September, 2011

• 9 September

  Deus Ex: Human Revolution takes lead in August, US industry down 23%

  

  Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been declared the victor in an otherwise depressing month for US video game sales. As detailed in retail analyst NPD’s August report, Square Enix’s role-playing shooter was the best selling title in a month that otherwise saw a year-on-year decrease of 23% in total retail …

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• 8 September

  Interview: George Takei

  

  The Trek legend talks Supah Ninjas – the new Nikelodeon show he’s starring in – JJ Abrams’ vision of Trek , and using the internet for political change

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• 8 September

  Assassins Creed Revelations beta now open to all UK PSN users

  

  The Assassin’s Creed Revelations beta began on Sept. 3 as an exclusive event for PlayStation Plus and PS3-based Uplay members. But as of today, it opened up to all PS3 users in the UK as well. Although the beta will remain open through September 11 (this Sunday), there will be …

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• 8 September

  Luhrmann picks Bollywood legend for The Great Gatsby

  

  BOLLYWOOD megastar Amitabh Bachchan is the latest talent to join the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. The name may not immediately set bells ringing because this will be the first time that Bachchan will star in a Hollywood film. That’s despite being voted the greatest star of the …

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• 8 September

  Clint Eastwoods J. Edgar to open AFI Fest 2011

  

  The world premiere of Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar will kick off the 25th edition of AFI Fest, the American Film Institute announced today. While it wasn’t confirmed in the announcement, the gala screening in LA will almost certainly be attended by the director and/or lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio. J. Edgar …

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• 7 September

  Apollo 18 review

  

  There’s more than just men on the moon in this found-footage chiller, which purports to be the edited highlights from 84 hours of recently discovered film of a secret lunar landing that went tits up in 1974. To say more would detract from the nasty surprises director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego has …

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• 7 September

  BloodRayne: Betrayal review

  

  If you’ve been looking forward to a stylish, breezy 2D hack-and-slashing foray into the BloodRayne canon with Betrayal, the new XBLA/PSN release, get ready for a digital bitch-slap. BloodRayne: Betrayal is immensely difficult – so much so that I gave up trying to beat it, and I’ve beaten Hard Corp: …

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• 7 September

  GameStop will begin selling Apple devices

  

  GameStop will soon be carrying Apple devices, including iPads, iPhones, and iPods. This week the retailer began accepting iOS devices as trade-ins for in-store credit, which is likely a method of phasing in used products before introducing new devices. GameStop made the announcement Apple’s devices would be sold in its …

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• 5 September

  Car chase clip from Killer Elite online

  

  Nice tache mate! Sadly, Jason Statham is too focused on putting his pedal to the metal to throw out a one-liner, as he speeds away after being spotted by Clive Owen’s enforcer. The clip from Killer Elite may not be as good as the bit with the chair from the …

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• 3 September

  Steven Soderbergh talks about his Hunger Games involvement

  

  A few weeks ago, a now deleted tweet from a crewmember suggested that Steven Soderbergh was at work on the set of Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games . Naturally, this sent the interweb’s rumour mill into overdrive, suggesting that Soderbergh could be taking over, directing a sequel or retiring from …

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