In the light of the revelations about Marvel’s new alter ego for Spider-Man, SFX blogger Matt Risley looks at some other superheroes who have changed characters to fans’ alarm

Apparently, Asia is full of buildings that explode lots – at least if the latest area of Bodycount is anything to go by. But if you’ve been followingour coverage (opens in new tab)up until now, you know all about the explosions, the exploding barrels and the fragile buildings standing next …

A couple of crafty original games steal the show in this week’s iPad spotlight, notably Gesundheit! HD, a colorful tale about an allergy-stricken pig that uses his nostrils’ immense output to defeat and deceive monstrous foes. Also on the docket this week is Wooords, an engaging puzzle game that’s so …

Remember that that really great Arkham City trailer from Comic-Con (opens in new tab)? You may have been too distracted by the shocking appearance of Solomon Grundy, but something that%26rsquo;s both surprising and predictable was happening right before your ears. The Penguin in that video is voiced by none other …

Now you too can represent everything that’s wrong (and/or effin’ awesome!) with Western culture with the purchase of Jersey Shore Xbox Live avatar gear. Released to celebrate the hit reality show’s 4th season premiere, the selection includes clothing and accessories inspired by the Jersey Shore cast, and are available in …

The time travel show’s pilot has been cut yet again. But, to sfx.co.uk’s editor Dave Golder’s annoyance, not to add any more dinosaurs

TV’s Morgana speaks exclusively to SFX about the upcoming fourth series of Merlin – and mentions Krull , Darth Vader and George RR Martin along the way

So alittle while agowe found out about two students from the University of Bristol – Emy Calder and Bex Brady – that also happen to be keen amateur pole dancers. At first this story would appear to have nothing to do with video games. But you’d be wrong. Because for …

We all remember where we were for certain events: 9/11, the election of President Obama, Brett Hart’s return to the WWE. Soon another moment will become frozen in your memory: where you were when you first saw what’s in all likelihood to be the last thing ever released with Red …

Following last Thursday’s announcement that the 3DS’s price will be reduced by a third, sales of the handheld have also dropped. Last week, Nintendo sold only 16,415 3DS systems in Japan, or about half of what it sold in the same market the week before (31,826). In the same press …