February, 2012

• 27 February

  Ordet review

  

  Danish master Carl Dreyer’s ( The Passion Of Joan Of Arc ) penultimate film, Ordet ( The Word ) treats its intensely emotional subject matter – religious conflict, death in childbirth, a possibly miraculous resurrection – with cool, austere restraint. It’s set, and largely shot, in a village in Jutland …

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• 25 February

  Sacha Baron Cohens The Dictator responds to Oscars 2012 controversy

  

  The Dictator is the latest character-based comedy from Sacha Baron Cohen, and he’s been causing a bit of controversy with regards to Oscars 2012. There has been speculation that Sacha Baron Cohen has been banned from this Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, due to fears among academy members that he will use …

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• 25 February

  Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City release date for PC revealed alongside new Brutality trailer

  

  The upcoming alternate take on the classic zombie-slaying adventure Resident Evil 2 is fast approaching for consoles next month. But what about PC gamers interested in cooperative undead-killing/history-altering? Capcom today revealed the already announced PC version of Operation Raccoon City is hitting processors May 18. But we’re really burying the …

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• 23 February

  SSX: Wingsuit Race trailer finally makes good on Deadly Descents initial promise

  

  EA’s been working overtime making sure you know how far SSX has come since that initial trailer. While the project famously started life as a grim ‘n’ gritty reboot, subsequent glimpses are far more in keeping with the series’ outlandishly fun pedigree. Now the company’s revealed what looks like one …

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• 23 February

  Box Score: The power of SSX compels two studios to evolve online gaming

  

  (opens in new tab) Box Score is a weekly column that offers a look at sports games and the athletic side of the industry from the perspective of veteran reviewer and sports fan Richard Grisham. “Oh #$&@!” That was Todd Batty’s initial reaction to the revolutionary Autolog feature in Need …

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• 23 February

  MotorStorm RC hits PS3 and Vita in March

  

  Sony has announced it’ll be releasing MotorStorm RC through the PlayStation Store next month. Built to play on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, the game’s a cross-platform download that’ll be available for both systems from the one purchase. Offering an RC twist on the MotorStorm formula, Sony bills …

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• 23 February

  From The SFX Office

  

  John Carter , The Muppets , Being Human and a cute cat – all burning hot topics in the office this week

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• 22 February

  Ridge Racer Vita review

  

  This should be absolutely rubbish. You spend £20/$30 on a game that’s basically just a shell, then you buy more content from the download store to pad it out. A car here, a track there… building the game you want to play until you’ve paid more or less full-price. Sure, …

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• 22 February

  Sci-Fi Fashion Week 2013

  

  It’s the end of London Fashion Week this week, but we don’t think the designers went far enough. Here’s some sci-fi inspiration for next year’s event Marlon Brando here models the Yeti-hiding-under-a-mushroom look popularised in the film The Island Of Doctor Moreau . Perfectly offset by the Bette-Davis-putting-her-make-up-on-in-an-earthquake visage. If …

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• 22 February

  Guild Wars 2: Public beta registrations are open until 6pm Friday

  

  Okay, very quickly so you can get on with this: ArenaNet is now taking signups for the public beta of Guild Wars 2. Until 6PM GMT this Friday, you can head over to the game’s page and register for the trial, which will earn you a placement in one of …

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