September, 2011

• 29 September

  Rick Baker talks Men In Black IIIs retro aliens

  

  It’s often a throw-away, backslapping comment for film folk to talk about how much they enjoyed a project but make-up designer Rick Baker sounds genuinely happy about his work on Men In Black III . It helps that the film is partly set in the ’60s and will have a …

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• 29 September

  Fringe “Neither Here Nor There” TV Review

  

  Everything’s different in season four? How will the Fringe team respond? (opens in new tab) 4.01 Neither Here Nor There Writers: JH Wyman, Jeff Pinkner, Akiva Goldsman Director: Joe Chappelle THE ONE WHERE It’s a normal day at the office for the Fringe team as they investigate a series of …

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• 28 September

  Rochard review

  

  It’s kind of nice to play as an amicable dumb guy every once in a while. The Master Chiefs and Marcus Phoenixes are fine and dandy, but stepping into jiggly John Rochard’s unfashionable boots is something of a nice surprise. Everything from his southern drawl to his by-the-book mentality just …

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• 28 September

  Scrolls lawsuit “would set a bad example for the industry,” says Mojang

  

  Since the story broke we reached out to both parties for more information. While Bethesda declined to comment, we received some interesting remarks from Carl Manneh, managing director at Mojang. When asked what he thought would be the precedent set if the case would go in Bethesda’s favor, Manneh said …

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• 28 September

  Left out of the Battlefield 3 beta? Dont cry. Heres 10 shooty minutes of beta footage to enjoy

  

  Yes! The Battlefield 3 beta is happening and everyone’s invited. Paaaaartaaaay! Actually, hang on. Not everyone’s invited. At least, not yet. If you pre-ordered a copy of the game via EA’s digital distribution service, Origin, then you’re invited right now. And if you purchased a copy of Medal of Honor …

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• 27 September

  ITV documentary makers mistake game footage for real life, use Arma II clip to “show” IRA attack

  

  You’ll notice that I’ve held back on my traditional charming, deftly-executed snark for that headline up there. The reason? The reality of this story is too funny and abominably ludicrous for me to be able to add anything to it. The mainstream British media, always ready to tell us that …

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• 27 September

  BLOG Sweeping Back Some Fringe

  

  SFX blogger is excited about the return of Fringe to UK TV this week (spoiler free for people watching at UK speed)

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• 27 September

  Square Enix determined to redo FFXIV, defends Dragon Quest X

  

  Square Enix’s ambitious Final Fantasy XIV Online has been troubled by delays, poor reviews, fan ire, performance issues and subscriber woes since its inception. Even a dramatic reshuffling of the game’s management team and the introduction of free trials back in December has done little to rejuvenate its tentpole MMO. …

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• 25 September

  Michael Fassbender is first choice for RoboCop remake

  

  Michael Fassbender isn’t showing any signs that he’ll loosen his stranglehold on brooding leading man roles anytime soon: director José Padilha has stated he’d like the Fass for his RoboCop remake. In an interview on Brazilian TV to promote Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within , Padilha spoke about his …

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• 24 September

  Puss In Boots gets a cool Old Spice Guy TV spot

  

  It has to be said, Shrek -spinoff Puss In Boots is doing little wrong in its mission of stoking up our interest in the film. Considering it initially sounded like a brazen attempt to milk the surly ogre’s franchise for all it was worth, Antonio Banderas’ ginger moggy has been …

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