After announcing earlier this month that the cult-classic cyberpunk game Syndicate is getting a reboot, EA has revealed that it may be coming sooner than expected at a recent media event in Las Vegas. Syndicate (2012) is only five months away and will be released February 21, 2012 in North …

Yes! The Battlefield 3 beta is happening and everyone’s invited. Paaaaartaaaay! Actually, hang on. Not everyone’s invited. At least, not yet. If you pre-ordered a copy of the game via EA’s digital distribution service, Origin, then you’re invited right now. And if you purchased a copy of Medal of Honor …

Since the story broke we reached out to both parties for more information. While Bethesda declined to comment, we received some interesting remarks from Carl Manneh, managing director at Mojang. When asked what he thought would be the precedent set if the case would go in Bethesda’s favor, Manneh said …

It’s kind of nice to play as an amicable dumb guy every once in a while. The Master Chiefs and Marcus Phoenixes are fine and dandy, but stepping into jiggly John Rochard’s unfashionable boots is something of a nice surprise. Everything from his southern drawl to his by-the-book mentality just …

Square Enix’s ambitious Final Fantasy XIV Online has been troubled by delays, poor reviews, fan ire, performance issues and subscriber woes since its inception. Even a dramatic reshuffling of the game’s management team and the introduction of free trials back in December has done little to rejuvenate its tentpole MMO. …

SFX blogger is excited about the return of Fringe to UK TV this week (spoiler free for people watching at UK speed)

You’ll notice that I’ve held back on my traditional charming, deftly-executed snark for that headline up there. The reason? The reality of this story is too funny and abominably ludicrous for me to be able to add anything to it. The mainstream British media, always ready to tell us that …

Michael Fassbender isn’t showing any signs that he’ll loosen his stranglehold on brooding leading man roles anytime soon: director José Padilha has stated he’d like the Fass for his RoboCop remake. In an interview on Brazilian TV to promote Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within , Padilha spoke about his …

It has to be said, Shrek -spinoff Puss In Boots is doing little wrong in its mission of stoking up our interest in the film. Considering it initially sounded like a brazen attempt to milk the surly ogre’s franchise for all it was worth, Antonio Banderas’ ginger moggy has been …

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus in HD: What more do you need to know? The original games were awesome and the next week’s PS3 collection makes them even better with enhanced visuals and support for 3D TVs. But that’s not all! There’s a crapload of behind-the-scenes wheelings and dealings …