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Despite previous implication from Sony that the reboot of the PSN might have started by now, it hasn’t. The roll-out of the new, stronger, more mightily fortified PSN citadel was always planned as a progressive process, with various services drip-fed until the beast fully returned in its new, more heavily-defended …

Like Runescape? Fancy playing Jagex’s new game 8Realms for free? Well here’s your chance! Every day this week, PC Gamer will be giving away beta keys (up to 50,000 of ’em!), allowing gamers to play the full game for free for a period of time. The game is browser-based and …

The launch of Ubisoft Motion Pictures wasannounced this week in Variety (opens in new tab), meaning it came into the world via that publication’s signature style of nonsensical, made-up-on-the-spot showbiz argot (meaning language – we’re easing ourselves in here). So when they say “shingle,” they just mean “a company for …

From a galaxy far, far away – California to be exact – Lucasfilm have announced the long anticipated Star Wars Blu-ray boxset… …all 9 discs of it. The force is strong with this one. The set will contain digitally remastered versions of all 6 films, though not included is the …

Paul W.S. Anderson has signed on to direct an apocalyptic disaster movie entitled Pompeii . That’s ‘disaster’ as in the genre, not the end result. The Resident Evil guru presumably got the gig as a second choice to Roland Emmerich, the latter having stepped away from big budget end-of-worlders for …

Bryan Cranston has signed on to co-star in Adam Shankman’s big screen adaptation of stage musical Rock Of Ages . The actor, who’s best known for bringing the funny in Malcolm In The Middle and kicking serious booty in Breaking Bad , will play LA’s mayor in the film. Hairspray …

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will give his thesping muscles a stretch in a planned biopic of country music star Charley Pride. He’ll star as Pride in a forthcoming biopic, which he’s also producing. Suggesting there could be more to Johnson’s screen capabilities than high-octane actioners ( Fast Five , Faster …

Over 12 million online votes were counted for the entire tournament, which saw a representative from each NFL team compete in a tournament style competition. The final results were announced live last night on ESPN’s SportsNight. Highlights of the broadcast (opens in new tab) include Hillis and Vick feigning interest …

BioWare has released its first batch of post-launch DLC for Dragon Age II. Available now wherever online goods are sold, Champions of Kirkwall can lay down a few bucks for item packs tailored to each of the three main classes. The DLC is called the Dragon Age II Item Pack …

Another tantalising titbit from the new issue of SFX on sale next week – a preview of our Karen Gillan interview