February, 2013

• 2 February

  BLOG Give Us Some Credit

  

  The news that Syfy’s Alphas hasn’t made it to a third season is sad, not only in terms of jobs lost, but because the cancellation of any sci-fi show is a wee little tragedy. However, while I’m sorry to see it go, there’s one thing about it I won’t miss. …

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• 1 February

  Bethesda hiring for unannounced next-gen game

  

  Bethesda Game Studios is working working on an unannounced next-generation game, and it’s looking for talent to help out. The developer posted a job listing for a “future generation console programmer,” which is–in a refreshing turn of events–actually still live on its website. The listing was spotted by NeoGAF users …

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January, 2013

• 31 January

  180-page Walking Dead special now on iPad

  

  Your complete digital guide to the comic, TV show, games and more (plus the entire zombie phenomenon) from the makers of Comic Heroes (opens in new tab) STOP PRESS! To celebrate the return of The Walking Dead to UK TV on Friday 15 February, we’ve made this digital guide half …

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• 30 January

  Check out what Nicolas Cage would have looked like as Superman

  

  Incredible as it might sound today, Tim Burton was once charged with re-energising the flagging Superman franchise, with Nicolas Cage as the man in line to fill out the famous suit. Now while Superman Lives never saw the light of day, it hasn’t sunk entirely without trace. Because happily, pictures …

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• 30 January

  Robert Rodriguez says hed direct a Han Solo Star Wars spin-off

  

  Robert Rodriguez will have Star Wars fanboys-and-girls bubbling with excitement at the admission that he’d be up for directing a Han Solo spin-off. In a chat with MTV (opens in new tab) , the Sin City , Desperado and Spy Kids filmmaker said, “I don’t mind them doing more Star …

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• 30 January

  Why Ms. Pac-Man is one of the greatest games of all time

  

  Today’s billion dollar video game industry makes the original arcade scene look like the Wild West. Way back in the late ’70s and early ’80s, inspiration seemed endless and the industry was filled with developers ready to imitate the next big hit. And it was that unique mix of innovation …

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• 26 January

  BLOG Dredd Checks Out The Closet

  

  Rob Williams is aboard as the writer and, as one third of the team who scripted “Trifecta” (Along with Si Spurrier and Al Ewing) he’s proved himself as one of the best Dredd writers in years. Art duties are being handled by Mike Dowling, best known for pencilling the surprisingly …

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• 25 January

  Jim Carrey stars in first official Kick-Ass 2 image

  

  Kick-Ass 2 has released a first official image online, featuring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jim Carrey in costume as Kick-Ass and Colonel Stars and Stripes respectively. We know all about Kick-Ass, but the Colonel is the new character, and the head of the organisation known as Justice Forever, a ragtag bunch …

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• 24 January

  First image of Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange

  

  Benedict Cumberbatch displays an uncanny resemblance to (a slightly younger) Julian Assange in the first image released from the WikiLeaks movie, The Fifth Estate . Popping up on Business Wire (opens in new tab) , the official still also features Daniel Brühl as Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a web activist who was …

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• 24 January

  Sundance 2013: Lovelace first reaction

  

  Porn princess biopic Lovelace has taken its bow at the Sundance Film Festival. One of this year’s most talked-about entries, it’s the story of how one Linda Boreman became Linda Lovelace, the skin-flick superstar most (in)famous for 1972’s Deep Throat . Despite the filmmakers’ noble efforts to explore how Linda …

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