Crush for the Nintendo 3DS this Fall. The remake, oh-so-creatively called Crush3D, will make full use of the 3DS’ hardware, and include new puzzles, enemies and a hint system. Which is good, because if …
Read More »Dark Souls preview gives us clammy hands
We usually like to relax while gaming, but Demon’s Souls did something to us that made the experience unique – it intimidated us and filled us with anxiety, and yet somehow that was a good thing. We can’t explain it, but the game managed to bring out our inner masochist. …
Read More »Doctor Who The Doctors Wife Another Cryptic Preview
Russell’s been getting the review ready for Saturday and is so bubbling over with enthusiasm for the episode he couldn’t help but come up with some more snippets to get you excited as well
Read More »Cannes 2011: Colin Firth and Emily Blunt team up
Oscar-winner Colin Firth is set to team up with Emily Blunt for an as-yet untitled comedy. The film will tell the story of ‘the story of two damaged souls fleeing their pasts who meet and break into empty homes to assume the identities of the absent owners. Over the course …
Read More »Cannes 2011: Jason Stathams Killer Elite heading to the US
The Killer Elite has been picked up for US distribution by newly-minted Open Road, who are staking their worth on the action thriller, which stars Jason Statham, Robert DeNiro and Clive Owen. Seems like a pretty safe bet to us. The Killer Elite follows Statham’s highly-trained special-ops soldier as he …
Read More »Hitman: Absolution officially announced for 2012 with painfully vague teaser
After months of rumors and leaks that all but confirmed the existence of a new Hitman game, IO Interactive and Square Enix made it official today with an annoyingly brief and enigmatic teaser trailer for the game. And just as we guessed (opens in new tab), it’s titled Hitman: Absolution. …
Read More »80 Greatest 80s Movie Moments
Return of the Jedi (1983) The Moment: Admiral Ackbar realises what most of us already suspected. “It’s a trap!” Only In The ’80s: …would a prawn get the film’s best line. If It Was Made Today: Ackbar would speak in dodgy, borderline-racist patois. Three Amigos (1985) The Moment: Steve Martin, …
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