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(opens in new tab) Xbox One will enable users to assume control of gameplay remotely in order to help friends through challenging sections of a title, while Kinect will have the capability to talk back to users, according to Polygon sources said to have tested or seen the unannounced features …

About to graduate from Oxford, 21-year-old Shannon is already tipped to become the next big thing in sci-fi and fantasy. Serkis, who’s picked up the rights through his Imaginarium production outfit, calls the novel “truly, extraordinary and thrilling”. Set in 2059, it follows the life of 19-year-old Paige Maloney who …

EA is still making games for Wii U, although it’s not half as committed to Nintendo’s latest console as it is to Microsoft’s or Sony’s current and next-gen systems. While EA spokesman Jeff Brown told Kotaku last week that the company currently has “no games in development for the Wii …

EA has revealed a FIFA 14 release date of September 27 throughout Europe on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The game is also set to be released on Xbox One and PS4 at a later date, with the next-gen versions powered by the new EA Sports Ignite engine. Various editions …

Just how whispers about a film’s quality sweep the Croisette before anyone’s seen a frame is one of the festival’s mysteries, but word on the boulevard yesterday was that Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty ( La Grande Bellezza ) is a masterpiece. It’s not, but it is one of the …

Just last month, Joss Whedon was teasing the addition of a brother-sister partnership to his super-team lineup for The Avengers 2 , with tongues immediately set wagging among the online fan community. The names on everybody’s lips were those of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, with Whedon now confirming that the …

Showing in competition, domestic drama The Past is the follow-up to Oscar-winning A Separation by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi. A devastating tale of secrets, lies and scalding, squirm-inducing truths, it will surely feature come awards time. Set in Paris, it sees Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) return from Tehran after a four-year …

Sofia Coppola has made a career out of lensing lost souls blighted by ennui and emptiness, and her fifth film, The Bling Ring , spies the same subject from a different angle. Playing in the Un Certain Regard section, Coppola’s achingly hip, down-with-the-kids movie takes for its inspiration a Vanity …

1666, the unannounced project from Assassin’s Creed I and II creative director Patrice Desilets, has been suspended indefinitely by Ubisoft. CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed the title has been put on ice, following Desilet’s second departure from the company, in a conference call with investors today (via GamesIndustry International). “After more …

We thought our Man Of Steel excitement couldn’t get any more intense… until an exclusive bunch of the latest LEGO sets landed on our desks. While not quite as spoilery as the Iron Man 3 sets we previously got our hands on, there’s still plenty of fuel for the fires …