Update: Microsoft has confirmed Phil Harrison’s appointment is not a direct result of Peter Molyneux’s departure, but in fact a unrelated coincidence. The company also announced Lionhead COO Mark Webley would be taking over Molyneux’s role at Lionhead, while the Microsoft Studios Europe Creative Director position will be left vacant …

In case you didn’t know, Jet Set Radio is one of the best games ever made. Forget the Xbox-only pseudo sequel and the GBA ‘conversion’, it’s the Dreamcast original that’s where it’s at. It is one of those few games that tries to be cool and actually succeeds. Many games …

Silent House , the forthcoming real-time horror movie starring Elizabeth Olsen, has released a new clip online, introduced by none other than Miss Olsen herself. The new footage does contain any scares or spoilers, but does contain a brief bit of exposition that sets up the fright-fest that follows. Take …

Funimation was on hand during the film portion of SXSW’s yearly festival to show off early sketches and character art from its upcoming anime feature, Mass Effect: Paragon Lost. Dailymotion caught up with Funimation’s Justin Rojas to discuss the film’s plot and style, and why fans won’t be following Commander …

The Avengers swoops into UK cinemas in just over a month and director Joss Whedon has been speaking about the amount of material he had to edit out of his final cut, as well as clarifying the situation with Loki’s army. “There’s a lot of me that got cut out,” …

Bill & Ted 3 sounds as though it’s definitely happening, with Alex Winter following up Keanu Reeves’ recent comments by talking to MTV about the sequel’s new direction. “I think the reality is there probably will be another one,” began Winter, lending weight to Reeves’ assertion that a script has …

Building an effective custom class in Gotham City Impostors is all about planning ahead. There are a ton of viable combinations, and you can unlock the gear in any order, so you need to have a build that you’re working toward. There are no bad items, just bad combinations, so …

The first image of Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp in The Lone Ranger has been tweeted to the world, by producer Jerry Bruckheimer! Using his Twitter account to reveal the new look of the duo, it’s clear Tonto, played by Johnny Depp, looks a little miffed he’s saddled with Armie …

Nearly 1 million Commander Shepards were activated in North America on Mass Effect 3’s launch day. This is according to EA CEO John Riccitiello, who yesterday announced (via VentureBeat (opens in new tab)) that BioWare sold over 890,000 copies of its space faring sequel in the first 24-hours of its …

Specialist game retailers have been struggling recently, not least the UK’s biggest gaming retailer, GAME Group PLC. Recently, there was news that its UK and Irish stores would not be stocking any Electronic Arts releases (opens in new tab) through March and also that there have been credit issues with …