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If the last two Mass Effect games have proved anything, it’s that glowing scars are chick magnets, and Commander Shepard can almost always hold his own in a fight. For his next (and final?) adventure, the N7 soldier with a heart is getting even more moves, and you can get …

A supposed synopsis of the Akira remake has arrived online, outlining what we might be able to expect from events in Neo-Manhattan. The synopsis was posted on the Acting Auditions site, alongside “confirmed” cast members Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Ken Watanabe and Helena Bonham Carter. Now as far as we …

A full trailer has been released for Disney’s sci-fi extravaganza John Carter , and from the looks of the bone-crunching footage on show, Taylor Kitsch has become a fully paid-up action hero. Prowling around shirtless for the duration of the teaser, his John Carter spouts hard-bitten one-liners, fights with his …

The first images of Elijah Wood in horror remake Maniac have arrived online, and from the looks of things, the former hobbit isn’t pulling any punches. Wood plays the unhinged owner of a mannequin store, who uses the internet to stalk women before tracking them down and killing them. As …

After four weeks straight of new games, it may seem like ages ago when Battlefield 3 hit stores in late October. But even if you somehow got your fill of the addictive multiplayer and adequate single player, EA isn’t done with the game by a long shot. The first round …

Sony has released US pricing details for the proprietary memory cards to be used by the PlayStation Vita. The cards will cost you $29.99 for 4GB, $44.99 for 8GB, $69.99 for 16GB or $119.99 for 32GB high-rollers. This is comparable with Sony’s own pricing on the PSP’s Memory Stick storage …

Bret McKenzie, one half of comedy folk duo Flight Of The Conchords, has stated that efforts are being made to bring the band to the big screen. Recently, McKenzie has been doing the rounds promoting The Muppet s (having written several of the songs). When asked about an FOTC movie, …

Curtis Hanson has dropped out of filming on surf movie Of Men And Mavericks , on account of complications from a recent heart surgery. Happily however, the film will still go ahead, with The World Is Not Enough ’s Michael Apted stepping in to complete the shoot. Apted will take …

Skyrim isn’t a month old yet, but the modding community is already coming out in force for it. We’ve already seen the very helpful 3D map viewer (opens in new tab), but this new one seems even more charitable. There’s a certain PC mod that promises to lower the system …