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Lavish version of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe will be “a rougher, more elemental telling of the story”

New Street Fighter x Tekken screenshots released via the game’s Xbox Live Marketplace page reveal two new characters for the title. The shot, which features Bison and Ling Xiaoyu hiding above the life bar, doesn’t give players much to go on: all you really know now is that Bison will …

Shenmue, Sega’s long-dormant open-world adventure, just can’t catch a damn break. Fans spent 2011 waiting for a smartphone port of social spinoff Shenmue Gai (aka Shenmue World or Shenmue Town). But Ysnet, the game’s developer, quietly announced over the Christmas break that instead of expanding Shenmue Gai onto new platforms, …

We’ve teamed up with Entertainment One to give you the chance to attend an early screening of Goon , the foul-mouthed ice-hockey comedy starring Seann William Scott, in London on 5 January 2012. And it’s not just any screening… Winners will be getting exclusive VIP treatment, including drinks, at this …

Christmas might be over, but the Batman-related pressies just keep on coming, with Anne Hathaway breaking Chris Nolan’s traditional wall of silence in order to give us an update on what we can expect from The Dark Knight Rises . “Gotham City is full of grace,” says Hathaway. “You look …

A new image has been released by Disney in order to promote Frankenweenie , the forthcoming stop-motion adventure from Tim Burton. In it, we see Burton’s young protagonist Victor looking lovingly down at his pet pooch Sparky. Nothing macabre about that, you might think, but this being Burton, there’s more …

Just as you’ll finally be recovering from your respective food comas, Sony has given you the chance to re-gorge yourselves on a new batch of images from The Amazing Spider-Man . And they’re a mite juicer than your average turkey sandwich… The new pictures give us a closer look at …

Sony has released a wealth of information on which first- and third-party games and accessories will be available alongside the PlayStation Vita on launch day and in the ensuing period. 25 launch games from Sony and its BFFs in the development community will debut alongside the system on Feb 22. …

Yesterday it was revealed that Starbreeze’s Syndicate reboot had been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board, effectively banning it from sale within the country. Today, EA released an official response deriding the decision, and urging swifter policy changes. “It’s regrettable that government policy in Australia is denying adults the …

J.J. Abrams has revealed that his upcoming Star Trek sequel will not shoot in 3D but will instead favour the post-production treatment. However, before alarm bells start ringing, Abrams is quick to reassure fans that the 3D element will not be a rush job… “We’re shooting on film, 2D, and …