There’s nothing particularly funny about Markus %26ldquo;Notch%26rdquo; Persson’s battle with Bethesda’s (read: ZeniMax’s) lawyers over the alleged misuse of the name ‘Scrolls’ for Mojang Studios’ next game, however there is something refreshingly awesome about his proposed solution. Hoping to end the dispute as quickly and honorably as possible, the Minecraft …

As part of the Gamescom news blast,Nintendo Europe has announced (opens in new tab)Game Boy classics Metroid II: Return of Samus and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins will arrive on its 3DS eShop before the end of the year. Also along for the ride are Mega Man: Dr …

Plus, Katie McGrath lets us in on a secret about THAT clip of her in the BBC1 Autumn drama trailer

“So press the Left trigger for a melee take down.” Drew Holmes, writer for Saints Row: The Third, said.We went ahead and innocently followed his instruction.Our character whipped around and kicked the nearest pedestrian, who just so happened to be some sort of balloon chested stripper nurse in a g-string. …

If games are the most technologically-obsessed entertainment medium of our time (which they are), and game development is the most techno-fetishistic of all entertainment professions (which it is,) it’s always interesting to see how developers get their heads around the notion of a world in which high-tech doesn’t exist. Capcom’s …

Emma Thompson’s long-awaited Effie is finally cranking into gear with the announcement that Dakota Fanning has signed on to take the film’s leading role. Set in 1850’s London, Effie tells the story of Effie Gray and her tumultuous marriage to art critic John Ruskin. Despite Gray’s famed good looks, Ruskin …

It’s sad, isn’t it? God of War III was the last in Kratos’s console trilogy, and since its release there hasn’t been a new game announced for PlayStation 3. What’s a hungry God of War fan to do? Fear not, as there’s one remaining God of War experience in the …

The release of Gears of War 3 is a little over a month away. And if you read our recent hands-on with thefirst two hours of the campaign, you’ll be more excited than ever to get back to the business of turning Locust into itty-bitty pieces of squishy flesh and …

Can you identify 12 characters who have been rapidly aged?

Hello and a very good Monday to you. Big week this week in gaming as we all get ready for Gamescom, not least Nathan who’s going to be over there in the middle of it all. But besides our tangible excitement (or as much as we can muster on a …