July, 2013

• 25 July

  Kickboxer to be rebooted by Radar Pictures

  

  It seems to be open season on classic Van Damme action films, with the impending Bloodsport remake to be followed by a new version of Kickboxer . The original Kickboxer saw Van Damme as a martial artist avenging his paralysed brother in a fighting contest where the brutal Tong Po …

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• 25 July

  Marc Webb talks future of Amazing Spider-Man franchise

  

  Marc Webb has clearly been paying attention to the long-game approach being taken over at Marvel Studios, with the director discussing how his plan for Spider-Man might pan out in a fourth film and beyond. Webb concedes that the new iteration of the series was initially conceived as a trilogy, …

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• 24 July

  Microsoft prices UK Xbox One games at 50

  

  Microsoft has priced its first-party Xbox One games at £49.99 in the UK. Having recently confirmed that it’ll offer software for the upcoming console at $59.99 in the US, the company has begun listing prices on its online store (opens in new tab) in the UK. Microsoft developed titles Forza …

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• 23 July

  Old meets new in first posters for X-Men: Days Of Future Past

  

  The first official posters have arrived online for X-Men: Days Of Future Past , and we’re happy to say that they’re brilliant. Given just how terrible the photoshopping on the promotional one-sheets for X-Men: First Class was, we were a little wary of anything attempting to combine the old and …

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• 22 July

  Tweets Of The Week

  

  The Days Of Future Past cast snapped, Simon Pegg’s Comic-Con disguise revealed and much, much more in a San Diego special Tweets Of The Week (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) It started off innocently enough. The streets were quiet they said: (opens in new tab) @davegibbons90 The …

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• 22 July

  The Returned 1.07 “Adele” REVIEW

  

  The Returned 1.07 “Adèle” TV review. THE ONE WHERE There’s no escape… VERDICT As is perhaps to be expected from a penultimate episode (they’re usually the calm before the storm), this is a slightly underwhelming instalment of The Returned . It doesn’t move things on very much, other than in …

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• 20 July

  Vin Diesel teases Marvel announcement: Comic-Con 2013

  

  Vin Diesel has been in San Diego to promote Riddick at this year’s Comic-Con, but the comment that has got most tongues wagging was one teasing a different project altogether. During the Riddick panel, Diesel was asked what his vision was for Marvel’s forthcoming movie projects, a reference to the …

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• 19 July

  Strider making comeback in 2014

  

  Capcom has announced that a new version of classic 1989 side-scrolling action game Strider is due in 2014. The game is in development at Double Helix Games, who are also working on Killer Instinct for Xbox One. This latest game–a 2.5D side-scroller–was confirmed during Capcom’s panel at Comic-Con, which is …

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• 19 July

  COMIC-CON 2013: Harrison Ford Talks Enders Game

  

  (opens in new tab) Harrison Ford ‘s as close as you get to royalty around these parts, so there was little doubt he was the main attraction on this first day of Comic-Con – surprisingly only his second trip to the annual San Diego geekathon*. He was in town to …

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• 17 July

  6 Reasons why NHL 14s NHL 94 Mode is awesome… and 1 why it isnt

  

  What’s old is new As one of the most iconic sports games of all time, NHL 94 remains beloved in many circles. It did pretty much everything beautifully–simple gameplay, memorable sounds, colorful visuals, real NHL players and teams, and an undeniable charm that transcended the genre. For many, 94 remains …

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