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Take heed before you click that shady hyperlink–security researchers have found an exploit in Origin’s remote-launching capabilities which would let attackers to run malicious code on user’s systems. The presentation last week, reported by Ars Technica, illustrated how Origin’s uniform resource identifiers can be exploited. “[A]n attacker can craft a …

Guy Ritchie’s upcoming adaptation of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. could be about to gain some serious star power in the shape of Tom Cruise. The star is apparently in early talks to star in the film, which will translate the adventures of the ’60s TV show onto the big screen. …

Mark Webb’s latest tweet from the set of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has teased a famous location from the comic books in the form of Ravencroft Institute For The Criminally Insane. The institute can be seen as Marvel’s equivalent of Arkham Asylum, and has played host to all manner of …

(opens in new tab) Tomb Raider retained the top spot on the UK all formats all prices chart for the week ended March 16. The game held off a trio of new releases in the form of God of War: Ascension StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm and Sniper 2: …

Friday 15 March saw the first screening of “The Bells Of Saint John” – opening episode of the new series of Doctor Who – at a press launch attended by showrunner Steven Moffat and stars Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman. SFX was there – and now that the pesky embargo …

Dumb & Dumber fans have had plenty to get excited about ever since the Farrellys announced that a sequel is in the pipeline, and according to Jim Carrey, it may begin shooting as soon as next year. Both Carrey and Jeff Daniels are thought to be keen on returning as …

Ever since a sequel was announced for J.J. Abrams’ successful Star Trek reboot, fans and critics alike have been trying to uncover every last morsel of information, from the colour of Kirk’s shirt to the identity of the villain. However, Abrams is always notoriously tight-lipped about his projects, a policy …

Kick-Ass 2 has released a first teaser trailer online, and you can watch it right here. Catching up with Dave ‘Kick-Ass’ Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Mindy ‘Hit-Girl’ Macready (Chloë Grace Moretz) after the events of the first film, things have… escalated. It seems you can’t just go around playing at …

(opens in new tab) Vita overtook 3DS to top Japanese hardware sales during the week ended March 10. Japanese Vita sales have jumped significantly since Sony introduced a Vita price cut in late February, but last week marks the first time the portable has outpaced Nintendo’s handheld for many moons. …

A sequel to Trainspotting has long been mooted, although with Danny Boyle reaching national treasure status, and years passing without any concrete proposals being mooted, we had started to lose hope of again seeing our Scottish chums on the big screen. However, Boyle is still very much interested in a …