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Which is where Guy Adams and Jimmy Broxton come in. Together they’ve discovered Goldtiger , a lost cult newspaper strip from the 1960s. Packed full of action, style and casual violence, Goldtiger was the last great work of Antonio Barreti and Louis Shaeffer, a writer and artist team who seemed …

Zynga and Electronic Arts have settled their mud slinging legal battles about whose social games ripped off whose, Gamasutra reports. Both EA’s initial claim that Zynga took a bit too much inspiration from The Sims Social in making The Ville, and Zynga’s countersuit that EA used anti-competitive employment practices against …

With Chris Pratt in line for the leading role of Star-Lord, James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy seems to be beginning to make tangible progress. However, question marks still remain over how the comic’s more “colourful” characters will be presented. We’re talking of course about Rocket Raccoon and Groot, the …

This time the man behind Ico and Shadow of the Colossus himself has delivered the clockwork reassurance of The Last Guardian’s continued existence. Fumito Ueda said on his personal website (is that the best URL ever or what?) he is still working on the game and fans should “keep an …

UPDATE 2: Valve boss Gabe Newell has responded to reports of significant layoffs at the company by attempting to assure fans that any personnel changes haven’t affected its current projects. UPDATE: Develop reports that Valve’s director of business Jason Holtman has left the company, corroborated by his new absence from …

Oblivion has released a new trailer online (via MSN Movies (opens in new tab) ), giving a fuller impression of the plot of the sci-fi that’s cast Tom Cruise as something of a WALL•E figure. Clad in a white jumpsuit and living the lonely life of a post-apocalyptic drone repairmen, …

Time Warner has confirmed plans to release the next game in the Batman: Arkham series in 2013. Speaking during the firm’s fiscal year 2012 earnings call last week, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha, chief financial officer John Martin said: “We also have a strong games release this year, which will …

The BBC Press office has just tweeted that the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special will be broadcast in 3D. According to the BBC press site in an article about BBC Drama chief Ben Stephenson’s plans: “As part of the BBC’s blockbuster celebrations to mark the Doctor turning 50, fans will …

Universal’s Despicable Me spinoff, Minions , has added some A-list talent to its voice cast with the appointment of Sandra Bullock as the movie’s chief antagonist. Bullock will play a vampish sounding villain named Scarlet Overkill, who turns out to be hell-bent on world domination. Who’d have thought it, eh? …

The excitement surrounding X-Men: Days Of Future Past is really beginning to hot up, with Bryan Singer hinting that Halle Berry may be the next original cast member to sign on to appear. With Hugh Jackman already on board alongside Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page and Shawn …