Peter Jackson has announced, via a post on his official Facebook page, that he will be shooting his adaptation of The Hobbit at the higher rate of 48 frames per second. The usual rate is 24fps, and has been since its introduction to cinema in 1927. The Hobbit will be …
Read More »Bryan Singer spills the beans on Jack The Giant Killer
Bryan Singer has revealed details of his next directing gig Jack The Giant Killer , describing it as “a traditional fairy tale” but with “a fun twist”. A new take on Jack And The Beanstalk , the film stars Nicholas Hoult as a farmboy who embarks on a mission to …
Read More »69 Most Immature Movies
Son Of The Mask (2005) The Immature Movie: When a sequel comes out more than a decade after the original, alarm bells should be ringing in the head of the potential viewer. So it is with this godawful follow-up to The Mask , in which Jamie Kennedy makes an arse …
Read More »iPad reviews of the week: Burn the Rope, Road Blaster, Luxor: Amun Rising, Death Rally, Max and the Magic Marker
This week’s roundup of iPad games is heavy on nostalgic flashbacks to familiar favorites, headlined by a remake of Remedy’s top-down combat racer, Death Rally, as well as a slightly updated version of mid-80s FMV relic, Road Blaster. We’ll also check out the iPad versions of a couple familiar releases …
Read More »The Sims Medieval Basics: Traits, Flaws, Tips, and Cheats
What happens when you add medieval RPG elements to the long established Sims franchise? A pleasant kind of confusion, at least at first. There’s so much to do in your new realm: create various inidividualistic heroes, embark on countless different quests, and of course, rake in those Simoles any way …
Read More »New iOS app offers 100 Atari 2600 and arcade games
Playing Tempest on your iPhone isn’t quite the same as playing it in an arcade, but Atari’s Greatest Hits for iOS is still exciting for arcade fans. The app itself is free and comes with Pong, and up to 100 additional games can be bought as in-app purchases, either in …
Read More »Gearbox: Its been too long, but Duke Nukem Forever is a worthy successor
Today, Gearbox released part one of a series of Duke Nukem Forever behind-the-scenes trailers meant to educate the world on the series’ legacy, and the world definitely needs filling in. The Duke franchise was… was massively popular, but after all this time, it’s hardly at the top of the zeitgeist. …
Read More »FROM THE SFX OFFICE
The redesign has landed! Plus the team battle on the football field and which top SF writer upgraded SFX to first class this week?
Read More »8 games headphones were made for
Whoa there, hotshot! This ain’t no celebration of videogame sound design – we’ve done that (opens in new tab). Here, rather, are the games that come alive when piped through headphones directly into your brain. After all, brilliant audio will sound even brilliant-er when it’s loud, bassy and in dangerous …
Read More »LA Noire shows off its seamy side with vice trailer
Given the tone of some of its more recent trailers and previews, it can be easy to forget that LA Noire isn’t all serial killers and murder investigations. Beforehe works his way up to homicide, however, Cole Phelps will have to pay his dues as a uniformed beat cop, a …
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