July, 2011

• 21 July

  The Darkness movie confirmed

  

  Comic-Con is fast approaching and the announcements continue to roll in. Following news that 2K Games’ The Darkness II will bedelayed (opens in new tab)until February 2012 comes confirmation that a Darkness movie is in the works. Independent film studio Mandeville Films (The Fighter) has joined forces with Image Comics …

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• 19 July

  Sigourney Weaver still up for making another Alien

  

  Sigourney Weaver has revealed that she would still be interested in reprising her most famous role – alien-zapping heroine Ellen Ripley – for another Alien movie. The actress last played the character in 1997’s Alien Resurrection , a film that was not held in massively high regard by the critics. …

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• 19 July

  Exclusive Halo Anniversary pre-order bonuses revealed

  

  Microsoft has announced the pre-order bonuses for its upcoming Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, and they might be must haves if you’re a big enough fan. The first digital goodie is a Grunt Funeral Skull which, when equipped,causes dead grunts to explode like plasma grenades. Given that grunts tend to travel …

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• 18 July

  Follow SFX for your daily fix of Comic-Con news

  The biggest event in our calendar kicks off this week in San Diego. And SFX will be there bringing you back news, views and assorted video blogs

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• 18 July

  Come to our SFX panel at San Diego Comic-Con!

  Being a sci-fi journalist would be a dream job for many. Get advice from SFX editors and columnists about how to get into the business yourself on Thursday 21 July

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• 18 July

  The Top 7… Power-ups you DONT want to collect

  

  Perhaps not everyone got the memo. See, power-ups are meant to be a good thing. They are, by definition, supposed to power you up. As in ‘not power you down’. So why be so cruel as to program things into your game that can be collected by the player that …

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• 17 July

  Actress Googie Withers has died

  

  Actress Googie Withers, best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes , has died aged 94. Googie (born Georgette Lizette Withers) died in her home in Australia on Friday. She was born in British India in 1917, and she took up acting at 12 years old, when …

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• 16 July

  Shadows of the Damned and Child of Eden flop in US (and you wonder why we cant have nice things)

  

  The gaming community spends a lot of time lamenting the lack of originality and creativity in modern titles, so imagine our collective surprise (and smoldering disdain) when we found out US consumers bought more copies of Duke “….loading…” Nukem Forever than the critically praisedlesser-knowns Shadows of the Damned and Child …

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• 16 July

  Fortified Zone 3DS review

  

  Price: $3.99 Size: 33 Blocks First Released: 1991 Talk about literal. Fortified Zone is a top-down shooter about – wait for it – a fortified zone. In this particular case, it’s one that’s in need of some serious blowing-up, which is where the game’s unique dual protagonists come in. You …

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• 16 July

  iPad reviews of the week: Tiny Tower, Continuity 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Galaga 30th Collection

  

  We’re creating and destroying in pretty equal amounts this week. On the former end, we’ve got free-to-play management sim Tiny Tower and path-making puzzle platformer Continuity 2: The Continuation, while our more aggressive side is sated with the surprisingly decent Transformers: Dark of the Moon HD and the four-in-one Galaga …

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