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Why’d you buy your new-gen system? Besides “to play new-gen games”, I mean? That was one of the questions asked by Nielsen (opens in new tab) in its recently released 360 Degree Gaming Report, and it reveals some surprising differences between big three buyers. One of the survey questions asked …

Chappie director Neill Blomkamp recently announced that he had officially been given the go-ahead by Fox to helm a new sequel in their Alien franchise. Since then, talk has turned to whether or not series star Sigourney Weaver would reprise her role as Lt. Ellen Ripley. While the specifics of …

Margot Robbie has been discussing her involvement in upcoming comic-book actioner Suicide Squad, hinting to the Arizona Republic (opens in new tab) that she is tied down to a multi-picture deal. Robbie will star as the Joker’s paramour Harley Quinn in the new film, and admits that signing on to …

Another classic eighties property is headed back to the small screen. Disney XD has today announced plans to reboot DuckTales as a brand new animated series. Produced by Disney Television Entertainment, the new version is expected to arrive in 2017. Based on the comics by Carl Barks, the original series …

In the wake of Dan Gilroy’s pointed comments at the Independent Spirit awards, James Gunn has come out in defence of the superhero movie, insisting that just as much love goes into his films as those of any other more celebrated “auteur”. Gilroy made reference to overcoming a “tsunami of …

Hugh Jackman has been talking a lot about his future as Wolverine of late, stating that he would happily go on playing the character until he dies during an interview with Cigar Aficionado (via E! Online (opens in new tab)). Having recently watched Birdman, in which Michael Keaton’s character struggles …

The Walking Dead producer Gale Ann Hurd has given a brief update on AMC’s planned spin-off series, while also discussing the agonizing process of deciding which characters to kill off. The spinoff series will reportedly be set in parallel with the events depicted in the main series, with Kim Dickens, …

After yesterday’s momentous news that Marvel and Sony will now be sharing the rights to the Spider-Man franchise, some new details have emerged about the next Kevin Feige-produced Spidey movie, which will see Peter Parker back in high school. While Peter graduated in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Variety (opens in …

The third season of BBC America’s exceptional sci-fi thriller, Orphan Black, lands this April and to prepare fans for Clone Club’s return a brand new teaser has arrived online. Season 2 ended last year as leading clone Sarah discovered that she and her genetic identical sisters had a set of …

You’ll be able to take your plastic fighting team on the go starting this week, thanks to a Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (opens in new tab) software update. Nintendo announced that it will add amiibo functionality to the handheld brawler on Tuesday – of course, you’ll need to have …