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RadioRadar podcast 020: Holiday hangover

We’ve been off work for a while, but we think we still know how to do this. Let’s see… we talked about the Top 7… what else? Oh, and we discussed news, and even did a preview! Yeah. We got this. We totally got this. The Deets Post date: January …

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Shooters finally have something to say in 2012

“To kill for yourself is murder. To kill for your government is heroic. To kill for entertainment is harmless.” Wait, what? I’m, like, an hour into Spec Ops: The Line when this message pops up on a loading screen. “What a weird thing to say,” I think to myself. But …

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Win “THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY” Exclusive Merchandise!

To celebrate the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in cinemas on 13 December, three lucky winners have the chance to get their hands on some awesome exclusive merchandise! From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of a trilogy of films adapting …

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Best Christmas Gifts For Geeks Under 30

Hello and welcome to this very special Christmas gift SFX Bargains Round-Up. This week we’re doing something a little different; every week we try to bring you stuff as cheap as we can find it, but this week we’re bringing you all the best Christmas gift ideas we can with …

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50 Greatest Meta Movie Moments

His Girl Friday (1940) The Meta Moment: “Listen,” begins Cary Grant, “the last man that said that to me was Archie Leach just a week before he cut his throat!” Why It’s Great: Archie Leach is Cary Grant’s real name. So now you know! The Cabin In The Woods (2012) …

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The history of console redesigns

Console do-overs through the ages Nintendo’s newly unveiled Wii Mini (opens in new tab) might have provided momentary distraction from the company’s touch screen-toting big-ticket release, but the downsized budget-console hardly came as a surprise. After all, the one-size-only GameCube was the exception to a long-standing rule–one established in the …

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Halo 4 vs. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

This means war Two of the biggest shooter franchises unleashed their latest entries into their respective series this holiday season, which automatically spurs the question, “Which one is better?” Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II brings the setting to the near-future, improves the multiplayer systems, expands on the popular …

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50 Reasons We Love Gremlins

The Hatching Dante subtly shifts gears into horror movie territory as the Gremlins hatch out of their slime-laden cocoons. The scene is all the more effective thanks to the terrified Gizmo, who watches in horror from the safety of a motorcycle helmet. Aww. The New Batch While it isn’t quite …

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50 Coolest Movie Detectives

Mystery, Inc. The Detectives: Talk about the ‘spirit’ of the 1960s – four kids and their talking Great Dane drive around in a psychedelic Chevrolet Sportvan unmasking crooks disguised as monsters. Why They’re Cool: Regardless of the specific merits of the live-action Scooby-Doo (2002) and its sequel, be honest – …

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