Dimensional dispute This match-up sees Justin Towell (1-0-0) battling on behalf of 3D fighters, while Lucas (0-1-0) sings the praises of 2D brawling. Which fighting game sub-genre is better? Its time for the great debate. Justin says: 3D allows for spectacular environmental traversal Justin: Just look at Dead or Alive …

Arcades are better in Japan. It’s that simple. Yes, there are some cherished video game hovels out here in the states, ones that have weathered a brutal storm against an increasingly shrinking market. New Jersey’s 8 on the Break was a personal favorite during my time at Rutgers, and fostered …

Having run aground slightly toward the end of the noughties, the X-Men franchise is in rude health once more, with long-awaited sequel The Wolverine finally making its way towards cinemas, and X-Men: Days Of Future Past also in the pipeline. All this success seems to have piqued the interest of …

The casting rumours surrounding Steven Spielberg’s forthcoming sci-fi spectacular Robopocalypse are coming thick and fast, with Ben Whishaw the latest name supposedly on the Beard’s wish list. The film is based on the book of the same name by Daniel H Wilson, which is set in a future where a …

Senator Robert Kelly (X-Men) The Politician: Senator Robert Kelly (Bruce Davison), an anti-mutant politician who leads and brews up a fearful and hostile public attitude towards mutants. He proposes to ban mutant children from schools and supports the Mutant Registration Act. Slimiest Moment: When Magneto (Ian McKellen) uses a machine …

Resident Evil 4 could have been a colossal failure. Fraught with development difficulties and behind the scenes struggles, RE4 seemed like it would be left behind in the transition from the original PlayStation to the then-current generation. That the game ended up being playable at all, let alone one that …

Walk The Line (2005) The Movie: The rise, fall and redemption of the Man In Black himself, Johnny Cash. The Tech: Twitter. If there’s one thing Twitter does better than any other social network, it’s obliterating the mystique of previously interesting celebrities. If Johnny Cash had been endlessly tweeting nonsense …

The first trailer for Kingdom Hearts 1.5 ReMIX (opens in new tab) has hit the internet. In case you missed our previous news story (opens in new tab), the game is an HD reworking of both the original game and the PS2 version of Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, …

With the Bond 50 Blu-ray boxset hitting shelves on Monday, Total Film had a chat with producer Michael G Wilson, who spoke about 007, Blu-ray and the late Tony Scott’s suitability for the franchise. Read our full interview below: Why has it taken so long to put every Bond on …

The first image has arrived from the tepidly-awaited comedy sequel Scary Movie 5 , featuring troubled stars Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan sharing a bed together. In much the same way as The Three Stooges heavily played up its Jersey Shore cameos in the trailer, Scary Movie 5 seems to …