July, 2014

• 19 July

  Exclusive Comic-Con merchandise you MUST get

  

  Headin’ down to San Diego There are many, many gaming and comic conventions throughout the year: but there’s only ONE San Diego Comic-Con. The five day affair takes over the California town every July, and at its the core of the convention are the thousands of vendors selling basically anything …

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• 18 July

  Joss Whedon talks Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch

  

  After yesterday’s glut of new images and plot details, there’s more Avengers: Age Of Ultron news to update you on, with Joss Whedon having been talking about how Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch fit into proceedings. “They’re on Team Ultron,” says Whedon, “which makes things really hard for the Avengers because …

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• 15 July

  16 life hacks for gamers

  

  Another version of this article originally posted on July 17, 2013. Pro tips Tired of having to share your precious game time with your two-year old sibling that can’t even grasp the concept of a 2D platformer? Are you sad that you had to take your once-loved pet cat “for …

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• 14 July

  Guillermo del Toro updates on Haunted Mansion project

  

  Guillermo del Toro has given an update on his long-rumoured adaptation of Disneyland ride, Haunted Mansion , which is still apparently among several projects on his back burner. “It’s a hard screenplay to crack,” says Del Toro. “We’ve done it a few times. We are on our third or fourth …

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• 11 July

  FrightFest announces 2014 Short Film Showcase line-up

  

  FrightFest have announced their full line-up of short films for this 2014’s horror festival, and it’s a bumper crop. Paul McEvoy, Co-director of FrightFest said: “This year’s crop of Film4 FrightFest short films is the biggest and best line-up we have ever had. We are thrilled to be showcasing an …

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• 10 July

  Exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles motion posters

  

  Woah, the turtley tubular Total Film have got their ten toes on some triumphant (and exclusive) motion posters, and we’re riding them like skateboards! Look out below, dudes! Wooo! Wooo! *cough* *cough* Apologies, we’re not sure what happened there. It could be the effect of these AWESOME motion posters, which …

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• 10 July

  Ian McKellen stars in first image from Mr. Holmes

  

  The first image has arrived online from Bill Condon’s Mr. Holmes , in which Ian McKellen stars as legendary sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, in the twilight of his career. The image was posted via McKellen’s Twitter account, and shows the great detective with a few more age spots, but looking just …

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• 7 July

  Watch Dogs DLC Hard Drives locations guide

  

  One of the rewards for playing through Watch Dogs (opens in new tab)’ DLC missions is that one of the assignments–‘The Palace’, specifically–unlocks a new collectables category: Hard Drives. Assuming you’ve done enough tasks and picked up a good amount of collectibles already, spotting the hard drive icons in the …

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• 4 July

  Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Guide

  

  [UPDATE–Arena Tips and suggested Basic Decks have now been added] So you’ve never played a card game that doesn’t involve someone stripping off or take place in a casino full of wealthy, braying old men in tuxedos throwing back martinis while exquisitely beautiful women, stuffed to the gills with silicone …

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• 2 July

  25 Craziest Movie Road Trip Moments

  

  Little Miss Sunshine (2006) The Road Trip Moment: En route to California for little Olive’s beauty pageant, the Hoover family suffers a major setback when grandpa Edwin (Alan Arkin) dies. Why It’s Crazy: The family sneak his body out of the hospital, pile him into the van and illegally transport …

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