Non-Argentine football fans of a certain vintage are well used to having their hearts broken by Diego Maradona – but for Konami the aftermath might be a financial, rather than metaphysical, blow. The thunder-tempered midfielder-turned-coach features in PES 2017 (opens in new tab)’s excellent MyClub mode, but has claimed on …

How the hell has it taken us this long to choose Snake’s PlayStation debut for our Classic Game treatment?! Truly, the OPM Goat Of Shame is burning holes into all of our faces – and has threatened to do so continuously for a good few months yet. All we can …

Steven Spielberg has revealed the untold story behind Harrison Ford’s cameo in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (opens in new tab). In an interview with Entertainment Weekly (opens in new tab), Spielberg explained how he cast his Indiana Jones actor against type as a smug school principal. “He did the scene where …

Behind-closed-doors footage at conventions is all the rage nowadays. In an obvious attempt to pack out conference halls worldwide, studios will put together sizzle reels for upcoming movies – and Justice League (opens in new tab) is no different. Well, actually, there is something different about Justice League. It sounds …

Doctor Who is unique in that it’s an iconic character who changes every few years. It keeps things fresh. But that hasn’t stopped fans, and the Time Lord himself Peter Capaldi, reflecting on the Thirteenth Doctor’s time in the TARDIS – and whether the time was right for Capaldi to …

20th Century Fox has dropped a brand new trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes, and if that title wasn’t enough of a hint, the footage promises the biggest ape vs human battle yet. How is it even possible for visual effects to look THAT good? This franchise …

Think ‘Star Wars blooper’ and there’s a good chance that you’ll immediately think of that hapless Stormtrooper hitting his head in A New Hope. Continuing the tradition of mishaps in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: Rogue One (opens in new tab) had a K-2SO-related blooper that somehow made …

Congratulations, fellow Persona fans! We’ve been shouting about this remarkable JRPG series for so long that plenty of folks who don’t know a steak croquette from an Evoker are ready to take a whack at Persona 5 (opens in new tab). If you’re one of our new brethren, welcome! You’re …

Attendees of CinemaCon 2017 were treated to something really special this week: the first footage of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab). And while the rest of us schlubs won’t get to see it for awhile longer – *shakes fist* – we can still enjoy the descriptions …

If you looked at Dwayne Johnson and Karen Gillan all dressed up for their roles in Jumanji and thought, “dang, they look like a couple of video game characters”, congratulations! You were totally right. A presentation at CinemaCon (via Deadline (opens in new tab)) revealed that the film, fully titled …