Commentary or not commentary, that is the question… Last night my other half asked me if I wanted to pre-order The Avengers film. I’m not calling it Marvel Avengers Assemble , I’m just not; I’ve typed that far too many times over the last few months OK! We all know …

Reports are circulating today that say thatPlants vs Zombies (opens in new tab)creator George Fan may have been among the 50 or so PopCap employees who were fired in yesterday’s layoffs. The rumor began with a report at Gamasutra (opens in new tab) which cited a PR representative who confirmed …

Joe Johnston’s adaptation of The Rocketeer celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, and Disney was clearly paying attention, with the studio reportedly planning to remake the comic-book adventure for a new audience. Vulture reports that Alan Horn, the new studio head of the Mouse House, is keen to revive the …

The Avengers has released a brilliant gag-reel online ahead of its upcoming release on DVD and Blu-ray, and it seems to confirm that filming on the superhero smash was every bit as fun as we’d imagined. And so we’re treated to the sight of Thor miscontrolling his hammer, Hawkeye getting …

For all its desperate attempts at tension, suspense and edge, this Brit-thriller is dismally dull. Two men – club-owning businessman Ian (Kenny Doughty), and assassin Issac (Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson) – are separately ordered to kill each other. Able to track their opponent’s location via GPS, they have 12 hours to …

It seems that the Expendables phenomenon continues to grow, with the action extravaganza having kick-started Arnie and Sly’s flagging careers, set up a potential second sequel, and now apparently having spawned an all-female incarnation. According to Variety , Dredd producer Adi Shankar is keen to see a troop of female …

We won’t lie, it’s been a crazy week. But we at GamesRadar have been busy with reviews, Mario-themed features, and we launched a brand new podcast called RadioRadar. Also, we wanted to let you know that we’ll be doing our annual 24-hour marathon next Friday! So here’s our handy recap …

New Super Mario Bros. 2 runs and jumps onto shelves across Europe today, so to celebrate its release we’ve dug up a video of one dedicated player reaching a total of one million collected coins in the Japanese version of the game. Nintendo are encouraging players to amass one million …

Ubisoft announced at their Gamescom press conference that after a lengthy closed beta they have officially released Ghost Recon Online to the mass public with an open beta. The closed beta launched way back in March, and Ubisoft Shanghai has presumably been subtly tweaking the experience ever since. The full …

Super Mario Bros (opens in new tab) wasn’t just a hit, it arguably resurrected the console market, putting Nintendo’s consoles in the homes of millions. It became a cultural touchstone that had wide-spread notoriety, spreading to toys, cartoons and cereal. When it was time for a sequel Japan and America …