Today Blockbuster Video’s current owner, Dish Network, announced plans to close the remaining 300 Blockbuster stores in the US, something most people assumed happened years ago anyway. Blockbuster Video was the undeniable monolith of home entertainment when I grew up, and now its fossils litter empty strip malls all over …

Dear ex-babysitter: Describing 1996’s Resident Evil as “a cool game where you play as a secret agent and fight snakes and stuff” to a 10-year-old kid was kind of fucked up. Especially when said 10-year-old a) loves video games, and b) is particularly sensitive to scary things. Laugh all you …

I want my mummy Zombies think theyre so hip these days, starring in popular TV shows and award-winning games. But mummies are so much more interesting when you think about it. They combine the terror of the lurching undead with magic! Think a walking corpse is scary? Imagine if that …

To make your way to Shiva for the final confrontation with her, you will need to jump through some hoops first. In the middle of the Bowery, you will be able to hear a baby crying, a sound that will be coming from a baby carriage in the lower section …

GTA 5 (opens in new tab) has, by my math, made nearly $2 billion since it released last month. That’s absurd. That’s more than absurd. That’s put-it-in-a-straitjacket absurd. That’s lock-it-up-in-Arkham-Home-for-the-Criminally-Insane absurd. That’s kill-it-because-otherwise-it’ll break-free-and-blow-up-a-hospital absurd. It’s absurd. Truly absurd. It’s so absurd that our office actually argued for like an …

A couple of interesting rumours have emerged this morning about the potential aesthetic for Ben Affleck’s Batman, with Zack Snyder looking to break away from the Nolanverse with Batman vs. Superman . According to CBM , Batman’s new cowl will take its cues from Batman: Noel , a 2011 outing …

Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot might just be about to make some casting announcements, with young actor Miles Teller confirming that he has had talks over the role of Reed Richards. Teller has previously been linked to Richards, otherwise known as Mr. Fantastic, and confirmed said connection when quizzed by …

EA Sports has released a new FIFA 14 gameplay trailer showing off the Xbox One and PS4 versions of this year’s game in action. Along with this accompanying blog post, the video highlights some of the visual and gameplay enhancements made possible by EA Sports’ new Ignite engine, which is …

A sequel in name only, Ghosts of Georgia spins off its 2009 predecessor ’s brand of ‘real-life horror’ with a story of a family whose women possess a ‘sixth sense’ that allows them to see dead people. It’s an ability that doesn’t serve them well once it’s revealed their new …

‘The Boxer’ is octogenarian artist Ushio Shinohara, famous for ‘action paintings’ that treat canvases as punchbags. ‘Cutie’ is long-suffering wife Noriko, who abandoned her own career to support her eccentric husband. The catch? Ushio’s work never really sold. Zachary Heinzerling’s documentary is a plaintive portrait of this odd couple, scrabbling …