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Okay, very quickly so you can get on with this: ArenaNet is now taking signups for the public beta of Guild Wars 2. Until 6PM GMT this Friday, you can head over to the game’s page and register for the trial, which will earn you a placement in one of …

A new red band trailer has been released for childbirth comedy Friends With Kids , and pleasingly, it’s much funnier than the green band effort that arrived last month. Whereas that teaser seemed distinctly light on jokes, this new, foul-mouthed offering seems much more in keeping with the comic capabilities …

Real actual army-soldier Rob Riggle presumably knows a thing or two about the business of Marining: you don’t make Lieutenant Colonel by setting off claymores or absorbing Pavelow attacks, after all. Indeed, the Marine-slash-comedian’s skills are such that he can apparently stand in the middle of Modern Warfare 3’s next …

Activision and Radical Entertainment today confirmed the existence of a “highly limited quantity” Prototype 2 Blackwatch Collector’s Edition, scheduled to arrive with the “mass produced” regular versions this spring. The special edition pack will include Prototype 2’s DLC-heavy RADNET pass, the Colossal Mayhem DLC pack (due out in May), a …

“Snake? Snake?! Snaaaaaaaaaaaaake?” … is just one of the things you may be screaming into your 3DS this week, as Nintendo has confirmed a free demo for Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater will slither its way onto the Nintendo eShop sometime over the next few days. The free demo …

[brightcove]1213024251001[/brightcove] Tie-in toys for Marvel’s The Avengers may have revealed one of the big, villainous threats our heroes will face in the upcoming epic. Anyone with a dislike of spoilers or spurious, toy-based evidence should run along now. Go. Gone? Right then, we’ll continue. Toy lines (or candy lines for …

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences conducted its 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (IAA) in Vegas last night, capping the 2012 DICE. Summit with a tribute to 2011’s top games and game makers. Chief amongst the night’s winners was Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (opens in new tab), …

Kart racing looks to be getting another mascot, as Sony has confirmed the return of Sackboy and his sack friends in LittleBigPlanet Karting. “Update: We can confirm that LittleBigPlanet Karting is in fact in development and we look forward to sharing more on the game soon!” tweeted Sony earlier today. …

Revolution is a “high-octane action drama” in world without energy. What, any energy?

Despite Jessica Chastain originally being linked to the role , Naomi Watts has been officially cast as Princess Diana in Caught In Flight . The film will be directed by Downfall ’s Oliver Hirschbiegel, and it will focus on the final two years of Diana’s life. Watts said of her …