In a refreshing reversal from the norm of late, Da Vinci’s Demons wasn’t cancelled in the States before we’d even seen one episode over here. Instead, it’s been awarded a second season before we’ve even seen one episode over here. Huzzah! (opens in new tab) The new show, created by …

Scream (1996) The Moment: A pure “splatter movie” kill according to Rose McGowan later on in the movie. Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore) comes a cropper in this slasher’s opening scene when she gets on the wrong end of a movie-trivia-loving serial killer’s blade. Look Away When: Casey’s mum screams and …

Inspired by the real-life case of murdered Argentinean activist cleric Father Mugica, Pablo Trapero’s film unfolds in a shanty town on the edges of Buenos Aires. Menaced by gangs, the slum is the workplace of an atheist community organiser (Martina Gusman) and two socially committed Catholic priests: the terminally ill …

Wally Pfister’s Transcendence ensemble is beginning to take shape, with Cillian Murphy the latest big name to join the cast for the cinematographer’s directorial debut. Last week saw Morgan Freeman join leading man Johnny Depp, with Murphy signing on to join a group that also includes Rebecca Hall as the …

Age of Wushu is a new martial arts themed MMORPG directly from China’s Snail Games. The game brings an authentic presentation of Chinese martial arts to devoted players, and with its innovative combat, cultivation and offline play, the game creates a unique martial-arts experience. Now Age of Wushu is in …

2K Games has pulled down its official content for the long-delayed XCOM shooter, and is refusing comment about the absence. All videos of the Cold War-era reboot were stricken from 2K Games’ YouTube channel, and the promotional site which used to harbor information for both the shooter and XCOM: Enemy …

The Bethesda team behind Skyrim is moving on after more than 16 months of post-release support. No more DLC is planned for the smash hit open-world game, with the 1.9 patch its last planned major infusion of content, Bethesda announced today. The staff is moving on to its next major …

“One thing that seems clear to me, looking back at the films that truly scared me, is that most really good horror films are low-budget affairs with special effects cooked up in someone’s basement,” said Stephen King. Now, King has been the source for both clunkers and classics, but it …

( *And we do mean proper finales, not just episodes that happened to be final episodes because the show was cancelled final episodes… ) Last month we asked you to vote for your favourite final episodes… but with a bit of a twist. We wanted you to restrict your votes …

International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that worldwide shipments of PC hardware have suffered the steepest quarterly decline since the research and consultancy firm began tracking the market in 1994. IDC claims global PC shipments totalled 76.3 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down 13.9 per cent compared to …