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Animal Crossing: New Leaf face guide

The Animal Crossing series has always felt very personalized, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf is now different. Starting a new game will put you in the place as the mayor of your very own town, but it’s not just the town you can customize. It’s possible to give your character …

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Once Upon A Time 2.09 “Queen Of Hearts” REVIEW

Once Upon A Time 2.09 “Queen Of Hearts” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.09 Writers: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz Director: Ralph Hemecker THE ONE WHERE In the past: We see how Hook and Cora first, erm, hook up, and discover how they managed to stay in the Enchanted …

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The Hive wins 2013 Terry Pratchett prize

The Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But Now First Novel Prize goes to young politics student The prize was launched by Sir Terry in 2011 and found not one, but two winners that year ( Apocalypse Cow by Michael Logan and Half Sick Of Shadows by David Logan).This second event opened …

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25 Movies That Hate London

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) The Damage: John Harrison, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, persuades Starfleet Officer Thomas Harewood (Noel Clarke) to wear an explosive fashion accessory to work at a public archive in London. The result? Bye bye, archive – a terrifying strike, but small-scale property damage compared to what …

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Watch the first teaser trailer for Machete Kills online now

Machete Kills has released a first official trailer online, and it looks every bit as trashily enjoyable as its predecessor. Preceded by a Spanish introduction from Robert Rodriguez and Danny Trejo, the trailer wastes little time getting back to the serious business of blades, boobs and bloodshed, as the titular …

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Meet Top Author Alastair Reynolds

The science fiction legend is bringing his Doctor Who novel to Bath in July Space opera heavyweight Alastair Reynolds is the latest big-name author to contribute to the growing canon of Doctor Who novels. Following in the footsteps of Stephen Baxter and Michael Moorcock , Reynolds – famous to SFX …

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The most offensive use of lighting in video games

Lite brite Your project–nay, your magnum opus–has finally been completed. It’s a perfect gem of a game, one you know will resonate with the masses, sell hundreds of thousands of copies, and inspire children to follow their dreams, collapsed economy be damned. But something’s off. Something’s missing… Aha! You’ve got …

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Calling all iPad and Android tablet owners

Are you reading SFX on a digital device? We want to hear from you Now that SFX is available on every major digital device , we know that thousands of people are choosing to get SFX that way each month. We’d love to know what you think of the experience …

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Could Sam Mendes return to direct Bond 24?

Sam Mendes could be about to pull off a spectacular U-turn, with reports claiming that the Skyfall director has entered talks with Sony to return to direct Bond 24 . Mendes had previously ruled himself out of such a return, citing his commitments to stage productions Charlie & The Chocolate …

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