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Exclusive interview with the renowned actor who plays Miracle Day ’s uncompromisingly evil Oswald Danes

SFX Blogger Stacey Whittle rediscovers the joys of geekiness beyond just her beloved comics

Get complete downloadable four-page feature! “I’ve Never Seen Princess Mononoke” from the current SFX special

Pit Pony (1997) Born Ellen Philpotts-Page on February 21 1987, her acting debut began at the age of 10 in her native Canada when she took on the role of Maggie Maclean in CBC’s television movie Pit Pony . Set in 1904, the plot revolved around the small-town life of …

Mystery Men The Crimefighters: Half-arsed superheroes with similarly half-arsed powers. They’re called upon to save the day when a supervillain threatens to destroy the city. The Costumes: A vivid array of zany hackjobs. They’re ridiculous, but they’re meant to be, and we’re fine with that. Lamest Feature: Mr Furious (Ben …

Rapscallion is a 2D physics-based platformer we recently got tocheck out as part ofa showcase forIndie Open House, a program created by GameSpy Technology tosupport up-and-coming indie developers. Clearly inspired by other contemporary platformers like N+ and Super Meat Boy, Rapscallion hopes to deliver that satisfying feeling of speedand momentum …

We’ve had our fun, handing out irreverent awards with silly titles likeMost GraphicsandArtsiest-Fartsiest, but now it’s time for tradition. Time to be serious and actually pick – no jokes – our favorite game from E3 2011. First, the nominees… The Nominees: Batman: Arkham City Arkham Asylum was our 2009 Game …

You know what else I love? Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda. Despite the fact that I’ve just referred to him as a “what” rather than a “who”, I’m a mighty big fan of the punk-ass,No-More-Heroes-creatingmentalist’s work, and I reckonteaming up withex-Resident Evil boss Shinji Mikami and ex-Silent Hillboss and composer Akira Yamaoka …

This is getting silly now. With all the world’s hardcore eyes on it after the miserably low-res Wii years, Nintendo has a lot to prove with the Wii U. Supposedly the Nintendo console for everyone, with enough cool tricks to please the casual player and enough horsepower to provide for …

In almost every alien invasion scenario we’re used to, the humans rise up as one and kick some extraterrestrial ass. Whether it be by simply sending a Spartan warrior after them, crashing a well-timed jet into their mothership, or hell, just shooting them with Super Soakers (thanks, Shyamalan), human beings …