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Richard Griffiths has died aged 65, we’re sad to report. According to a report by the Guardian , he died following complications after heart surgery. Known equally as well for his film and TV roles as he was for his stage work, he’ll probably be best remembered for Withnail & …

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain had one of the strangest reveals in recent triple-A gaming history, so naturally we had some questions even after its trailer concluded. Fortunately, series creator Hideo Kojima cleared up several points in an interview with GameTrailers. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain …

(opens in new tab) “Valar Dohaeris” – the first episode of Game Of Thrones ’ third season had its UK premiere at London’s supremely swanky One Marylebone on Tuesday evening. As SFX entered the former church, we were greeted by the imposing sight of the Iron Throne – and a …

Roland Emmerich has revealed his vision for the follow up to his 1996 blockbuster Independence Day . The White House Down director has said there will be two sequels: ID Forever Part I and ID Forever Part II . The scripts for both have been finalised by Emmerich and writing/producing …

Derek Cianfrance’s The Place Beyond The Pines has released a cool new poster online, featuring the pared-back silhouette of Ryan Gosling’s ice-cool protagonist. The new film sees Gosling play a motorcycle-riding daredevil who decides to use his skills in some very shady business when he finds out he has a …

A Deadpool spin-off movie has been in the works at Fox for some time now, and Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have taken time out to give Collider (opens in new tab) an update on how the project is progressing. What we know so far is that a …

Online multiplayer is present in a quarter less 2012 console games than those launched near the beginning of this generation, and gamers don’t seem to mind. Video game research and consulting firm EEDAR spoke with the Penny Arcade Report about multiplayer modes’ gradual disappearance from near ubiquity. “You can see …

In issue 205 of Total Film magazine , we chat to The Place Beyond The Pines stars Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper. You can read the full feature inside the issue (available for just £1.99 on your iPad (opens in new tab) ), but here’s a snippet of what Gosling …

Sony has revealed that season one of Telltale’s The Walking Dead will be released on Vita later this year. The platform holder didn’t say whether the game will be released episodically or as a single purchase, or how Telltale plans to utilise Vita’s unique hardware features. Confirming only a 2013 …

Screengrabs seemingly taken from the Durango Xbox Development Kit describe Microsoft’s upcoming console as an always online device, as has previously been rumoured. Posted on VGLeaks, one of the more reliable sources of next-gen information in the run up to the PS4 reveal last month, the documentation has been described …